Sep 7–8, 2018 · Batesville, AR · 📍 Riverside Park
FIRE DANCER BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin on the White on September 7, 2018 in Batesville, AR at Riverside Park, scoring 683.9884 in a field of 17 teams. RAZORRACKS took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.2908. Category winners: Chicken — RAZORRACKS (175.4056); Pork Ribs — HEATH RILES BBQ (174.2856); Pork — PARTY Q (170.2972); Brisket — FIRE DANCER BBQ (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by 501 BBQ; the next was held in 2022.
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.
Closer than 85% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6976 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
Pork places 1–2: PARTY Q and EPIC BBQ CRU tied on 170.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: FIRE DANCER BBQ edged EPIC BBQ CRU by 0.0116. Chicken places 9–10: BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA edged HEATH RILES BBQ by 0.0116.
FIRE DANCER BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
FIRE DANCER BBQ turned in 177.7028 in brisket — past the 175.4056 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 501 BBQ (won 2017).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2017 | Batesville, AR | Riverside Park | 17 | 689.0740 | 501 BBQ | SURVIVOR-QUE |
| Sep 7, 2018 ← this one | Batesville, AR | Riverside Park | 17 | 683.9884 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | RAZORRACKS |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Batesville, AR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4056 | 168.5600 | 165.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2856 | 169.6684 | 166.2744 |
| Pork | 170.2972 | 168 | 163.4172 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 169.1084 | 163.9312 |
17 entries · top 683.9884 · median 658.7084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 4 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 5 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 6 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 7 | 501 BBQ | |
| 8 | Poker Porkers | |
| 9 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 11 | 901Q | |
| 12 | PARTY Q | |
| 13 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 14 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 15 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 17 | THE SMOKIN O'S |
17 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 3 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 4 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 5 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 6 | 901Q | |
| 7 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 8 | Poker Porkers | |
| 9 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 10 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 12 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 13 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 15 | PARTY Q | |
| 16 | 501 BBQ | |
| 17 | THE SMOKIN O'S |
17 entries · top 174.2856 · median 167.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 4 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 5 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 6 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 7 | Poker Porkers | |
| 8 | 501 BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 10 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 11 | PARTY Q | |
| 12 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 13 | THE SMOKIN O'S | |
| 14 | 901Q | |
| 15 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 16 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 17 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT |
17 entries · top 170.2972 · median 163.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARTY Q | |
| 2 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 3 | 901Q | |
| 4 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 5 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 6 | 501 BBQ | |
| 7 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 8 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 9 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 10 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 11 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 13 | Poker Porkers | |
| 14 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 15 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 16 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 17 | THE SMOKIN O'S |
17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | 501 BBQ | |
| 5 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 6 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 7 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 8 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 9 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 10 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 11 | Poker Porkers | |
| 12 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 14 | 901Q | |
| 15 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 16 | PARTY Q | |
| 17 | THE SMOKIN O'S |