A razor-thin finish
Closer than 99% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0012 points — closer than 99% of every championship in the data.
- JACKED UP BBQ
- 3 EYZ BBQ
May 3–4, 2013 · Annapolis, MD
JACKED UP BBQ won Grand Champion at the Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival on May 3, 2013 in Annapolis, MD, scoring 670.8578 in a field of 55 teams. 3 EYZ BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 670.8566. Category winners: Chicken — PEPPER MONKEY BBQ (173.1430); Pork Ribs — BBQ & Beyond (176.0000); Pork — BBQ & Beyond (176.5714); Brisket — BASS RIVER BBQ (173.7142). 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 99% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0012 points — closer than 99% of every championship in the data.
JACKED UP BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was JACKED UP BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
Chicken places 4–5: POT BELLY BBQ and BLACK CAT BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: FLAVOR SAVOR and STUBBORN BULL BBQ tied on 166.2858 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD and BLACK CAT BBQ tied on 165.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BBQ & Beyond won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2013 ← this one | Annapolis, MD | Annapolis, MD | 55 | 670.8578 | JACKED UP BBQ | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| May 2, 2014 | Annapolis, MD | Annapolis, MD 21401 | 59 | 686.2288 | 3 EYZ BBQ | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1430 | 170.8572 | 167.4286 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 165.7142 | 162.2856 |
| Pork | 176.5714 | 166.2858 | 163.4284 |
| Brisket | 173.7142 | 168 | 165.7142 |
53 entries · top 670.8578 · median 621.7144
53 entries · top 173.1430 · median 161.7144
53 entries · top 176 · median 157.1428
53 entries · top 176.5714 · median 154.8572
53 entries · top 173.7142 · median 152