Sep 13–14, 2019 · Boise, ID · State championship
Reps: Steven Flewallen · Prize money: $10,000
JAGER Q won Grand Champion at the Bands brews & BBQ on September 13, 2019 in Boise, ID, scoring 700.5944 in a field of 25 teams. Rhythm n QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.8228. Category winners: Chicken — PHIL & LOU BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Crooked Pigs (177.7028); Pork — Half Baked Hippies BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — Crooked Pigs (173.7028). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
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 79 times in 100
Jager Q came in rated below the field's top team, Rhythm n QUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
JAGER Q won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Jager Q's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 8th tracked contest.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.6288 points.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES and Half Baked Hippies BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Farva-Q and Ball-n-Chain BBQ tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: TWISTED BLUE SMOKE and Bart's Blazin Q tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Crooked Pigs won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2019 ← this one | Boise, ID | Boise, ID 83651 | 25 | 700.5944 | Jager Q | Rhythm n QUE |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Boise, ID | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.8572 | 170.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 175.4400 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.8800 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 171.9772 | 167.4400 |
25 entries · top 700.5944 · median 669.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGER Q | |
| 2 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 3 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 4 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 5 | Half Baked Hippies BBQ | |
| 6 | Ball-n-Chain BBQ | |
| 7 | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES | |
| 8 | Bart's Blazin Q | |
| 9 | Salt City BBQ | |
| 10 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 11 | TWISTED BLUE SMOKE | |
| 12 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 13 | MURPHY BLUES BBQ | |
| 14 | Farva-Q | |
| 15 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 16 | Blackhorn BBQ Co. | |
| 17 | Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 18 | Gourmet Grills | |
| 19 | Patio Daddio | |
| 20 | Meat Sweats | |
| 21 | SWINE STEWARD | |
| 22 | Uncle Woody's Smoke N Hot BBQ | |
| 23 | PREHISTORIC PIT | |
| 24 | Smokey and the Riblets | |
| 25 | MFT |
25 entries · top 180 · median 168.5828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 2 | Ball-n-Chain BBQ | |
| 3 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 4 | JAGER Q | |
| 5 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 6 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 7 | Salt City BBQ | |
| 8 | MURPHY BLUES BBQ | |
| 9 | Farva-Q | |
| 10 | Bart's Blazin Q | |
| 11 | Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 12 | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES | |
| 13 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 14 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 15 | Gourmet Grills | |
| 16 | Blackhorn BBQ Co. | |
| 17 | Half Baked Hippies BBQ | |
| 18 | TWISTED BLUE SMOKE | |
| 19 | Meat Sweats | |
| 20 | SWINE STEWARD | |
| 21 | PREHISTORIC PIT | |
| 22 | MFT | |
| 23 | Patio Daddio | |
| 24 | Smokey and the Riblets | |
| 25 | Uncle Woody's Smoke N Hot BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 2 | JAGER Q | |
| 3 | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES | |
| 4 | Half Baked Hippies BBQ | |
| 5 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | Farva-Q | |
| 7 | Ball-n-Chain BBQ | |
| 8 | TWISTED BLUE SMOKE | |
| 9 | Bart's Blazin Q | |
| 10 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 11 | Blackhorn BBQ Co. | |
| 12 | Gourmet Grills | |
| 13 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 14 | PREHISTORIC PIT | |
| 15 | MURPHY BLUES BBQ | |
| 16 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 17 | Salt City BBQ | |
| 18 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 19 | MFT | |
| 20 | Meat Sweats | |
| 21 | Uncle Woody's Smoke N Hot BBQ | |
| 22 | SWINE STEWARD | |
| 23 | Patio Daddio | |
| 24 | Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokey and the Riblets |
24 entries · top 180 · median 169.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Half Baked Hippies BBQ | |
| 2 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 3 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 4 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 5 | SWINE STEWARD | |
| 6 | Patio Daddio | |
| 7 | JAGER Q | |
| 8 | TWISTED BLUE SMOKE | |
| 9 | Farva-Q | |
| 10 | Bart's Blazin Q | |
| 11 | Salt City BBQ | |
| 12 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 13 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 14 | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES | |
| 15 | Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 16 | Gourmet Grills | |
| 17 | Uncle Woody's Smoke N Hot BBQ | |
| 18 | Ball-n-Chain BBQ | |
| 19 | Meat Sweats | |
| 20 | Blackhorn BBQ Co. | |
| 21 | MURPHY BLUES BBQ | |
| 22 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokey and the Riblets | |
| 24 | PREHISTORIC PIT |
25 entries · top 173.7028 · median 163.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 2 | JAGER Q | |
| 3 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 4 | Ball-n-Chain BBQ | |
| 5 | Half Baked Hippies BBQ | |
| 6 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 7 | Bart's Blazin Q | |
| 8 | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES | |
| 9 | Salt City BBQ | |
| 10 | Uncle Woody's Smoke N Hot BBQ | |
| 11 | PREHISTORIC PIT | |
| 12 | Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 13 | MURPHY BLUES BBQ | |
| 14 | Blackhorn BBQ Co. | |
| 15 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 16 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 17 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 18 | Meat Sweats | |
| 19 | Patio Daddio | |
| 20 | TWISTED BLUE SMOKE | |
| 21 | MFT | |
| 22 | Smokey and the Riblets | |
| 23 | Gourmet Grills | |
| 24 | Farva-Q | |
| 25 | SWINE STEWARD |
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.
6 entries · top 177.1772 · median 168.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Half Baked Hippies BBQ | |
| 2 | Ball-n-Chain BBQ | |
| 3 | Farva-Q | |
| 4 | PREHISTORIC PIT | |
| 5 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 6 | MURPHY BLUES BBQ |