Won without a category win
TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 25th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 15th
- Brisket 2nd
Apr 5–6, 2013 · Pleasant Hill, MO
TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW won Grand Champion at the Smokin' On Big Creek on April 5, 2013 in Pleasant Hill, MO, scoring 689.7140 in a field of 74 teams. SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.9994. Category winners: Chicken — GETTIN' BASTED (177.1428); Pork Ribs — PIGSKIN BBQ (178.2858); Pork — HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE (177.1428); Brisket — SMOKE ON WHEELS (176.5714). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2018.
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.
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TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW's first Grand Championship in the data.
Chicken places 9–10: BBQ BONANZA and CAVEMAN CUISINE tied on 171.4284 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: PIGSKIN BBQ and SLABS OF APPROVAL tied on 178.2858 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW and POLITICAL PORK tied on 176.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bigger than 96% of the 5,469 contests in the data
74 teams — bigger than 96% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2013 ← this one | Pleasant Hill, MO | Pleasant Hill, MO | 74 | 689.7140 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Pleasant Hill, MO | Cass County Fairground | 39 | 696.5140 | THE SMOKING HILLS | SMOOTH SMOKE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 172.5714 | 171.4284 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2858 | 173.7144 | 170.8572 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 173.7142 | 171.4284 |
| Brisket | 176.5714 | 173.1428 | 169.7144 |
74 entries · top 689.7140 · median 652.8568
74 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.7144
74 entries · top 178.2858 · median 160.8571
74 entries · top 177.1428 · median 164.5714
75 entries · top 176.5714 · median 162.2858