Jul 21–22, 2017 · Vernon, IN
THUNDER HOG BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Square on July 21, 2017 in Vernon, IN, scoring 696.5716 in a field of 25 teams. BLUE CHIP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.5028. Category winners: Chicken — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Organizer Portal (173.7028); Pork — THUNDER HOG BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — EXTRA MILE BBQ (178.8572).
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 68 times in 100
THUNDER HOG BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 8–9: BLUE CHIP BBQ and BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC and 82'S BBQ CREW tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: EXTRA MILE BBQ and SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THUNDER HOG BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 16th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 172.0344 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 171.4288 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 176 | 169.6912 |
25 entries · top 696.5716 · median 675.3600
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8344
25 entries · top 173.7028 · median 167.3944
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5484