Sep 7–8, 2018 · Grand Jct, CO · 📍 925 Struthers AVe
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge on September 7, 2018 in Grand Jct, CO at 925 Struthers AVe, scoring 693.6572 in a field of 32 teams. ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9772. Category winners: Chicken — BACKDRAFT BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ (177.1544); Pork — B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (177.7028); Brisket — BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES (176.5828). This is the 6th of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ; 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, 2013 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 75% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6800 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 93 times in 100
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 7-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
3 of 8 tracked editions
BIG POPPA SMOKERS has won this contest 3 times across its 8 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: BACKDRAFT BBQ and BIG POPPA SMOKERS tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: B-S BBQ OUTLAWS and MONSOON BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: MONSOON BBQ and GRILLIN' BEAVERS tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BIG POPPA SMOKERS (won 2013, 2014, 2016), HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ (won 2017).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2013 | Grand Junction, CO | Grand Junction, CO | 42 | 702.8572 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Grand Junction, CO | Grand Junction, CO 81501 | 47 | 692.5944 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Grand Junction, CO | Grand Junction, CO 81521 | 32 | 698.8344 | LUCKY'S Q | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Grand Junction, CO | 1340 Gunnison Ave | 49 | 694.8460 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | UTAH BBQ COMPANY |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Grand Jct, CO | 1340 Gunnison Ave | 28 | 694.2516 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | BACKDRAFT BBQ |
| Sep 7, 2018 ← this one | Grand Jct, CO | 925 Struthers AVe | 32 | 693.6572 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Grand Jct, CO | 925 Struthers AVe | 28 | 691.3488 | CROOKED PIGS | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Grand Jct, CO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 173.1428 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 171.4056 | 168.5256 |
| Brisket | 176.5828 | 170.8456 | 166.8228 |
32 entries · top 693.6572 · median 661.5998
32 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6742
32 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.7086
32 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.5428
32 entries · top 176.5828 · median 161.4058