Jun 21–22, 2019 · Louisiana, MO · 📍 Main St · State championship
Reps: Charlie Brinza, Jeanne Titus · Prize money: $10,000
Heavy Smoke BBQ won Grand Champion at the Ribs on the River on June 21, 2019 in Louisiana, MO at Main St, scoring 698.8456 in a field of 26 teams. SKUNK RIVER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8000. Category winners: Chicken — TRIPLE H BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — TWO KRACKERS KOOKIN’ (177.7372); Pork — TRIPLE H BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ (177.1428). The Backyard Series standings were won by Muscle Memory with 336.5372.
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 ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
Heavy Smoke BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKE THIS BBQ MO, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Heavy Smoke BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Master Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: BIG BOOTS BBQ and Heavy Smoke BBQ tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 8–9: LION 'BOUT THE Q and GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 8–9: AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW and UNFAMOUS DAVE'S tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
TRIPLE H BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2016 | Yorkville, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2019 ← this one | Louisiana, MO | Main St | 26 | 698.8456 | Heavy Smoke BBQ STL | SKUNK RIVER BBQ |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Louisiana, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 169.7028 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 172.5600 | 169.1544 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180 | 174.8572 | 171.4172 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.1428 | 171.9656 | 169.1084 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 173.1428 | — | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 165.1200 | — | — |
26 entries · top 698.8456 · median 673.2854
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9484
26 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.6972
26 entries · top 180 · median 169.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.1314
4 entries · top 336.5372 · median 314.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscle Memory | |
| 2 | Smokin' Tinman | |
| 3 | RazzleDazzle | |
| 4 | 4-Friends-BBQ |
4 entries · top 173.1428 · median 165.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscle Memory | |
| 2 | 4-Friends-BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin' Tinman | |
| 4 | RazzleDazzle |
4 entries · top 165.1200 · median 151.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Tinman | |
| 2 | Muscle Memory | |
| 3 | RazzleDazzle | |
| 4 | 4-Friends-BBQ |