Jun 14–15, 2019 · Barbourville, KY · 📍 538 South Main St Thompson RV Park · State championship
GREY STREET BBQ won Grand Champion at the Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival on June 14, 2019 in Barbourville, KY at 538 South Main St Thompson RV Park, scoring 699.3828 in a field of 30 teams. WHO CARES BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3712. Category winners: Chicken — FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE (178.8572); Pork Ribs — THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW (176.5716); Pork — GREY STREET BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — GREY STREET BBQ (178.2972). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by EXTRA MILE BBQ.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 98% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
699.3828 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 696.5484 EXTRA MILE BBQ set in 2018.
Stronger than 93% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1640 power rating going in — stronger than 93% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 4–5: WEQ4U and HIGH ON THE HAWG tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: HIGH ON THE HAWG and CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: GREY STREET BBQ and EXTRA MILE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
GREY STREET BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
GREY STREET BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 21st.
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 178.2972 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CONTAGIOUS Q (won 2016), EXTRA MILE BBQ (won 2018).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2016 | Barbourville, KY | Barbourville, KY | 32 | 693.0856 | CONTAGIOUS Q | Pappy Q |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Barbourville, KY | 538 South Main St Thompson RV Park | 31 | 695.3484 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Barbourville, KY | 538 South Main St Thompson RV Park | 34 | 696.5484 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | BRINGIN' THE HEAT |
| Jun 14, 2019 ← this one | Barbourville, KY | 538 South Main St Thompson RV Park | 30 | 699.3828 | GREY STREET BBQ | WHO CARES BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 173.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 175.4172 | 172.5716 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.8456 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 173.1656 | 170.8344 |
30 entries · top 699.3828 · median 680.7314
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.5428
30 entries · top 176.5716 · median 170.2572
30 entries · top 180 · median 170.5542 · 🔥 perfect 180
30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3886