2017-12-15 – 2017-12-16 · Las Vegas, NV · 📍 Fremont Street
Grand Champion: BIG POPPA SMOKERS (699.9428) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PORTERHOUSE 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.
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 4,742 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 | 180.0000 | 177.1544 | 175.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 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 180.0000 · 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 180.0000 · 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 |