2018-10-05 – 2018-10-06 · Turtle Lake, WI · 📍 227 Maple St N
Grand Champion: T-MAC SMOKIN (695.9656) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 NECTAR OF THE HOGS
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.
695.9656 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 695.9428 HOGLINE set in 2017.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
T-MAC SMOKIN came in rated below the field's top team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 7–8: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN and EGGSPERT BBQ MINNESOTA tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: MONTANA MAX BBQ and IT'S BBQ TIME tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: BARK 'N BONES BBQ and PARROTHEAD SMOKERS tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
T-MAC SMOKIN took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
NECTAR OF THE HOGS turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 175.4172 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-06 | Turtle Lake, WI | 227 Maple St N | 19 | 695.9428 | HOGLINE | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS |
| 2018-10-05 ← this one | Turtle Lake, WI | 227 Maple St N | 26 | 695.9656 | T-MAC SMOKIN | NECTAR OF THE HOGS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 173.1316 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 170.8572 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 171.4172 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 172.5944 | 166.8228 |
26 entries · top 695.9656 · median 665.0458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 2 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 6 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 7 | 10-76 SMOKE | |
| 8 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 9 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin' G's BBQ | |
| 11 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 12 | EGGSPERT BBQ MINNESOTA | |
| 13 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 14 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 16 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 17 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 18 | THE EAGLE BBQ | |
| 19 | JJ QUE | |
| 20 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 21 | SCHWEBS BBQ | |
| 22 | Beefy's Smokin Team | |
| 23 | MONTANA MAX BBQ | |
| 24 | BUBBY-Q | |
| 25 | KRIPPLE KREEK SMOKIN' Q | |
| 26 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 2 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 5 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 7 | EGGSPERT BBQ MINNESOTA | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 10 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 11 | 10-76 SMOKE | |
| 12 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 13 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 14 | THE EAGLE BBQ | |
| 15 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 16 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 17 | Smokin' G's BBQ | |
| 18 | JJ QUE | |
| 19 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 21 | BUBBY-Q | |
| 22 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 23 | MONTANA MAX BBQ | |
| 24 | KRIPPLE KREEK SMOKIN' Q | |
| 25 | Beefy's Smokin Team | |
| 26 | SCHWEBS BBQ |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 4 | Beefy's Smokin Team | |
| 5 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | EGGSPERT BBQ MINNESOTA | |
| 9 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 11 | Smokin' G's BBQ | |
| 12 | 10-76 SMOKE | |
| 13 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 14 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 15 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 16 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 17 | JJ QUE | |
| 18 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 19 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 20 | MONTANA MAX BBQ | |
| 21 | SCHWEBS BBQ | |
| 22 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 23 | THE EAGLE BBQ | |
| 24 | BUBBY-Q | |
| 25 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | KRIPPLE KREEK SMOKIN' Q |
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 3 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 4 | 10-76 SMOKE | |
| 5 | MONTANA MAX BBQ | |
| 6 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 7 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 8 | EGGSPERT BBQ MINNESOTA | |
| 9 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 10 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 12 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 13 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 14 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 15 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 16 | Smokin' G's BBQ | |
| 17 | THE EAGLE BBQ | |
| 18 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 19 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 20 | SCHWEBS BBQ | |
| 21 | BUBBY-Q | |
| 22 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 23 | JJ QUE | |
| 24 | Beefy's Smokin Team | |
| 25 | KRIPPLE KREEK SMOKIN' Q |
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.4344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 2 | Smokin' G's BBQ | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 8 | 10-76 SMOKE | |
| 9 | IT'S BBQ TIME | |
| 10 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 11 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 12 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 13 | SCHWEBS BBQ | |
| 14 | Beefy's Smokin Team | |
| 15 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 16 | JJ QUE | |
| 17 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 18 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 19 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 20 | KRIPPLE KREEK SMOKIN' Q | |
| 21 | EGGSPERT BBQ MINNESOTA | |
| 22 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 23 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 24 | THE EAGLE BBQ | |
| 25 | BUBBY-Q | |
| 26 | MONTANA MAX BBQ |