Mar 15–16, 2013 · Tupelo, MS
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE won Grand Champion at the Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel on March 15, 2013 in Tupelo, MS, scoring 698.2856 in a field of 100 teams. BIG BLUE QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9994. Category winners: Chicken — HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Tuscumbia River BottomBB (177.7144); Pork — BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE (178.8572); Brisket — Butts A Blaze (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2015.
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.
Butts A Blaze holds the KCBS record for highest brisket score — 180 one meat, out of 180, won the category with it, set right here. 2 all-time records in the book were set at this contest.
This was BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 2–3: BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE and QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Tuscumbia River BottomBB and QUAU tied on 175.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: ROLLIN' RUMPS BBQ and MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 32nd.
Bigger than 98% of the 5,469 contests in the data
100 teams — bigger than 98% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2013 ← this one | Tupelo, MS | Tupelo, MS | 100 | 698.2856 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | BIG BLUE QUE |
| Mar 13, 2015 | Tupelo, MS | Tupelo, MS 38801 | 94 | 698.2056 | SWINE LIFE | SWIGGIN PIG |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4286 | 172.5714 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.2856 | 172 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 173.1428 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.7142 | 173.7142 |
100 entries · top 698.2856 · median 653.1426
100 entries · top 180 · median 165.4284 · 🔥 perfect 180
100 entries · top 177.7144 · median 163.1428
100 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.2856
100 entries · top 180 · median 163.9999 · 🔥 perfect 180