Aug 10–11, 2018 · Shelbyville, IN
WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ won Grand Champion at the Big Blue Barbecue on August 10, 2018 in Shelbyville, IN, scoring 695.9428 in a field of 27 teams. CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.7772. Category winners: Chicken — EXTRA MILE BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — BLUE CHIP BBQ (175.4516); Pork — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (179.4400); Brisket — UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ (175.4056). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; 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, 2018 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 79% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1656 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100
WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GREY STREET BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 17th tracked contest.
2 of 4 tracked editions
The Real Smokin Aces has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
Chicken places 4–5: CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC and GREY STREET BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW and WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2018 ← this one | Shelbyville, IN | Shelbyville, IN 46176 | 27 | 695.9428 | WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Shelbyville, IN | 500 Frank ST | 29 | 692.5028 | One2BBQ | THE BBQ BUS |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Shelbyville, IN | 500 Frank ST | 50 | 707.4400 | The Real Smokin Aces | ONE2BBQ |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Shelbyville, IN | 500 Frank ST | 30 | 698.2628 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 172.5828 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 174.2972 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 173.1200 | 169.6684 |
27 entries · top 695.9428 · median 674.7428
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6684
27 entries · top 175.4516 · median 167.4172
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6800
27 entries · top 175.4056 · median 167.3828