May 18–19, 2018 · Fond du Lac, WI · 📍 N4177 Cearns Ln
Littles BBQ Co won Grand Champion at the BBQ 4 ASTOP on May 18, 2018 in Fond du Lac, WI at N4177 Cearns Ln, scoring 668.0004 in a field of 27 teams. TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI took Reserve Grand Champion with 667.9772. Category winners: Chicken — Littles BBQ Co (173.1428); Pork Ribs — A BOY NAMED QUE (169.6800); Pork — QUE U (169.6800); Brisket — WICKED SMOKE BBQ (173.1200). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by CRASH TEST SMOKERS.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2018 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 97% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0232 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
Littles BBQ Co came in rated below the field's top team, TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.9312 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 5–6: LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ and CRASH TEST SMOKERS tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: QUE U and STRESS RELIEF BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 1–2: Littles BBQ Co edged KANAK ATTACK by 0.0112.
Littles BBQ Co took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 14th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI (won 2015), CRASH TEST SMOKERS (won 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2015 | Fond du Lac, WI | Fond du Lac, WI 54937 | 23 | 672 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 5 FINGER BBQ |
| May 20, 2016 | Fond du Lac, WI | Fond du Lac, WI 54935 | 28 | 683.9084 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI |
| May 18, 2018 ← this one | Fond du Lac, WI | N4177 Cearns Ln | 27 | 668.0004 | TURNIN' UP THE HEAT | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1428 | 170.2744 | 165.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.6800 | 166.8572 | 164.0228 |
| Pork | 169.6800 | 166.2972 | 164.5372 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 166.8572 | 165.1084 |
27 entries · top 668.0004 · median 650.1600
27 entries · top 173.1428 · median 163.9656
27 entries · top 169.6800 · median 161.1200
27 entries · top 169.6800 · median 162.8344
27 entries · top 173.1200 · median 162.7884