Apr 5–6, 2013 · Wildomar, CA
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ won Grand Champion at The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV on April 5, 2013 in Wildomar, CA, scoring 670.2858 in a field of 48 teams. BIG POPPA SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 666.8572. Category winners: Chicken — SOAKED IN SMOKE (175.4286); Pork Ribs — VICIOUS SMOKE (176.5716); Pork — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (175.4286); Brisket — ZZYZX BAR.B.Q (173.1428).
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.
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 9–10: BRAZEN BBQ and D'S SMOKEHOUSE tied on 165.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ and FIRE AND DESIRE tied on 167.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: D'S SMOKEHOUSE and LEFT COAST Q tied on 165.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4286 | 170.2856 | 165.7142 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 169.1428 | 165.7142 |
| Pork | 175.4286 | 166.2856 | 162.8570 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 169.1428 | 163.4284 |
48 entries · top 670.2858 · median 632.2852
48 entries · top 175.4286 · median 159.7142
48 entries · top 176.5716 · median 156.2856
48 entries · top 175.4286 · median 155.7144
48 entries · top 173.1428 · median 155.1427