Jun 15–16, 2018 · Frisco, CO · 📍 Main Street
PORKY BUTTS BBQ won Grand Champion at the 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge on June 15, 2018 in Frisco, CO at Main Street, scoring 708.5600 in a field of 62 teams. SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.0972. Category winners: Chicken — PORKY BUTTS BBQ (177.7372); Pork Ribs — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (176.5600); Pork — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (178.2972).
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 65 times in 100
PORKY BUTTS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, CLARK CREW BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 91% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.4628 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 8–9: GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY and BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: CLARK CREW BBQ and BURNTOUT BBQ CO tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: BACKDRAFT BBQ and WABASH BBQ tied on 169.6684 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
PORKY BUTTS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
Bigger than 93% of the 5,469 contests in the data
62 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 173.1200 | 171.4516 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 170.8916 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 176.5944 | 172.5828 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 170.8228 | 166.2400 |
62 entries · top 708.5600 · median 646.4342
61 entries · top 177.7372 · median 162.8572
61 entries · top 176.5600 · median 159.3600
62 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.9486
62 entries · top 178.2972 · median 157.0972
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.
12 entries · top 180 · median 166.5830 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE JUMPERS | |
| 2 | 1 2 BBQ | |
| 3 | THE MIGHTY QUINNS BBQ | |
| 4 | Q LIVE CREW | |
| 5 | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | |
| 6 | Big Daddy's Texas BBQ | |
| 7 | #MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BIGS MEAT WAGON 5 | |
| 9 | BIGS MEAT WAGON | |
| 10 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 11 | BIGS MEAT WAGON 4 | |
| 12 | TURKEY CROSSING BBQ |
24 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.4342