*Anchor City Cook Off
2018-10-12 – 2018-10-13
Grand Champion: THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE (700.5484) · 33 teams
Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)
🏆 Defending champion
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ won the most recent scored edition (2017-10-13).
🎪 Typical draw
This contest has averaged 27 teams across 5 scored editions.
📏 Contest record
The highest overall score here is 698.7768, set by OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ in 2017.
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE has won this contest 3 times across its 10 tracked editions.
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-11 | 29 | 688.5372 | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 2014-10-10 | 27 | 694.2400 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2015-10-09 | 20 | 693.6688 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 2016-10-14 | 34 | 697.0744 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2017-10-13 | 27 | 698.7768 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 2018-10-12 ← this one | 33 | 700.5484 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 2019-10-11 | Centralia, MO | 25 | 699.9428 | Gettin Basted |
| 2021-10-08 | Centralia, MO | 19 | 699.9544 | There's No Place Like Smoke |
| 2022-10-07 | Centralia, MO | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Centralia, MO | 13 | 703.3712 | There's No Place Like Smoke |
Official results are up on kcbs.us ↗ but haven’t been pulled here yet — they land with the nightly scrape.