A razor-thin finish
Closer than 83% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1204 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
- IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
- T-MAC SMOKIN
Jun 24–25, 2017 · Kenora, ON · CANADA · 📍 Whitecap Pavilion, Bernier Drive
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Triple B Festival Day 2 on June 24, 2017 in Kenora, ON at Whitecap Pavilion, Bernier Drive, scoring 692.5260 in a field of 21 teams. T-MAC SMOKIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.4056. Category winners: Chicken — PIGTAMER BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — T-MAC SMOKIN (174.8572); Pork — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (176.5600).
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.
Closer than 83% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1204 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 7–8: Blue Haze BBQ and FROZEN TOQUE BBQ tied on 170.2512 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: BIGG SMOAK BBQ and Cousin's Catering and BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: Blue Haze BBQ edged Cousin's Catering and BBQ by 0.0116.
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 172 | 168.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 172.0232 | 165.1772 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 171.9656 | 164.5256 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 169.1200 | 163.9656 |
21 entries · top 692.5260 · median 650.8800
21 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5256
21 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.2516
21 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.0116
21 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.4056