Mar 3–4, 2018 · Cheney, KS · 📍 Sedgwick County Fairgrounds
BOOMERANG BBQ won Grand Champion at the Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 on March 3, 2018 in Cheney, KS at Sedgwick County Fairgrounds, scoring 705.1316 in a field of 42 teams. GETTIN' BASTED took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3944. Category winners: Chicken — BOOMERANG BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BUFFALO'S BBQ (179.4400); Pork — BOOMERANG BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ (178.8572).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100
BOOMERANG BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, CLARK CREW BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Stronger than 99% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1682 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 3–4: HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB and BUTCHER BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SMOKIN MO'S BBQ and JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: BUFFALO'S BBQ and JP CUSTOM SMOKE tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BOOMERANG BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BOOMERANG BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 16th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 173.7372 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.0228 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 172.0228 |
42 entries · top 705.1316 · median 674.4628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 4 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 8 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 9 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 10 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 11 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 12 | LA PASADITA | |
| 13 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 14 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 15 | BARREL BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 18 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 19 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 20 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 21 | SIPPIN ON SMOKE | |
| 22 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 23 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 24 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 25 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 26 | CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | |
| 27 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 28 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 29 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 30 | BOB'S BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 32 | 913 BBQ | |
| 33 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 34 | OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ | |
| 35 | Jay Willies Whiskey Pit BBQ | |
| 36 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 37 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 38 | Cookin' For Eric | |
| 39 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 40 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 41 | 56 SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 42 | GEMINI BBQ |
41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 3 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 4 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 5 | LA PASADITA | |
| 6 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 9 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 12 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 13 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 14 | 913 BBQ | |
| 15 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 16 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 17 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 18 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 19 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 20 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 21 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 22 | BARREL BOYS BBQ | |
| 23 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 24 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 25 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 26 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 27 | Jay Willies Whiskey Pit BBQ | |
| 28 | 56 SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 29 | SIPPIN ON SMOKE | |
| 30 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 31 | Cookin' For Eric | |
| 32 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 33 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 34 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 35 | BOB'S BBQ | |
| 36 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 37 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 38 | CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | |
| 39 | OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ | |
| 40 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 41 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK |
42 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 3 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 4 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 8 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 9 | Cookin' For Eric | |
| 10 | 913 BBQ | |
| 11 | SIPPIN ON SMOKE | |
| 12 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 13 | BOB'S BBQ | |
| 14 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 15 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 16 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 17 | LA PASADITA | |
| 18 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 19 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 20 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 21 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 22 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 24 | Jay Willies Whiskey Pit BBQ | |
| 25 | CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | |
| 26 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 27 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 28 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 29 | 56 SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 30 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 31 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 32 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 33 | OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ | |
| 34 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 35 | BARREL BOYS BBQ | |
| 36 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 37 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 38 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 39 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 40 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 41 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 42 | SLAPS BBQ |
41 entries · top 180 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 4 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 9 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 10 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 11 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 12 | BARREL BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 14 | CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | |
| 15 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 16 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 17 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 18 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 19 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 20 | LA PASADITA | |
| 21 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 22 | OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ | |
| 23 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 24 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 25 | SIPPIN ON SMOKE | |
| 26 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 27 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 28 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 29 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 30 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 31 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 32 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 33 | 913 BBQ | |
| 34 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 35 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 36 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 37 | Cookin' For Eric | |
| 38 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 39 | BOB'S BBQ | |
| 40 | Jay Willies Whiskey Pit BBQ | |
| 41 | 56 SMOKEHOUSE |
41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 4 | BOB'S BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 8 | BARREL BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 11 | Jay Willies Whiskey Pit BBQ | |
| 12 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 13 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 14 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 15 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 16 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 17 | OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ | |
| 18 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 19 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 20 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 21 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 22 | CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 25 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 26 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 27 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 28 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 29 | SIPPIN ON SMOKE | |
| 30 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 31 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 32 | 56 SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 33 | LA PASADITA | |
| 34 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 35 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 36 | Cookin' For Eric | |
| 37 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 38 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 39 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 40 | 913 BBQ | |
| 41 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ |