May 10–11, 2013 · Council Bluffs, IA
SPITFIRE won Grand Champion at the BBQ in the Bluffs on May 10, 2013 in Council Bluffs, IA, scoring 680.5714 in a field of 32 teams. IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 680.0004. Category winners: Chicken — BIG T'Z Q CRU (174.8572); Pork Ribs — PIGSKIN BBQ (173.1428); Pork — SPITFIRE (178.8572); Brisket — TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS (176.5714). This is the 1st of 6 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 2018 — 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.
Closer than 91% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5710 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.
This was SPITFIRE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 4th tracked contest.
2 of 6 tracked editions
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: WOODWARD BARBEQUE and SPITFIRE tied on 169.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SPITFIRE and BIG T'Z Q CRU tied on 169.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Weirich Custom BBQ and CHARCOAL LOUNGERS tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SPITFIRE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 12th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2013 ← this one | Council Bluffs, IA | Council Bluffs, IA | 32 | 680.5714 | SPITFIRE | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| May 9, 2014 | Council Bluffs, IA | Council Bluffs, IA 51503 | 33 | 685.1432 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | BUBBA-Q'S |
| May 8, 2015 | Council Bluffs, IA | Council Bluffs, IA 51503 | 33 | 691.9772 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ |
| May 13, 2016 | Council Bluffs, IA | Rivers Edge Park | 33 | 688.5716 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| May 12, 2017 | Council Bluffs, IA | River Edge Park(Hanafan Park) | 39 | 706.2972 | GETTIN' BASTED | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| May 11, 2018 | Council Bluffs, IA | Hanafan Park,Rivers Edge | 39 | 690.2284 | HELPING U BBQ | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8572 | 170.8572 | 167.4286 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1428 | 169.7144 | 168 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 170.8572 | 163.4284 |
| Brisket | 176.5714 | 166.8570 | 163.9998 |
32 entries · top 680.5714 · median 638.5709
32 entries · top 174.8572 · median 163.7142
32 entries · top 173.1428 · median 160
32 entries · top 178.8572 · median 159.7142
32 entries · top 176.5714 · median 158.8571