Aug 23–24, 2018 · Washington Island, WI
T-MAC SMOKIN won Grand Champion at the 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) on August 23, 2018 in Washington Island, WI, scoring 689.0628 in a field of 26 teams. IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2288. Category winners: Chicken — BIG CITY BBQ (177.1544); Pork Ribs — SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV (178.8800); Pork — SMOKE FREAKS (176.5716); Brisket — TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI (175.4400). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2018.
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 82 times in 100
T-MAC SMOKIN came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
T-MAC SMOKIN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 2 tracked editions
T-MAC SMOKIN has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
Stronger than 90% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1629 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 4–5: SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV and SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: SMOKE FREAKS and SHIGGIN & GRINNIN tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2018 ← this one | Washington Island, WI | Washington Island | 26 | 689.0628 | T-MAC SMOKIN | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Washington Island, WI | Washington Island | 27 | 692.4800 | T-MAC SMOKIN | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 172.5600 | 169.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 175.4172 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 176.5716 | 172 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 173.1544 | 171.4056 |
26 entries · top 689.0628 · median 669.3256
26 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.6800
26 entries · top 178.8800 · median 168.5658
26 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.9772
26 entries · top 175.4400 · median 167.1142
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.
10 entries · top 180 · median 173.1314 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 2 | Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse | |
| 3 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 4 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 6 | Z SMOKE | |
| 7 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 10 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ |
22 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.6628