Aug 25–26, 2017 · Lubbock, TX · 📍 1308 Indiana Ave
Outdoor Chef won Grand Champion at the Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship on August 25, 2017 in Lubbock, TX at 1308 Indiana Ave, scoring 698.2628 in a field of 44 teams. BOOMERANG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.7540. Category winners: Chicken — Moyer Competition BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Smokin' G's BBQ (177.7144); Pork — PITTMAN BARBEQUE (178.8572); Brisket — BENT NAIL BBQ (175.4056). This is the 2nd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by SLAPS BBQ; the next was held in 2018.
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, 2016 to 2026 — 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 84 times in 100
Outdoor Chef came in rated below the field's top team, BIG "E" BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Outdoor Chef won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Outdoor Chef's first Grand Championship in the data.
Outdoor Chef finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Pork Ribs places 5–6: BENT NAIL BBQ and Weekend Pit Masters tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: Outdoor Chef and GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: PITTMAN BARBEQUE and Buckshot BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Moyer Competition 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2016 | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 72 | 700.5712 | SLAPS BBQ | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ |
| Aug 25, 2017 ← this one | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 44 | 698.2628 | Outdoor Chef | BOOMERANG BBQ |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 54 | 703.4172 | BOOMERANG BBQ | KISS MY RACK |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 55 | 705.7028 | Smoked & Furious | TCB BBQ |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Lubbock, TX | 1308 Indiana Ave | 51 | 706.2628 | TINY E BBQ | God's Country BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 170.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 175.4400 | 172.5828 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 169.1084 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 174.2628 | 168.6056 |
44 entries · top 698.2628 · median 655.5426
44 entries · top 180 · median 165.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
44 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.6858
43 entries · top 178.8572 · median 159.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PITTMAN BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | Outdoor Chef | |
| 3 | GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin' G's BBQ | |
| 5 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY | |
| 7 | L C COOKERS | |
| 8 | Big Moes BBq | |
| 9 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 10 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 11 | THE SMOKIN' MO'S | |
| 12 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 13 | Moyer Competition BBQ | |
| 14 | TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 15 | HAWG COUNTY COOKERS | |
| 16 | Smoke House Rats | |
| 17 | Texas Tech Meat Science | |
| 18 | BENT NAIL BBQ | |
| 19 | KISS MY RACK | |
| 20 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 21 | Brewing Smoke BBQ | |
| 22 | Pork N Things | |
| 23 | SMOKE EM UP BBQ | |
| 24 | S&S PIT CREW | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' DOUBLE Z BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' DOGS | |
| 27 | JUNIORS UP IN SMOKE | |
| 28 | DIRT CITY SMOKERS TOO | |
| 29 | BIG DADDY G'S BBQ | |
| 30 | KETTLE'S KITCHEN | |
| 31 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 32 | Lolli Q | |
| 33 | KBBQ | |
| 34 | SMOKIN' ASHES | |
| 35 | Plainum Diesel | |
| 36 | Brannscum Pit of Steel BBQ | |
| 37 | BAR S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 38 | TRES AMIGOS BBQ TEAM | |
| 39 | Weekend Pit Masters | |
| 40 | Colorado State University | |
| 41 | BIG E BBQ | |
| 42 | Two Smokin' Crackers | |
| 43 | MONTEMAYOR PITMASTERS |
43 entries · top 175.4056 · median 164.5256
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.
42 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&S PIT CREW | |
| 2 | BIG DADDY G'S BBQ | |
| 3 | KISS MY RACK SQUARED | |
| 4 | BENT NAIL BBQ | |
| 5 | TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 6 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 7 | HAWG COUNTY COOKERS | |
| 8 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE EM UP BBQ | |
| 10 | THE SMOKIN' MO'S | |
| 11 | Outdoor Chef | |
| 12 | GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | Two Smokin' Crackers | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' DOGS | |
| 15 | KISS MY RACK | |
| 16 | Smoke House Rats | |
| 17 | SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY | |
| 18 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 19 | Lolli Q | |
| 20 | Ribeye J | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' DOUBLE Z BBQ | |
| 22 | Pork N Things | |
| 23 | JUNIORS UP IN SMOKE | |
| 24 | BAR S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 25 | Brewing Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | PITTMAN BARBEQUE | |
| 27 | Texas Tech Meat Science | |
| 28 | DIRT CITY SMOKERS TOO | |
| 29 | KBBQ | |
| 30 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 31 | L C COOKERS | |
| 32 | Lubbock Heart Hospital | |
| 33 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 34 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 35 | Brannscum Pit of Steel BBQ | |
| 36 | BIG E BBQ | |
| 37 | Big Moes BBq | |
| 38 | Plainum Diesel | |
| 39 | Colorado State University | |
| 40 | Smokin' G's BBQ | |
| 41 | TRES AMIGOS BBQ TEAM | |
| 42 | MONTEMAYOR PITMASTERS |