Apr 6–7, 2019 · Gravette, AR · 📍 Main St · State championship
Prize money: $5,300
BOOMERANG BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke On the Border on April 6, 2019 in Gravette, AR at Main St, scoring 702.8232 in a field of 29 teams. AMERICAN FIRE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.7260. Category winners: Chicken — SMOOTH SMOKE (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BUFFALO'S BBQ (176.5944); Pork — RAZORRACKS (177.7028); Brisket — BOOMERANG BBQ (176.5716). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by GETTIN' BASTED.
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.
Closer than 84% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0972 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
702.8232 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 700.5256 GETTIN' BASTED set in 2018.
Stronger than 95% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1648 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 2–3: SLAPS BBQ and BOOMERANG BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: 501 BBQ and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: RAZORRACKS and BOOMERANG BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BOOMERANG BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: GETTIN' BASTED (won 2018).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2018 | Gravette, AR | Gravette, AR 72736 | 33 | 700.5256 | GETTIN' BASTED | BRICKHEAD BBQ |
| Apr 6, 2019 ← this one | Gravette, AR | Main St | 29 | 702.8232 | Boomerang BBQ | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Gravette, AR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.8916 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 176.5716 | 174.8456 | 171.9772 |
29 entries · top 702.8232 · median 662.7772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 3 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | 501 BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 9 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 10 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 11 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 12 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 13 | MoKan Meatheads | |
| 14 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 15 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 16 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 17 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 19 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 20 | Kersey Brothers BBQ | |
| 21 | Slab Techs | |
| 22 | NAUGHTY DOG BBQ | |
| 23 | THE SMOKIN O'S | |
| 24 | Hickory Hicks BBQ | |
| 25 | OZARK BARBECUE | |
| 26 | Noe Better BBQ | |
| 27 | Big Country BBQ | |
| 28 | AMP (Amazing Meat Products) | |
| 29 | W-W Extreme BBQ |
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 4 | 501 BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 7 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 9 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 10 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 11 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 12 | NAUGHTY DOG BBQ | |
| 13 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 14 | MoKan Meatheads | |
| 15 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 16 | Slab Techs | |
| 17 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 18 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 20 | AMP (Amazing Meat Products) | |
| 21 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 22 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 23 | W-W Extreme BBQ | |
| 24 | Kersey Brothers BBQ | |
| 25 | Noe Better BBQ | |
| 26 | Big Country BBQ | |
| 27 | Hickory Hicks BBQ | |
| 28 | OZARK BARBECUE | |
| 29 | THE SMOKIN O'S |
29 entries · top 176.5944 · median 162.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 8 | MoKan Meatheads | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 11 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 12 | 501 BBQ | |
| 13 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 14 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 15 | THE SMOKIN O'S | |
| 16 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 17 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 18 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 19 | Hickory Hicks BBQ | |
| 20 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 21 | Kersey Brothers BBQ | |
| 22 | OZARK BARBECUE | |
| 23 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 24 | NAUGHTY DOG BBQ | |
| 25 | Noe Better BBQ | |
| 26 | Big Country BBQ | |
| 27 | W-W Extreme BBQ | |
| 28 | Slab Techs | |
| 29 | AMP (Amazing Meat Products) |
29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 6 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 7 | 501 BBQ | |
| 8 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 9 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 10 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 12 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 13 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 14 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 15 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 16 | THE SMOKIN O'S | |
| 17 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 18 | MoKan Meatheads | |
| 19 | Kersey Brothers BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 21 | Noe Better BBQ | |
| 22 | Hickory Hicks BBQ | |
| 23 | OZARK BARBECUE | |
| 24 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 25 | Slab Techs | |
| 26 | Big Country BBQ | |
| 27 | NAUGHTY DOG BBQ | |
| 28 | W-W Extreme BBQ | |
| 29 | AMP (Amazing Meat Products) |
29 entries · top 176.5716 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 3 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | 501 BBQ | |
| 7 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 8 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 9 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 10 | MoKan Meatheads | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 13 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 14 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 15 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 16 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 17 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 18 | Slab Techs | |
| 19 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 20 | CROSSFIRE BBQ | |
| 21 | Kersey Brothers BBQ | |
| 22 | NAUGHTY DOG BBQ | |
| 23 | THE SMOKIN O'S | |
| 24 | Hickory Hicks BBQ | |
| 25 | OZARK BARBECUE | |
| 26 | Big Country BBQ | |
| 27 | Noe Better BBQ | |
| 28 | AMP (Amazing Meat Products) | |
| 29 | W-W Extreme BBQ |