Oct 5–6, 2013 · Atlantic City, NJ
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ won Grand Champion at the DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship on October 5, 2013 in Atlantic City, NJ, scoring 670.2972 in a field of 85 teams. THE BBQ GURU took Reserve Grand Champion with 669.6684. Category winners: Chicken — CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ (173.1772); Pork Ribs — GONEHOGGIN.COM (175.4516); Pork — MEAT @ SLIMS (172.5600); Brisket — THE BBQ GURU (176.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
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 86% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6288 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 7–8: 3 EYZ BBQ and MEAT @ SLIMS tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD and STUBBORN BULL BBQ tied on 166.8800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: APORKALYPSE NOW edged FOWL BUTT BBQ by 0.0116.
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 34th.
Bigger than 97% of the 5,482 contests in the data
85 teams — bigger than 97% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2013 ← this one | Atlantic City, NJ | Atlantic City, NJ | 85 | 670.2972 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | THE BBQ GURU |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Atlantic City, NJ | Atlantic City, NJ 08401 | 65 | 677.7256 | Rhode Hog BBQ | Dueling Jambos |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1772 | 168.6400 | 167.4628 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 170.2628 | 166.8800 |
| Pork | 172.5600 | 167.3828 | 164.5828 |
| Brisket | 176 | 169.1428 | 165.1428 |
85 entries · top 670.2972 · median 619.3024
85 entries · top 173.1772 · median 158.2512
85 entries · top 175.4516 · median 153.6688
85 entries · top 172.5600 · median 153.7028
85 entries · top 176 · median 152.5372
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.
42 entries · top 166.3200 · median 150.7768