Sep 7–8, 2018 · Vermillion, SD · 📍 Market & Main st
RUB MY RACK won Grand Champion at the Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll on September 7, 2018 in Vermillion, SD at Market & Main st, scoring 685.0512 in a field of 25 teams. LAST CALL HEROES BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9656. Category winners: Chicken — CHARCOAL LOUNGERS (175.4516); Pork Ribs — THE TWISTED TAIL (174.2628); Pork — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (177.7028); Brisket — RUB MY RACK (177.1428). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by SHIGGIN & GRINNIN; the next was held in 2019.
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, 2017 to 2019 — 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 85% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0856 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
RUB MY RACK came in rated below the field's top team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 2.8916 points.
Chicken places 7–8: SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS and PARROTHEAD SMOKERS tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD and RICHIE Z's tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS and SPITFIRE tied on 169.6684 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
RUB MY RACK took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 12th.
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN turned in 177.7028 in pork — past the 176.5944 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (won 2017).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2017 | Vermillion, SD | Market & Main st | 31 | 704 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Sep 7, 2018 ← this one | Vermillion, SD | Market & Main st | 25 | 685.0512 | RUB MY RACK | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Vermillion, SD | Market & Main st | 29 | 702.2400 | Hog Hammer BBQ | SPITFIRE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4516 | 172.0228 | 167.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | 170.8572 | 168 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 169.6684 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 173.1428 | 171.9656 |
25 entries · top 685.0512 · median 672.9824
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 2 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | THE TWISTED TAIL | |
| 5 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 7 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 8 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 11 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 13 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 14 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 15 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 16 | EGGSPERT BBQ MINNESOTA | |
| 17 | SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS | |
| 18 | WHISKEY RIVER BBQ | |
| 19 | 605 Q | |
| 20 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 21 | Swine 329 | |
| 22 | Half Lit | |
| 23 | Dizzy's Corncob Cookn | |
| 24 | Hawk's Heartland BBQ | |
| 25 | ROWDY HOG SMOKIN BBQ |
25 entries · top 175.4516 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 2 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 4 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 5 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 6 | EGGSPERT BBQ MINNESOTA | |
| 7 | SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 10 | THE TWISTED TAIL | |
| 11 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 12 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 13 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 14 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 15 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 16 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 17 | WHISKEY RIVER BBQ | |
| 18 | 605 Q | |
| 19 | SPITFIRE | |
| 20 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 21 | Swine 329 | |
| 22 | Half Lit | |
| 23 | Hawk's Heartland BBQ | |
| 24 | ROWDY HOG SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 25 | Dizzy's Corncob Cookn |
25 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE TWISTED TAIL | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 4 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 7 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 8 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 9 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 10 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 11 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 12 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 14 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 15 | WHISKEY RIVER BBQ | |
| 16 | EGGSPERT BBQ MINNESOTA | |
| 17 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 18 | SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS | |
| 19 | 605 Q | |
| 20 | Half Lit | |
| 21 | Swine 329 | |
| 22 | Hawk's Heartland BBQ | |
| 23 | ROWDY HOG SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 24 | Dizzy's Corncob Cookn | |
| 25 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 3 | THE TWISTED TAIL | |
| 4 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 6 | SPITFIRE | |
| 7 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 8 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 9 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 10 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 11 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 13 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 14 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 15 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 16 | SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS | |
| 17 | EGGSPERT BBQ MINNESOTA | |
| 18 | Dizzy's Corncob Cookn | |
| 19 | 605 Q | |
| 20 | Hawk's Heartland BBQ | |
| 21 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 22 | WHISKEY RIVER BBQ | |
| 23 | Swine 329 | |
| 24 | Half Lit | |
| 25 | ROWDY HOG SMOKIN BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 2 | SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 4 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 7 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 8 | THE TWISTED TAIL | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 11 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 12 | EGGSPERT BBQ MINNESOTA | |
| 13 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 14 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 15 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 16 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | Half Lit | |
| 18 | Swine 329 | |
| 19 | WHISKEY RIVER BBQ | |
| 20 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ | |
| 21 | 605 Q | |
| 22 | SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS | |
| 23 | ROWDY HOG SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 24 | Dizzy's Corncob Cookn | |
| 25 | Hawk's Heartland BBQ |