Won without a category win
SMOKIN T'S won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 19th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 8th
Aug 23–24, 2013 · Cape Girardeau, MO
SMOKIN T'S won Grand Champion at the Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest on August 23, 2013 in Cape Girardeau, MO, scoring 687.3256 in a field of 56 teams. 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9656. Category winners: Chicken — De' Boners (174.8572); Pork Ribs — 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS (180.0000); Pork — Lulu's Barbeque (176.5600); Brisket — REDNECK GRILLERS (180.0000). This is the 1st of 7 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
SMOKIN T'S won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was SMOKIN T'S's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 8th tracked contest.
2 of 7 tracked editions
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
Chicken places 9–10: A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE and HOT ROD HOGS tied on 169.6684 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: TRIPPPLE D GRILLIN ARLINGTON and Papa J's Flying Swine tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS edged Lulu's Barbeque by 0.0116.
Bigger than 90% of the 5,462 contests in the data
56 teams — bigger than 90% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2013 ← this one | Cape Girardeau, MO | Cape Girardeau, MO | 56 | 687.3256 | SMOKIN T'S | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 | 58 | 682.2856 | Hot Mess BBQ | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Arena Park | 51 | 683.9196 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Arena Park | 43 | 685.6800 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Arena Park | 44 | 701.6684 | BYO GRILL | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 410 Kiwanis dr. | 45 | 701.6456 | Outlaw Hawgs BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 410 Kiwanis dr. | 27 | 682.7312 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8572 | 170.2628 | 169.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.7256 | 168.5256 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.1772 | 168.0344 |
| Brisket | 180 | 170.8456 | 166.2516 |
56 entries · top 687.3256 · median 638.2684
56 entries · top 174.8572 · median 160.5542
56 entries · top 180 · median 160.3086 · 🔥 perfect 180
56 entries · top 176.5600 · median 158.5600
56 entries · top 180 · median 158.8800 · 🔥 perfect 180