Jul 13–14, 2018 · Fort Smith, AR · 📍 Riverfront Dr
CAVEMAN CUISINE won Grand Champion at the 17th Annual Bordertown Bash on July 13, 2018 in Fort Smith, AR at Riverfront Dr, scoring 701.6916 in a field of 32 teams. THE BLUE BLOODS took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9312. Category winners: Chicken — THE BLUE BLOODS (179.4400); Pork Ribs — SURVIVOR-QUE (177.7028); Pork — DEAD BIRD BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (177.7028).
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
CAVEMAN CUISINE came in rated below the field's top team, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
CAVEMAN CUISINE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 98% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1667 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 2–3: FIRE DANCER BBQ and LA PASADITA tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX and DEAD BIRD BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: SPICY SPITFIRE and CAVEMAN CUISINE tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 177.7028 | 173.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 173.1544 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.1428 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 169.1316 |
32 entries · top 701.6916 · median 675.3256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 2 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 3 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 4 | LA PASADITA | |
| 5 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 6 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 7 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 8 | 501 BBQ | |
| 9 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 10 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 11 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 12 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 13 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 14 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 15 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 16 | Smokin Dan's | |
| 17 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 18 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 19 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 20 | TNK BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 22 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 23 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 24 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 25 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 26 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 27 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 28 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 29 | Smokin' Boys BBQ | |
| 30 | The Meat Station | |
| 31 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 32 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ |
32 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 2 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 3 | LA PASADITA | |
| 4 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 5 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 6 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 7 | 501 BBQ | |
| 8 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 9 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 10 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 11 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 12 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 13 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 14 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 15 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 16 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin Dan's | |
| 18 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 19 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 20 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 22 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 24 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 25 | TNK BBQ | |
| 26 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 27 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 28 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 29 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 30 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 31 | The Meat Station | |
| 32 | Smokin' Boys BBQ |
32 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 2 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 3 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 6 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 8 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 9 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | LA PASADITA | |
| 11 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 12 | 501 BBQ | |
| 13 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 14 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 15 | The Meat Station | |
| 16 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 17 | TNK BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin Dan's | |
| 19 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 20 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 21 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 22 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 23 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 24 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 25 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 26 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 27 | Smokin' Boys BBQ | |
| 28 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 29 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 30 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 31 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 32 | ROYAL SMOKERS |
32 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 2 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 5 | LA PASADITA | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 8 | 501 BBQ | |
| 9 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 10 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 11 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 12 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 14 | TNK BBQ | |
| 15 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 16 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 17 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 18 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 19 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 20 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 21 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 22 | Smokin Dan's | |
| 23 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 24 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 25 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 26 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 27 | Smokin' Boys BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 29 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 30 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 31 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 32 | The Meat Station |
32 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 3 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 4 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 5 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | |
| 6 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 7 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 8 | LA PASADITA | |
| 9 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 10 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 11 | 501 BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin Dan's | |
| 13 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 14 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 15 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 16 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 17 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 18 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 19 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 20 | TNK BBQ | |
| 21 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 22 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 23 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 24 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 25 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 26 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 27 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 28 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 29 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 30 | The Meat Station | |
| 31 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 32 | Smokin' Boys BBQ |