Jul 29–30, 2017 · Windsor, VT · 📍 336 Ruth Carney Dr
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ won Grand Champion at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival on July 29, 2017 in WINDSOR, VT at 336 Ruth Carney Dr, scoring 677.0740 in a field of 30 teams. IQUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 674.7312. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN BARRELS BBQ VT (174.2972); Pork Ribs — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (171.9772); Pork — IQUE (172.5600); Brisket — THE BASIC BBQ TEAM (174.8572). This is the 2nd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by Q Haven BBQ; 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2022 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 65 times in 100
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 6–7: INSANE SWINE BBQ and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ and BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: HANDSOME DEVIL and BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ tied on 166.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM turned in 174.8572 in brisket — past the 174.3088 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Q Haven BBQ (won 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2016 | Windsor, VT | 336 Ruth Carney Dr | 26 | 689.1088 | Q Haven BBQ | IQUE |
| Jul 29, 2017 ← this one | Windsor, VT | 336 Ruth Carney Dr | 30 | 677.0740 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | IQUE |
| Jul 28, 2018 | Windsor, VT | 336 Ruth Carney Dr | 34 | 686.3088 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | INSANE SWINE BBQ |
| Jul 27, 2019 | Windsor, VT | 336 RuthCarngy DR, | 33 | 693.6800 | Big Raz BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Windsor, VT | 36 Ruth Carney Dr | 25 | 683.9772 | Insane Swine | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2972 | 170.2972 | 169.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.9772 | 169.7028 | 165.1200 |
| Pork | 172.5600 | 169.7028 | 164.5256 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 166.8456 | 161.6916 |
30 entries · top 677.0740 · median 641.5826
30 entries · top 174.2972 · median 163.1428
30 entries · top 171.9772 · median 161.6856
30 entries · top 172.5600 · median 160.5542
30 entries · top 174.8572 · median 157.7200
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.
24 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q Haven BBQ | |
| 2 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 3 | GREENWITCH QUE CO. | |
| 4 | BOO BOO QUED | |
| 5 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 7 | HOG HEAVEN BBQ | |
| 8 | IQUE | |
| 9 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 10 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 11 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 12 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 13 | ROAD HAWG BBQ, SWINE DINING | |
| 14 | Udder Chaos | |
| 15 | BARBECUTIONERS | |
| 16 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 17 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 18 | CHAIN SMOKERS | |
| 19 | THE 5TH ARTERY | |
| 20 | Vermont Maple BBQ | |
| 21 | THE OUTLAW BBQ NY | |
| 22 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 23 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 24 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
24 entries · top 173.2000 · median 161.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udder Chaos | |
| 2 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 3 | THE 5TH ARTERY | |
| 4 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 5 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 6 | Vermont Maple BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | Q Haven BBQ | |
| 9 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 10 | CHAIN SMOKERS | |
| 11 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 12 | HOG HEAVEN BBQ | |
| 13 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 14 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 15 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 16 | GREENWITCH QUE CO. | |
| 17 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | IQUE | |
| 19 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 20 | ROAD HAWG BBQ, SWINE DINING | |
| 21 | BARBECUTIONERS | |
| 22 | BOO BOO QUED | |
| 23 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 24 | THE OUTLAW BBQ NY |
24 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 2 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 6 | CHAIN SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 8 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 9 | BOO BOO QUED | |
| 10 | Q Haven BBQ | |
| 11 | THE OUTLAW BBQ NY | |
| 12 | HOG HEAVEN BBQ | |
| 13 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 14 | IQUE | |
| 15 | GREENWITCH QUE CO. | |
| 16 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 17 | Vermont Maple BBQ | |
| 18 | ROAD HAWG BBQ, SWINE DINING | |
| 19 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 20 | THE 5TH ARTERY | |
| 21 | BARBECUTIONERS | |
| 22 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 23 | Udder Chaos | |
| 24 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT |
24 entries · top 173.7828 · median 160.5884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 2 | THE OUTLAW BBQ NY | |
| 3 | HOG HEAVEN BBQ | |
| 4 | IQUE | |
| 5 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 6 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 7 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 8 | Vermont Maple BBQ | |
| 9 | Q Haven BBQ | |
| 10 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 11 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 12 | ROAD HAWG BBQ, SWINE DINING | |
| 13 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 14 | Udder Chaos | |
| 15 | CHAIN SMOKERS | |
| 16 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 17 | THE 5TH ARTERY | |
| 18 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 20 | BOO BOO QUED | |
| 21 | BARBECUTIONERS | |
| 22 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 23 | GREENWITCH QUE CO. | |
| 24 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM |
24 entries · top 681.1312 · median 638.7710
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 2 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 3 | Q Haven BBQ | |
| 4 | HOG HEAVEN BBQ | |
| 5 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 6 | IQUE | |
| 7 | CHAIN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 9 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 10 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 11 | Vermont Maple BBQ | |
| 12 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 13 | BOO BOO QUED | |
| 14 | THE OUTLAW BBQ NY | |
| 15 | Udder Chaos | |
| 16 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | GREENWITCH QUE CO. | |
| 18 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 19 | ROAD HAWG BBQ, SWINE DINING | |
| 20 | THE 5TH ARTERY | |
| 21 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 22 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 23 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 24 | BARBECUTIONERS |