May 4–5, 2018 · Kennett, MO
Q-BONES BBQ won Grand Champion at the 37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's on May 4, 2018 in Kennett, MO, scoring 690.2284 in a field of 25 teams. Heavy Smoke BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5604. Category winners: Chicken — RAZORRACKS (177.7028); Pork Ribs — DAD'S GRILLIN CREW (174.8800); Pork — B & J BBQ (175.4172); Brisket — Heavy Smoke BBQ (177.7028).
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 75% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6680 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
Q-BONES BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: FIRE DANCER BBQ and Old Habits BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: WARDEN'S Q and EPIC BBQ CRU tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: Heavy Smoke BBQ and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 170.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8800 | 170.2972 | 167.9656 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 171.9884 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 172 | 167.9656 |
25 entries · top 690.2284 · median 659.8860
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 2 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 7 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 8 | WARDEN'S Q | |
| 9 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 10 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 11 | REDNECK GRILLERS | |
| 12 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 13 | B & J BBQ | |
| 14 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 15 | RWQ/SKIP HIGHFILL | |
| 16 | Old Habits BBQ | |
| 17 | PICK'N OUR BUTTS | |
| 18 | 901Q | |
| 19 | THE PORKCHOP MAFIA | |
| 20 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 21 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 22 | River 12:18 Q-Team | |
| 23 | BBQ Factory | |
| 24 | GLAZED & CONFUSED | |
| 25 | Bubba's BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 3 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 4 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 5 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 6 | THE PORKCHOP MAFIA | |
| 7 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 9 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 10 | RWQ/SKIP HIGHFILL | |
| 11 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 12 | PICK'N OUR BUTTS | |
| 13 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 14 | WARDEN'S Q | |
| 15 | 901Q | |
| 16 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 17 | River 12:18 Q-Team | |
| 18 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 19 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 20 | REDNECK GRILLERS | |
| 21 | Old Habits BBQ | |
| 22 | B & J BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ Factory | |
| 24 | Bubba's BBQ | |
| 25 | GLAZED & CONFUSED |
25 entries · top 174.8800 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 2 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 3 | Old Habits BBQ | |
| 4 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 6 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 7 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 8 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | REDNECK GRILLERS | |
| 10 | WARDEN'S Q | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 13 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 14 | GLAZED & CONFUSED | |
| 15 | 901Q | |
| 16 | RWQ/SKIP HIGHFILL | |
| 17 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 18 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 19 | THE PORKCHOP MAFIA | |
| 20 | PICK'N OUR BUTTS | |
| 21 | B & J BBQ | |
| 22 | Bubba's BBQ | |
| 23 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 24 | BBQ Factory | |
| 25 | River 12:18 Q-Team |
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B & J BBQ | |
| 2 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 5 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 6 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | WARDEN'S Q | |
| 8 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 9 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 10 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 11 | REDNECK GRILLERS | |
| 12 | THE PORKCHOP MAFIA | |
| 13 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 14 | BBQ Factory | |
| 15 | 901Q | |
| 16 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 17 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 18 | Bubba's BBQ | |
| 19 | Old Habits BBQ | |
| 20 | PICK'N OUR BUTTS | |
| 21 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 22 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 23 | River 12:18 Q-Team | |
| 24 | RWQ/SKIP HIGHFILL | |
| 25 | GLAZED & CONFUSED |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 4 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 5 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | WARDEN'S Q | |
| 8 | B & J BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 10 | REDNECK GRILLERS | |
| 11 | RWQ/SKIP HIGHFILL | |
| 12 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 13 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 14 | PICK'N OUR BUTTS | |
| 15 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 16 | River 12:18 Q-Team | |
| 17 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 18 | Old Habits BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ Factory | |
| 20 | GLAZED & CONFUSED | |
| 21 | 901Q | |
| 22 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 23 | THE PORKCHOP MAFIA | |
| 24 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 25 | Bubba's BBQ |