Jun 14–15, 2019 · Hernado, MS · 📍 2888 Gwynn Rd · State championship
Reps: Karen Jane Williams, Ralph Williams · Prize money: $8,000
BEER-B-QUE BOYS won Grand Champion at the Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off on June 14, 2019 in Hernado, MS at 2888 Gwynn Rd, scoring 704.5944 in a field of 49 teams. HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 703.9772. Category winners: Chicken — PIGGIE SMALLS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — Kermit's Ex (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by FIRE DANCER 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, 2017 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 87% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6172 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 85 times in 100
BEER-B-QUE BOYS came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKE THIS BBQ MO, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BEER-B-QUE BOYS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 3 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Beer-B Que Boys's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 20th tracked contest.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 1–2: PIGGIE SMALLS and SLOPPY HOG BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Jones Boys and BIG BLUE QUE tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: BIG BLUE QUE and SMOKIN' BUTTS tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PIGGIE SMALLS turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: FIRE DANCER BBQ (won 2018).
This contest usually draws about 43 teams
49 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 43.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2017 | Nesbit, MS | 2888 Gwynn Rd | 41 | 706.8572 | PORK ILLUSTRATED | BOOTYQUE |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Hernado, MS | 2888 Gwynn Rd | 45 | 706.3316 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| Jun 14, 2019 ← this one | Hernado, MS | 2888 Gwynn Rd | 49 | 704.5944 | Beer-B Que Boys | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5716 | 174.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 177.1428 | 174.2744 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.1772 | 171.9656 |
49 entries · top 704.5944 · median 675.8396
47 entries · top 180 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
49 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
48 entries · top 180 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
48 entries · top 178.8800 · median 168.2572