Sep 28–29, 2018 · Glendive, MT · 📍 2200 N merrill
SPITFIRE won Grand Champion at the BBQ in the Badlands on September 28, 2018 in Glendive, MT at 2200 N merrill, scoring 692.4916 in a field of 26 teams. PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.7028. Category winners: Chicken — SMELLAQUE (179.4400); Pork Ribs — PAPA'S PIT CREW (177.7028); Pork — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (177.7028); Brisket — SPITFIRE (176.5716). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by B-S BBQ OUTLAWS; 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, 2017 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.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: BEER BELLY BBQ and SPITFIRE tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: PAPA'S PIT CREW and PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ tied on 168.5372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ edged B-S BBQ OUTLAWS by 0.0116.
SPITFIRE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 14th.
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS turned in 177.7028 in pork — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (won 2017).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2017 | Glendive, MT | 2200 N merrill | 26 | 699.4172 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | SPITFIRE |
| Sep 28, 2018 ← this one | Glendive, MT | 2200 N merrill | 26 | 692.4916 | SPITFIRE | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Glendive, MT | 2200 N Merrill | 25 | 685.6688 | Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ | Salt City Barbecue |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 172.5828 | 169.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 173.1772 | 168.5600 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.7144 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 176.5716 | 170.8228 | 167.3828 |
26 entries · top 692.4916 · median 664.2114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPITFIRE | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 4 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 5 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 6 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 7 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 8 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 9 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 10 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 11 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 12 | MONTANA'S RUB IT OUT BBQ | |
| 13 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 14 | Burnt Out BBQ-MT | |
| 15 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 16 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 17 | SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS | |
| 18 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 19 | Con-Mat | |
| 20 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 21 | GRILLBILLY BBQ | |
| 22 | THE PIG MECHANIC'S | |
| 23 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 24 | BROKEN BARREL BBQ & KITCHEN | |
| 25 | High on Spice | |
| 26 | Baby Got Back BBQ |
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 4 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 5 | SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 7 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 8 | THE PIG MECHANIC'S | |
| 9 | Con-Mat | |
| 10 | GRILLBILLY BBQ | |
| 11 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 12 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 13 | MONTANA'S RUB IT OUT BBQ | |
| 14 | SPITFIRE | |
| 15 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 16 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 17 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 18 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 19 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 20 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 21 | High on Spice | |
| 22 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 23 | Burnt Out BBQ-MT | |
| 24 | Baby Got Back BBQ | |
| 25 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 26 | BROKEN BARREL BBQ & KITCHEN |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 2 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 3 | SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 5 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 7 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 8 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 9 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 10 | GRILLBILLY BBQ | |
| 11 | Burnt Out BBQ-MT | |
| 12 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 13 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 14 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 15 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 16 | MONTANA'S RUB IT OUT BBQ | |
| 17 | SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS | |
| 18 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 19 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 20 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 21 | THE PIG MECHANIC'S | |
| 22 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 23 | Con-Mat | |
| 24 | BROKEN BARREL BBQ & KITCHEN | |
| 25 | Baby Got Back BBQ | |
| 26 | High on Spice |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Burnt Out BBQ-MT | |
| 3 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 6 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 7 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 8 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 9 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 10 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 11 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 12 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 13 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 14 | SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS | |
| 15 | MONTANA'S RUB IT OUT BBQ | |
| 16 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 17 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 18 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 19 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 20 | BROKEN BARREL BBQ & KITCHEN | |
| 21 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 22 | Con-Mat | |
| 23 | High on Spice | |
| 24 | THE PIG MECHANIC'S | |
| 25 | GRILLBILLY BBQ | |
| 26 | Baby Got Back BBQ |
26 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPITFIRE | |
| 2 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 3 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 4 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 5 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 6 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 7 | MONTANA'S RUB IT OUT BBQ | |
| 8 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 9 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 10 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 11 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 12 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 13 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 14 | Burnt Out BBQ-MT | |
| 15 | Con-Mat | |
| 16 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 17 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 18 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 19 | SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS | |
| 20 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 21 | BROKEN BARREL BBQ & KITCHEN | |
| 22 | GRILLBILLY BBQ | |
| 23 | THE PIG MECHANIC'S | |
| 24 | Baby Got Back BBQ | |
| 25 | 12 BAR BLUES CUE | |
| 26 | High on Spice |