May 4–5, 2018 · Lansing, KS · 📍 Gilman RD
THE SMOKING HILLS won Grand Champion at the Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q on May 4, 2018 in Lansing, KS at Gilman RD, scoring 694.2056 in a field of 29 teams. AMERICAN FIRE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.4916. Category winners: Chicken — Pine Tar BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS (177.1428); Pork — A BBQ TEAM - MO (176.5716); Brisket — 2 DRUNK 2 QUE (174.2628). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by BURNT FINGER BBQ.
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 SMOKING HILLS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork places 2–3: BOXER Q BBQ and LOVE 2 Q tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: LOVE 2 Q and JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: 2 DRUNK 2 QUE and JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS turned in 177.1428 in pork ribs — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2017 | Lansing, KS | Gilman RD | 30 | 695.3484 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| May 4, 2018 ← this one | Lansing, KS | Gilman RD | 29 | 694.2056 | THE SMOKING HILLS | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 170.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 172.5716 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 176.5716 | 173.1428 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 171.9656 | 168.5256 |
29 entries · top 694.2056 · median 668.4340
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9772
29 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.8800
29 entries · top 176.5716 · median 168.5256
29 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.8344
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 177.7028 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 2 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 3 | TOADS JUMPIN SMOKE | |
| 4 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 5 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 6 | Ribbed for her Pleasure | |
| 7 | Gotta Rub Dat Butt |