Jul 1–2, 2017 · Minonk, IL
CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE won Grand Champion at the I-39 Smokin Car Show on July 1, 2017 in Minonk, IL, scoring 671.3144 in a field of 18 teams. BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 664.4688. Category winners: Chicken — BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. (173.7256); Pork Ribs — CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE (175.4744); Pork — FIDDLIN' FATBACK (172.5600); Brisket — CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE (174.2856). This is the 1st of 2 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.
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 70 times in 100
CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE came in rated below the field's top team, BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 26th tracked contest.
Chicken places 5–6: Smokin' Hot Butts and CARNIVORE'S PARADISE tied on 165.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: CARNIVORE'S PARADISE and BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. tied on 162.2516 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: MOON KING BBQ edged FIDDLIN' FATBACK by 0.0228.
CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2017 ← this one | Minonk, IL | Minonk, IL 61760 | 18 | 671.3144 | CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE |
| Jun 30, 2018 | Minonk, IL | Minonk, IL 61760 | 29 | 680.5488 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | ONE2BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7256 | 165.6800 | 163.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4744 | 166.3088 | 162.2516 |
| Pork | 172.5600 | 165.6800 | 160.5372 |
| Brisket | 174.2856 | 166.2628 | 157.0856 |
18 entries · top 671.3144 · median 651.8974
18 entries · top 173.7256 · median 163.3942
18 entries · top 175.4744 · median 162.2516
18 entries · top 172.5600 · median 160.8286
18 entries · top 174.2856 · median 157.6628
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.
6 entries · top 163.9656 · median 150.2914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FARMER SMOKED BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 3 | SMOKEY JOE'S | |
| 4 | Smoked Meat BBQ | |
| 5 | Twister Saloon Smokers | |
| 6 | Rutland Regulators |
6 entries · top 319.9200 · median 283.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 2 | FARMER SMOKED BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoked Meat BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEY JOE'S | |
| 5 | Twister Saloon Smokers | |
| 6 | Rutland Regulators |
6 entries · top 161.1200 · median 135.9658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 2 | FARMER SMOKED BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoked Meat BBQ | |
| 4 | Twister Saloon Smokers | |
| 5 | Rutland Regulators | |
| 6 | SMOKEY JOE'S |