2018-06-15 – 2018-06-16 · Holdrege, NE · 📍 5th Ave & West st
Grand Champion: SMOKIN K - NE (695.3716) · 35 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BUTCHER BBQ
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 89% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5832 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
695.3716 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 689.7028 HELPING U BBQ set in 2017.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 92 times in 100
SMOKIN K came in rated below the field's top team, DIRT ROAD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 8-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was SMOKIN K - NE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 9–10: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: SMOKIN K - NE and TIMBONE BARBECUE tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ and DIRT ROAD BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMOKIN K - NE won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SMOKIN K - NE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 22nd.
SMOKIN K - NE turned in 176.5600 in pork ribs — past the 173.1544 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: HELPING U BBQ (won 2017).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-16 | Holdrege, NE | 4th Street and West Avenue | 27 | 689.7028 | HELPING U BBQ | DIRT ROAD BBQ |
| 2018-06-15 ← this one | Holdrege, NE | 5th Ave & West st | 35 | 695.3716 | SMOKIN K - NE | BUTCHER BBQ |
| 2019-06-14 | Holdrege, NE | 5th Ave & Grant st | 30 | 693.6572 | CLARK CREW BBQ | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| 2022-06-17 | Holdrege, NE | 5th Ave & Grant St | 29 | 702.2516 | 4 Legs Up BBQ | WHEN PIGS DIE |
| 2022-06-17 | Holdrege, NE | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.3200 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 172.0344 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 171.4628 |
35 entries · top 695.3716 · median 677.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN K - NE | |
| 2 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 3 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 4 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 5 | Smokin Reefer | |
| 6 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 7 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | NoCoQ | |
| 11 | SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q | |
| 12 | WHITE MOOSE BBQ | |
| 13 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 14 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 15 | Piccolos BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 17 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 18 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 19 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 20 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 21 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 22 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 23 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 24 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 25 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 26 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 27 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 28 | RUBBING ME WRONG | |
| 29 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKE'N BBQ | |
| 31 | LOS NERDS | |
| 32 | ROWDY ROTT BBQ | |
| 33 | ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE | |
| 34 | HOGZ BREW BBQ | |
| 35 | Saucey Momma |
35 entries · top 178.3200 · median 168.5944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piccolos BBQ | |
| 2 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Reefer | |
| 7 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 8 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 9 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 10 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 11 | WHITE MOOSE BBQ | |
| 12 | NoCoQ | |
| 13 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 16 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 17 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 18 | LOS NERDS | |
| 19 | SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q | |
| 20 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 21 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN K - NE | |
| 23 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 24 | ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 26 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 27 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 28 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 29 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 30 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 31 | HOGZ BREW BBQ | |
| 32 | RUBBING ME WRONG | |
| 33 | ROWDY ROTT BBQ | |
| 34 | SMOKE'N BBQ | |
| 35 | Saucey Momma |
35 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.0344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN K - NE | |
| 2 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin Reefer | |
| 5 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 6 | NoCoQ | |
| 7 | SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q | |
| 8 | ROWDY ROTT BBQ | |
| 9 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 11 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 12 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 13 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 14 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 15 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 16 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE'N BBQ | |
| 18 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 19 | RUBBING ME WRONG | |
| 20 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 21 | Piccolos BBQ | |
| 22 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 23 | WHITE MOOSE BBQ | |
| 24 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 25 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 26 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 27 | ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE | |
| 28 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 29 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 30 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 31 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 32 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 33 | HOGZ BREW BBQ | |
| 34 | LOS NERDS | |
| 35 | Saucey Momma |
35 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN K - NE | |
| 2 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 3 | SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q | |
| 4 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | WHITE MOOSE BBQ | |
| 7 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 8 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 9 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 10 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 11 | Smokin Reefer | |
| 12 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 13 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 14 | NoCoQ | |
| 15 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 16 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 19 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 20 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 22 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 23 | Piccolos BBQ | |
| 24 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 25 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 26 | LOS NERDS | |
| 27 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 28 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 29 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 30 | SMOKE'N BBQ | |
| 31 | RUBBING ME WRONG | |
| 32 | ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE | |
| 33 | HOGZ BREW BBQ | |
| 34 | Saucey Momma | |
| 35 | ROWDY ROTT BBQ |
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 2 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 3 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 4 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN K - NE | |
| 6 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 7 | WHITE MOOSE BBQ | |
| 8 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 9 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 10 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 11 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 12 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 15 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 16 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 17 | Piccolos BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin Reefer | |
| 19 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 20 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 21 | NoCoQ | |
| 22 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 23 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 24 | SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q | |
| 25 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 26 | SMOKE'N BBQ | |
| 27 | RUBBING ME WRONG | |
| 28 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 29 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 30 | ROWDY ROTT BBQ | |
| 31 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 32 | LOS NERDS | |
| 33 | Saucey Momma | |
| 34 | ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE | |
| 35 | HOGZ BREW BBQ |