Oct 11–12, 2013 · Centralia, MO
NATURAL BORN GRILLERS won Grand Champion at the Anchor City Cook Off on October 11, 2013 in Centralia, MO, scoring 688.5372 in a field of 29 teams. SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.7028. Category winners: Chicken — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (174.8456); Pork Ribs — POLITICAL PORK (173.7028); Pork — LION 'BOUT THE Q (173.1200); Brisket — NATURAL BORN GRILLERS (174.8572). This is the 1st of 10 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
Natural Born Grillers came in rated below the field's top team, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was NATURAL BORN GRILLERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 6th tracked contest.
3 of 10 tracked editions
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE has won this contest 3 times across its 10 tracked editions.
Chicken places 8–9: POLITICAL PORK and LION 'BOUT THE Q tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and LION 'BOUT THE Q tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and SPICEWINE IRONWORKS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
NATURAL BORN GRILLERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2013 ← this one | Centralia, MO | Centralia, MO | 29 | 688.5372 | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Centralia, MO | Centralia, MO 65240 | 27 | 694.2400 | GETTIN' BASTED | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Centralia, MO | Centralia, MO 65240 | 20 | 693.6688 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Centralia, MO | City Sq | 34 | 697.0744 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | SMOKIN O BBQ |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Centralia, MO | 101 W Singleton | 27 | 698.7768 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | SMOKIN O BBQ |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Centralia, MO | 101 W Singleton | 33 | 700.5484 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | POLITICAL PORK |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Centralia, MO | City Square | 25 | 699.9428 | Gettin Basted | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Centralia, MO | Centralia, MO 65240 | 19 | 699.9544 | There's No Place Like Smoke | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Centralia, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Centralia, MO | 114 S. Rollins St. | 13 | 703.3712 | There's No Place Like Smoke | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8456 | 170.8800 | 167.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 170.2628 | 166.8572 |
| Pork | 173.1200 | 170.8456 | 168.0116 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 167.4400 | 165.0856 |
29 entries · top 688.5372 · median 658.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 5 | SPICEWINE IRONWORKS | |
| 6 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 7 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 8 | Q LIVE CREW | |
| 9 | Muddy River Boys | |
| 10 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 11 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 12 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 13 | SHOOTIN SMOKE | |
| 14 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 16 | Zou-B-Que | |
| 17 | BURNT OFFERINGS | |
| 18 | CALLAWAY CREMATORS | |
| 19 | SMOKIN BARBEGGQUE | |
| 20 | smoke-A-Holics BBQ | |
| 21 | BACKFIRIN' BBQ | |
| 22 | 2 SMOKIN' J'S | |
| 23 | Re-White-N-Que | |
| 24 | Unrefined Swine | |
| 25 | Possum Walk Show-Me-Que | |
| 26 | Liquor & Sticker | |
| 27 | 3G's Bar-B-Q Team | |
| 28 | Jake's BBQ | |
| 29 | Deuces Wild |
29 entries · top 174.8456 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 3 | SPICEWINE IRONWORKS | |
| 4 | CALLAWAY CREMATORS | |
| 5 | Zou-B-Que | |
| 6 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 7 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 8 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 9 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 11 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 12 | Possum Walk Show-Me-Que | |
| 13 | BACKFIRIN' BBQ | |
| 14 | SHOOTIN SMOKE | |
| 15 | Muddy River Boys | |
| 16 | Unrefined Swine | |
| 17 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 18 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 20 | Re-White-N-Que | |
| 21 | BURNT OFFERINGS | |
| 22 | 3G's Bar-B-Q Team | |
| 23 | Q LIVE CREW | |
| 24 | SMOKIN BARBEGGQUE | |
| 25 | smoke-A-Holics BBQ | |
| 26 | Liquor & Sticker | |
| 27 | 2 SMOKIN' J'S | |
| 28 | Jake's BBQ | |
| 29 | Deuces Wild |
29 entries · top 173.7028 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 2 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 5 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 6 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 7 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 8 | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 10 | Re-White-N-Que | |
| 11 | Muddy River Boys | |
| 12 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 13 | Q LIVE CREW | |
| 14 | SHOOTIN SMOKE | |
| 15 | 2 SMOKIN' J'S | |
| 16 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 17 | SPICEWINE IRONWORKS | |
| 18 | BACKFIRIN' BBQ | |
| 19 | BURNT OFFERINGS | |
| 20 | Unrefined Swine | |
| 21 | smoke-A-Holics BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN BARBEGGQUE | |
| 23 | CALLAWAY CREMATORS | |
| 24 | Possum Walk Show-Me-Que | |
| 25 | 3G's Bar-B-Q Team | |
| 26 | Zou-B-Que | |
| 27 | Jake's BBQ | |
| 28 | Liquor & Sticker | |
| 29 | Deuces Wild |
29 entries · top 173.1200 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 2 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | SPICEWINE IRONWORKS | |
| 5 | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 7 | Jake's BBQ | |
| 8 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 9 | Muddy River Boys | |
| 10 | smoke-A-Holics BBQ | |
| 11 | Q LIVE CREW | |
| 12 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 13 | Zou-B-Que | |
| 14 | SHOOTIN SMOKE | |
| 15 | BURNT OFFERINGS | |
| 16 | 2 SMOKIN' J'S | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 18 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 19 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 20 | CALLAWAY CREMATORS | |
| 21 | SMOKIN BARBEGGQUE | |
| 22 | Unrefined Swine | |
| 23 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 24 | Liquor & Sticker | |
| 25 | BACKFIRIN' BBQ | |
| 26 | Deuces Wild | |
| 27 | Re-White-N-Que | |
| 28 | Possum Walk Show-Me-Que | |
| 29 | 3G's Bar-B-Q Team |
29 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 3 | Q LIVE CREW | |
| 4 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 5 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN BARBEGGQUE | |
| 7 | Muddy River Boys | |
| 8 | SHOOTIN SMOKE | |
| 9 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 10 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 11 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 13 | SPICEWINE IRONWORKS | |
| 14 | BURNT OFFERINGS | |
| 15 | Zou-B-Que | |
| 16 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 17 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 18 | Liquor & Sticker | |
| 19 | CALLAWAY CREMATORS | |
| 20 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 21 | Possum Walk Show-Me-Que | |
| 22 | BACKFIRIN' BBQ | |
| 23 | smoke-A-Holics BBQ | |
| 24 | 2 SMOKIN' J'S | |
| 25 | Re-White-N-Que | |
| 26 | Unrefined Swine | |
| 27 | 3G's Bar-B-Q Team | |
| 28 | Deuces Wild | |
| 29 | Jake's BBQ |