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Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY)

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Mar 2–3, 2018 · Orlando, FL · 📍 1610 W Church st

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IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
710.8688 · Master Series — Overall
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SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
701.6456 · Master Series — Overall
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CAJUN BLAZE
701.0972 · Master Series — Overall

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) on March 2, 2018 in Orlando, FL at 1610 W Church st, scoring 710.8688 in a field of 49 teams. SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.6456. Category winners: Chicken — SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (180.0000); Pork Ribs — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (180.0000); Pork — BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW (179.4400); Brisket — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (180.0000).

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Chicken 180 🔥
  • Pork Ribs 180 🔥
  • Pork 179.44
  • Brisket 180 🔥
142.16 180

Entries

49
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

710.8688

Winning margin

9.2232
GC over RC

Field average

688.97
651.22710.87
median 690.78 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

5 🔥
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (Brisket), WEQ4U (Brisket), SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (Chicken) + 2 more

Tightest race

Pork
0.5828 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

698.8000
651.22710.87
10th place overall

Field spread

59.6460
winner to last place

Most consistent

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
avg finish 7.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 2.2856 pts — SAUCED! BBQ TEAM

How hot was the win?

Top 2%
beats 98% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

  • Chicken 2nd
  • Pork Ribs 9th
  • Pork 15th
  • Brisket 4th

A statement win

9.2232 points clear of the field

Wider than 86% of the 4,714 championships in the data

The champion won by 9.2232 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.

A day of perfect scores

5 perfect 180s

5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

  • WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · Brisket
  • WEQ4U · Brisket
  • SAUCED! BBQ TEAM · Chicken

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 25 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 4–5: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and REDNECK SCIENTIFIC tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: 3N1 Q and UNDER THE RADAR tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: UNDER THE RADAR and CHECKERED PIG tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 4–5 · tie
  • Chicken 6–7 · tie
  • Chicken 7–8 · tie
  • Chicken 9–10 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.

  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Brisket 1st

Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)

Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken180176.5600175.4056
Pork Ribs180178.8572176.5716
Pork179.4400178.8572177.7144
Brisket180177.7144177.7028

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

49 entries · top 710.8688 · median 690.7772

#TeamScore
1 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 710.8688
2 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 701.6456
3 CAJUN BLAZE 701.0972
4 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 701.0972
5 UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ 700.4912
6 iBQ'n 699.3716
7 WEQ4U 699.3600
8 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 698.8800
9 UNDER THE RADAR 698.8460
10 SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA 698.8000
11 3N1 Q 698.7884
12 PALMETTO PITMASTERS 698.2400
13 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 698.2056
14 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 698.2056
15 ACCUTECH BBQ 697.0972
16 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 697.0744
17 BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW 694.8000
18 LO' -N- SLO' BBQ 694.7772
19 NICE RACKS FL 694.2172
20 SWAMP BOYS 693.6688
21 KILLER B'S BBQ 693.0744
22 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 692.4800
23 BACKYARD BRO'S 691.3944
24 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 691.3716
25 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 690.7772
26 CONTAGIOUS Q 690.7656
27 CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ 690.7540
28 CHECKERED PIG 688.5144
29 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 687.8972
30 ACK-QUE 687.3600
31 THE SMOKING HILLS 687.3140
32 270 SMOKERS 686.7772
33 OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE 686.7656
34 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 686.7544
35 BIG D'S BBQ 686.7312
36 INHOGNITO 686.2400
37 Panther Creek Cookers 685.0632
38 APORKALYPSE NOW 683.9088
39 YES, DEAR BBQ 680.4456
40 TEAM EATAPEDIA 679.3256
41 HOT WACHULA'S 677.5884
42 SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING 677.0288
43 RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ 675.8972
44 Bubba Grills 675.2800
45 Guadalupe BBQ Co. / B&B Charcoal Products 674.1832
46 LOCAL SMOKE BBQ 667.8744
47 Country Boys BBQ / Rollin Smoke BBQ The Aussies 667.3032
48 Backyard Cookers 663.8744
49 CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW 651.2228

