A razor-thin finish
Closer than 80% of the 5,579 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
- Bone Yard BBQ
- BJ'S BLUE SMOKE BBQ
2020-04-06 – 2020-04-19 · washington, MO · 📍 477 WW INDUSTRIAL PARK DR.
Grand Champion: Bone Yard BBQ (180.0000) · 109 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BJ'S BLUE SMOKE BBQ
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 80% of the 5,579 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
This was Bone Yard BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4400 points.
Brisket places 4–5: SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ and Bbqsizzle tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: SMOKIN HOOSIERS edged BOGGS HOG BBQ by 0.0228.
Bigger than 99% of the 5,410 contests in the data
109 teams made this a bigger field than 99% of every contest tracked.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.2972 |
109 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
109 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180