Aug 10–11, 2018 · Springfield, MO · 📍 635 E St.Louis St
LA PASADITA won Grand Champion at the Route 66 Barbeque Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) on August 10, 2018 in Springfield, MO at 635 E St.Louis St, scoring 689.7028 in a field of 19 teams. RAZORRACKS took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.9316. Category winners: Chicken — THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS (177.1428); Pork Ribs — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (177.1428); Pork — RAZORRACKS (178.8572); Brisket — THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS (173.1428).
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 84 times in 100
LA PASADITA came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
LA PASADITA won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was LA PASADITA's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 49th tracked contest.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.0800 points.
Stronger than 91% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1632 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
Pork Ribs places 5–6: SMOOTH SMOKE and THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS tied on 166.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: DAD'S GRILLIN CREW and SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and SMOOTH SMOKE tied on 168.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 174.2628 | 170.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 166.8344 | 165.1084 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 172.5716 | 168.0116 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 170.8572 | 165.1316 |
19 entries · top 689.7028 · median 666.1372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA PASADITA | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 4 | THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS | |
| 5 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 8 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 11 | Countryside BBQ Pro Shops | |
| 12 | Z-QUE | |
| 13 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 14 | CLOWN BABY | |
| 15 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 16 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 17 | HOGZILLA | |
| 18 | ELI'S PIT CREW | |
| 19 | FUGGEDABOUTITBBQ.COM |
19 entries · top 177.1428 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS | |
| 2 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 5 | LA PASADITA | |
| 6 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 7 | ELI'S PIT CREW | |
| 8 | Z-QUE | |
| 9 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 10 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 11 | CLOWN BABY | |
| 12 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 13 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 14 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 15 | HOGZILLA | |
| 16 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 17 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 18 | Countryside BBQ Pro Shops | |
| 19 | FUGGEDABOUTITBBQ.COM |
19 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | LA PASADITA | |
| 3 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 4 | ELI'S PIT CREW | |
| 5 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 6 | THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS | |
| 7 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 8 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 11 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 12 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 13 | Countryside BBQ Pro Shops | |
| 14 | HOGZILLA | |
| 15 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 16 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 17 | Z-QUE | |
| 18 | CLOWN BABY | |
| 19 | FUGGEDABOUTITBBQ.COM |
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.0116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 3 | LA PASADITA | |
| 4 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 5 | Countryside BBQ Pro Shops | |
| 6 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 7 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 8 | THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 11 | CLOWN BABY | |
| 12 | Z-QUE | |
| 13 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 14 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 15 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 16 | HOGZILLA | |
| 17 | FUGGEDABOUTITBBQ.COM | |
| 18 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 19 | ELI'S PIT CREW |
19 entries · top 173.1428 · median 165.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS | |
| 2 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 5 | Countryside BBQ Pro Shops | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 10 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 11 | LA PASADITA | |
| 12 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 13 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 14 | Z-QUE | |
| 15 | CLOWN BABY | |
| 16 | HOGZILLA | |
| 17 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 18 | ELI'S PIT CREW | |
| 19 | FUGGEDABOUTITBBQ.COM |
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.
14 entries · top 342.8916 · median 312.0512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 2 | Meat Street Mafia | |
| 3 | HOGZILLA | |
| 4 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 5 | FUGGEDABOUTITBBQ.COM | |
| 6 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 7 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 8 | Brett and JB | |
| 9 | CLOWN BABY | |
| 10 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 11 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 12 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 13 | Ruby's | |
| 14 | SMOOTH SMOKE |
14 entries · top 172.5600 · median 158.2798
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGZILLA | |
| 2 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 3 | Meat Street Mafia | |
| 4 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 5 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | FUGGEDABOUTITBBQ.COM | |
| 8 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 9 | CLOWN BABY | |
| 10 | Brett and JB | |
| 11 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 12 | Ruby's | |
| 13 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 14 | CAVEMAN CUISINE |
14 entries · top 176 · median 153.7200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YELLOW JACKET BBQ | |
| 2 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 3 | Meat Street Mafia | |
| 4 | FUGGEDABOUTITBBQ.COM | |
| 5 | HOGZILLA | |
| 6 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 7 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 8 | Brett and JB | |
| 9 | CLOWN BABY | |
| 10 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 11 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 12 | Ruby's | |
| 13 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 14 | SMOOTH SMOKE |
3 entries · top 172.5716 · median 168.0116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Steele | |
| 2 | Cole Beckerman | |
| 3 | Brett Beckerman |
2 entries · top 173.1316 · median 171.4116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Shear | |
| 2 | Tatum Shear |