Aug 16–17, 2019 · Cape Girardeau, MO · 📍 410 Kiwanis dr. · State championship
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $10,000
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest on August 16, 2019 in Cape Girardeau, MO at 410 Kiwanis dr., scoring 701.6456 in a field of 45 teams. Heavy Smoke BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.7260. Category winners: Chicken — MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS (177.7144); Pork Ribs — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (180.0000); Pork — QUE-N-BREW (174.8800); Brisket — ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ (178.8572). This is the 6th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by BYO GRILL; the next was held in 2021.
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, 2013 to 2021 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 7 tracked editions
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
Chicken places 7–8: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and SMOKIN' BUTTS tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: QUE-N-BREW and BYO GRILL tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS and OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ (won 2017), BYO GRILL (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2013 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Cape Girardeau, MO | 56 | 687.3256 | SMOKIN T'S | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 | 58 | 682.2856 | Hot Mess BBQ | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Arena Park | 51 | 683.9196 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Arena Park | 43 | 685.6800 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Arena Park | 44 | 701.6684 | BYO GRILL | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE |
| Aug 16, 2019 ← this one | Cape Girardeau, MO | 410 Kiwanis dr. | 45 | 701.6456 | Outlaw Hawgs BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 410 Kiwanis dr. | 27 | 682.7312 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 176.0116 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.1316 |
| Pork | 174.8800 | 174.2628 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 172.5600 |
45 entries · top 701.6456 · median 651.8628
45 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.5372
45 entries · top 180 · median 164.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
45 entries · top 174.8800 · median 165.6684
45 entries · top 178.8572 · median 161.6800