2018-10-05 – 2018-10-06 · Helena, AR · 📍 Walnut St.
Grand Champion: SMOKE ME SILLY (705.1316) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
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, 2016 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.
705.1316 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 698.8572 DAD'S GRILLIN CREW set in 2016.
Pork places 8–9: Kermit's Ex and DELTA COMPANY BBQ tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: HIGH ON THE HAWG and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 172.5484 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT edged FAT, DRUNK & STUPID by 0.0112.
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Chicken, Pork — a double.
Organizer Portal took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 3rd.
Organizer Portal turned in 177.7028 in brisket — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: DAD'S GRILLIN CREW (won 2016), LONGNECK SIPPERS (won 2017).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-07 | Helena, AR | Walnut St. | 21 | 698.8572 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | Sizziling Bones |
| 2017-10-06 | Helena, AR | Walnut St. | 30 | 695.9772 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | Organizer Portal |
| 2018-10-05 ← this one | Helena, AR | Walnut St. | 25 | 705.1316 | SMOKE ME SILLY | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2019-10-11 | Helena, AR | Helena, AR 72342 | 20 | 704.5256 | Rooters N Tooters | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 167.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 170.8456 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 170.8228 | 167.3944 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 170.8228 | 167.3828 |
25 entries · top 705.1316 · median 654.1368
23 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9544
24 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.5372
24 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.3944
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.8228
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.
13 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.2628