May 25–26, 2013 · Fort Ritchie, MD
SERIAL GRILLER won Grand Champion at The Memorial Day Pignic on May 25, 2013 in Fort Ritchie, MD, scoring 673.7140 in a field of 38 teams. LO' -N- SLO' BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 668.0000. Category winners: Chicken — BENTWOOD SMOKERS (176.5714); Pork Ribs — FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM (174.8570); Pork — 3 EYZ BBQ (172.5714); Brisket — CHECKERED FLAG 500 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.
SERIAL GRILLER won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was SERIAL GRILLER's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
Chicken places 8–9: SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ and 3 EYZ BBQ tied on 167.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: BONE TO BARK BBQ and DRILLING & GRILLING tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ and BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM tied on 169.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5714 | 170.8570 | 166.8570 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8570 | 168.5714 | 164.5714 |
| Pork | 172.5714 | 169.7142 | 165.1428 |
| Brisket | 173.7142 | 169.1428 | 163.4284 |
37 entries · top 673.7140 · median 627.4286
37 entries · top 176.5714 · median 158.2854
37 entries · top 174.8570 · median 157.1428
37 entries · top 172.5714 · median 159.4286
37 entries · top 173.7142 · median 155.4284