Sep 2–3, 2017 · Winona, MN
RIVER CITY IA BARBEQUE won Grand Champion at the Big Muddy Brew N Que on September 2, 2017 in Winona, MN, scoring 678.8688 in a field of 21 teams. TRUE SMOKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 673.6112. Category winners: Chicken — SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV (172.5828); Pork Ribs — THE DOCFATHER BBQ (177.1544); Pork — SWAMPVIEW BBQ (176.0228); Brisket — RIVER CITY IA BARBEQUE (174.8916). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by EGGSPERT 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 2018 — 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 77 times in 100
RIVER CITY IA BARBEQUE came in rated below the field's top team, TRUE SMOKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was RIVER CITY IA BARBEQUE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 10th tracked contest.
Chicken places 7–8: Phoenix BBQ and HAPPY PIG BBQ tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: HAPPY PIG BBQ and SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV tied on 169.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: MONSTERS OF THE RIBWAY and Phoenix BBQ tied on 165.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
RIVER CITY IA BARBEQUE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
THE DOCFATHER BBQ turned in 177.1544 in pork ribs — past the 173.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: EGGSPERT BBQ (won 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2016 | Winona, MN | Levee Park | 20 | 692.5372 | EGGSPERT BBQ | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
| Sep 2, 2017 ← this one | Winona, MN | Winona, MN 55987 | 21 | 678.8688 | RIVER CITY IA BARBEQUE | TRUE SMOKE BBQ |
| Sep 1, 2018 | Winona, MN | Winona, MN 55987 | 22 | 688.5032 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | Phoenix BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.5828 | 170.2628 | 165.7256 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 170.2628 | 166.2744 |
| Pork | 176.0228 | 170.2628 | 166.8572 |
| Brisket | 174.8916 | 169.1544 | 165.6800 |
21 entries · top 678.8688 · median 657.6344
21 entries · top 172.5828 · median 165.7144
21 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.2400
21 entries · top 176.0228 · median 165.1084
21 entries · top 174.8916 · median 165.1200