Jul 13–14, 2018 · Cameron, MO · 📍 4018 North E 69th
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S won Grand Champion at the 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) on July 13, 2018 in Cameron, MO at 4018 North E 69th, scoring 691.9888 in a field of 24 teams. COOL BLUE Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3600. Category winners: Chicken — DROP THE MIKE (179.4400); Pork Ribs — PIG NEWTON (173.1316); Pork — UNFAMOUS DAVE'S (178.2972); Brisket — COOL BLUE Q (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.
Closer than 86% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6288 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S came in rated below the field's top team, JAESTAR BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was UNFAMOUS DAVE'S's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 21st tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: UNFAMOUS DAVE'S and COOL BLUE Q tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: Three Brothers Different Mothers and SMOKEVILLE tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: JAESTAR BBQ and THE BOYS IN QUE tied on 166.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 169.6912 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1316 | 170.2744 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 171.4172 | 166.2284 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.9656 | 167.3828 |
24 entries · top 691.9888 · median 657.5942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 2 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 3 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 4 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 6 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 7 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 8 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 9 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 10 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 11 | THE BOYS IN QUE | |
| 12 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 13 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 14 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 15 | S&S BBQ | |
| 16 | JIM BOB'S BBQ | |
| 17 | MAN MEAT FIRE | |
| 18 | Last Supper BBQ | |
| 19 | Cut-Throat Que | |
| 20 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 21 | 2 B SMOKIN' - MO | |
| 22 | Shake Rub and Pull | |
| 23 | RACKS N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN REDNECKS |
24 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 2 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 3 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 4 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 5 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 7 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 8 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 9 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 10 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 11 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 12 | S&S BBQ | |
| 13 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 14 | THE BOYS IN QUE | |
| 15 | Cut-Throat Que | |
| 16 | JIM BOB'S BBQ | |
| 17 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 18 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 19 | RACKS N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 20 | MAN MEAT FIRE | |
| 21 | 2 B SMOKIN' - MO | |
| 22 | Shake Rub and Pull | |
| 23 | Last Supper BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN REDNECKS |
24 entries · top 173.1316 · median 167.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 2 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 3 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 4 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 5 | Last Supper BBQ | |
| 6 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 7 | 2 B SMOKIN' - MO | |
| 8 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 9 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 10 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 11 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 12 | THE BOYS IN QUE | |
| 13 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 14 | S&S BBQ | |
| 15 | MAN MEAT FIRE | |
| 16 | JIM BOB'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 18 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 19 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 20 | Cut-Throat Que | |
| 21 | Shake Rub and Pull | |
| 22 | RACKS N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 23 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 24 | SMOKIN REDNECKS |
24 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.7942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 2 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 3 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 4 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 5 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 6 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 7 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 8 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 9 | THE BOYS IN QUE | |
| 10 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 11 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 12 | Last Supper BBQ | |
| 13 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 14 | S&S BBQ | |
| 15 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 16 | MAN MEAT FIRE | |
| 17 | Cut-Throat Que | |
| 18 | JIM BOB'S BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 20 | RACKS N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 21 | Shake Rub and Pull | |
| 22 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 23 | 2 B SMOKIN' - MO | |
| 24 | SMOKIN REDNECKS |
24 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 2 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 3 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 4 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 5 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 6 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 7 | JIM BOB'S BBQ | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT FIRE | |
| 9 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 10 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 11 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 12 | DROP THE MIKE | |
| 13 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 14 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 15 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 16 | THE BOYS IN QUE | |
| 17 | S&S BBQ | |
| 18 | Last Supper BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN REDNECKS | |
| 20 | Shake Rub and Pull | |
| 21 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 22 | Cut-Throat Que | |
| 23 | 2 B SMOKIN' - MO | |
| 24 | RACKS N BUTTS BBQ |