Sep 7–8, 2018 · Butler, MO · 📍 Downtown
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S won Grand Champion at the Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days on September 7, 2018 in Butler, MO at Downtown, scoring 695.3828 in a field of 19 teams. 913 BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9884. Category winners: Chicken — UNFAMOUS DAVE'S (177.7372); Pork Ribs — 913 BBQ (177.7600); Pork — T-N-T QUE CREW (177.1428); Brisket — UNFAMOUS DAVE'S (177.7144). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by HIGH i QUE II.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S came in rated below the field's top team, DIRT ROAD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 5–6: GETTIN' SAUCED and TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER and T-N-T QUE CREW tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: GETTIN' SAUCED and PIG NEWTON tied on 166.2400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 11th.
913 BBQ turned in 177.7600 in pork ribs — past the 173.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2017 | Butler, MO | Downtown Butler | 26 | 697.6800 | HIGH i QUE II | Fergolicious BBQ |
| Sep 7, 2018 ← this one | Butler, MO | Downtown | 19 | 695.3828 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | 913 BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 173.7028 | 167.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7600 | 170.2628 | 166.3200 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 170.2628 | 166.8228 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 169.6912 | 165.0972 |
19 entries · top 695.3828 · median 654.7312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 2 | 913 BBQ | |
| 3 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 4 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 5 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 6 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 7 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 8 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 9 | PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ | |
| 10 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 11 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 12 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 13 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 14 | Grand baby Roy's r smokin | |
| 15 | THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT | |
| 16 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 17 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 18 | Wobbly Hog | |
| 19 | Phat-Guyz BBQ |
19 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 2 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 3 | 913 BBQ | |
| 4 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 5 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 6 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 8 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 9 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 10 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 11 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Grand baby Roy's r smokin | |
| 13 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 14 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 15 | PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ | |
| 16 | Phat-Guyz BBQ | |
| 17 | THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT | |
| 18 | Wobbly Hog | |
| 19 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER |
19 entries · top 177.7600 · median 166.3200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 913 BBQ | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 4 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 5 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 6 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 7 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 8 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 10 | PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ | |
| 11 | Grand baby Roy's r smokin | |
| 12 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 13 | Wobbly Hog | |
| 14 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 15 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 16 | THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT | |
| 17 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 18 | Phat-Guyz BBQ | |
| 19 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW |
19 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 2 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 3 | PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ | |
| 4 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 5 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 6 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 7 | Grand baby Roy's r smokin | |
| 8 | 913 BBQ | |
| 9 | THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT | |
| 10 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 11 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 12 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 13 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 14 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 15 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 16 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 17 | Wobbly Hog | |
| 18 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 19 | Phat-Guyz BBQ |
19 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | 913 BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 5 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 8 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 9 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 10 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 11 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 12 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 13 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 14 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 15 | THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT | |
| 16 | Phat-Guyz BBQ | |
| 17 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 18 | Wobbly Hog | |
| 19 | Grand baby Roy's r smokin |
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.
11 entries · top 180 · median 176 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 4 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 5 | Grand baby Roy's r smokin | |
| 6 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 7 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 8 | Phat-Guyz BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 10 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 11 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER |