Jun 10–11, 2017 · Mankato, MN · 📍 211 West 8th St
LUCKY'S Q won Grand Champion at the Mankato Cookout Day 2 on June 10, 2017 in Mankato, MN at 211 West 8th St, scoring 701.1200 in a field of 33 teams. CITY SLICKERS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.2516. Category winners: Chicken — LUCKY'S Q (180.0000); Pork Ribs — T-MAC SMOKIN (177.7144); Pork — LUCKY'S Q (176.5600); Brisket — LUCKY'S Q (180.0000).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100
LUCKY'S Q came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
LUCKY'S Q won Chicken, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Stronger than 95% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1651 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: LUCKY'S Q and BIG CITY BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: T-MAC SMOKIN and RUB MY RACK tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ and BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
LUCKY'S Q took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 24th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.1544 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
33 entries · top 701.1200 · median 674.1484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 2 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 3 | SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | HOGLINE | |
| 6 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 7 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 8 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 10 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 11 | QUETOPIA | |
| 12 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 13 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 14 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 16 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 18 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 19 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 20 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 21 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 22 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 23 | MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ | |
| 24 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 25 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 26 | PO PO PORK | |
| 27 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 28 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 29 | 3 THIRDS BBQ | |
| 30 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 31 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 32 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 33 | INKJUNKI BBQ |
33 entries · top 180 · median 170.2972 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 2 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 3 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 4 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | SPITFIRE | |
| 9 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 10 | HOGLINE | |
| 11 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 13 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 14 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 16 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 17 | QUETOPIA | |
| 18 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 19 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 20 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 21 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 22 | 3 THIRDS BBQ | |
| 23 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 24 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 25 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ | |
| 27 | INKJUNKI BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 29 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 30 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 31 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 32 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 33 | PO PO PORK |
33 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 2 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 3 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 5 | PO PO PORK | |
| 6 | SPITFIRE | |
| 7 | MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 9 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 10 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 11 | HOGLINE | |
| 12 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 14 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 15 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 16 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 17 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 18 | 3 THIRDS BBQ | |
| 19 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 21 | QUETOPIA | |
| 22 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 23 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 24 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 25 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 26 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 27 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 28 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 29 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 30 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 31 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 32 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 33 | INKJUNKI BBQ |
33 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 2 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 3 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 4 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 5 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 9 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 10 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 11 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 13 | SPITFIRE | |
| 14 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 16 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | HOGLINE | |
| 18 | INKJUNKI BBQ | |
| 19 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 20 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 21 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 22 | QUETOPIA | |
| 23 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 24 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 25 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 26 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 27 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 28 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 29 | PO PO PORK | |
| 30 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 31 | 3 THIRDS BBQ | |
| 32 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 33 | MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ |
33 entries · top 180 · median 168 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 2 | SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | QUETOPIA | |
| 6 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 7 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 8 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 9 | HOGLINE | |
| 10 | MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ | |
| 11 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 13 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 14 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 15 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 17 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 18 | PO PO PORK | |
| 19 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 21 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 23 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 24 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 25 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 26 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 27 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 28 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 29 | 3 THIRDS BBQ | |
| 30 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 31 | INKJUNKI BBQ | |
| 32 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 33 | MYASSIS SMOKIN |