*Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
2018-07-13 – 2018-07-14
Grand Champion: SPITFIRE (697.0968) · 48 teams
Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)
🏆 Defending champion
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB won the most recent scored edition (2017-07-14).
🎪 Typical draw
This contest has averaged 57 teams across 2 scored editions.
📏 Contest record
The highest overall score here is 695.3944, set by HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB in 2017.
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-03 | 55 | 691.4172 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2017-07-14 | 58 | 695.3944 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 2018-07-13 ← this one | 48 | 697.0968 | SPITFIRE | |
| 2019-07-12 | Mayetta, KS | 59 | 706.8344 | Boomerang BBQ |
| 2020-07-10 | Mayetta, KS | 61 | 698.8684 | Smokin Timbers BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | Mayetta, KS | 43 | 713.1316 | Happy Grillmore |
Official results are up on kcbs.us ↗ but haven’t been pulled here yet — they land with the nightly scrape.