Dec 15–16, 2017 · Las Vegas, NV · 📍 Fremont Street
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL) on December 15, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV at Fremont Street, scoring 699.9428 in a field of 30 teams. PORTERHOUSE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.2744. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN MO'S BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (180.0000); Pork — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (179.4400); Brisket — GETTIN' BASTED (179.4400).
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.
Closer than 75% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6684 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Stronger than 96% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1655 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: SMOKIN MO'S BBQ and RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: GIRLS CAN GRILL and MEATSWEATS BBQ tied on 177.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BIG POPPA SMOKERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 12th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.1544 | 175.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4172 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 174.8456 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.1428 | 169.6800 |
30 entries · top 699.9428 · median 669.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 6 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 7 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | MEATSWEATS BBQ | |
| 9 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 11 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 12 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 14 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 16 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 17 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 18 | BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q | |
| 19 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 20 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 21 | FAIRLY ODD BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | OUTTA GAS BBQ | |
| 23 | INFINITE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 25 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 26 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 27 | QUED UP | |
| 28 | STEVEO'S BBQ | |
| 29 | STEVE'S PIG PIKINS BBQ | |
| 30 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL |
30 entries · top 180 · median 171.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 4 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 5 | MEATSWEATS BBQ | |
| 6 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 8 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 9 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 10 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 11 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 13 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 14 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 16 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 17 | OUTTA GAS BBQ | |
| 18 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 19 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 20 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL | |
| 21 | BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q | |
| 22 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 23 | FAIRLY ODD BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | INFINITE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | QUED UP | |
| 26 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 27 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 28 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 29 | STEVEO'S BBQ | |
| 30 | STEVE'S PIG PIKINS BBQ |
30 entries · top 180 · median 165.0972 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 5 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 6 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 8 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 9 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 10 | FAIRLY ODD BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 13 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 14 | BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q | |
| 15 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 16 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 17 | INFINITE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 20 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | QUED UP | |
| 22 | STEVEO'S BBQ | |
| 23 | OUTTA GAS BBQ | |
| 24 | MEATSWEATS BBQ | |
| 25 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 26 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 27 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 28 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 29 | STEVE'S PIG PIKINS BBQ | |
| 30 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL |
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 5 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 6 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | MEATSWEATS BBQ | |
| 8 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 9 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 10 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 11 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 13 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 15 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 16 | BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q | |
| 17 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | STEVEO'S BBQ | |
| 19 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 20 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 21 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 22 | QUED UP | |
| 23 | FAIRLY ODD BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 25 | OUTTA GAS BBQ | |
| 26 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 27 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 28 | INFINITE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 29 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL | |
| 30 | STEVE'S PIG PIKINS BBQ |
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | INFINITE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 5 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 6 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 8 | MEATSWEATS BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 10 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 11 | QUED UP | |
| 12 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 14 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 15 | OUTTA GAS BBQ | |
| 16 | FAIRLY ODD BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | 7-8-9 BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 19 | BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q | |
| 20 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 21 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 22 | STEVEO'S BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 24 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 26 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 27 | STEVE'S PIG PIKINS BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 29 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 30 | ALL UP IN MY GRILL |