Aug 11–12, 2017 · Woodward, OK · 📍 Crystal Beach Park
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO won Grand Champion at the Casa Grab, Root & Growl on August 11, 2017 in Woodward, OK at Crystal Beach Park, scoring 704.5828 in a field of 25 teams. BOOMERANG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 700.4912. Category winners: Chicken — BOOMERANG BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO (177.7372); Pork — OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO (179.4400).
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 75 times in 100
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO came in rated below the field's top team, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ and BUFFALO'S BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: BUTCHER BBQ and BOOMERANG BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: RISE N SWINE and BUTCHER BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 12th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.1428 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 174.2744 | 172.5828 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 169.1084 |
25 entries · top 704.5828 · median 675.9664
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 2 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 3 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 6 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 7 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 8 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 9 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 10 | PITTMAN BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 12 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 13 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 14 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 15 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 16 | SWATTY CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 19 | Truckin' Good BBQ | |
| 20 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | QUE DIVIDED | |
| 22 | SMOKIN ME CRAZY | |
| 23 | H2 BBQ | |
| 24 | PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q | |
| 25 | KURTY'S BBQ |
25 entries · top 180 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 4 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 5 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 6 | PITTMAN BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 8 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 9 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 10 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 11 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 13 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 14 | Truckin' Good BBQ | |
| 15 | QUE DIVIDED | |
| 16 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 17 | SWATTY CREW BBQ | |
| 18 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN ME CRAZY | |
| 21 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q | |
| 23 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 24 | H2 BBQ | |
| 25 | KURTY'S BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.7372 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 2 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 3 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 5 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 7 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 8 | QUE DIVIDED | |
| 9 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 10 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 11 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 12 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 13 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 14 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 15 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 16 | SWATTY CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | PITTMAN BARBEQUE | |
| 18 | SMOKIN ME CRAZY | |
| 19 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 20 | KURTY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | Truckin' Good BBQ | |
| 23 | H2 BBQ | |
| 24 | PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q | |
| 25 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
25 entries · top 180 · median 170.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 3 | PITTMAN BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 7 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 9 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 10 | SWATTY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 12 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 13 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Truckin' Good BBQ | |
| 15 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 16 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 17 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 18 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 20 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 21 | H2 BBQ | |
| 22 | PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q | |
| 23 | SMOKIN ME CRAZY | |
| 24 | QUE DIVIDED | |
| 25 | KURTY'S BBQ |
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 2 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 3 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 4 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 7 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 10 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 11 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 12 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 13 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 14 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 15 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | PITTMAN BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | Truckin' Good BBQ | |
| 18 | SWATTY CREW BBQ | |
| 19 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 20 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 21 | H2 BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN ME CRAZY | |
| 23 | KURTY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | QUE DIVIDED | |
| 25 | PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q |
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.
2 entries · top 172.6288 · median 170.3316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelin' Smoke BBQ Rib Ticklers, Issac | |
| 2 | Travelin' Smoke BBQ Smokin' Chicks ,Kylee |
7 entries · top 176.5600 · median 172.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amberly Gilmore | |
| 2 | Butlers Backdraft BBQ kids | |
| 3 | Bekah Gilmore | |
| 4 | Madison Harmon | |
| 5 | Sweet Cheeks | |
| 6 | Broady Micah and Chloe | |
| 7 | Broady, Hudson |