Chicken

49 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 180 🔥
2 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 177.7144
3 BACKYARD BRO'S 177.7028
4 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 176.5600
5 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 176.5600
6 3N1 Q 175.4172
7 UNDER THE RADAR 175.4172
8 CHECKERED PIG 175.4172
9 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 175.4056
10 ACCUTECH BBQ 175.4056
11 CAJUN BLAZE 174.8456
12 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 174.8456
13 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 174.2628
14 OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE 174.2628
15 UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ 174.2628
16 NICE RACKS FL 173.1200
17 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 171.9772
18 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 171.9772
19 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 171.9772
20 THE SMOKING HILLS 171.9656
21 Bubba Grills 171.9656
22 SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA 170.8228
23 RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ 170.8112
24 270 SMOKERS 170.2628
25 KILLER B'S BBQ 169.6800
26 INHOGNITO 169.1428
27 APORKALYPSE NOW 168.5372
28 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 168.5256
29 iBQ'n 168.5256
30 WEQ4U 168.5256
31 ACK-QUE 167.9656
32 BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW 167.9656
33 CONTAGIOUS Q 167.3828
34 LO' -N- SLO' BBQ 167.3828
35 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 167.3828
36 Panther Creek Cookers 167.3712
37 HOT WACHULA'S 166.8112
38 BIG D'S BBQ 166.2516
39 SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING 166.2516
40 PALMETTO PITMASTERS 166.2400
41 CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ 165.6800
42 TEAM EATAPEDIA 165.0972
43 Backyard Cookers 164.5372
44 SWAMP BOYS 164.5372
45 Country Boys BBQ / Rollin Smoke BBQ The Aussies 163.9544
46 YES, DEAR BBQ 163.3944
47 Guadalupe BBQ Co. / B&B Charcoal Products 160.5028
48 LOCAL SMOKE BBQ 157.6572
49 CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW 142.1600

Pork Ribs

49 entries · top 180 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 180 🔥
2 SWAMP BOYS 180 🔥
3 NICE RACKS FL 178.8572
4 LO' -N- SLO' BBQ 178.8572
5 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 178.8572
6 ACCUTECH BBQ 178.8572
7 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 177.7144
8 Guadalupe BBQ Co. / B&B Charcoal Products 177.1544
9 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 176.5944
10 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 176.5716
11 iBQ'n 176.5716
12 PALMETTO PITMASTERS 176.5600
13 SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA 176.5600
14 CONTAGIOUS Q 176.5600
15 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 175.4288
16 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 175.4172
17 KILLER B'S BBQ 175.4172
18 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 175.4172
19 CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ 174.2628
20 BIG D'S BBQ 174.2628
21 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 173.1316
22 Bubba Grills 173.1316
23 BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW 173.1200
24 CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW 173.1200
25 3N1 Q 172.5600
26 WEQ4U 171.9772
27 THE SMOKING HILLS 171.9656
28 ACK-QUE 171.9656
29 YES, DEAR BBQ 171.9656
30 OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE 171.4172
31 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 170.8572
32 UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ 170.8112
33 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 169.6916
34 HOT WACHULA'S 169.6916
35 CAJUN BLAZE 169.6800
36 APORKALYPSE NOW 169.1316
37 BACKYARD BRO'S 168.5944
38 270 SMOKERS 168.5372
39 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 168.5372
40 UNDER THE RADAR 168.0116
41 TEAM EATAPEDIA 167.9772
42 Country Boys BBQ / Rollin Smoke BBQ The Aussies 167.3944
43 CHECKERED PIG 166.8344
44 SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING 166.8344
45 Backyard Cookers 165.7028
46 INHOGNITO 165.0972
47 LOCAL SMOKE BBQ 164.5372
48 Panther Creek Cookers 162.8232
49 RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ 159.3716

