2023-08-25 – 2023-08-26 · Hill City, SD · 📍 Main Street · State championship
Reps: DEL ANDERSON, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $9,600.00
Grand Champion: BOHICA BBQ (709.6800) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MACHETE BOYS 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
709.6800 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 697.0972 Machete Boys BBQ set in 2022.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
Bohica BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, LAST CALL HEROES BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was BOHICA BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 44th tracked contest.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 3–4: BnB BBQ and TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Brinkerhoff BBQ and PARROTHEAD SMOKERS tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: Mr. Dudes BBQ and MACHETE BOYS BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bohica BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 3rd.
Mr. Dudes BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 177.7372 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Machete Boys BBQ (won 2022).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City, SD | Main Street | 28 | 697.0972 | Machete Boys BBQ | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City, SD | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 ← this one | Hill City, SD | Main Street | 26 | 709.6800 | BOHICA BBQ | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.1084 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 169.1084 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 171.4172 |
26 entries · top 709.6800 · median 674.7486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 2 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 4 | BnB BBQ | |
| 5 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 6 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 7 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 9 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 10 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 11 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 12 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 14 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 15 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | Meat Machine BBQ | |
| 17 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 18 | Happy Burnt Endings | |
| 19 | LaTa-Que | |
| 20 | At Ease | |
| 21 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 22 | Chubby Cheeks BBQ | |
| 23 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 24 | 3 Smokin Chics | |
| 25 | MichelCo bbq | |
| 26 | Burnt Offerings BBQ |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 3 | BnB BBQ | |
| 4 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 5 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 6 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 7 | Meat Machine BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 11 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 12 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 13 | 3 Smokin Chics | |
| 14 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 15 | Happy Burnt Endings | |
| 16 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 18 | At Ease | |
| 19 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 20 | MichelCo bbq | |
| 21 | Burnt Offerings BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 23 | LaTa-Que | |
| 24 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 25 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 26 | Chubby Cheeks BBQ |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 2 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 3 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 4 | BnB BBQ | |
| 5 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 6 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 7 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 11 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 13 | Happy Burnt Endings | |
| 14 | At Ease | |
| 15 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 16 | Meat Machine BBQ | |
| 17 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 18 | LaTa-Que | |
| 19 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 20 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 21 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 22 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 23 | Chubby Cheeks BBQ | |
| 24 | Burnt Offerings BBQ | |
| 25 | 3 Smokin Chics | |
| 26 | MichelCo bbq |
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 2 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 4 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 7 | Happy Burnt Endings | |
| 8 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 9 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 11 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 12 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 13 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 15 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 16 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 18 | BnB BBQ | |
| 19 | At Ease | |
| 20 | Chubby Cheeks BBQ | |
| 21 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 22 | 3 Smokin Chics | |
| 23 | Meat Machine BBQ | |
| 24 | LaTa-Que | |
| 25 | Burnt Offerings BBQ | |
| 26 | MichelCo bbq |
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BnB BBQ | |
| 2 | Bohica BBQ | |
| 3 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 4 | Eggspert BBQ | |
| 5 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | LaTa-Que | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 8 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 9 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 11 | Mr. Dudes BBQ | |
| 12 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 13 | Meat Machine BBQ | |
| 14 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 15 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 16 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 17 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 18 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 20 | Chubby Cheeks BBQ | |
| 21 | Happy Burnt Endings | |
| 22 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 23 | At Ease | |
| 24 | 3 Smokin Chics | |
| 25 | MichelCo bbq | |
| 26 | Burnt Offerings BBQ |
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.
9 entries · top 175.4400 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaTa-Que | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 4 | Up on the Mountain BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Green Egg | |
| 6 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 7 | Team Comer | |
| 8 | Alpine Inn | |
| 9 | Lost Weekend Grill |
7 entries · top 174.8456 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B - S BBQ Rebels - Carter | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 4 | Mermaid Q - Khari | |
| 5 | Lemongrass BBQ - Adrian and Jarin | |
| 6 | Mirage Q - Kylan | |
| 7 | Cookin Peanut - Elizabeth |
3 entries · top 177.7372 · median 173.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken Roast -Tucker | |
| 2 | The Kenaston BBQ - Jonas | |
| 3 | Wild West BBQ |