Jun 16–17, 2017 · Ogden, UT · 📍 770 W Riverdale Rd
The BBQ Asylum won Grand Champion at the Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia on June 16, 2017 in Ogden, UT at 770 W Riverdale Rd, scoring 697.7028 in a field of 15 teams. UTAH BBQ COMPANY took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.8228. Category winners: Chicken — UTAH BBQ COMPANY (176.5600); Pork Ribs — The BBQ Asylum (177.1544); Pork — UTAH BBQ COMPANY (180.0000); Brisket — The BBQ Asylum (174.8456).
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 75 times in 100
The BBQ Asylum came in rated below the field's top team, TEAM AMERICA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 2–3: The BBQ Asylum and HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE and ALL FIRED UP tied on 164.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Pitmaster Bar-B-Que edged ALL FIRED UP by 0.0228.
UTAH BBQ COMPANY won Chicken, Pork — a double.
The BBQ Asylum took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 2nd.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 170.2744 | 166.2284 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 168.5828 | 162.8456 |
| Pork | 180 | 169.1200 | 166.8572 |
| Brisket | 174.8456 | 168 | 162.3200 |
15 entries · top 697.7028 · median 664.5832
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 2 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 4 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 5 | Pitmaster Bar-B-Que | |
| 6 | FARVA-Q | |
| 7 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 8 | ALL FIRED UP | |
| 9 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 10 | Royal Barbeque | |
| 11 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 12 | LA LUNA BBQ | |
| 13 | JAGER Q | |
| 14 | Old #9 BBQ | |
| 15 | HAUNTED GROUNDS BBQ |
15 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 3 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 4 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 5 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 6 | Royal Barbeque | |
| 7 | Pitmaster Bar-B-Que | |
| 8 | ALL FIRED UP | |
| 9 | FARVA-Q | |
| 10 | JAGER Q | |
| 11 | Old #9 BBQ | |
| 12 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 13 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 14 | LA LUNA BBQ | |
| 15 | HAUNTED GROUNDS BBQ |
15 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 2 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 3 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 4 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | FARVA-Q | |
| 6 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 7 | Pitmaster Bar-B-Que | |
| 8 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 9 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 10 | JAGER Q | |
| 11 | ALL FIRED UP | |
| 12 | Royal Barbeque | |
| 13 | LA LUNA BBQ | |
| 14 | Old #9 BBQ | |
| 15 | HAUNTED GROUNDS BBQ |
15 entries · top 180 · median 167.4400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 3 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 4 | ALL FIRED UP | |
| 5 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 6 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 7 | FARVA-Q | |
| 8 | HAUNTED GROUNDS BBQ | |
| 9 | JAGER Q | |
| 10 | Pitmaster Bar-B-Que | |
| 11 | LA LUNA BBQ | |
| 12 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 14 | Royal Barbeque | |
| 15 | Old #9 BBQ |
15 entries · top 174.8456 · median 164
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 2 | Pitmaster Bar-B-Que | |
| 3 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 4 | FARVA-Q | |
| 5 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 7 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 9 | ALL FIRED UP | |
| 10 | Royal Barbeque | |
| 11 | Old #9 BBQ | |
| 12 | LA LUNA BBQ | |
| 13 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 14 | HAUNTED GROUNDS BBQ | |
| 15 | JAGER Q |