Jun 16–17, 2017 · Kansas City, KS · 📍 2646 S 34th St
HIGH i QUE won Grand Champion at the Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life (JUDGES FULL) on June 16, 2017 in Kansas City, KS at 2646 S 34th St, scoring 694.7772 in a field of 34 teams. Fergolicious BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2516. Category winners: Chicken — Fergolicious BBQ (174.8572); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE (178.2972); Pork — HIGH i QUE (175.4056); Brisket — HIGH i QUE (178.8572). This is the 1st of 6 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 94% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5256 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 7–8: FARM TO FIRE and SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE tied on 167.3944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: HIGH i QUE and 2 DRUNK 2 QUE tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: Fergolicious BBQ and FARM TO FIRE tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HIGH i QUE won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
HIGH i QUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2017 ← this one | Kansas City, KS | 2646 S 34th St | 34 | 694.7772 | HIGH i QUE II | Fergolicious BBQ |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Kansas City, KS | 2646 S 34th St | 32 | 693.1084 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | GETTIN' SAUCED |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Kansas City, KS | 2646 S 34th St | 38 | 688.5028 | Fergolicious BBQ | SLAPS BBQ |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Kansas City, KS | Our Lady of Unity | 37 | 706.2744 | Slaps BBQ | Barking Dog BBQ |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Kansas City, KS | Our Lady of Unity | 29 | 705.0856 | Go Pig or Go Home | LOVE 2 Q |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Kansas City, KS | Our Lady of Unity | 29 | 707.4172 | BrewsCue | Cow Creek BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8572 | 169.1200 | 165.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 170.8344 | 167.9888 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 172.5600 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 170.2972 | 164.5716 |
34 entries · top 694.7772 · median 642.4230
34 entries · top 174.8572 · median 160.8230
34 entries · top 178.2972 · median 160.8172
34 entries · top 175.4056 · median 162.2400
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 158.8342
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.
9 entries · top 175.4516 · median 170.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETE'S BACK ALLEY BBQ | |
| 2 | On the dotte smokers | |
| 3 | Salt and Pepper BBQ | |
| 4 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 6 | BUD'S BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE | |
| 8 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 9 | The Rivals |
8 entries · top 180 · median 174.5658 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 2 | PETE'S BACK ALLEY BBQ | |
| 3 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 4 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 5 | SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE | |
| 6 | BBQ BONANZA | |
| 7 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 8 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ |