Aug 10–11, 2018 · Arlington, NE · 📍 23656 HWY 30
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS won Grand Champion at the 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska on August 10, 2018 in Arlington, NE at 23656 HWY 30, scoring 694.8112 in a field of 30 teams. SHIGGIN & GRINNIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3716. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ NEBRASKA (177.1544); Pork Ribs — BOOMERANG BBQ (176.5600); Pork — WHEN PIGS DIE (177.7372); Brisket — SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS (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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS came in rated below the field's top team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 41st tracked contest.
Chicken places 2–3: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN and BOOMERANG BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: BOOMERANG BBQ and SIN CIRCLE BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: WHEN PIGS DIE and LAST CALL HEROES BBQ tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 173.1428 | 169.6916 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 174.2744 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.9656 | 169.1084 |
30 entries · top 694.8112 · median 663.6688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 4 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 5 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 6 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ NEBRASKA | |
| 8 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 9 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 10 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 11 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 12 | SPITFIRE | |
| 13 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 14 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 17 | 1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ | |
| 18 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 19 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 20 | OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 21 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 22 | OLD SMOKE WAGON | |
| 23 | COPPERHEAD BBQ | |
| 24 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 25 | ALWAYS SMOK'D | |
| 26 | Mad Viking BBQ | |
| 27 | 2FishQ | |
| 28 | CROWN POINT BBQ | |
| 29 | Bar BQ Monkeys | |
| 30 | MR. M'S MEATS |
30 entries · top 177.1544 · median 163.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ NEBRASKA | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 4 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 5 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 7 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 8 | 2FishQ | |
| 9 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 10 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 11 | SPITFIRE | |
| 12 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 13 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 14 | 1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ | |
| 15 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 16 | COPPERHEAD BBQ | |
| 17 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 18 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 19 | ALWAYS SMOK'D | |
| 20 | OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 21 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 22 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 23 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | CROWN POINT BBQ | |
| 26 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 27 | Mad Viking BBQ | |
| 28 | OLD SMOKE WAGON | |
| 29 | Bar BQ Monkeys | |
| 30 | MR. M'S MEATS |
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.7030
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 3 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 4 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 5 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SPITFIRE | |
| 7 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 8 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 9 | CROWN POINT BBQ | |
| 10 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 11 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ | |
| 12 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 13 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 14 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 15 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 16 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 17 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 20 | Mad Viking BBQ | |
| 21 | OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 22 | 1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ | |
| 23 | ALWAYS SMOK'D | |
| 24 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 25 | OLD SMOKE WAGON | |
| 26 | SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ NEBRASKA | |
| 27 | COPPERHEAD BBQ | |
| 28 | 2FishQ | |
| 29 | Bar BQ Monkeys | |
| 30 | MR. M'S MEATS |
30 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 2 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 3 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 4 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 8 | SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ NEBRASKA | |
| 9 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 10 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ | |
| 11 | SPITFIRE | |
| 12 | 1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ | |
| 13 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 14 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 17 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 18 | OLD SMOKE WAGON | |
| 19 | COPPERHEAD BBQ | |
| 20 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 21 | ALWAYS SMOK'D | |
| 22 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 23 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 24 | Mad Viking BBQ | |
| 25 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 26 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 27 | MR. M'S MEATS | |
| 28 | 2FishQ | |
| 29 | CROWN POINT BBQ | |
| 30 | Bar BQ Monkeys |
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 2 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 3 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 8 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 9 | AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ NEBRASKA | |
| 11 | FAIRWAY SMOKERS | |
| 12 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 13 | ELWOOD BBQ | |
| 14 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 15 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 16 | OLD SMOKE WAGON | |
| 17 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 18 | Mad Viking BBQ | |
| 19 | 1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ | |
| 20 | SPITFIRE | |
| 21 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 22 | OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 23 | SAUCE BOSSES | |
| 24 | COPPERHEAD BBQ | |
| 25 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 26 | ALWAYS SMOK'D | |
| 27 | 2FishQ | |
| 28 | CROWN POINT BBQ | |
| 29 | MR. M'S MEATS | |
| 30 | Bar BQ Monkeys |