Aug 9–10, 2013 · Weeping Water, NE
WOODWARD BARBEQUE won Grand Champion at the Cass County on August 9, 2013 in Weeping Water, NE, scoring 685.6800 in a field of 44 teams. JAESTAR BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.3828. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKERS WILD (177.7372); Pork Ribs — PHAT JACKS BBQ NE (178.2972); Pork — GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS (178.8572); Brisket — HAWGNZ HEROZ (176.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
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.
WOODWARD BARBEQUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was WOODWARD BARBEQUE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 21st tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 7–8: Smokin Dinger-The Professor of Hogology and SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: BIG STACKS BARBEQUE and BUFFALO'S BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: SLOBBERIN MOUTH BBQ and THE SMOKING HILLS tied on 167.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2013 ← this one | Weeping Water, NE | Weeping Water, NE | 44 | 685.6800 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | JAESTAR BBQ |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Weeping Water, NE | Weeping Water, NE 68347 | 35 | 685.6568 | SMOKERS WILD | WOODWARD BARBEQUE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 172.6172 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 172.0228 | 169.6916 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 166.2628 |
| Brisket | 176 | 170.8456 | 166.8228 |
44 entries · top 685.6800 · median 643.4228
44 entries · top 177.7372 · median 164.8228
44 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.1200
44 entries · top 178.8572 · median 159.4230
44 entries · top 176 · median 163.1372
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
11 entries · top 170.3200 · median 166.8456
11 entries · top 180 · median 176.5828 · 🔥 perfect 180
18 entries · top 174.3428 · median 164.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 2 | Fat Pat's BBQ | |
| 3 | WNW BarBQ -2 | |
| 4 | BBQ...Sure Beats Workin | |
| 5 | SLOBBERIN MOUTH BBQ | |
| 6 | CIRCLE W BARBECUE | |
| 7 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 8 | WNW BBQ | |
| 9 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 10 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Pete's Pit BBQ | |
| 13 | OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 14 | RIBS N WHISKEY NEB | |
| 15 | BIG STACKS BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 17 | JUANS NAKED BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE, WINE & FUN |
13 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.2284