Sep 1–2, 2023 · Grove, OK · 📍 963 N. 16th Street
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth · Prize money: $17,500
Swine-O-Licious BBQ won Grand Champion at the Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) on September 1, 2023 in Grove, OK at 963 N. 16th Street, scoring 531.9772 in a field of 17 teams. Shmack Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 523.9660. Category winners: Chicken — Swine-O-Licious BBQ (175.4056); Pork Ribs — Curly Bird BBQ (178.8572); Pork — Swine-O-Licious BBQ (180.0000).
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.
Chicken places 5–6: Shmack Q edged Smokey Bey's Barbecue by 0.0116. Pork places 8–9: FAST HAND BBQ Co. edged Swadley's Smoke Wagon by 0.0228.
Swine-O-Licious BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Swine-O-Licious BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 3 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 3rd.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4056 | 170.8344 | 161.1088 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 165.6800 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.1200 | 169.1200 |
17 entries · top 531.9772 · median 497.6228 · out of 540, not the usual 360
17 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.6800
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8916
17 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180