Jul 21–22, 2017 · Eagan, MN
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on July 21, 2017 in Eagan, MN, scoring 686.3316 in a field of 30 teams. TOTALLY SAUCED took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.5144. Category winners: Chicken — HOGLINE (176.5944); Pork Ribs — THE TWISTED TAIL (180.0000); Pork — RUB MY RACK (178.3200); Brisket — TOTALLY SAUCED (180.0000). This is the 119th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by THE SMOKE HUNTERS; the next was held in 2017.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
4 of 125 tracked editions
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 125 tracked editions.
Brisket places 7–8: 5 FINGER BBQ and CROIX VALLEY SAUCES tied on 169.1312 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: HOGLINE edged 5 FINGER BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 8–9: TOTALLY SAUCED edged BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ by 0.0344.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: RUB MY RACK (won 2016).
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5944 | 171.4400 | 168 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.2972 | 170.3200 |
| Pork | 178.3200 | 169.7256 | 166.2856 |
| Brisket | 180 | 172.5600 | 167.9772 |
30 entries · top 686.3316 · median 658.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 3 | THE TWISTED TAIL | |
| 4 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 5 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 6 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 7 | HOGLINE | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 10 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 11 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 12 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 14 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 15 | DP BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 17 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 18 | RIVER CITY IA BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 20 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 21 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 22 | DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ | |
| 23 | BULLY BBQ | |
| 24 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 25 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 27 | Q'TANG CLAN | |
| 28 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 29 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 30 | BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD |
30 entries · top 176.5944 · median 166.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGLINE | |
| 2 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 3 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 6 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 7 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 10 | DP BBQ | |
| 11 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 12 | BULLY BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 14 | RIVER CITY IA BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 16 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 18 | DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ | |
| 19 | THE TWISTED TAIL | |
| 20 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 21 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 22 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 23 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 24 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 25 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 26 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 27 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 28 | Q'TANG CLAN | |
| 29 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 30 | BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD |
30 entries · top 180 · median 163.3942 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE TWISTED TAIL | |
| 2 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 3 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 4 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 5 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 6 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 7 | HOGLINE | |
| 8 | DP BBQ | |
| 9 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 10 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 11 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 12 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 14 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 15 | DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 17 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 18 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 19 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 20 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 21 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 22 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 23 | RIVER CITY IA BARBEQUE | |
| 24 | BULLY BBQ | |
| 25 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 26 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 27 | Q'TANG CLAN | |
| 28 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 29 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 30 | BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD |
30 entries · top 178.3200 · median 164.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 2 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 3 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 4 | THE TWISTED TAIL | |
| 5 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 6 | DP BBQ | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 9 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 10 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 11 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ | |
| 13 | Q'TANG CLAN | |
| 14 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 15 | BULLY BBQ | |
| 16 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 17 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 19 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 20 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 21 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 22 | BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD | |
| 23 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 24 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 25 | HOGLINE | |
| 26 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 27 | RIVER CITY IA BARBEQUE | |
| 28 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 29 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 30 | Phoenix BBQ |
30 entries · top 180 · median 163.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | RIVER CITY IA BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 5 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 6 | HOGLINE | |
| 7 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 8 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 9 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 10 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 11 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | THE TWISTED TAIL | |
| 13 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 14 | BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD | |
| 15 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 17 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 18 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 19 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 20 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 21 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 22 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 23 | Q'TANG CLAN | |
| 24 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 25 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 26 | DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ | |
| 27 | BULLY BBQ | |
| 28 | DP BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 30 | MESQUITO BBQ |