Mar 14–16, 2019 · Kansas City, MO · 📍 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship
Prize money: $10,000
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Big 12 Big Q (NBBQL COMPETITORS SERIES) on March 14, 2019 in Kansas City, MO at Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship, scoring 689.6800 in a field of 11 teams. DIRT ROAD BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.0000. Category winners: Chicken — SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE (179.4400); Pork Ribs — DIRT ROAD BBQ (175.4172); Pork — DIRT ROAD BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — CLARK CREW BBQ (173.7256). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB.
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.
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 2–3: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and SLAPS BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE edged SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE by 0.0572.
DIRT ROAD BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
CLARK CREW BBQ turned in 173.7256 in brisket — past the 170.8228 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2017 | Kansas City, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2018 | Kansas CIty, MO | 14th Grand | 14 | 689.6800 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| Mar 14, 2019 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship | 11 | 689.6800 | Oklahoma State_Shake N Bake | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.7372 | 165.7372 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 166.8456 | 161.7256 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 168.5256 | 155.9428 |
| Brisket | 173.7256 | 167.4172 | 159.3600 |
11 entries · top 689.6800 · median 673.6344 · out of 720, not the usual 720
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | |
| 4 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 9 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 10 | SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 11 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS |
11 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 9 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS |
11 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 8 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 9 | SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 10 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 11 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE |
11 entries · top 178.8572 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 2 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 9 | SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 10 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS |
11 entries · top 173.7256 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 5 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 6 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 7 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 8 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 11 | Fergolicious BBQ |