*BBQ in the Bluffs
2018-05-11 – 2018-05-12 · 📍 Hanafan Park,Rivers Edge
Grand Champion: HELPING U BBQ (690.2284) · 39 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ
Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)
🏆 Defending champion
GETTIN' BASTED won the most recent scored edition (2017-05-12).
🎪 Typical draw
This contest has averaged 34 teams across 5 scored editions.
📏 Contest record
The highest overall score here is 706.2972, set by GETTIN' BASTED in 2017.
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-10 | Council Bluffs, IA | 32 | 680.5714 | SPITFIRE | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2014-05-09 | Council Bluffs, IA 51503 | 33 | 685.1432 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | BUBBA-Q'S | |
| 2015-05-08 | Council Bluffs, IA 51503 | 33 | 691.9772 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 2016-05-13 | Rivers Edge Park | 33 | 688.5716 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2017-05-12 | River Edge Park(Hanafan Park) | 39 | 706.2972 | GETTIN' BASTED | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 2018-05-11 ← this one | Hanafan Park,Rivers Edge | 39 | 690.2284 | HELPING U BBQ | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ |
Official results are up on kcbs.us ↗ but haven’t been pulled here yet — they land with the nightly scrape.