Aug 4–5, 2018 · Wheatland, MO · 📍 700 East Hwy 54
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO won Grand Champion at the Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway on August 4, 2018 in Wheatland, MO at 700 East Hwy 54, scoring 696.5260 in a field of 37 teams. Fergolicious BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6228. Category winners: Chicken — 913 BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — Fergolicious BBQ (176.5600); Pork — GETTIN' SAUCED (177.7028); Brisket — THE SMOKING HILLS (176.5716). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by THUMP & STRUM BBQ.
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 71 times in 100
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 96% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1652 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 3–4: T-N-T QUE CREW and YELLOW JACKET BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: YELLOW JACKET BBQ and UNFAMOUS DAVE'S tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: UNFAMOUS DAVE'S and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2017 | Wheatland, MO | 700 E HWY 54 | 31 | 697.0628 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Aug 4, 2018 ← this one | Wheatland, MO | 700 East Hwy 54 | 37 | 696.5260 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | Fergolicious BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 174.2744 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 172.5484 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 176.5716 | 170.8228 | 169.6800 |
37 entries · top 696.5260 · median 665.5656
37 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8344
37 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3712
37 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.0972
37 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.0856
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.
21 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.3772
22 entries · top 345.7372 · median 317.1428
19 entries · top 180 · median 161.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
7 entries · top 177.1428 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 2 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 3 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 4 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 5 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 6 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 7 | ROADKILL BBQ |
3 entries · top 168.0116 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Backerman - age 13 | |
| 2 | Noah Steele - age 12 | |
| 3 | Tristen Hoisington - age 14 |
7 entries · top 172 · median 164.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ColeBackerman - age 10 | |
| 2 | Duane Thompson - age 10 | |
| 3 | Eli Muilenburg - age 9 | |
| 4 | Sloan Bohannon - age7 | |
| 5 | Tyler Hoisington - age 7 | |
| 6 | Hunter Hosington - age 10 | |
| 7 | Waylon Claunch - age 9 |