Jun 24–25, 2017 · Saint Maries, France · FRANCE
BROS HOG won Grand Champion at the Cook-in Camargue on June 24, 2017 in Saint Maries, 11120, scoring 701.1772 in a field of 15 teams. WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3368. Category winners: Chicken — DRAGON BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ (180.0000); Pork — GRILLKUNST (177.7144); Brisket — BROS HOG (179.4400).
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.
Brisket places 8–9: DRAGON BBQ and WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ tied on 168.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM edged SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM by 0.0112. Chicken places 8–9: UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q edged STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM by 0.0112.
BROS HOG took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 173.1772 | 166.3316 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.7144 | 165.1544 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 173.1772 | 166.3200 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.8916 | 166.2400 |
15 entries · top 701.1772 · median 678.4460
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROS HOG | |
| 2 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 4 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 6 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 7 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 8 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 10 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 13 | Ralph B. Gray | |
| 14 | HET KOOKVUUR | |
| 15 | BBQ CIE |
15 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 2 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 3 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 4 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 5 | BROS HOG | |
| 6 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 8 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 9 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 10 | Ralph B. Gray | |
| 11 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ CIE | |
| 14 | HET KOOKVUUR | |
| 15 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM |
15 entries · top 180 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 3 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 4 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 5 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 7 | BROS HOG | |
| 8 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 10 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ CIE | |
| 12 | HET KOOKVUUR | |
| 13 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 14 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | Ralph B. Gray |
15 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 2 | BROS HOG | |
| 3 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 5 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 7 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 8 | Ralph B. Gray | |
| 9 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 10 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 11 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 12 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 13 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | HET KOOKVUUR | |
| 15 | BBQ CIE |
15 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROS HOG | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 3 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 4 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 5 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 6 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 7 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 9 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | Ralph B. Gray | |
| 12 | HET KOOKVUUR | |
| 13 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 14 | BURROS BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ CIE |
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.
7 entries · top 174.2856 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HET KOOKVUUR | |
| 2 | SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Ralph B. Gray | |
| 5 | BBQ CIE | |
| 6 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 7 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM |