2013-09-21 – 2013-09-22 · Telluride, CO · 📍 Telluride, CO
Grand Champion: BIG POPPA SMOKERS (700.6172) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES
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 POPPA SMOKERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Wider than 95% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 14.4232 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
2 of 2 tracked editions
BIG POPPA SMOKERS has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ and ROCK N SMOKE tied on 168.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ edged HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ by 0.0112.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-21 ← this one | Telluride, CO | Telluride, CO | 25 | 700.6172 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES |
| 2014-09-20 | Telluride, CO | Telluride, CO 81435 | 19 | 682.8572 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | ROOFTOP BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 170.8344 | 168.5488 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 168.5716 | 167.3828 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 170.8228 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 171.9772 | 165.6568 |
25 entries · top 700.6172 · median 654.7888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 3 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 4 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 5 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 6 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 7 | Peace Pit | |
| 8 | 2-CAN-Q | |
| 9 | COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING | |
| 10 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 12 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 13 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin'101 | |
| 15 | ROCK N SMOKE | |
| 16 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 17 | OOPS | |
| 18 | SWINE DOCTORS | |
| 19 | FATZ BBQ | |
| 20 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE | |
| 21 | TEXAS RIB RANGERS | |
| 22 | J & J BAR B Q | |
| 23 | TEAM FAITH-HOLY SMOKERS | |
| 24 | FULLY RACK'D BBQ | |
| 25 | T-Bone Express |
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING | |
| 3 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Smokin'101 | |
| 5 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 6 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 7 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 8 | Peace Pit | |
| 9 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 10 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 11 | SWINE DOCTORS | |
| 12 | 2-CAN-Q | |
| 13 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 14 | ROCK N SMOKE | |
| 15 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 16 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 17 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE | |
| 18 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 19 | FATZ BBQ | |
| 20 | J & J BAR B Q | |
| 21 | T-Bone Express | |
| 22 | OOPS | |
| 23 | TEXAS RIB RANGERS | |
| 24 | TEAM FAITH-HOLY SMOKERS | |
| 25 | FULLY RACK'D BBQ |
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 4 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 5 | ROCK N SMOKE | |
| 6 | Peace Pit | |
| 7 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 8 | FATZ BBQ | |
| 9 | COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING | |
| 10 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 11 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 12 | TEXAS RIB RANGERS | |
| 13 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 14 | 2-CAN-Q | |
| 15 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 16 | OOPS | |
| 17 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 18 | FULLY RACK'D BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin'101 | |
| 20 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 21 | SWINE DOCTORS | |
| 22 | J & J BAR B Q | |
| 23 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE | |
| 24 | TEAM FAITH-HOLY SMOKERS | |
| 25 | T-Bone Express |
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 4 | Peace Pit | |
| 5 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 6 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 7 | ROCK N SMOKE | |
| 8 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 9 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin'101 | |
| 11 | SWINE DOCTORS | |
| 12 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 13 | 2-CAN-Q | |
| 14 | COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING | |
| 15 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE | |
| 16 | OOPS | |
| 17 | FULLY RACK'D BBQ | |
| 18 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 19 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 20 | TEAM FAITH-HOLY SMOKERS | |
| 21 | TEXAS RIB RANGERS | |
| 22 | J & J BAR B Q | |
| 23 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 24 | T-Bone Express | |
| 25 | FATZ BBQ |
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.1088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 2 | 2-CAN-Q | |
| 3 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 4 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 5 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 7 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 8 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 9 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 10 | OOPS | |
| 11 | TEAM FAITH-HOLY SMOKERS | |
| 12 | COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING | |
| 13 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE | |
| 14 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 15 | Peace Pit | |
| 16 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 17 | FATZ BBQ | |
| 18 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin'101 | |
| 20 | SWINE DOCTORS | |
| 21 | ROCK N SMOKE | |
| 22 | J & J BAR B Q | |
| 23 | TEXAS RIB RANGERS | |
| 24 | T-Bone Express | |
| 25 | FULLY RACK'D BBQ |