Sep 27–28, 2013 · Vidalia, LA
HOLY MOHLER'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown on September 27, 2013 in Vidalia, LA, scoring 689.6228 in a field of 38 teams. THE BLUE BLOODS took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.4684. Category winners: Chicken — Daddy Macs (178.2972); Pork Ribs — HOLY MOHLER'S BBQ (176.5600); Pork — CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING (176.0228); Brisket — CAJUN BLAZE (177.7028). This is the 1st of 2 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 79% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 65 times in 100
HOLY MOHLER'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, THE BLUE BLOODS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was HOLY MOHLER'S BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
Chicken places 2–3: BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ and Smoke Dog BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: CAJUN BLAZE and Pickin' Grilln tied on 171.9888 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL and BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HOLY MOHLER'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2013 ← this one | Vidalia, LA | Vidalia, LA | 38 | 689.6228 | HOLY MOHLER'S BBQ | THE BLUE BLOODS |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Vidalia, LA | Vidalia, LA 71373 | 45 | 714.8572 | CAJUN BLAZE | SWEET DREAMS BBQ |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Vidalia, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 173.7256 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 171.4056 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 176.0228 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.9772 | 166.8228 |
38 entries · top 689.6228 · median 654.1198
36 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.8514
38 entries · top 176.5600 · median 159.9600
37 entries · top 176.0228 · median 165.0972
36 entries · top 177.7028 · median 160.8342