Won without a category win
CAVEMAN CUISINE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 4th
Aug 2–3, 2013 · Miami, OK
CAVEMAN CUISINE won Grand Champion at the Smokin on Route 66 on August 2, 2013 in Miami, OK, scoring 694.7884 in a field of 17 teams. LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5028. Category winners: Chicken — MIKE (178.2972); Pork Ribs — LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ (176.0000); Pork — BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO (173.7028); Brisket — DAND BBQ (178.8572). 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.
CAVEMAN CUISINE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: SPICY SPITFIRE and Smokin Meats Pig tied on 167.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: DAND BBQ and HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: LOTTA BULL BBQ edged MAC'S BARBEQUE by 0.0116.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2013 ← this one | Miami, OK | Miami, OK | 17 | 694.7884 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Miami, OK | Miami, OK 74254 | 17 | 682.2168 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | DIRT ROAD BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 173.1200 | 168.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 168.5600 | 164 |
| Pork | 173.7028 | 168.5716 | 163.4056 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 170.8572 | 162.2744 |
17 entries · top 694.7884 · median 662.2056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 2 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 3 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 5 | MIKE | |
| 6 | DAND BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 8 | TNK BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin Meats Pig | |
| 10 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 12 | KNOW BULL | |
| 13 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 14 | MAC'S BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | United Smokers of America | |
| 16 | It's a League Game, Smokey | |
| 17 | T-TOWN QUE |
17 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIKE | |
| 2 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 3 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 4 | TNK BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin Meats Pig | |
| 6 | United Smokers of America | |
| 7 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 8 | KNOW BULL | |
| 9 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 10 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 11 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 13 | DAND BBQ | |
| 14 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 15 | MAC'S BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | It's a League Game, Smokey | |
| 17 | T-TOWN QUE |
17 entries · top 176 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 2 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 4 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 5 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 7 | Smokin Meats Pig | |
| 8 | MAC'S BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | T-TOWN QUE | |
| 10 | It's a League Game, Smokey | |
| 11 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 12 | DAND BBQ | |
| 13 | MIKE | |
| 14 | United Smokers of America | |
| 15 | TNK BBQ | |
| 16 | KNOW BULL | |
| 17 | FATTMIKES BBQ |
17 entries · top 173.7028 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 2 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 3 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 5 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 6 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | MIKE | |
| 8 | TNK BBQ | |
| 9 | DAND BBQ | |
| 10 | KNOW BULL | |
| 11 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 12 | It's a League Game, Smokey | |
| 13 | Smokin Meats Pig | |
| 14 | United Smokers of America | |
| 15 | MAC'S BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | T-TOWN QUE | |
| 17 | PUPP'S BBQ |
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAND BBQ | |
| 2 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 4 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 5 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 6 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 7 | MAC'S BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | MIKE | |
| 9 | Smokin Meats Pig | |
| 10 | FATTMIKES BBQ | |
| 11 | TNK BBQ | |
| 12 | KNOW BULL | |
| 13 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 14 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 15 | United Smokers of America | |
| 16 | It's a League Game, Smokey | |
| 17 | T-TOWN QUE |