Aug 18–19, 2017 · Bonner Springs, KS
SMOOTH SMOKE won Grand Champion at the Smokin on Oak on August 18, 2017 in Bonner Springs, KS, scoring 697.6912 in a field of 28 teams. KC SMOKE DAWGS took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.1428. Category winners: Chicken — KC SMOKE DAWGS (176.0000); Pork Ribs — SMOKEY JOKERS (175.4172); Pork — Fergolicious BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — Fergolicious BBQ (176.5600). This is the 5th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by 913 BBQ.
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.
Closer than 92% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5484 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
SMOOTH SMOKE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4972 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 9–10: BLUE BUCKET BBQ and SMOKEY JOKERS tied on 168.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: SMOKEY JOKERS and 913 BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: 913 BBQ and SMOOTH SMOKE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Fergolicious BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 913 BBQ (won 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2013 | Bonner Springs, KS | Bonner Springs, KS | 38 | 678.1944 | TRUEBUD BBQ | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Bonner Springs, KS | Bonner Springs, KS 66012 | 30 | 686.2740 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | KC SMOKE DAWGS |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Bonner Springs, KS | Bonner Springs, KS 66012 | 42 | 702.8460 | SLAPS BBQ | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Bonner Springs, KS | 3rd & Ceadar st Downtown Bonner Springs | 37 | 694.7656 | 913 BBQ | TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS |
| Aug 18, 2017 ← this one | Bonner Springs, KS | Bonner Springs, KS 66012 | 28 | 697.6912 | SMOOTH SMOKE | KC SMOKE DAWGS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 173.1084 | 168.5828 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 171.4400 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 170.2856 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 170.8572 |
28 entries · top 697.6912 · median 662.4912
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 2 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 5 | 913 BBQ | |
| 6 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 7 | WATER DAWGZ BBQ | |
| 8 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 9 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | SMOKEY JOKERS | |
| 11 | Smokin Under the Bridge | |
| 12 | BAM BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKER BANDITS | |
| 14 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 15 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 16 | Rich & Stu's Voo Doo BBQ | |
| 17 | Pig in a Poke | |
| 18 | KC Fine Swine | |
| 19 | DOTTE QUE CREW | |
| 20 | Jurrasic Pork | |
| 21 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 22 | Soylent Green | |
| 23 | Big Knock BBQ | |
| 24 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 25 | Partners in Crime | |
| 26 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 27 | Devil's Hog | |
| 28 | LOST IN THE SAUCE BBQ |
28 entries · top 176 · median 167.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 2 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 3 | 913 BBQ | |
| 4 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 5 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 6 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKER BANDITS | |
| 8 | Smokin Under the Bridge | |
| 9 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKEY JOKERS | |
| 11 | Rich & Stu's Voo Doo BBQ | |
| 12 | DOTTE QUE CREW | |
| 13 | Jurrasic Pork | |
| 14 | KC Fine Swine | |
| 15 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 16 | WATER DAWGZ BBQ | |
| 17 | Soylent Green | |
| 18 | BAM BBQ | |
| 19 | Partners in Crime | |
| 20 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | Pig in a Poke | |
| 22 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 23 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 24 | Devil's Hog | |
| 25 | Big Knock BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 27 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 28 | LOST IN THE SAUCE BBQ |
28 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY JOKERS | |
| 2 | 913 BBQ | |
| 3 | WATER DAWGZ BBQ | |
| 4 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 5 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 6 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 7 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 8 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 9 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKER BANDITS | |
| 11 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | Jurrasic Pork | |
| 13 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 14 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 15 | KC Fine Swine | |
| 16 | BAM BBQ | |
| 17 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 19 | Rich & Stu's Voo Doo BBQ | |
| 20 | Pig in a Poke | |
| 21 | Smokin Under the Bridge | |
| 22 | Soylent Green | |
| 23 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 24 | Partners in Crime | |
| 25 | LOST IN THE SAUCE BBQ | |
| 26 | DOTTE QUE CREW | |
| 27 | Big Knock BBQ | |
| 28 | Devil's Hog |
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 3 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 4 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 5 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 6 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 7 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | WATER DAWGZ BBQ | |
| 9 | BAM BBQ | |
| 10 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 11 | Smokin Under the Bridge | |
| 12 | Rich & Stu's Voo Doo BBQ | |
| 13 | 913 BBQ | |
| 14 | DOTTE QUE CREW | |
| 15 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 16 | Pig in a Poke | |
| 17 | Big Knock BBQ | |
| 18 | Soylent Green | |
| 19 | SMOKER BANDITS | |
| 20 | KC Fine Swine | |
| 21 | SMOKEY JOKERS | |
| 22 | Devil's Hog | |
| 23 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 24 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 25 | LOST IN THE SAUCE BBQ | |
| 26 | Jurrasic Pork | |
| 27 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 28 | Partners in Crime |
28 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 3 | 913 BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 5 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 6 | BAM BBQ | |
| 7 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 10 | WATER DAWGZ BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin Under the Bridge | |
| 12 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 13 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 14 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Knock BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKEY JOKERS | |
| 17 | SMOKER BANDITS | |
| 18 | Pig in a Poke | |
| 19 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 20 | DOTTE QUE CREW | |
| 21 | Rich & Stu's Voo Doo BBQ | |
| 22 | Partners in Crime | |
| 23 | Devil's Hog | |
| 24 | Jurrasic Pork | |
| 25 | Soylent Green | |
| 26 | KC Fine Swine | |
| 27 | LOST IN THE SAUCE BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ |