Jul 7–8, 2017 · Fort Smith, AR · 📍 Riverfront Dr
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ won Grand Champion at the 16th Annual Bordertown Bash on July 7, 2017 in Fort Smith, AR at Riverfront Dr, scoring 700.5600 in a field of 31 teams. UNCLE BC'S took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.1084. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN DAN (177.7028); Pork Ribs — FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX (177.7028); Pork — SPICY SPITFIRE (179.4400); Brisket — 501 BBQ (177.1428).
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 AMERICAN DREAM BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 90% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1627 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 3–4: BUFFALO'S BBQ and RAZORRACKS tied on 176.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: DAD'S GRILLIN CREW and PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ tied on 170.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: SPICY SPITFIRE and UNCLE BC'S tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 175.4056 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 171.9656 | 167.9656 |
31 entries · top 700.5600 · median 671.3144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 3 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 8 | 501 BBQ | |
| 9 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 10 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 11 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 12 | TNK BBQ | |
| 13 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 15 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 16 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 17 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 18 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 19 | CRYSTAL BBQ | |
| 20 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 21 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 22 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 23 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 24 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 25 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 26 | POP SMOKE BBQ | |
| 27 | BIG SEXY BBQ | |
| 28 | PORKOLOGY BBQ | |
| 29 | REXY BONES BBQ | |
| 30 | Good Time Smoken | |
| 31 | Kermit's Ex |
31 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 2 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 3 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 6 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 7 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 8 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 9 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 10 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 11 | 501 BBQ | |
| 12 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 13 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 14 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 15 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 16 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 17 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 18 | TNK BBQ | |
| 19 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 20 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 22 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 23 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 24 | POP SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | REXY BONES BBQ | |
| 26 | CRYSTAL BBQ | |
| 27 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 28 | PORKOLOGY BBQ | |
| 29 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 30 | BIG SEXY BBQ | |
| 31 | Good Time Smoken |
31 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 2 | TNK BBQ | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 5 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 6 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 7 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 9 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 10 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 12 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 14 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 15 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 16 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 17 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 18 | CRYSTAL BBQ | |
| 19 | 501 BBQ | |
| 20 | POP SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG SEXY BBQ | |
| 22 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 23 | Good Time Smoken | |
| 24 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 25 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 26 | PORKOLOGY BBQ | |
| 27 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 28 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 29 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 30 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 31 | REXY BONES BBQ |
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 2 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 3 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 4 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 5 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 7 | CRYSTAL BBQ | |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 10 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 11 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 13 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 14 | 501 BBQ | |
| 15 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 16 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 18 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 19 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 20 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 21 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 22 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 23 | TNK BBQ | |
| 24 | PORKOLOGY BBQ | |
| 25 | REXY BONES BBQ | |
| 26 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 27 | BIG SEXY BBQ | |
| 28 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 29 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 30 | POP SMOKE BBQ | |
| 31 | Good Time Smoken |
31 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 501 BBQ | |
| 2 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 3 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 6 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 8 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 9 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 10 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 11 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 12 | POP SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 14 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 15 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 16 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 17 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 18 | TNK BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 20 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 21 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 22 | CRYSTAL BBQ | |
| 23 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 24 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 25 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 26 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 27 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 28 | BIG SEXY BBQ | |
| 29 | PORKOLOGY BBQ | |
| 30 | Good Time Smoken | |
| 31 | REXY BONES BBQ |