Jun 30 – Jul 1, 2017 · Assumption, IL
OUTSIDERS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual on June 30, 2017 in Assumption, IL, scoring 675.9088 in a field of 16 teams. SMOKEY'S Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 673.0400. Category winners: Chicken — JUGS BBQ (174.2744); Pork Ribs — SMOKEY'S Q (172.0344); Pork — RJ'S BOW TIE BARBECUE (176.5600); Brisket — SMOKEY'S Q (175.4056).
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 71 times in 100
Outsiders BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ALL IN QUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
OUTSIDERS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 2–3: PITS N' GRINS edged RJ'S BOW TIE BARBECUE by 0.0112. Chicken places 5–6: ALL IN QUE edged DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 5–6: SMOKEY'S Q edged SmokinGhost BBQ by 0.0116.
SMOKEY'S Q won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2744 | 172 | 164.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.0344 | 168.0228 | 162.8344 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 169.6800 | 164.5600 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 165.6684 | 158.8572 |
16 entries · top 675.9088 · median 656.2282
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 3 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 4 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 5 | PITS N' GRINS | |
| 6 | RJ'S BOW TIE BARBECUE | |
| 7 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 8 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | OUI OUI OUI BBQ | |
| 10 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 11 | VINEGAR PIG BBQ | |
| 12 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 13 | THREE PORKS AND A SMOKER | |
| 14 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 15 | TWISTED SMOKE | |
| 16 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ |
16 entries · top 174.2744 · median 166.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 2 | PITS N' GRINS | |
| 3 | RJ'S BOW TIE BARBECUE | |
| 4 | OUI OUI OUI BBQ | |
| 5 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 6 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 7 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 8 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 9 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 10 | TWISTED SMOKE | |
| 11 | THREE PORKS AND A SMOKER | |
| 12 | VINEGAR PIG BBQ | |
| 13 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 14 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 15 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 16 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ |
16 entries · top 172.0344 · median 164.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 2 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 3 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 4 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 5 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 7 | OUI OUI OUI BBQ | |
| 8 | RJ'S BOW TIE BARBECUE | |
| 9 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 10 | PITS N' GRINS | |
| 11 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 12 | VINEGAR PIG BBQ | |
| 13 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 14 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 15 | TWISTED SMOKE | |
| 16 | THREE PORKS AND A SMOKER |
16 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.1372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RJ'S BOW TIE BARBECUE | |
| 2 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 3 | TWISTED SMOKE | |
| 4 | PITS N' GRINS | |
| 5 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 6 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 7 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 8 | VINEGAR PIG BBQ | |
| 9 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 10 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 11 | OUI OUI OUI BBQ | |
| 12 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 13 | THREE PORKS AND A SMOKER | |
| 14 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 15 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 16 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ |
16 entries · top 175.4056 · median 161.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 2 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 3 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 4 | VINEGAR PIG BBQ | |
| 5 | THREE PORKS AND A SMOKER | |
| 6 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 7 | PITS N' GRINS | |
| 8 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 9 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 10 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 11 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 12 | RJ'S BOW TIE BARBECUE | |
| 13 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 14 | OUI OUI OUI BBQ | |
| 15 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 16 | TWISTED SMOKE |