May 4–5, 2018 · Show Low, AZ · 📍 751 S Clark RD
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ won Grand Champion at the City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown on May 4, 2018 in Show Low, AZ at 751 S Clark RD, scoring 703.9772 in a field of 52 teams. BAD BOYZ BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.8228. Category winners: Chicken — BURNIN BELLIES (179.4400); Pork Ribs — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (179.4400); Pork — MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — SMOKIN' WITH SWAG (177.7372).
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
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 4–5: MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ and PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: BAD BOYZ BBQ and UTAH BBQ COMPANY tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and BAD BOYZ BBQ tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 177.1428 | 175.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 176.5944 | 174.8456 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 177.7372 | 173.7144 | 171.9772 |
52 entries · top 703.9772 · median 668.2058
52 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3886
52 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.8400
52 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.1028
52 entries · top 177.7372 · median 164.5314