Nov 9–10, 2018 · Springfield, MO · 📍 700 E HWY 54
BRICKHEAD BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke EM IF You Got EM on November 9, 2018 in Springfield, MO at 700 E HWY 54, scoring 693.0740 in a field of 30 teams. THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.5140. Category winners: Chicken — WOOD HOOK BBQ (174.8572); Pork Ribs — CAVEMAN CUISINE (177.7600); Pork — CAVEMAN CUISINE (177.1772); Brisket — THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS (173.1428).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
BRICKHEAD BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SLAPS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BRICKHEAD BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 92% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1633 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: WOOD HOOK BBQ and LA PASADITA tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: RAZORRACKS and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES and SLAPS BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CAVEMAN CUISINE won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8572 | 173.7144 | 170.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7600 | 173.1544 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 177.1772 | 174.8572 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 171.9656 | 169.7144 |
30 entries · top 693.0740 · median 667.9314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS | |
| 3 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 4 | LA PASADITA | |
| 5 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | Z-QUE | |
| 7 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 8 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 9 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 10 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 11 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 14 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 15 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 16 | BYO GRILL | |
| 17 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 18 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 19 | COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP | |
| 20 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 21 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 22 | HOGZILLA | |
| 23 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 24 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 25 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 26 | Hogs B Hatin | |
| 27 | LICENSED TO GRILL | |
| 28 | WOOKIE BBQ | |
| 29 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 30 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ |
30 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.9770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 2 | LA PASADITA | |
| 3 | Z-QUE | |
| 4 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 5 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 6 | Hogs B Hatin | |
| 7 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 8 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 9 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 10 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 11 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP | |
| 14 | HOGZILLA | |
| 15 | THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS | |
| 16 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 17 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 18 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 19 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 20 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 21 | BYO GRILL | |
| 22 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 23 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 24 | WOOKIE BBQ | |
| 25 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 26 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 27 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 28 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 29 | LICENSED TO GRILL | |
| 30 | PARTS R SMOKIN |
30 entries · top 177.7600 · median 165.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 2 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 3 | BYO GRILL | |
| 4 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 5 | LICENSED TO GRILL | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 9 | HOGZILLA | |
| 10 | THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS | |
| 11 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | LA PASADITA | |
| 14 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 15 | Z-QUE | |
| 16 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 17 | COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP | |
| 18 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 19 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 20 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 21 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 22 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 23 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 24 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 25 | Hogs B Hatin | |
| 26 | WOOKIE BBQ | |
| 27 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 28 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 29 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 30 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ |
30 entries · top 177.1772 · median 165.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 2 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 3 | THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS | |
| 4 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | LA PASADITA | |
| 7 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | Z-QUE | |
| 10 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 11 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 12 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 13 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 14 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 15 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 16 | COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP | |
| 17 | BYO GRILL | |
| 18 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 20 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 21 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 22 | HOGZILLA | |
| 23 | WOOKIE BBQ | |
| 24 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 25 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 26 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 27 | Hogs B Hatin | |
| 28 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 29 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 30 | LICENSED TO GRILL |
30 entries · top 173.1428 · median 166.2858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS | |
| 2 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 9 | IMAT BBQ | |
| 10 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 11 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 12 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 13 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 14 | Z-QUE | |
| 15 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 16 | LA PASADITA | |
| 17 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 18 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 20 | BYO GRILL | |
| 21 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 22 | COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP | |
| 23 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 24 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 25 | WOOKIE BBQ | |
| 26 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 27 | LICENSED TO GRILL | |
| 28 | Hogs B Hatin | |
| 29 | HOGZILLA | |
| 30 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ |
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.
23 entries · top 180 · median 165.0856 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 1 | HOGZILLA | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | LICENSED TO GRILL | |
| 3 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | LICENSED TO GRILL | |
| 5 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 6 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 7 | BYO GRILL | |
| 7 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 8 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 8 | WOOKIE BBQ | |
| 9 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 9 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 10 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 10 | Hogs B Hatin | |
| 11 | HOGZILLA | |
| 11 | BYO GRILL | |
| 12 | WOOKIE BBQ |
13 entries · top 351.9656 · median 320.5028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 2 | LICENSED TO GRILL | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 5 | HOGZILLA | |
| 6 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 7 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 8 | BYO GRILL | |
| 9 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 10 | WOOKIE BBQ | |
| 11 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 12 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 13 | Hogs B Hatin |
6 entries · top 176 · median 165.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 2 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 3 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 4 | LICENSED TO GRILL | |
| 5 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 6 | HOGZILLA |