Jul 28–29, 2017 · Gilroy, CA · 📍 7050 Miller Av
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge on July 28, 2017 in Gilroy, CA at 7050 Miller Av, scoring 671.9656 in a field of 26 teams. BIG POPPA SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 670.8112. Category winners: Chicken — ROOFTOP BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — PIRATES OF THE PIG (174.8916); Pork — NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT (173.2000); Brisket — SMOKIN MO'S BBQ (174.8800). 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.
Closer than 79% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 5–6: SMOKIN MO'S BBQ and CYNICAL BBQ tied on 167.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS and BIG POPPA SMOKERS tied on 167.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: BIG POPPA SMOKERS and PIRATES OF THE PIG tied on 165.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2017 ← this one | Gilroy, CA | 7050 Miller Av | 26 | 671.9656 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| Jul 28, 2018 | Gilroy, CA | 7050 Miller Av | 34 | 691.3368 | SON OF SMOKE | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 167.4056 | 164.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8916 | 169.1200 | 165.1084 |
| Pork | 173.2000 | 166.2512 | 161.7256 |
| Brisket | 174.8800 | 165.1200 | 163.4056 |
26 entries · top 671.9656 · median 640.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 4 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 5 | RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS | |
| 6 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 7 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 8 | RBQ | |
| 9 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 11 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 12 | SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | Royal Smokin' Hot BBQ | |
| 14 | HELLO BBQ | |
| 15 | BONES SAUCE & HARMONY | |
| 16 | BAR-B-Q'S-2GO | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 18 | 155 South Bar-B-Q | |
| 19 | .SHOWOFF BBQ | |
| 20 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 22 | MEAT FIRE BREW BBQ | |
| 23 | Los Mexi Q"tioners | |
| 24 | BARRELY SMOKIN | |
| 25 | GYPSY BBQ | |
| 26 | lord of the ribs bbq |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 2 | HELLO BBQ | |
| 3 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 4 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 9 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 11 | Los Mexi Q"tioners | |
| 12 | Royal Smokin' Hot BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 14 | RBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 16 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 17 | lord of the ribs bbq | |
| 18 | BAR-B-Q'S-2GO | |
| 19 | RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS | |
| 20 | BONES SAUCE & HARMONY | |
| 21 | 155 South Bar-B-Q | |
| 22 | MEAT FIRE BREW BBQ | |
| 23 | GYPSY BBQ | |
| 24 | .SHOWOFF BBQ | |
| 25 | BARRELY SMOKIN | |
| 26 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ |
26 entries · top 174.8916 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 2 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 3 | RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS | |
| 4 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | .SHOWOFF BBQ | |
| 6 | Royal Smokin' Hot BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 8 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 9 | HELLO BBQ | |
| 10 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BONES SAUCE & HARMONY | |
| 12 | RBQ | |
| 13 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 14 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | MEAT FIRE BREW BBQ | |
| 17 | GYPSY BBQ | |
| 18 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 19 | BAR-B-Q'S-2GO | |
| 20 | 155 South Bar-B-Q | |
| 21 | BARRELY SMOKIN | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 23 | Los Mexi Q"tioners | |
| 24 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 25 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | lord of the ribs bbq |
26 entries · top 173.2000 · median 158.2458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 2 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 3 | RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS | |
| 4 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 6 | RBQ | |
| 7 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Royal Smokin' Hot BBQ | |
| 11 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 12 | .SHOWOFF BBQ | |
| 13 | MEAT FIRE BREW BBQ | |
| 14 | BARRELY SMOKIN | |
| 15 | BONES SAUCE & HARMONY | |
| 16 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 18 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 19 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 20 | Los Mexi Q"tioners | |
| 21 | SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | HELLO BBQ | |
| 23 | 155 South Bar-B-Q | |
| 24 | GYPSY BBQ | |
| 25 | BAR-B-Q'S-2GO | |
| 26 | lord of the ribs bbq |
26 entries · top 174.8800 · median 160.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | RBQ | |
| 4 | RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS | |
| 5 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 7 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 8 | SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 11 | 155 South Bar-B-Q | |
| 12 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 13 | BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | |
| 14 | BAR-B-Q'S-2GO | |
| 15 | MEAT FIRE BREW BBQ | |
| 16 | .SHOWOFF BBQ | |
| 17 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 18 | BONES SAUCE & HARMONY | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 20 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | GYPSY BBQ | |
| 22 | Royal Smokin' Hot BBQ | |
| 23 | BARRELY SMOKIN | |
| 24 | lord of the ribs bbq | |
| 25 | HELLO BBQ | |
| 26 | Los Mexi Q"tioners |
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.
13 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS | |
| 2 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Royal Smokin' Hot BBQ | |
| 4 | BAR-B-Q'S-2GO | |
| 5 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 7 | BONES SAUCE & HARMONY | |
| 8 | BARRELY SMOKIN | |
| 9 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 10 | HELLO BBQ | |
| 11 | Los Mexi Q"tioners | |
| 12 | GYPSY BBQ | |
| 13 | GRILLIN' THE SHED |