Oct 4–5, 2019 · Sheridan, AR · 📍 204 North Oak · State championship
Reps: Karen Jane Williams, Ralph Williams · Prize money: $5,000
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW won Grand Champion at the Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship on October 4, 2019 in Sheridan, AR at 204 North Oak, scoring 687.3712 in a field of 26 teams. THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.3256. Category winners: Chicken — RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ (177.1428); Pork Ribs — LA PASADITA (178.8572); Pork — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — THE BLUE BLOODS (176.5600). This is the 6th of 6 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, 2014 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 96% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0456 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW came in rated below the field's top team, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 of 6 tracked editions
FIRE DANCER BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.0460 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Pork places 3–4: COWBOY Q and THE BLUE BLOODS tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: THE BLUE BLOODS and RAZORRACKS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: DAD'S GRILLIN CREW edged BBQR'S DELIGHT by 0.0112.
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 179.4400 that had stood across 5 earlier editions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2014 | Sheridan, AR | Sheridan, AR 72150 | 25 | 689.0972 | EPIC BBQ CRU | SOOIE Q |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Sheridan, AR | Sheridan, AR 72150 | 25 | 695.9540 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | RAZORRACKS |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Sheridan, AR | Sheridan, AR 72150 | 27 | 696.4912 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | EPIC BBQ CRU |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Sheridan, AR | Oak Street | 25 | 691.3368 | Fergolicious BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Sheridan, AR | Oak Street | 26 | 701.7028 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | 501 BBQ |
| Oct 4, 2019 ← this one | Sheridan, AR | 204 North Oak | 26 | 687.3712 | Dad's Grillin Crew | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 172.5600 | 166.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 170.8344 | 165.7144 |
| Pork | 180 | 170.8228 | 165.7028 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 171.9656 | 165.7144 |
26 entries · top 687.3712 · median 648.7486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 2 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 3 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 4 | LA PASADITA | |
| 5 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 6 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 7 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 8 | Cochon 225 | |
| 9 | COWBOY Q | |
| 10 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 11 | TLC Smokers | |
| 12 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 13 | ROUND MOUNTAIN BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 14 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 15 | Hot and Fast BBQ | |
| 16 | Pit Pastor Smokin & Q | |
| 17 | Smoking for Shirron | |
| 18 | Getting' Piggy With It | |
| 19 | OZARK BARBECUE | |
| 20 | Rib Slingers | |
| 21 | Celebrate Recovery | |
| 22 | DTown Smokin BBQ | |
| 23 | West Frazer--Milling & Grillin | |
| 24 | Butt Naked | |
| 25 | R & M Diesel | |
| 26 | Rolling Smoke BBQ |
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 161.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 2 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 3 | Hot and Fast BBQ | |
| 4 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 5 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 6 | LA PASADITA | |
| 7 | COWBOY Q | |
| 8 | Cochon 225 | |
| 9 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 10 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 11 | ROUND MOUNTAIN BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 12 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 14 | Celebrate Recovery | |
| 15 | TLC Smokers | |
| 16 | Smoking for Shirron | |
| 17 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 18 | Pit Pastor Smokin & Q | |
| 19 | Getting' Piggy With It | |
| 20 | OZARK BARBECUE | |
| 21 | Rib Slingers | |
| 22 | DTown Smokin BBQ | |
| 23 | West Frazer--Milling & Grillin | |
| 24 | Butt Naked | |
| 25 | R & M Diesel | |
| 26 | Rolling Smoke BBQ |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 159.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA PASADITA | |
| 2 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 3 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 4 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 5 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 6 | TLC Smokers | |
| 7 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 8 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 9 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 10 | ROUND MOUNTAIN BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 11 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 12 | DTown Smokin BBQ | |
| 13 | Pit Pastor Smokin & Q | |
| 14 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 15 | Rib Slingers | |
| 16 | Smoking for Shirron | |
| 17 | COWBOY Q | |
| 18 | Cochon 225 | |
| 19 | Celebrate Recovery | |
| 20 | West Frazer--Milling & Grillin | |
| 21 | Getting' Piggy With It | |
| 22 | OZARK BARBECUE | |
| 23 | Butt Naked | |
| 24 | Hot and Fast BBQ | |
| 25 | R & M Diesel | |
| 26 | Rolling Smoke BBQ |
26 entries · top 180 · median 162.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2 | Cochon 225 | |
| 3 | COWBOY Q | |
| 4 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 5 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoking for Shirron | |
| 7 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 8 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 9 | TLC Smokers | |
| 10 | Getting' Piggy With It | |
| 11 | LA PASADITA | |
| 12 | ROUND MOUNTAIN BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 13 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 14 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 15 | Pit Pastor Smokin & Q | |
| 16 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 17 | OZARK BARBECUE | |
| 18 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 19 | DTown Smokin BBQ | |
| 20 | West Frazer--Milling & Grillin | |
| 21 | Hot and Fast BBQ | |
| 22 | Celebrate Recovery | |
| 23 | Rib Slingers | |
| 24 | Butt Naked | |
| 25 | Rolling Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | R & M Diesel |
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 4 | Texas Smoke Whisper | |
| 5 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 6 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 7 | Cochon 225 | |
| 8 | LA PASADITA | |
| 9 | COWBOY Q | |
| 10 | TLC Smokers | |
| 11 | Hot and Fast BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 13 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 14 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 15 | Pit Pastor Smokin & Q | |
| 16 | OZARK BARBECUE | |
| 17 | Getting' Piggy With It | |
| 18 | ROUND MOUNTAIN BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 19 | West Frazer--Milling & Grillin | |
| 20 | Rib Slingers | |
| 21 | Butt Naked | |
| 22 | DTown Smokin BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoking for Shirron | |
| 24 | Celebrate Recovery | |
| 25 | R & M Diesel | |
| 26 | Rolling Smoke BBQ |