Apr 20–21, 2018 · Overland Park, KS · 📍 8804 Grant Ave
SMOKE RINGERS won Grand Champion at the 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge on April 20, 2018 in Overland Park, KS at 8804 Grant Ave, scoring 693.1316 in a field of 46 teams. SKUNK RIVER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.5256. Category winners: Chicken — SKUNK RIVER BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — 3 PIGS SMOKIN (177.1544); Pork — SLAPS BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE (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 87% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6060 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
SMOKE RINGERS came in rated below the field's top team, SLAPS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SMOKE RINGERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 3–4: AMERICAN FIRE BBQ and 2 DRUNK 2 QUE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: 3 PIGS SMOKIN and SLAPS BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: 913 BBQ and SMOOTH SMOKE tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.7256 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 173.7144 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 171.4056 | 168.5484 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.8572 | 171.9656 |
46 entries · top 693.1316 · median 655.5998
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 2 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 3 | 913 BBQ | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 6 | OVERLAND PORK BBQ | |
| 7 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 9 | THE BOYS IN QUE | |
| 10 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 12 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 13 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 14 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 15 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 16 | SKYY FULL OF SMOKE | |
| 17 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 18 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 19 | 1st & 10 BBQ | |
| 20 | POWER I BBQ | |
| 21 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 22 | MORNING WOOD | |
| 23 | WANNA B'S | |
| 24 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 25 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 26 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 27 | MEAT MITCH | |
| 28 | JPig Picture Perfect BBQ | |
| 29 | JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ | |
| 30 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 31 | Rub on it BBQ | |
| 32 | KNIGHTS OF THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 33 | PITT SMOKERS | |
| 34 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 35 | B&D BBQ | |
| 36 | KRAZE-E'S BBQ | |
| 37 | Mad Cow Angry Beaver | |
| 38 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 39 | PB&J SMOKIN' OLD MEN | |
| 40 | BLUE VALLEY BBQ | |
| 41 | PORK 'N MINDY | |
| 42 | ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE | |
| 43 | SMOKUS POKUS | |
| 44 | Smokin Freaks | |
| 45 | GLAZED & CONFUSED | |
| 46 | THE LAZERS |
45 entries · top 180 · median 165.1772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 2 | 913 BBQ | |
| 3 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 4 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 5 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 6 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 7 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 8 | THE BOYS IN QUE | |
| 9 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 10 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 11 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 12 | SKYY FULL OF SMOKE | |
| 13 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 14 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 15 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 16 | JPig Picture Perfect BBQ | |
| 17 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 19 | OVERLAND PORK BBQ | |
| 20 | 1st & 10 BBQ | |
| 21 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 22 | POWER I BBQ | |
| 23 | PORK 'N MINDY | |
| 24 | KNIGHTS OF THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 25 | SMOKUS POKUS | |
| 26 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 27 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 28 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 29 | MEAT MITCH | |
| 30 | MORNING WOOD | |
| 31 | Rub on it BBQ | |
| 32 | WANNA B'S | |
| 33 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 34 | JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ | |
| 35 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 36 | ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE | |
| 37 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 38 | KRAZE-E'S BBQ | |
| 39 | Mad Cow Angry Beaver | |
| 40 | BLUE VALLEY BBQ | |
| 41 | PITT SMOKERS | |
| 42 | PB&J SMOKIN' OLD MEN | |
| 43 | GLAZED & CONFUSED | |
| 44 | Smokin Freaks | |
| 45 | B&D BBQ |
46 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 2 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 3 | MORNING WOOD | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 6 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 7 | OVERLAND PORK BBQ | |
| 8 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 9 | 913 BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 11 | THE BOYS IN QUE | |
| 12 | 1st & 10 BBQ | |
| 13 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 14 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 15 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 16 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 17 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 18 | PITT SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SKYY FULL OF SMOKE | |
