Jun 9–10, 2017 · Beardstown, IL · 📍 State St.
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO won Grand Champion at the Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue on June 9, 2017 in Beardstown, IL at State St., scoring 702.2744 in a field of 24 teams. BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.3940. Category winners: Chicken — OUTSIDERS BBQ (176.6172); Pork Ribs — PORK PARADISE (175.4172); Pork — THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE (178.8572); Brisket — SMOKE THIS BBQ MO (179.4400). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2018.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT and SMOKE THIS BBQ MO tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: HEFTY LEFTY BBQ and ALL IN QUE tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW edged Broken Hinge BBQ by 0.0116.
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 5th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2017 ← this one | Beardstown, IL | State St. | 24 | 702.2744 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Beardstown, IL | 3rd st | 17 | 690.2520 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | ONE2BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.6172 | 171.4056 | 168.0116 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 173.7028 | 165.6800 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 171.4172 | 168.5484 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 171.4056 | 164.5828 |
24 entries · top 702.2744 · median 660.4682
24 entries · top 176.6172 · median 166.5600
24 entries · top 175.4172 · median 164.0058
24 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8228
24 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.9542
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
6 entries · top 170.3316 · median 146.2458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J&C SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | Red Eye BBQ | |
| 3 | McCarver's BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin' Hot and Heavy | |
| 5 | Freezer Burners | |
| 6 | Rebman Farms |
3 entries · top 169.1656 · median 149.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Hot and Heavy | |
| 2 | Freezer Burners | |
| 3 | Red Eye BBQ |
6 entries · top 158.3084 · median 144.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J&C SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | Red Eye BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin' Hot and Heavy | |
| 4 | McCarver's BBQ | |
| 5 | Freezer Burners | |
| 6 | Rebman Farms |
2 entries · top 163.4400 · median 149.7258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cutie Cousins | |
| 2 | BC BBQ Kids |
2 entries · top 167.5088 · median 150.8746
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A & B BBQ | |
| 2 | M & L Bar-B-Cuties |