Jul 13–14, 2018 · Draper, UT · 📍 1260 E Constitution Ave
GRILLIN' BEAVERS won Grand Champion at the Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition on July 13, 2018 in Draper, UT at 1260 E Constitution Ave, scoring 693.6916 in a field of 21 teams. PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3944. Category winners: Chicken — GRILLIN' BEAVERS (178.8572); Pork Ribs — GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE (178.8572); Pork — UTAH BBQ COMPANY (174.2628); Brisket — WEST JORDAN MONEY PIT SMOKERS (180.0000).
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 77 times in 100
GRILLIN' BEAVERS came in rated below the field's top team, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 5–6: SMOKE'M BBQ and SCORCH AND RESQUE tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS and BACKDRAFT BBQ tied on 176.0116 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: FARVA-Q and KRAZE-E'S BBQ tied on 167.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
GRILLIN' BEAVERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 170.8572 | 166.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.0116 | 165.7256 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 172 | 167.4400 |
| Brisket | 180 | 170.8572 | 165.6800 |
21 entries · top 693.6916 · median 665.0512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 4 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 5 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 6 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | HONEYMAN BBQ | |
| 8 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 9 | JAGER Q | |
| 10 | KRAZE-E'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 12 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 13 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 14 | WEST JORDAN MONEY PIT SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SMOKE'M BBQ | |
| 16 | OUT WEST SMOKERS | |
| 17 | FARVA-Q | |
| 18 | RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ COMPANY | |
| 19 | Grampa Pete's BBQ | |
| 20 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 21 | Holy Smoker BBQ |
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 2 | HONEYMAN BBQ | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | KRAZE-E'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE'M BBQ | |
| 6 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 7 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 9 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 10 | JAGER Q | |
| 11 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 13 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | Grampa Pete's BBQ | |
| 15 | OUT WEST SMOKERS | |
| 16 | RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ COMPANY | |
| 17 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 18 | WEST JORDAN MONEY PIT SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 20 | FARVA-Q | |
| 21 | Holy Smoker BBQ |
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 3 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 6 | JAGER Q | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 9 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 10 | WEST JORDAN MONEY PIT SMOKERS | |
| 11 | FARVA-Q | |
| 12 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 13 | RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ COMPANY | |
| 14 | KRAZE-E'S BBQ | |
| 15 | OUT WEST SMOKERS | |
| 16 | SMOKE'M BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 18 | HONEYMAN BBQ | |
| 19 | Grampa Pete's BBQ | |
| 20 | Holy Smoker BBQ | |
| 21 | G AND L BBQ |
21 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | OUT WEST SMOKERS | |
| 3 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 5 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE'M BBQ | |
| 7 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 8 | RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ COMPANY | |
| 9 | FARVA-Q | |
| 10 | KRAZE-E'S BBQ | |
| 11 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | JAGER Q | |
| 13 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 14 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 16 | HONEYMAN BBQ | |
| 17 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 18 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 19 | Holy Smoker BBQ | |
| 20 | WEST JORDAN MONEY PIT SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Grampa Pete's BBQ |
21 entries · top 180 · median 165.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEST JORDAN MONEY PIT SMOKERS | |
| 2 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | HONEYMAN BBQ | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 6 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 7 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 8 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 10 | FARVA-Q | |
| 11 | KRAZE-E'S BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | OUT WEST SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Grampa Pete's BBQ | |
| 16 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 17 | JAGER Q | |
| 18 | SMOKE'M BBQ | |
| 19 | Holy Smoker BBQ | |
| 20 | RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ COMPANY | |
| 21 | G AND L BBQ |