Jun 1–2, 2018 · Louisville, KY · 📍 2713 Blankenbaker RD
Grand Champion: VICTORY SMOKERS (703.9772) · 14 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 EXTRA MILE BBQ
Full results from the Friends Of OBR Pitmaster Challenge (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) 2018, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on June 1, 2018 in Louisville, KY at 2713 Blankenbaker RD. EXTRA MILE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ (175.4172); Pork — VICTORY SMOKERS (180.0000).
Chicken 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.
Pork places 6–7: Perrydise edged 270 SMOKERS by 0.0112. Chicken places 2–3: VICTORY SMOKERS edged BLUE CHIP BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 5–6: Jim Beams Divine Swine edged Perrydise by 0.0228.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 171.9656 | 162.2516 |
| Pork | 180 | 169.7256 | 167.4856 |
14 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.2914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 2 | VICTORY SMOKERS | |
| 3 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 4 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 5 | Hot Dog BBQ | |
| 6 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 7 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 8 | TEAM RINE-O | |
| 9 | Farmers Retreat | |
| 10 | Jim Beams Divine Swine | |
| 11 | Perrydise | |
| 12 | Hog town BBQ | |
| 13 | ACME BBQ | |
| 14 | BUTTS-N-RACKS |
14 entries · top 180 · median 169.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VICTORY SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Hog town BBQ | |
| 3 | Hot Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | TEAM RINE-O | |
| 5 | Jim Beams Divine Swine | |
| 6 | Perrydise | |
| 7 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Farmers Retreat | |
| 9 | BUTTS-N-RACKS | |
| 10 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 11 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 12 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 13 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 14 | ACME BBQ |
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.
14 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hog town BBQ | |
| 2 | Perrydise | |
| 3 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 4 | VICTORY SMOKERS | |
| 5 | TEAM RINE-O | |
| 6 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 7 | Farmers Retreat | |
| 8 | ACME BBQ | |
| 9 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 10 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Hot Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 13 | BUTTS-N-RACKS | |
| 14 | Jim Beams Divine Swine |
14 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 2 | VICTORY SMOKERS | |
| 3 | ACME BBQ | |
| 4 | BUTTS-N-RACKS | |
| 5 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 6 | Hog town BBQ | |
| 7 | Perrydise | |
| 8 | Hot Dog BBQ | |
| 9 | Jim Beams Divine Swine | |
| 10 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 11 | TEAM RINE-O | |
| 12 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 13 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 14 | Farmers Retreat |