Sep 20–21, 2013 · Spearfish, SD
JO-BAWB'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off on September 20, 2013 in Spearfish, SD, scoring 694.2172 in a field of 17 teams. SPITFIRE took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.4912. Category winners: Chicken — SPITFIRE (176.5600); Pork Ribs — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (177.7028); Pork — JO-BAWB'S BBQ (177.1428); Brisket — JO-BAWB'S BBQ (175.4172).
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.
Chicken places 2–3: LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS and PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ edged HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS by 0.0116. Chicken places 9–10: Brew-N-BBQ edged JR's Rhodehouse BBQ Pit by 0.0116.
JO-BAWB'S BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
JO-BAWB'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 171.4056 | 164.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 172.5484 | 161.1544 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 167.9772 | 164.5944 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 167.9656 | 159.4400 |
17 entries · top 694.2172 · median 648.5712
17 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5600
17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.9772
17 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.1544
17 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.1772