Sep 15–16, 2018 · Chidlow, Wa, Australia · AUSTRALIA · 📍 4 Thomas Street
DBQ won Grand Champion at The Chidlow BBQ Festival on September 15, 2018 in Chidlow, Wa, 6556 at 4 Thomas Street, scoring 667.5088 in a field of 23 teams. Perth BBQ School Varsity took Reserve Grand Champion with 666.8116. Category winners: Chicken — Meat Fire Beer (176.0000); Pork Ribs — DBQ (173.7600); Pork — Liqard pigs bbq (169.1428); Brisket — GRILL SERGEANT BARBEQUE (173.7256). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 86% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6972 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
This was DBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Brisket places 9–10: The Grilled Neck Lizards and BSA tied on 163.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: Rib Rack's BBQ edged Smokin' Sheilas by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BSA edged UP IN SMOKE by 0.0228.
DBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 21st.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2018 ← this one | Chidlow, Wa | 4 Thomas Street | 23 | 667.5088 | DBQ | Perth BBQ School Varsity |
| Sep 14, 2019 | Chidlow | 4 Thomas Street | 17 | 679.9656 | Big Boy BBQ Australia | Molly s Bbq Smoke House |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 170.8572 | 165.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7600 | 163.4056 | 157.1772 |
| Pork | 169.1428 | 165.1428 | 161.1544 |
| Brisket | 173.7256 | 166.2972 | 163.4172 |
23 entries · top 667.5088 · median 640.5480
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DBQ | |
| 2 | Perth BBQ School Varsity | |
| 3 | BSA | |
| 4 | Grilla Warfare 2.0 | |
| 5 | The Smokin' Hot JAGRD Edge | |
| 6 | Molly's BBQ Smokehouse | |
| 7 | Meat Fire Beer | |
| 8 | Outagas | |
| 9 | GRYPHON SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 10 | Liqard pigs bbq | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' STEVE'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Rib Rack's BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin' Sheilas | |
| 14 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 15 | RACK EM UP | |
| 16 | MEAT ME OUTSIDE | |
| 17 | The Grilled Neck Lizards | |
| 18 | Big Shanks & Smokey Savs | |
| 19 | SIZZLE N SMOKE | |
| 20 | Blazing BBQ | |
| 21 | Perth BBQ School - Freshman | |
| 22 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 23 | GRILL SERGEANT BARBEQUE |
21 entries · top 176 · median 164.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Fire Beer | |
| 2 | Outagas | |
| 3 | BSA | |
| 4 | DBQ | |
| 5 | Perth BBQ School Varsity | |
| 6 | The Smokin' Hot JAGRD Edge | |
| 7 | The Grilled Neck Lizards | |
| 8 | GRYPHON SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | Molly's BBQ Smokehouse | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' STEVE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Grilla Warfare 2.0 | |
| 12 | Smokin' Sheilas | |
| 13 | Rib Rack's BBQ | |
| 14 | RACK EM UP | |
| 15 | Liqard pigs bbq | |
| 16 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 17 | MEAT ME OUTSIDE | |
| 18 | Big Shanks & Smokey Savs | |
| 19 | SIZZLE N SMOKE | |
| 20 | Blazing BBQ | |
| 21 | Perth BBQ School - Freshman |
22 entries · top 173.7600 · median 157.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DBQ | |
| 2 | Grilla Warfare 2.0 | |
| 3 | MEAT ME OUTSIDE | |
| 4 | Big Shanks & Smokey Savs | |
| 5 | GRYPHON SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | Perth BBQ School Varsity | |
| 7 | BSA | |
| 8 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 9 | Rib Rack's BBQ | |
| 10 | RACK EM UP | |
| 11 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin' Sheilas | |
| 13 | The Smokin' Hot JAGRD Edge | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' STEVE'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Meat Fire Beer | |
| 16 | SIZZLE N SMOKE | |
| 17 | Molly's BBQ Smokehouse | |
| 18 | Blazing BBQ | |
| 19 | Perth BBQ School - Freshman | |
| 20 | Outagas | |
| 21 | Liqard pigs bbq | |
| 22 | The Grilled Neck Lizards |
23 entries · top 169.1428 · median 160.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liqard pigs bbq | |
| 2 | Perth BBQ School Varsity | |
| 3 | Rib Rack's BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin' Sheilas | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' STEVE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Grilla Warfare 2.0 | |
| 7 | GRILL SERGEANT BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | Outagas | |
| 9 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 10 | The Smokin' Hot JAGRD Edge | |
| 11 | Molly's BBQ Smokehouse | |
| 12 | BSA | |
| 13 | Blazing BBQ | |
| 14 | GRYPHON SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 15 | The Grilled Neck Lizards | |
| 16 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 17 | RACK EM UP | |
| 18 | SIZZLE N SMOKE | |
| 19 | MEAT ME OUTSIDE | |
| 20 | Perth BBQ School - Freshman | |
| 21 | DBQ | |
| 22 | Meat Fire Beer | |
| 23 | Big Shanks & Smokey Savs |
23 entries · top 173.7256 · median 161.1888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILL SERGEANT BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | DBQ | |
| 3 | Liqard pigs bbq | |
| 4 | Molly's BBQ Smokehouse | |
| 5 | Perth BBQ School Varsity | |
| 6 | RACK EM UP | |
| 7 | Meat Fire Beer | |
| 8 | The Smokin' Hot JAGRD Edge | |
| 9 | The Grilled Neck Lizards | |
| 10 | BSA | |
| 11 | MEAT ME OUTSIDE | |
| 12 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Shanks & Smokey Savs | |
| 14 | Grilla Warfare 2.0 | |
| 15 | Outagas | |
| 16 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 17 | GRYPHON SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 18 | Rib Rack's BBQ | |
| 19 | SIZZLE N SMOKE | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' STEVE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin' Sheilas | |
| 22 | Blazing BBQ | |
| 23 | Perth BBQ School - Freshman |
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.
19 entries · top 166.9372 · median 150.8688
19 entries · top 166.9372 · median 150.8688