Jun 19–20, 2020 · Riverdale, UT · State championship
Reps: Del Anderson, Steven Flewallen · Prize money: $4,000
Salt City Barbecue won Grand Champion at the Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship on June 19, 2020 in Riverdale, UT, scoring 705.7028 in a field of 32 teams. BURNIN AND LOOTIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 704.5600. Category winners: Chicken — Farva Q (178.2972); Pork Ribs — GRILLIN' BEAVERS (179.4400); Pork — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (177.7372); Brisket — Crooked Pigs (178.8572).
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 81% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100
Salt City Barbecue came in rated below the field's top team, Burnin and Lootin, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Salt City Barbecue won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 1–2: Farva Q and BURNIN AND LOOTIN tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: UNCLE J'S and SMOKIN BRETHREN tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS and The BBQ Asylum tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 176.5600 | 175.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 174.8456 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.1084 | 169.6912 |
32 entries · top 705.7028 · median 673.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 2 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 5 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 6 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 7 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 8 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 9 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 10 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 11 | SMOKIN BRETHREN | |
| 12 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 13 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 14 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 15 | Farva Q | |
| 16 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 17 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 18 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 19 | Half Baked Hippies | |
| 20 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 21 | TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ | |
| 22 | JAGER Q | |
| 23 | Grandpa Jon's Do'n BBQ | |
| 24 | Slinging Meats | |
| 25 | BEEHIVE BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | Smoke Addiction BBQ | |
| 27 | H&D BBQ | |
| 28 | Bang On BBQ | |
| 29 | Uncle Jesse's BBQ | |
| 30 | Brandon Bobo | |
| 31 | Smokin T-bone BBQ | |
| 32 | Locked and Loaded |
32 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farva Q | |
| 2 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 3 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 4 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BRETHREN | |
| 6 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 7 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 8 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 11 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 12 | Bang On BBQ | |
| 13 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 14 | Grandpa Jon's Do'n BBQ | |
| 15 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 16 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 17 | Half Baked Hippies | |
| 18 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke Addiction BBQ | |
| 20 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 21 | JAGER Q | |
| 22 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 23 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 24 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 25 | Brandon Bobo | |
| 26 | Slinging Meats | |
| 27 | Uncle Jesse's BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin T-bone BBQ | |
| 29 | TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ | |
| 30 | BEEHIVE BARBEQUE | |
| 31 | H&D BBQ | |
| 32 | Locked and Loaded |
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 2 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 3 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 4 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 6 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 7 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 11 | Uncle Jesse's BBQ | |
| 12 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BRETHREN | |
| 14 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 15 | H&D BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 17 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 18 | Farva Q | |
| 19 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 20 | Half Baked Hippies | |
| 21 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 22 | Bang On BBQ | |
| 23 | TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 25 | Smoke Addiction BBQ | |
| 26 | JAGER Q | |
| 27 | Smokin T-bone BBQ | |
| 28 | Grandpa Jon's Do'n BBQ | |
| 29 | Brandon Bobo | |
| 30 | Slinging Meats | |
| 31 | BEEHIVE BARBEQUE |
27 entries · top 177.7372 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 3 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 4 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 5 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 6 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 7 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 8 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN BRETHREN | |
| 10 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 11 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 12 | Half Baked Hippies | |
| 13 | TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 15 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 16 | Slinging Meats | |
| 17 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 18 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 19 | JAGER Q | |
| 20 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 21 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 22 | Farva Q | |
| 23 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke Addiction BBQ | |
| 25 | BEEHIVE BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | Grandpa Jon's Do'n BBQ | |
| 27 | H&D BBQ |
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 2 | Salt City Barbecue | |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 4 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 5 | BEEHIVE BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | GIRLS CAN GRILL | |
| 8 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 9 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 10 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 11 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 12 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 13 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 14 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN BRETHREN | |
| 16 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 17 | JAGER Q | |
| 18 | Farva Q | |
| 19 | TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 21 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 23 | Half Baked Hippies | |
| 24 | Grandpa Jon's Do'n BBQ | |
| 25 | Slinging Meats |