Won without a category win
Salt N Pepper won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 9th
May 17–18, 2013 · Monroe City, MO
Salt N Pepper won Grand Champion at the 3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake on May 17, 2013 in Monroe City, MO, scoring 662.2852 in a field of 17 teams. SMOKIN' BUTTS took Reserve Grand Champion with 659.4284. Category winners: Chicken — T&J'S SMOKE & BBQ (172.0000); Pork — PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS (177.1430); Brisket — Smokin O (173.1430).
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.
Salt N Pepper won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Salt N Pepper's first Grand Championship in the data.
Pork places 8–9: CYNFUL SMOKERS BBQ and THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS tied on 163.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS and Bone In BBQ tied on 163.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Smokin O edged Salt N Pepper by 0.0002.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172 | 161.7144 | 158.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 172 | 166.2856 | 154.2860 |
| Pork | 177.1430 | 167.4284 | 163.4286 |
| Brisket | 173.1430 | 162.8572 | 160.5714 |
15 entries · top 662.2852 · median 645.7138
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt N Pepper | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 3 | RIPPEL-QUE | |
| 4 | Smokin O | |
| 5 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 6 | CYNFUL SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 8 | T&J'S SMOKE & BBQ | |
| 9 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | |
| 10 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 11 | SMOKIN PHATTY'S | |
| 12 | SAUCED HOG & THE SMOKIN' CREW | |
| 13 | Bone In BBQ | |
| 15 | 82'S BBQ CREW | |
| 16 | COOKED TO A "T | |
| 17 | Biohazard BBQ |
15 entries · top 172 · median 159.4288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T&J'S SMOKE & BBQ | |
| 2 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 3 | RIPPEL-QUE | |
| 4 | Salt N Pepper | |
| 5 | CYNFUL SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 6 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 7 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 9 | COOKED TO A "T | |
| 10 | SMOKIN PHATTY'S | |
| 11 | Bone In BBQ | |
| 13 | SAUCED HOG & THE SMOKIN' CREW | |
| 15 | Biohazard BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin O | |
| 17 | 82'S BBQ CREW |
15 entries · top 172 · median 157.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | T&J'S SMOKE & BBQ | |
| 3 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Smokin O | |
| 5 | Salt N Pepper | |
| 6 | CYNFUL SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 8 | SAUCED HOG & THE SMOKIN' CREW | |
| 9 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 10 | Biohazard BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN PHATTY'S | |
| 12 | 82'S BBQ CREW | |
| 13 | RIPPEL-QUE | |
| 14 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 15 | Bone In BBQ | |
| 17 | COOKED TO A "T |
15 entries · top 177.1430 · median 163.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 2 | RIPPEL-QUE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 4 | Salt N Pepper | |
| 5 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 6 | Smokin O | |
| 7 | SMOKIN PHATTY'S | |
| 8 | CYNFUL SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 9 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Bone In BBQ | |
| 11 | SAUCED HOG & THE SMOKIN' CREW | |
| 14 | 82'S BBQ CREW | |
| 15 | COOKED TO A "T | |
| 16 | T&J'S SMOKE & BBQ | |
| 17 | Biohazard BBQ |
15 entries · top 173.1430 · median 161.1426
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin O | |
| 3 | SAUCED HOG & THE SMOKIN' CREW | |
| 4 | RIPPEL-QUE | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN PHATTY'S | |
| 7 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 8 | Bone In BBQ | |
| 9 | Salt N Pepper | |
| 10 | 82'S BBQ CREW | |
| 11 | CYNFUL SMOKERS BBQ | |
| 12 | T&J'S SMOKE & BBQ | |
| 14 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | |
| 15 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 16 | COOKED TO A "T | |
| 17 | Biohazard BBQ |