Jul 27–28, 2018 · Iola, KS · 📍 500 Park Ave, Riverside Park
HIGH i QUE won Grand Champion at the Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ on July 27, 2018 in Iola, KS at 500 Park Ave, Riverside Park, scoring 693.7028 in a field of 27 teams. WOOD HOOK BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.5256. Category winners: Chicken — 913 BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — Fat&Dumb BBQ (180.0000); Pork — HIGH i QUE (175.4400); Brisket — WOOD HOOK BBQ (175.4056). This is the 4th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by SMOOTH SMOKE; the next was held in 2019.
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, 2015 to 2021 — 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 78% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1772 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 7–8: Bamfer and SMOOTH SMOKE tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Fat&Dumb BBQ and HIGH i QUE tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: PIG NEWTON and BOXER Q BBQ tied on 170.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HIGH i QUE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.
Fat&Dumb BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 179.4400 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOOTH SMOKE (won 2017).
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2015 | Iola, KS | Iola, KS 66749 | 26 | 698.8572 | Fergolicious BBQ | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Iola, KS | Riverside Park | 36 | 683.9200 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | CAVEMAN CUISINE |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Iola, KS | 500 Park Ave, Riverside Park | 27 | 702.2284 | SMOOTH SMOKE | SPICY SPITFIRE |
| Jul 27, 2018 ← this one | Iola, KS | 500 Park Ave, Riverside Park | 27 | 693.7028 | HIGH i QUE II | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Iola, KS | Riverside Park | 41 | 689.7372 | Fat & Dumb BBQ | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Iola, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Iola, KS | 510 park Ave | 28 | 694.8228 | Bull Creek BBQ | 913 BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.7256 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 172.0116 | 170.8572 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 173.1428 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 170.2744 | 167.3828 |
27 entries · top 693.7028 · median 665.0396
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 2 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | 913 BBQ | |
| 4 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 6 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 7 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 8 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 9 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 10 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 11 | Bamfer | |
| 12 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 13 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 14 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 15 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 16 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 17 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 18 | BIG AL AND THE BOYS BARBECUE | |
| 19 | GETTIN' PORKED BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 21 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 22 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 23 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 24 | HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 25 | Four Way Test BBQ | |
| 26 | Coach's BBQ | |
| 27 | BACKWOODS HOGBREATH QUE |
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 913 BBQ | |
| 2 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 3 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 4 | Coach's BBQ | |
| 5 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 7 | Bamfer | |
| 8 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 9 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 10 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 11 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 12 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 13 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 14 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 15 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 16 | HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 17 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 18 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 19 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 20 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 21 | Four Way Test BBQ | |
| 22 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 24 | GETTIN' PORKED BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG AL AND THE BOYS BARBECUE | |
| 26 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 27 | BACKWOODS HOGBREATH QUE |
27 entries · top 180 · median 170.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 2 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 3 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 4 | HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 6 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 7 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 8 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 9 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 10 | BIG AL AND THE BOYS BARBECUE | |
| 11 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 12 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 13 | 913 BBQ | |
| 14 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 15 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 16 | Bamfer | |
| 17 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 18 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 19 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 20 | GETTIN' PORKED BBQ | |
| 21 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 22 | BACKWOODS HOGBREATH QUE | |
| 23 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 24 | Four Way Test BBQ | |
| 25 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 26 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 27 | Coach's BBQ |
27 entries · top 175.4400 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 2 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 3 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 4 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 5 | Bamfer | |
| 6 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 7 | 913 BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG AL AND THE BOYS BARBECUE | |
| 9 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 11 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 12 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 13 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 14 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 15 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 16 | GETTIN' PORKED BBQ | |
| 17 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 18 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 19 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 20 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 21 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 22 | Coach's BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 24 | Four Way Test BBQ | |
| 25 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 26 | BACKWOODS HOGBREATH QUE | |
| 27 | HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE |
27 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 2 | BOOM CHICKA COW COW | |
| 3 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 4 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 6 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 7 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 8 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 9 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 10 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 12 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 13 | GETTIN' PORKED BBQ | |
| 14 | 913 BBQ | |
| 15 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 16 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 17 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 18 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 19 | Bamfer | |
| 20 | Four Way Test BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE | |
| 22 | Coach's BBQ | |
| 23 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 24 | BIG AL AND THE BOYS BARBECUE | |
| 25 | HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 26 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 27 | BACKWOODS HOGBREATH QUE |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
8 entries · top 180 · median 178.2800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 2 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 3 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 4 | Four Way Test BBQ | |
| 5 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 6 | Coach's BBQ | |
| 7 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 8 | BACKWOODS HOGBREATH QUE |