Sep 14–15, 2018 · Oroville, CA · 📍 3 Alverda Drive
BURNIN AND LOOTIN won Grand Champion at the 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship on September 14, 2018 in Oroville, CA at 3 Alverda Drive, scoring 691.4284 in a field of 43 teams. RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8344. Category winners: Chicken — GIT-R-SMOKED (178.2972); Pork Ribs — BONE RUBBIN BBQ (174.2972); Pork — FUNTIME BBQ (175.4400); Brisket — BURNIN AND LOOTIN (176.6172).
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 88% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5940 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 4–5: SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ and JIMMY'S BACKYARD BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: CANYON RIDERS BBQ and PIRATES OF THE PIG tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SMOKED SEDUCTION and RBQ tied on 172.5944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BURNIN AND LOOTIN took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 21st.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 171.9884 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2972 | 172.5944 | 169.1544 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 172.5600 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 176.6172 | 173.7028 | 168.0228 |
43 entries · top 691.4284 · median 659.8972
43 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2856
43 entries · top 174.2972 · median 164.5256
43 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.6800
43 entries · top 176.6172 · median 161.6684