Sep 25–26, 2026 · North Platte, NE · 📍 4520 S. Buffalo Bill Ave · State championship
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth · Prize money: $7,000
Smokin Outlaws won Grand Champion at the Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ on September 25, 2026 in North Platte, NE at 4520 S. Buffalo Bill Ave, scoring 704.5484 in a field of 19 teams. Brinkerhoff BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.1200. Category winners: Chicken — BrewsCue (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Low Eye Que (177.7028); Pork — Team Crawford (180.0000); Brisket — Smokin Outlaws (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2026.
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 66 times in 100
SMOKIN' OUTLAWS came in rated below the field's top team, B-S BBQ OUTLAWS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 2 tracked editions
Smokin' Outlaws has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
Chicken places 5–6: Team Crawford and Smokin Hot Butts BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: Score One Smokin' and Brinkerhoff BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: Royal Schmidts BBQ and Low Eye Que tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Smokin Outlaws took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 12th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 ← this one | North Platte, NE | 4520 S. Buffalo Bill Ave | 19 | 704.5484 | Smokin' Outlaws | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| Sep 25, 2026 | North Platte, NE | 4520 S. Buffalo Bill Ave | 9 | 180 | Smokin Outlaws | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.7028 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 171.4056 |
19 entries · top 704.5484 · median 688.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Outlaws | |
| 2 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin Hot Butts BBQ | |
| 4 | Low Eye Que | |
| 5 | Score One Smokin' | |
| 6 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 7 | BrewsCue | |
| 8 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 9 | Team Crawford | |
| 10 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 11 | When Pigs Die | |
| 12 | Hollywood Heat BBQ | |
| 13 | Owens BBQ | |
| 14 | Royal Schmidts BBQ | |
| 15 | Parrothead Smokers | |
| 16 | Drifters Q | |
| 17 | 13 Que | |
| 18 | Whiskey Stix & Ash | |
| 19 | KCBS BBQ VIRGINS |
19 entries · top 180 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrewsCue | |
| 2 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 3 | When Pigs Die | |
| 4 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 5 | Team Crawford | |
| 6 | Smokin Hot Butts BBQ | |
| 7 | Drifters Q | |
| 8 | Low Eye Que | |
| 9 | Whiskey Stix & Ash | |
| 10 | Score One Smokin' | |
| 11 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 12 | Smokin Outlaws | |
| 13 | Owens BBQ | |
| 14 | Parrothead Smokers | |
| 15 | Hollywood Heat BBQ | |
| 16 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 17 | KCBS BBQ VIRGINS | |
| 18 | Royal Schmidts BBQ | |
| 19 | 13 Que |
19 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low Eye Que | |
| 2 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 3 | Smokin Outlaws | |
| 4 | Hollywood Heat BBQ | |
| 5 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 6 | Score One Smokin' | |
| 7 | Smokin Hot Butts BBQ | |
| 8 | Royal Schmidts BBQ | |
| 9 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 10 | Parrothead Smokers | |
| 11 | Owens BBQ | |
| 12 | When Pigs Die | |
| 13 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 14 | BrewsCue | |
| 15 | Team Crawford | |
| 16 | 13 Que | |
| 17 | Whiskey Stix & Ash | |
| 18 | Drifters Q | |
| 19 | KCBS BBQ VIRGINS |
19 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Crawford | |
| 2 | Score One Smokin' | |
| 3 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin Hot Butts BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin Outlaws | |
| 6 | Hollywood Heat BBQ | |
| 7 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 8 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 9 | Royal Schmidts BBQ | |
| 10 | Drifters Q | |
| 11 | When Pigs Die | |
| 12 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 13 | BrewsCue | |
| 14 | Owens BBQ | |
| 15 | Low Eye Que | |
| 16 | 13 Que | |
| 17 | Parrothead Smokers | |
| 18 | Whiskey Stix & Ash | |
| 19 | KCBS BBQ VIRGINS |
19 entries · top 180 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Outlaws | |
| 2 | Royal Schmidts BBQ | |
| 3 | Low Eye Que | |
| 4 | Byg's BBQ | |
| 5 | BrewsCue | |
| 6 | Owens BBQ | |
| 7 | Score One Smokin' | |
| 8 | Parrothead Smokers | |
| 9 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 10 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 11 | Smokin Hot Butts BBQ | |
| 12 | When Pigs Die | |
| 13 | BUCKSHOTBBQ | |
| 14 | Team Crawford | |
| 15 | Drifters Q | |
| 16 | Hollywood Heat BBQ | |
| 17 | 13 Que | |
| 18 | Whiskey Stix & Ash | |
| 19 | KCBS BBQ VIRGINS |