Aug 2–3, 2013 · Brainerd, MN
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Great Northern Barbeque on August 2, 2013 in Brainerd, MN, scoring 679.8740 in a field of 22 teams. SPITFIRE took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.2172. Category winners: Chicken — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (176.5600); Pork Ribs — MYASSIS SMOKIN (174.2744); Pork — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (174.8456); Brisket — MYASSIS SMOKIN (173.1200).
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 76% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6568 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
Brisket places 4–5: SUPER C BBQ edged SHIGGIN & GRINNIN by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 4–5: BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER edged CITY SLICKERS BBQ by 0.0228. Brisket places 9–10: REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY edged PARROTHEAD SMOKERS by 0.0344.
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 169.7028 | 166.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 170.8572 | 163.9772 |
| Pork | 174.8456 | 166.8572 | 162.8572 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 167.9884 | 165.0972 |
22 entries · top 679.8740 · median 649.9944
22 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.4516
22 entries · top 174.2744 · median 163.1028
21 entries · top 174.8456 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | JED'S HOT MESS | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY | |
| 5 | TWOLITTLEPIGSBBQ.COM | |
| 6 | Prairie Oak Smokers | |
| 7 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 8 | THE HEAT IS ON | |
| 9 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 10 | Chasing Smoke | |
| 11 | SPITFIRE | |
| 12 | SUPER C BBQ | |
| 13 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 14 | Harry Hogs | |
| 15 | Q Fanatic BBQ | |
| 16 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 17 | HARRY'S BAR ALL SAUCED UP & SMOKIN | |
| 18 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 19 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | Big J's Smoke House | |
| 21 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER |
21 entries · top 173.1200 · median 164.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 2 | THE HEAT IS ON | |
| 3 | SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | SUPER C BBQ | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | TWOLITTLEPIGSBBQ.COM | |
| 7 | Prairie Oak Smokers | |
| 8 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 9 | REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY | |
| 10 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 11 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 12 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 13 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 14 | JED'S HOT MESS | |
| 15 | Big J's Smoke House | |
| 16 | Chasing Smoke | |
| 17 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 18 | HARRY'S BAR ALL SAUCED UP & SMOKIN | |
| 19 | Harry Hogs | |
| 20 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | Q Fanatic BBQ |