| 20 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 21 | B&D BBQ | |
| 22 | JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ | |
| 23 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 24 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 25 | POWER I BBQ | |
| 26 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 27 | WANNA B'S | |
| 28 | PORK 'N MINDY | |
| 29 | Rub on it BBQ | |
| 30 | MEAT MITCH | |
| 31 | KRAZE-E'S BBQ | |
| 32 | JPig Picture Perfect BBQ | |
| 33 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 34 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 35 | PB&J SMOKIN' OLD MEN | |
| 36 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 37 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 38 | Mad Cow Angry Beaver | |
| 39 | KNIGHTS OF THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 40 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 41 | SMOKUS POKUS | |
| 42 | GLAZED & CONFUSED | |
| 43 | Smokin Freaks | |
| 44 | BLUE VALLEY BBQ | |
| 45 | ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE | |
| 46 | THE LAZERS |
46 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 3 | JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ | |
| 4 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 6 | OVERLAND PORK BBQ | |
| 7 | THE BOYS IN QUE | |
| 8 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 9 | 913 BBQ | |
| 10 | KNIGHTS OF THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 11 | Rub on it BBQ | |
| 12 | 1st & 10 BBQ | |
| 13 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 14 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 15 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 16 | Mad Cow Angry Beaver | |
| 17 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 18 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 19 | MEAT MITCH | |
| 20 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 21 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 22 | BLUE VALLEY BBQ | |
| 23 | POWER I BBQ | |
| 24 | WANNA B'S | |
| 25 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 26 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 27 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 28 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 29 | GLAZED & CONFUSED | |
| 30 | SKYY FULL OF SMOKE | |
| 31 | JPig Picture Perfect BBQ | |
| 32 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 33 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 34 | KRAZE-E'S BBQ | |
| 35 | PB&J SMOKIN' OLD MEN | |
| 36 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 37 | THE LAZERS | |
| 38 | Smokin Freaks | |
| 39 | B&D BBQ | |
| 40 | PITT SMOKERS | |
| 41 | PORK 'N MINDY | |
| 42 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 43 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 44 | MORNING WOOD | |
| 45 | ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE | |
| 46 | SMOKUS POKUS |
46 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.0970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 5 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 6 | B&D BBQ | |
| 7 | OVERLAND PORK BBQ | |
| 8 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 9 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 10 | PITT SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SKYY FULL OF SMOKE | |
| 12 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 13 | 913 BBQ | |
| 14 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 15 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 16 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 17 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 18 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 19 | WANNA B'S | |
| 20 | MORNING WOOD | |
| 21 | POWER I BBQ | |
| 22 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 23 | ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE | |
| 24 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 25 | THE BOYS IN QUE | |
| 26 | PB&J SMOKIN' OLD MEN | |
| 27 | MEAT MITCH | |
| 28 | JPig Picture Perfect BBQ | |
| 29 | KNIGHTS OF THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 30 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 31 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 32 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 33 | BLUE VALLEY BBQ | |
| 34 | KRAZE-E'S BBQ | |
| 35 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 36 | Smokin Freaks | |
| 37 | 1st & 10 BBQ | |
| 38 | Rub on it BBQ | |
| 39 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 40 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 41 | Mad Cow Angry Beaver | |
| 42 | JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ | |
| 43 | THE LAZERS | |
| 44 | SMOKUS POKUS | |
| 45 | PORK 'N MINDY | |
| 46 | GLAZED & CONFUSED |
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.
7 entries · top 180 · median 177.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 2 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 3 | 913 BBQ | |
| 4 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 5 | ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 7 | OVERLAND PORK BBQ |
14 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WANNA B'S | |
| 2 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | OVERLAND PORK BBQ | |
| 4 | ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | SKYY FULL OF SMOKE | |
| 6 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 7 | Rub on it BBQ | |
| 8 | MEAT MITCH | |
| 9 | PORK 'N MINDY | |
| 10 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 11 | KRAZE-E'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Mad Cow Angry Beaver | |
| 13 | JPig Picture Perfect BBQ | |
| 14 | GLAZED & CONFUSED |