Apr 21–22, 2018 · Council Grove, KS · 📍 11 East Main
LAZY BUTT BBQ won Grand Champion at the Fire N Up in the Flint Hills on April 21, 2018 in Council Grove, KS at 11 East Main, scoring 690.8004 in a field of 21 teams. WHITE MOOSE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2284. Category winners: Chicken — WHITE MOOSE BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — LAZY BUTT BBQ (175.4172); Pork — LAZY BUTT BBQ (174.8572); Brisket — LAZY BUTT BBQ (175.4172).
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 77 times in 100
Lazy Butt BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Fergolicious BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
LAZY BUTT BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Chicken places 9–10: PURPLE SHADOW and CASUAL SMOKERS II tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Fergolicious BBQ and Fat&Dumb BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: WHITE MOOSE BBQ edged PURPLE SHADOW by 0.0112.
LAZY BUTT BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 11th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 170.2972 | 168 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 170.2744 | 166.8344 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 169.1084 | 166.2744 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 170.2744 | 167.3944 |
21 entries · top 690.8004 · median 664.4344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 2 | WHITE MOOSE BBQ | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 5 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 6 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 7 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 8 | CASUAL SMOKERS II | |
| 9 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 10 | 777 BBQ | |
| 11 | 42 Bar-b-que | |
| 12 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 13 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 14 | PETE'S BACK ALLEY BBQ | |
| 15 | DOCTOR QUE | |
| 16 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 17 | JONNY V'S | |
| 18 | Wobbly Hog BBQ CO. | |
| 19 | RUBBIN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 20 | ROD'S BBQ | |
| 21 | P.E.T.A. BROS BBQ |
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE MOOSE BBQ | |
| 2 | 777 BBQ | |
| 3 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 4 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 5 | DOCTOR QUE | |
| 6 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 7 | 42 Bar-b-que | |
| 8 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 9 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 10 | CASUAL SMOKERS II | |
| 11 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 12 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 13 | PETE'S BACK ALLEY BBQ | |
| 14 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 15 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 16 | Wobbly Hog BBQ CO. | |
| 17 | JONNY V'S | |
| 18 | RUBBIN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 20 | P.E.T.A. BROS BBQ | |
| 21 | ROD'S BBQ |
21 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 2 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 5 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 6 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 7 | PETE'S BACK ALLEY BBQ | |
| 8 | WHITE MOOSE BBQ | |
| 9 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 10 | 42 Bar-b-que | |
| 11 | DOCTOR QUE | |
| 12 | CASUAL SMOKERS II | |
| 13 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 14 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 15 | JONNY V'S | |
| 16 | ROD'S BBQ | |
| 17 | RUBBIN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | 777 BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 20 | Wobbly Hog BBQ CO. | |
| 21 | P.E.T.A. BROS BBQ |
21 entries · top 174.8572 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 2 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 3 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 4 | 777 BBQ | |
| 5 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 6 | 42 Bar-b-que | |
| 7 | WHITE MOOSE BBQ | |
| 8 | CASUAL SMOKERS II | |
| 9 | PETE'S BACK ALLEY BBQ | |
| 10 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 11 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 12 | RUBBIN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 14 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 15 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 16 | P.E.T.A. BROS BBQ | |
| 17 | DOCTOR QUE | |
| 18 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 19 | Wobbly Hog BBQ CO. | |
| 20 | ROD'S BBQ | |
| 21 | JONNY V'S |
21 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 2 | WHITE MOOSE BBQ | |
| 3 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 4 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 5 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 6 | CASUAL SMOKERS II | |
| 7 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 8 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 9 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 10 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 11 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 12 | 777 BBQ | |
| 13 | JONNY V'S | |
| 14 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 15 | 42 Bar-b-que | |
| 16 | PETE'S BACK ALLEY BBQ | |
| 17 | ROD'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Wobbly Hog BBQ CO. | |
| 19 | DOCTOR QUE | |
| 20 | P.E.T.A. BROS BBQ | |
| 21 | RUBBIN BUTTS BBQ |