A razor-thin finish
Closer than 99% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0004 points — closer than 99% of every championship in the data.
- LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ
- IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
Jan 25–26, 2013 · Lake Havasu City, AZ
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ won Grand Champion at the 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship on January 25, 2013 in Lake Havasu City, AZ, scoring 681.1430 in a field of 86 teams. IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.1426. Category winners: Chicken — DRY 2 DA BONE (177.1428); Pork Ribs — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (177.7144); Pork — Smoke N Phoenicians (178.8572); Brisket — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (179.4286).
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 99% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0004 points — closer than 99% of every championship in the data.
This was LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data.
Chicken places 7–8: DADDY O'S SMOKIN' BBQ and BUTTHEAD BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE and KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: BIG SLAB BBQ and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 169.1430 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ took the title on 1 call from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 23rd.
Bigger than 97% of the 5,469 contests in the data
86 teams — bigger than 97% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2013 ← this one | Lake Havasu City, AZ | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 86 | 681.1430 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Jan 23, 2014 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 174.2858 | 172 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 172 | 169.1428 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 171.4286 |
| Brisket | 179.4286 | 176.0002 | 170.8570 |
86 entries · top 681.1430 · median 642
84 entries · top 177.1428 · median 161.7140
84 entries · top 177.7144 · median 159.1430
84 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.8572
84 entries · top 179.4286 · median 159.1430