Mar 2–3, 2018 · Onamia, MN · 📍 40005 85th Ave
RUB MY RACK won Grand Champion at the Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship on March 2, 2018 in Onamia, MN at 40005 85th Ave, scoring 695.9312 in a field of 57 teams. TRUE SMOKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.1084. Category winners: Chicken — HOGLINE (180.0000); Pork Ribs — PURE SMOKE (175.4400); Pork — RUB MY RACK (178.2972); Brisket — RUB MY RACK (177.7028). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by LUCKY'S Q.
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 82 times in 100
RUB MY RACK came in rated below the field's top team, LUCKY'S Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 7–8: CROIX VALLEY SAUCES and BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: HAULIN' ASH BBQ and TRUE SMOKE BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN and BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
RUB MY RACK won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
RUB MY RACK took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 19th.
RUB MY RACK turned in 178.2972 in pork — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: TOTALLY SAUCED (won 2016), LUCKY'S Q (won 2017).
Bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data
57 teams — bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
34 of 47 teams from 2017-03-03 came back
34 of the 47 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2016 | Isle, MN | 45401 Mille Lacs Parkway | 59 | 693.6800 | TOTALLY SAUCED | LUCKY'S Q |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Onamia, MN | 40005 85th Ave | 47 | 700.5484 | LUCKY'S Q | TOTALLY SAUCED |
| Mar 2, 2018 ← this one | Onamia, MN | 40005 85th Ave | 57 | 695.9312 | RUB MY RACK | TRUE SMOKE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.1200 | 169.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 173.7144 | 171.4288 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 171.9656 |
57 entries · top 695.9312 · median 661.5656
57 entries · top 180 · median 165.6916 · 🔥 perfect 180
57 entries · top 175.4400 · median 164.5372
57 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8800
57 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2628