Aug 30–31, 2019 · Nevada, MO · 📍 510 Centennial Blvd · State championship
Reps: Bunny Tuttle, Rich Tuttle · Prize money: $5,000
Heavy Smoke BBQ won Grand Champion at the Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off on August 30, 2019 in Nevada, MO at 510 Centennial Blvd, scoring 700.5256 in a field of 22 teams. MAN MEAT BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.4172. Category winners: Chicken — Heavy Smoke BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — MAN MEAT BBQ (178.8572); Pork — BRINGIN' THE WOOD (180.0000); Brisket — T-N-T QUE CREW (177.7144). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by BIG CREEK 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 84% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1084 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
700.5256 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 282.2516 BIG CREEK BBQ set in 2018.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
Heavy Smoke BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SLAPS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Stronger than 92% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1634 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 6–7: MAN MEAT BBQ and NA-DA-BONE BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: SMOKEVILLE and AMERICAN FIRE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: AMERICAN FIRE BBQ and SLAPS BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Heavy Smoke BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 8th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2018 | Nevada, MO | 510 Centennial Blvd | 8 | 282.2516 | BIG CREEK BBQ | Bates County BBQ |
| Aug 30, 2019 ← this one | Nevada, MO | 510 Centennial Blvd | 22 | 700.5256 | HEAVY SMOKE SLT | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 171.9888 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 168.5716 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2628 | 170.2512 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 170.8456 |
22 entries · top 700.5256 · median 678.4858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | The Boys in Que | |
| 6 | BRINGIN' THE WOOD | |
| 7 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 8 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 9 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 10 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 11 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 13 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 14 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 15 | FLAMIN' M&M | |
| 16 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 17 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 18 | NA-DA-BONE BBQ | |
| 19 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 20 | SWINE FLEW 2 | |
| 21 | fat-boyz bbq team | |
| 22 | Bzrkerz BBQ |
22 entries · top 180 · median 169.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | BRINGIN' THE WOOD | |
| 4 | The Boys in Que | |
| 5 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | NA-DA-BONE BBQ | |
| 8 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 9 | FLAMIN' M&M | |
| 10 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 11 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 12 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 13 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 14 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 15 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 16 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 17 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 18 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 19 | SWINE FLEW 2 | |
| 20 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 21 | fat-boyz bbq team | |
| 22 | Bzrkerz BBQ |
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 3 | The Boys in Que | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 7 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 8 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 9 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 10 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 11 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 12 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 13 | BRINGIN' THE WOOD | |
| 14 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 15 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 16 | NA-DA-BONE BBQ | |
| 17 | FLAMIN' M&M | |
| 18 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 19 | SWINE FLEW 2 | |
| 20 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 21 | Bzrkerz BBQ | |
| 22 | fat-boyz bbq team |
22 entries · top 180 · median 169.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRINGIN' THE WOOD | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 4 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 5 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 7 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 8 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 10 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 11 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 12 | The Boys in Que | |
| 13 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 14 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 15 | FLAMIN' M&M | |
| 16 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 17 | SWINE FLEW 2 | |
| 18 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 19 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 20 | NA-DA-BONE BBQ | |
| 21 | fat-boyz bbq team | |
| 22 | Bzrkerz BBQ |
22 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-N-T QUE CREW | |
| 2 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | The Boys in Que | |
| 6 | OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | |
| 7 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 10 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 11 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 13 | BRINGIN' THE WOOD | |
| 14 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 15 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 16 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 17 | NA-DA-BONE BBQ | |
| 18 | FLAMIN' M&M | |
| 19 | Bzrkerz BBQ | |
| 20 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 21 | fat-boyz bbq team | |
| 22 | SWINE FLEW 2 |