Aug 9–11, 2013 · Newaygo, MI
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES won Grand Champion at the Dam Good BBQ Championship on August 9, 2013 in Newaygo, MI, scoring 683.4400 in a field of 31 teams. EXTREME ROASTERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.6796. Category winners: Chicken — YELLOW RIVER BBQ (173.7372); Pork Ribs — EXTREME ROASTERS (177.1428); Pork — PB&J's BBQ Team (173.7028); Brisket — TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI (174.2628).
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.
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 2–3: STEEL SMOKIN' BBQ and Mutts & Butts Bark BQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ and TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI tied on 166.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: THE REAL SMOKIN ACES and BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7372 | 169.7028 | 166.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 169.7028 | 165.6800 |
| Pork | 173.7028 | 169.1428 | 165.1200 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 171.4172 | 165.1428 |
31 entries · top 683.4400 · median 643.2800
31 entries · top 173.7372 · median 161.1200
31 entries · top 177.1428 · median 160
31 entries · top 173.7028 · median 159.3828
31 entries · top 174.2628 · median 160.5372