May 18–19, 2018 · Washington, UT · 📍 350 N Community Center Drive
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Southern Utah BBQ Festival on May 18, 2018 in Washington, UT at 350 N Community Center Drive, scoring 690.2400 in a field of 15 teams. Crooked Pigs took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5256. Category winners: Chicken — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (177.1544); Pork Ribs — Crooked Pigs (177.1428); Pork — SMOKERS PURGATORY (175.4056); Brisket — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (174.2628).
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.
Chicken places 3–4: LUNEY-Q BBQ and Stevo's BBQ tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS and SMOKERS PURGATORY tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: HIGH VOLTAGE BBQ - UT and Crooked Pigs tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 167.4172 | 157.0972 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 169.1200 | 162.8344 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 172.5600 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 168.5600 | 157.7028 |
15 entries · top 690.2400 · median 659.2684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 3 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 4 | MOODSWING BBQ | |
| 5 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 6 | Stevo's BBQ | |
| 7 | HIGH VOLTAGE BBQ - UT | |
| 8 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 9 | LUNEY-Q BBQ | |
| 10 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 11 | .Pork U BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN RED ROCKERS | |
| 13 | THE RIB CAGE | |
| 14 | BIG SMOKIES | |
| 15 | PAPA GUS |
15 entries · top 177.1544 · median 161.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 3 | LUNEY-Q BBQ | |
| 4 | Stevo's BBQ | |
| 5 | .Pork U BBQ | |
| 6 | MOODSWING BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 8 | HIGH VOLTAGE BBQ - UT | |
| 9 | BIG SMOKIES | |
| 10 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 11 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 12 | THE RIB CAGE | |
| 13 | SMOKIN RED ROCKERS | |
| 14 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 15 | PAPA GUS |
15 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 2 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 3 | MOODSWING BBQ | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 6 | HIGH VOLTAGE BBQ - UT | |
| 7 | SMOKIN RED ROCKERS | |
| 8 | LUNEY-Q BBQ | |
| 9 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 10 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 11 | Stevo's BBQ | |
| 12 | THE RIB CAGE | |
| 13 | .Pork U BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG SMOKIES | |
| 15 | PAPA GUS |
15 entries · top 175.4056 · median 169.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 2 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 3 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 4 | HIGH VOLTAGE BBQ - UT | |
| 5 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 6 | MOODSWING BBQ | |
| 7 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 8 | Stevo's BBQ | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | .Pork U BBQ | |
| 11 | LUNEY-Q BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN RED ROCKERS | |
| 13 | THE RIB CAGE | |
| 14 | PAPA GUS | |
| 15 | BIG SMOKIES |
15 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Stevo's BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 4 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 5 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 6 | HIGH VOLTAGE BBQ - UT | |
| 7 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 8 | MOODSWING BBQ | |
| 9 | .Pork U BBQ | |
| 10 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 11 | LUNEY-Q BBQ | |
| 12 | THE RIB CAGE | |
| 13 | BIG SMOKIES | |
| 14 | SMOKIN RED ROCKERS | |
| 15 | PAPA GUS |