Pork

49 entries · top 179.4400 · median 175.4172

#TeamScore
1 BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW 179.4400
2 KILLER B'S BBQ 178.8572
3 UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ 178.8572
4 iBQ'n 178.8572
5 WEQ4U 178.8572
6 CONTAGIOUS Q 178.8572
7 PALMETTO PITMASTERS 177.7372
8 RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ 177.7372
9 CAJUN BLAZE 177.7144
10 UNDER THE RADAR 177.7144
11 ACK-QUE 177.7144
12 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 177.7144
13 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 177.7028
14 APORKALYPSE NOW 177.7028
15 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 177.7028
16 Panther Creek Cookers 177.1544
17 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 177.1428
18 YES, DEAR BBQ 176.5600
19 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 176.5600
20 SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA 176.5600
21 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 176.5600
22 SWAMP BOYS 176.0116
23 LOCAL SMOKE BBQ 176
24 INHOGNITO 175.4400
25 THE SMOKING HILLS 175.4172
26 3N1 Q 175.4056
27 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 174.2628
28 270 SMOKERS 174.2628
29 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 173.1200
30 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 173.1200
31 NICE RACKS FL 173.1200
32 CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ 173.1084
33 SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING 173.1084
34 Guadalupe BBQ Co. / B&B Charcoal Products 171.9772
35 TEAM EATAPEDIA 170.8456
36 LO' -N- SLO' BBQ 170.8344
37 OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE 170.8228
38 BIG D'S BBQ 170.8112
39 ACCUTECH BBQ 169.7144
40 CHECKERED PIG 169.6800
41 BACKYARD BRO'S 169.6800
42 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 169.6800
43 HOT WACHULA'S 167.9772
44 Backyard Cookers 167.3944
45 Country Boys BBQ / Rollin Smoke BBQ The Aussies 167.3944
46 CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW 166.2400
47 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 166.2284
48 Bubba Grills 163.9428
49 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 163.9428

Brisket

49 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 180 🔥
2 WEQ4U 180 🔥
3 CAJUN BLAZE 178.8572
4 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 178.8572
5 Panther Creek Cookers 177.7144
6 LO' -N- SLO' BBQ 177.7028
7 UNDER THE RADAR 177.7028
8 PALMETTO PITMASTERS 177.7028
9 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 177.7028
10 CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ 177.7028
11 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 177.7028
12 CHECKERED PIG 176.5828
13 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 176.5600
14 INHOGNITO 176.5600
15 UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ 176.5600
16 iBQ'n 175.4172
17 BACKYARD BRO'S 175.4172
18 3N1 Q 175.4056
19 BIG D'S BBQ 175.4056
20 TEAM EATAPEDIA 175.4056
21 SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA 174.8572
22 BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW 174.2744
23 270 SMOKERS 173.7144
24 ACCUTECH BBQ 173.1200
25 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 173.1200
26 SWAMP BOYS 173.1200
27 HOT WACHULA'S 173.1084
28 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 172.5600
29 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 170.8800
30 SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING 170.8344
31 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 170.8228
32 OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE 170.2628
33 ACK-QUE 169.7144
34 CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW 169.7028
35 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 169.7028
36 LOCAL SMOKE BBQ 169.6800
37 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 169.6800
38 KILLER B'S BBQ 169.1200
39 NICE RACKS FL 169.1200
40 Country Boys BBQ / Rollin Smoke BBQ The Aussies 168.5600
41 APORKALYPSE NOW 168.5372
42 YES, DEAR BBQ 168.5256
43 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 168.5256
44 RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ 167.9772
45 THE SMOKING HILLS 167.9656
46 CONTAGIOUS Q 167.9656
47 Bubba Grills 166.2400
48 Backyard Cookers 166.2400
49 Guadalupe BBQ Co. / B&B Charcoal Products 164.5488

Ancillary categories

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.

Master Series — Mystery Meat

32 entries · top 180 · median 166.8402 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 Bubba Grills 180 🔥
2 SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA 176.5716
3 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 176.5600
4 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 176
5 270 SMOKERS 175.4172
6 UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ 174.8456
7 YES, DEAR BBQ 172.5944
8 CAJUN BLAZE 170.8572
9 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 170.8344
10 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 170.8228
11 Guadalupe BBQ Co. / B&B Charcoal Products 170.8228
12 Country Boys BBQ / Rollin Smoke BBQ The Aussies 170.8228
13 BACKYARD BRO'S 170.2860
14 APORKALYPSE NOW 169.6800
15 CHECKERED PIG 169.1200
16 NICE RACKS FL 166.8460
17 Panther Creek Cookers 166.8344
18 SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING 166.2400
19 TEAM EATAPEDIA 165.1316
20 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 165.1088
21 Backyard Cookers 163.4056
22 THE SMOKING HILLS 162.8460
23 CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW 161.1316
24 ACK-QUE 159.9888
25 BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW 159.9544
26 RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ 159.3600
27 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 158.2284
28 CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ 158.2056
29 LOCAL SMOKE BBQ 157.6688
30 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 154.2172
31 LO' -N- SLO' BBQ 149.1088
32 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 149.1088

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