Jun 8–9, 2018 · Montello, WI · 📍 Wilderness Campground
PLASTERED PORK BBQ won Grand Champion at the Annual Poor Que on June 8, 2018 in Montello, WI at Wilderness Campground, scoring 682.2172 in a field of 26 teams. BIG "E" BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 676.4912. Category winners: Chicken — SERIOUSLY SMOKIN (176.5944); Pork Ribs — PLASTERED PORK BBQ (174.2744); Pork — CRASH TEST SMOKERS (177.7028); Brisket — PLASTERED PORK BBQ (174.2972).
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 83 times in 100
PLASTERED PORK BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, iBQ'n, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was PLASTERED PORK BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 35th tracked contest.
Pork places 3–4: STRESS RELIEF BBQ and ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: STRESS RELIEF BBQ and BIG "E" BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI edged SMOKEY & THE WOOD CHIPS by 0.0112.
PLASTERED PORK BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
PLASTERED PORK BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 18th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5944 | 170.2628 | 166.2400 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 168.5484 | 165.1316 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 168.5484 | 165.0856 |
| Brisket | 174.2972 | 171.9656 | 165.7140 |
26 entries · top 682.2172 · median 653.0340
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 3 | STRESS RELIEF BBQ | |
| 4 | iBQ'n | |
| 5 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 7 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 8 | WaunaQue | |
| 9 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 10 | SERIOUSLY SMOKIN | |
| 11 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 12 | CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ | |
| 13 | Rub It til It's Raw | |
| 14 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 15 | 9:22 BBQ | |
| 16 | ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ | |
| 17 | DA REV & ANIMAL BBQ KREWE | |
| 18 | BAD TO THE BONE | |
| 19 | Slaughter House | |
| 20 | Yee Yee BBQ | |
| 21 | Blue Blazin' Turtles | |
| 22 | SMOKEY & THE WOOD CHIPS | |
| 23 | JOE'S SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 24 | Grease Monkey Grilling | |
| 25 | Smoking Elvis | |
| 26 | GRILLHEADS |
26 entries · top 176.5944 · median 164.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SERIOUSLY SMOKIN | |
| 2 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 3 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 4 | WaunaQue | |
| 5 | iBQ'n | |
| 6 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ | |
| 8 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 9 | 9:22 BBQ | |
| 10 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 11 | CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ | |
| 12 | Rub It til It's Raw | |
| 13 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 14 | STRESS RELIEF BBQ | |
| 15 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 16 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 17 | Blue Blazin' Turtles | |
| 18 | JOE'S SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 19 | Grease Monkey Grilling | |
| 20 | Yee Yee BBQ | |
| 21 | DA REV & ANIMAL BBQ KREWE | |
| 22 | BAD TO THE BONE | |
| 23 | SMOKEY & THE WOOD CHIPS | |
| 24 | Slaughter House | |
| 25 | GRILLHEADS | |
| 26 | Smoking Elvis |
26 entries · top 174.2744 · median 162.5544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 2 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 3 | Slaughter House | |
| 4 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 5 | STRESS RELIEF BBQ | |
| 6 | WaunaQue | |
| 7 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 8 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | BAD TO THE BONE | |
| 10 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 11 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 12 | iBQ'n | |
| 13 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 14 | 9:22 BBQ | |
| 15 | CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ | |
| 16 | Blue Blazin' Turtles | |
| 17 | DA REV & ANIMAL BBQ KREWE | |
| 18 | Rub It til It's Raw | |
| 19 | ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ | |
| 20 | JOE'S SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKEY & THE WOOD CHIPS | |
| 22 | SERIOUSLY SMOKIN | |
| 23 | Yee Yee BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoking Elvis | |
| 25 | GRILLHEADS | |
| 26 | Grease Monkey Grilling |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 2 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 3 | STRESS RELIEF BBQ | |
| 4 | ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ | |
| 5 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 6 | SMOKEY & THE WOOD CHIPS | |
| 7 | 9:22 BBQ | |
| 8 | Rub It til It's Raw | |
| 9 | SERIOUSLY SMOKIN | |
| 10 | iBQ'n | |
| 11 | CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 13 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 14 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | WaunaQue | |
| 16 | Yee Yee BBQ | |
| 17 | DA REV & ANIMAL BBQ KREWE | |
| 18 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 19 | Slaughter House | |
| 20 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 21 | BAD TO THE BONE | |
| 22 | Smoking Elvis | |
| 23 | GRILLHEADS | |
| 24 | Blue Blazin' Turtles | |
| 25 | Grease Monkey Grilling | |
| 26 | JOE'S SMOKIN GOOD BBQ |
26 entries · top 174.2972 · median 163.3884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 2 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | STRESS RELIEF BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 5 | iBQ'n | |
| 6 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 7 | SERIOUSLY SMOKIN | |
| 8 | CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ | |
| 9 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Rub It til It's Raw | |
| 11 | DA REV & ANIMAL BBQ KREWE | |
| 12 | Yee Yee BBQ | |
| 13 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 14 | WaunaQue | |
| 15 | Slaughter House | |
| 16 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 17 | BAD TO THE BONE | |
| 18 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 19 | 9:22 BBQ | |
| 20 | Blue Blazin' Turtles | |
| 21 | SMOKEY & THE WOOD CHIPS | |
| 22 | ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ | |
| 23 | Grease Monkey Grilling | |
| 24 | Smoking Elvis | |
| 25 | JOE'S SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 26 | GRILLHEADS |