May 24–25, 2013 · Brentwood, CA
BURNIN AND LOOTIN won Grand Champion at the Blues, Brews & BBQ on May 24, 2013 in Brentwood, CA, scoring 675.4286 in a field of 34 teams. BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 667.4284. Category winners: Chicken — SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL (170.2858); Pork Ribs — RIC'S RIGHTOUS RIBS (168.5718); Pork — SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL (173.7144); Brisket — BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ (173.7142).
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.
BURNIN AND LOOTIN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was BURNIN AND LOOTIN's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 7th tracked contest.
Pork places 5–6: BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ and BONES 'N BREWS BBQ tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: TOO ASHAMED TO NAME and BOWLING OVER PIGS tied on 161.7140 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: PLASTERED PIG edged WOODHOUSE BARBECUE by 0.0002.
SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL won Chicken, Pork — a double.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 170.2858 | 167.9998 | 164.5714 |
| Pork Ribs | 168.5718 | 167.4286 | 164.5716 |
| Pork | 173.7144 | 169.1428 | 164 |
| Brisket | 173.7142 | 165.7144 | 159.4286 |
34 entries · top 675.4286 · median 631.4279
34 entries · top 170.2858 · median 160.2856
34 entries · top 168.5718 · median 157.1429
34 entries · top 173.7144 · median 157.4285
34 entries · top 173.7142 · median 153.1426