Jun 8–9, 2018 · Beardstown, IL · 📍 3rd st
OUTSIDERS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue on June 8, 2018 in Beardstown, IL at 3rd st, scoring 690.2520 in a field of 17 teams. ONE2BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.7772. Category winners: Chicken — ONE2BBQ (175.4400); Pork Ribs — OUTSIDERS BBQ (172.5716); Pork — OUTSIDERS BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — PAPA'S BARBQ (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by SMOKE THIS BBQ MO.
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 82 times in 100
Outsiders BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, One2BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 4–5: PAPA'S BARBQ and Broken Hinge BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: THE BBQ BUS and AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW and BAMBQ tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
OUTSIDERS BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
OUTSIDERS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 6th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2017 | Beardstown, IL | State St. | 24 | 702.2744 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE |
| Jun 8, 2018 ← this one | Beardstown, IL | 3rd st | 17 | 690.2520 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | ONE2BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 170.8228 | 164.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5716 | 166.8456 | 158.8000 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 172.5484 | 164.5372 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 163.9772 |
17 entries · top 690.2520 · median 656.4456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 2 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 3 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 4 | PAPA'S BARBQ | |
| 5 | BAMBQ | |
| 6 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 7 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 8 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 9 | Broken Hinge BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 11 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 12 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 13 | The Fat Texan | |
| 14 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 15 | BAR BQ POSSE | |
| 16 | MEAT STREET | |
| 17 | 3 RIVERS BBQ |
17 entries · top 175.4400 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 3 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 4 | PAPA'S BARBQ | |
| 5 | Broken Hinge BBQ | |
| 6 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 7 | BAMBQ | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 10 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 11 | The Fat Texan | |
| 12 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 14 | BAR BQ POSSE | |
| 15 | MEAT STREET | |
| 16 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 17 | 3 RIVERS BBQ |
17 entries · top 172.5716 · median 159.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 3 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 4 | BAMBQ | |
| 5 | Broken Hinge BBQ | |
| 6 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 7 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 8 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 9 | PAPA'S BARBQ | |
| 10 | The Fat Texan | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 12 | BAR BQ POSSE | |
| 13 | MEAT STREET | |
| 14 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 15 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 16 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 17 | SmokinGhost BBQ |
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 2 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 3 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 4 | BAMBQ | |
| 5 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 6 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 7 | PAPA'S BARBQ | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 10 | MEAT STREET | |
| 11 | BAR BQ POSSE | |
| 12 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 13 | Broken Hinge BBQ | |
| 14 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 15 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 16 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 17 | The Fat Texan |
17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAPA'S BARBQ | |
| 2 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 3 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 4 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 6 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 7 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 8 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 9 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 10 | BAMBQ | |
| 11 | SAUCED N SMOKED | |
| 12 | The Fat Texan | |
| 13 | Broken Hinge BBQ | |
| 14 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 15 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 16 | MEAT STREET | |
| 17 | BAR BQ POSSE |
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.
4 entries · top 164.6172 · median 150.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Hot n Heavy | |
| 2 | Full Pull Smoker | |
| 3 | J&C SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Red Eye BBQ |
4 entries · top 321.7828 · median 318.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Hot n Heavy | |
| 2 | Full Pull Smoker | |
| 3 | J&C SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Red Eye BBQ |
3 entries · top 165.7600 · median 153.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Eye BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin' Hot n Heavy | |
| 3 | J&C SMOKIN BBQ |
4 entries · top 168.0116 · median 162.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full Pull Smoker | |
| 2 | J&C SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin' Hot n Heavy | |
| 4 | Red Eye BBQ |
4 entries · top 164.5716 · median 155.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Girls, One Grill | |
| 2 | Bellar & Brown | |
| 3 | JR Smokin Butts | |
| 4 | I & A BBQ |
3 entries · top 159.4056 · median 156.0572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flippin with Fire | |
| 2 | Awesome L&B Cousins | |
| 3 | Abbey |