2017-08-25 – 2017-08-26 · Richmond, VA · 📍 Richmond, VA
Grand Champion: SMOKING BUTT HEADS (698.8228) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WOLF'S REVENGE 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 65 times in 100
SMOKING BUTT HEADS came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 27 tracked editions
RHYTHM 'N QUE has won this contest 2 times across its 27 tracked editions.
Stronger than 100% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1729 power rating going in — stronger than 100% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 7–8: SMOKING BUTT HEADS and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: 3 EYZ BBQ and SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE and CHICKEN CHOKERS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMOKING BUTT HEADS won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SMOKING BUTT HEADS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (won 2014), ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE (won 2015), SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (won 2016), WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2016).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-19 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 667.4280 | TOMBSTONE BBQ | GQUE |
| 2013-08-02 | Rockford, IL | Rockford, IL | 30 | 683.9544 | TheBBQSuperStore.com | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA |
| 2013-08-23 | Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | 29 | 677.1428 | COOL SMOKE | GROG N HOGS |
| 2013-09-06 | Chesapeake, VA | Chesapeake, VA | 30 | 673.6796 | Rhode Hog BBQ | SMOKE THIS |
| 2013-09-13 | Hendersonville, TN | Hendersonville, TN | 30 | 697.0972 | MOONSWINERS | Swamp Boys |
| 2013-10-11 | Midwest City, OK | Midwest City, OK | 30 | 697.6684 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2014-04-25 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 685.7140 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ |
| 2014-08-01 | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 30 | 689.1316 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | iBQ'n |
| 2014-08-29 | Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | 30 | 673.0740 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | THE BBQ GURU |
| 2014-09-05 | Southaven, MS | Southaven, MS | 30 | 701.7144 | PIG WHISPERERS | LANG BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2014-09-19 | Midwest City, OK | Midwest City, OK | 29 | 694.2288 | CLARK CREW BBQ | CAVEMAN CUISINE |
| 2015-04-24 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 702.8576 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2015-08-07 | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 30 | 694.8344 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | BIG T'Z Q CRU |
| 2015-09-04 | Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | 30 | 688.5488 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | INSANE SWINE BBQ |
| 2015-09-18 | Southaven, MS | Southaven, MS | 30 | 701.1200 | CAJUN BLAZE | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ |
| 2015-09-25 | Midwest City, OK | Midwest City, OK | 30 | 694.2632 | CLARK CREW BBQ | SMOKEAHOLICS |
| 2016-04-22 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 695.4172 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ |
| 2016-07-01 | Marietta, GA | Marietta, GA | 30 | 697.6572 | CONTAGIOUS Q | Organizer Portal |
| 2016-08-12 | Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | 28 | 686.8456 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ |
| 2016-08-26 | N. Charleston, SC | N. Charleston, SC | 30 | 695.3484 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| 2016-09-16 | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 30 | 705.7144 | LUCKY'S Q | TOTALLY SAUCED |
| 2016-09-23 | Midwest City, OK | Midwest City, OK | 30 | 698.8572 | JAESTAR BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| 2017-04-21 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 706.8572 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ |
| 2017-06-30 | Bartlett, TN | Bartlett, TN | 30 | 704.5488 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | RAZORRACKS |
| 2017-08-25 ← this one | Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | 29 | 698.8228 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2017-09-15 | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 30 | 685.1432 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | iBQ'n |
| 2017-09-22 | Edmond, OK | Edmond, OK | 30 | 709.7260 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | JAESTAR BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2972 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 172.5484 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 170.8228 | 168.5256 |
29 entries · top 698.8228 · median 671.8972
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8688
29 entries · top 174.8572 · median 166.8456
29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8228