2013-12-06 – 2013-12-07 · LaQuinta, CA · 📍 LaQuinta, CA
Grand Champion: TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW (687.9316) · 24 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PIGSKIN BBQ
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 85% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0168 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Brisket places 8–9: GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA and 3 EYZ BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW edged GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA by 0.0116. Pork places 9–10: 3 EYZ BBQ edged BIG T'Z Q CRU by 0.0116.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 172.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 172.5944 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 176.0344 | 171.4400 | 168.5256 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 172.5484 | 169.6684 |
24 entries · top 687.9316 · median 673.6458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 2 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | MOONSWINERS | |
| 4 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 5 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 6 | SWAMP BOYS | |
| 7 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Bob Gibson BBQ | |
| 9 | BLAZEN BBQ | |
| 10 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 11 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 13 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 15 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 16 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 17 | QUAU | |
| 18 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 19 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 20 | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ | |
| 21 | APPLE CITY BARBECUE | |
| 22 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE ON WHEELS | |
| 24 | Jamie Geer, Jambo Pits |
24 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 3 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 4 | BLAZEN BBQ | |
| 5 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 6 | MOONSWINERS | |
| 7 | Big Bob Gibson BBQ | |
| 8 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 9 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 10 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 11 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE ON WHEELS | |
| 14 | APPLE CITY BARBECUE | |
| 15 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 16 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 17 | SWAMP BOYS | |
| 18 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 19 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 21 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 22 | QUAU | |
| 23 | Jamie Geer, Jambo Pits | |
| 24 | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ |
24 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.1430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 4 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 5 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Bob Gibson BBQ | |
| 7 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 8 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 9 | Jamie Geer, Jambo Pits | |
| 10 | MOONSWINERS | |
| 11 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 12 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 14 | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ | |
| 15 | QUAU | |
| 16 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 17 | APPLE CITY BARBECUE | |
| 18 | SWAMP BOYS | |
| 19 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 20 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 21 | BLAZEN BBQ | |
| 22 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE ON WHEELS | |
| 24 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE |
24 entries · top 176.0344 · median 166.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLAZEN BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 4 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 5 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SWAMP BOYS | |
| 7 | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ | |
| 8 | MOONSWINERS | |
| 9 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 11 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 12 | APPLE CITY BARBECUE | |
| 13 | SMOKE ON WHEELS | |
| 14 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | Big Bob Gibson BBQ | |
| 16 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 17 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 18 | QUAU | |
| 19 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 20 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 21 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 22 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 23 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 24 | Jamie Geer, Jambo Pits |
24 entries · top 175.4056 · median 167.4116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 2 | MOONSWINERS | |
| 3 | SWAMP BOYS | |
| 4 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 5 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 6 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 7 | QUAU | |
| 8 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 9 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 10 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 12 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 13 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 14 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Bob Gibson BBQ | |
| 16 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 17 | Jamie Geer, Jambo Pits | |
| 18 | BLAZEN BBQ | |
| 19 | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ | |
| 20 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 21 | APPLE CITY BARBECUE | |
| 22 | SMOKE ON WHEELS | |
| 23 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 24 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ |