May 31 – Jun 1, 2019 · Rice Lake, WI · State championship
Reps: Debra Gage, William Gage · Prize money: $6,375
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest on May 31, 2019 in Rice Lake, WI, scoring 677.0628 in a field of 19 teams. PIGTAILERS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 674.2172. Category winners: Chicken — T-MAC SMOKIN (175.4172); Pork Ribs — SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV (177.7372); Pork — GET A CLUE BBQ (173.1428); Brisket — T-MAC SMOKIN (173.1200).
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 SMOKIN' C'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 9–10: TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI and SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN tied on 168.5484 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI edged THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 8–9: T-MAC SMOKIN edged SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN by 0.0116.
T-MAC SMOKIN won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 171.9772 | 168.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 168.5372 | 163.3944 |
| Pork | 173.1428 | 167.4056 | 161.7144 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 168.5140 | 162.8232 |
19 entries · top 677.0628 · median 647.8512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 3 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 4 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 6 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 7 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 8 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 9 | GET A CLUE BBQ | |
| 10 | 337 BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE 'N SANITY | |
| 13 | The Eagle BBQ | |
| 14 | Open Season BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 16 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 17 | Two Brews BBQ | |
| 18 | Black Mamba BBQ | |
| 19 | RED LINE BBQ |
19 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 2 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 4 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 5 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE 'N SANITY | |
| 8 | Two Brews BBQ | |
| 9 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 10 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 11 | 337 BBQ | |
| 12 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 13 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 14 | Black Mamba BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 16 | Open Season BBQ | |
| 17 | GET A CLUE BBQ | |
| 18 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 19 | The Eagle BBQ |
19 entries · top 177.7372 · median 163.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 2 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 3 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 5 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 7 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 9 | The Eagle BBQ | |
| 10 | Two Brews BBQ | |
| 11 | 337 BBQ | |
| 12 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 13 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 14 | Open Season BBQ | |
| 15 | Black Mamba BBQ | |
| 16 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 17 | SMOKE 'N SANITY | |
| 18 | GET A CLUE BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG HORNED BBQ |
19 entries · top 173.1428 · median 161.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GET A CLUE BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 3 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 4 | The Eagle BBQ | |
| 5 | 337 BBQ | |
| 6 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE 'N SANITY | |
| 8 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 10 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 12 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 13 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 14 | Black Mamba BBQ | |
| 15 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 16 | Open Season BBQ | |
| 17 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 19 | Two Brews BBQ |
19 entries · top 173.1200 · median 162.8232
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 2 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 3 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 4 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 5 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 6 | GET A CLUE BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 8 | Open Season BBQ | |
| 9 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 10 | Two Brews BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 12 | The Eagle BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 14 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SMOKE 'N SANITY | |
| 16 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 17 | 337 BBQ | |
| 18 | Black Mamba BBQ | |
| 19 | RED LINE BBQ |