Aug 18–20, 2017 · Del Mar, CA · 📍 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q won Grand Champion at the Del Mar BBQ Championship on August 18, 2017 in Del Mar, CA at 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, scoring 698.8000 in a field of 52 teams. ROOFTOP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3600. Category winners: Chicken — MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q (177.1428); Pork — SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — ROOFTOP BBQ (178.2972). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by RHYTHM 'N QUE.
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 72 times in 100
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 3–4: FUNTIME BBQ and ZZYZX BAR.B.Q tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ and ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q and RAD FONDO BBQ tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2016 | Del Mar, CA | Del Mar, CA | 47 | 707.9772 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| Aug 18, 2017 ← this one | Del Mar, CA | 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd | 52 | 698.8000 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | ROOFTOP BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4400 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 174.2744 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.8572 | 172.5600 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 170.2972 |
52 entries · top 698.8000 · median 660.7484
52 entries · top 180 · median 165.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
52 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.1144
52 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.5486
52 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.4000
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.
11 entries · top 180 · median 170.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
19 entries · top 171.4284 · median 150.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | 2 Live Q | |
| 3 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 4 | VICIOUS SMOKE | |
| 5 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 6 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ | |
| 8 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 9 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 11 | BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 12 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 15 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 16 | SoCAL Southern BBQ | |
| 17 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 18 | Small Wood BBQ | |
| 19 | MONSOON BBQ |