Aug 18–19, 2017 · Boydton, VA · 📍 Courthouse SQ
APORKALYPSE NOW won Grand Champion at the Big Bad BBQ in Boydton on August 18, 2017 in Boydton, VA at Courthouse SQ, scoring 692.5488 in a field of 31 teams. OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.0968. Category winners: Chicken — OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE (177.1428); Pork Ribs — APORKALYPSE NOW (176.0000); Pork — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (174.2628).
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.
Chicken places 9–10: JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS and GRATE SMOKE tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: ROLLIN' SMOKE edged BOBO'S QUE by 0.0116. Chicken places 4–5: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ edged 3N1 Q by 0.0116.
APORKALYPSE NOW took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 173.1084 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 170.2628 | 167.3944 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 170.2628 | 166.2284 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 172.0228 | 168.5600 |
31 entries · top 692.5488 · median 647.8856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 2 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 3 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 6 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 7 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 8 | 3N1 Q | |
| 9 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 10 | 4:20 Q | |
| 11 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 12 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 13 | NORTH MEETS SOUTH BBQ | |
| 14 | e2BBQ | |
| 15 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 16 | Lake Night Porkin | |
| 17 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 18 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 19 | Bondurant Bros | |
| 20 | JQ | |
| 21 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 22 | BOBO'S QUE | |
| 23 | Here Come the Judge BBQ | |
| 24 | Triple A BBQ | |
| 25 | Glencove Farm BBQ | |
| 26 | ADAM'S RIB | |
| 27 | Live Your Dreams BBQ | |
| 28 | Master Sgt. BBQ | |
| 29 | Boydton VFD Flames | |
| 30 | SPECIAL ED'S BBQ | |
| 31 | Freaking Squeaking BBQ |
31 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 2 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 3 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | 3N1 Q | |
| 6 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 9 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 10 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 11 | 4:20 Q | |
| 12 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | NORTH MEETS SOUTH BBQ | |
| 14 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 15 | Here Come the Judge BBQ | |
| 16 | BOBO'S QUE | |
| 17 | Live Your Dreams BBQ | |
| 18 | e2BBQ | |
| 19 | Bondurant Bros | |
| 20 | Lake Night Porkin | |
| 21 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 22 | JQ | |
| 23 | Glencove Farm BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 25 | Triple A BBQ | |
| 26 | Boydton VFD Flames | |
| 27 | ADAM'S RIB | |
| 28 | Freaking Squeaking BBQ | |
| 29 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 30 | SPECIAL ED'S BBQ | |
| 31 | Master Sgt. BBQ |
31 entries · top 176 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 2 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 3 | 4:20 Q | |
| 4 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 5 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 6 | 3N1 Q | |
| 7 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 8 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 9 | BOBO'S QUE | |
| 10 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 12 | Lake Night Porkin | |
| 13 | Live Your Dreams BBQ | |
| 14 | Bondurant Bros | |
| 15 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 16 | NORTH MEETS SOUTH BBQ | |
| 17 | Here Come the Judge BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 19 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 20 | e2BBQ | |
| 21 | JQ | |
| 22 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 23 | Glencove Farm BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 25 | ADAM'S RIB | |
| 26 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 27 | SPECIAL ED'S BBQ | |
| 28 | Boydton VFD Flames | |
| 29 | Triple A BBQ | |
| 30 | Master Sgt. BBQ | |
| 31 | Freaking Squeaking BBQ |
31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 160.0572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 3 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 4 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 5 | NORTH MEETS SOUTH BBQ | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 8 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 9 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 10 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 11 | JQ | |
| 12 | Glencove Farm BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 14 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 15 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 16 | Master Sgt. BBQ | |
| 17 | 4:20 Q | |
| 18 | e2BBQ | |
| 19 | 3N1 Q | |
| 20 | Lake Night Porkin | |
| 21 | Boydton VFD Flames | |
| 22 | BOBO'S QUE | |
| 23 | Bondurant Bros | |
| 24 | Triple A BBQ | |
| 25 | Freaking Squeaking BBQ | |
| 26 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 27 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 28 | ADAM'S RIB | |
| 29 | Here Come the Judge BBQ | |
| 30 | SPECIAL ED'S BBQ | |
| 31 | Live Your Dreams BBQ |
31 entries · top 174.2628 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 5 | 3N1 Q | |
| 6 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 7 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 8 | e2BBQ | |
| 9 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 10 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 12 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 13 | 4:20 Q | |
| 14 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 15 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 16 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 17 | Lake Night Porkin | |
| 18 | Triple A BBQ | |
| 19 | Bondurant Bros | |
| 20 | JQ | |
| 21 | ADAM'S RIB | |
| 22 | NORTH MEETS SOUTH BBQ | |
| 23 | Master Sgt. BBQ | |
| 24 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 25 | BOBO'S QUE | |
| 26 | Freaking Squeaking BBQ | |
| 27 | Here Come the Judge BBQ | |
| 28 | Live Your Dreams BBQ | |
| 29 | SPECIAL ED'S BBQ | |
| 30 | Boydton VFD Flames | |
| 31 | Glencove Farm BBQ |