Aug 31 – Sep 1, 2013 · Omaha, NE
BIG T'Z Q CRU won Grand Champion at the Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge on August 31, 2013 in Omaha, NE, scoring 702.8572 in a field of 32 teams. PORK PATROL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.8800. Category winners: Chicken — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (179.4400); Pork Ribs — Phat Jacks (178.2972); Pork — SPITFIRE (179.4400); Brisket — PORK PATROL BBQ (178.3200). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2022.
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.
BIG T'Z Q CRU won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 7–8: SUBTLE SMOKE and THROUGH THE SMOKE BBQ tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: WOODWARD BARBEQUE edged A BOY & HIS BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 4–5: PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS edged WOODWARD BARBEQUE by 0.0228.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2013 ← this one | Omaha, NE | Omaha, NE | 32 | 702.8572 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | PORK PATROL BBQ |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Omaha, NE | 455 N 10 St | 45 | 698.7884 | Damn Fine Beef and Swine | Bushmaster BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.8572 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 173.1084 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 173.7256 | 169.1084 |
| Brisket | 178.3200 | 173.1084 | 170.8572 |
32 entries · top 702.8572 · median 665.9426
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5716
32 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2800
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4172
32 entries · top 178.3200 · median 165.6800
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.
14 entries · top 180 · median 170.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 2 | Phat Jacks | |
| 3 | Freddies Firefox | |
| 4 | SMOKIN WOLVES | |
| 5 | Uncle Earnies | |
| 6 | CLAXON'S PIG DADDIES | |
| 7 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 8 | KC Baron of BBQ | |
| 9 | SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT | |
| 10 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 11 | TEAM SMOKEWAGON | |
| 12 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 13 | TATTOO BOBS BBQ | |
| 14 | BABY BACK BBQ |