May 12–13, 2018 · Fredericksburg, VA · 📍 1200 Airport Av
Sauce This BBQ won Grand Champion at the BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 on May 12, 2018 in Fredericksburg, VA at 1200 Airport Av, scoring 691.9660 in a field of 38 teams. 3 EYZ BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.9084. Category winners: Chicken — Rogue Hog BBQ (176.5600); Pork Ribs — CONTAGIOUS Q (175.4172); Pork — APORKALYPSE NOW (177.7028); Brisket — ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ (173.1200).
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.
Sauce This BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 98% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1667 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 3–4: CONTAGIOUS Q and 3 EYZ BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: 3 EYZ BBQ and STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ and LOVE-N-SMOKE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 172.0116 | 169.1428 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.7372 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 171.9772 | 170.2628 |
38 entries · top 691.9660 · median 665.8914
38 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5314
38 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.1028
38 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8228
38 entries · top 173.1200 · median 165.1028
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.
26 entries · top 168.5488 · median 156.2458