Sep 28–29, 2018 · Jonesboro, AR · 📍 Main St/Union St
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival on September 28, 2018 in Jonesboro, AR at Main St/Union St, scoring 698.8344 in a field of 45 teams. RAZORRACKS took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6572. Category winners: Chicken — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (178.8572); Pork — RAZORRACKS (180.0000); Brisket — WARDEN'S Q (180.0000).
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.
Chicken places 9–10: ACE BBQ and BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ and Organizer Portal tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: HILLBILLY HOGGERS and BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 13th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.7144 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 170.3200 |
| Pork | 180 | 170.2628 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 180 | 173.7144 | 167.3828 |
45 entries · top 698.8344 · median 630.1028
41 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.1200
45 entries · top 178.8572 · median 159.4172
40 entries · top 180 · median 160.5314 · 🔥 perfect 180
40 entries · top 180 · median 157.3714 · 🔥 perfect 180