Won without a category win
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 11th
Jun 14–15, 2013 · Jeffersonville, IN
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N won Grand Champion at the Smokin' on the River on June 14, 2013 in Jeffersonville, IN, scoring 695.4284 in a field of 52 teams. YELLOW RIVER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.5712. Category winners: Chicken — YELLOW RIVER BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — RIB RUNNERS (179.4286); Pork — YELLOW RIVER BBQ (177.1430); Brisket — BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ (176.5714). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2013.
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 2015 — 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.
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 2–3: FRIENDS OF OBR and BOURBON BARREL BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N and FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N and Jimmie James BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
YELLOW RIVER BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2013 ← this one | Jeffersonville, IN | Jeffersonville, IN | 52 | 695.4284 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | YELLOW RIVER BBQ |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Glasgow, MO | Glasgow, MO | 36 | 694.2288 | TRUEBUD BBQ | BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Jeffersonville, IN | Jeffersonville, IN 47130 | 52 | 693.6688 | HUG HOGS | SWIGGIN PIG |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Glasgow, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Jeffersonville, IN | Jeffersonville, IN 47119 | 59 | 695.3716 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8570 | 170.8570 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4286 | 174.2858 | 169.7142 |
| Pork | 177.1430 | 173.1428 | 170.2856 |
| Brisket | 176.5714 | 172.5714 | 169.7142 |
52 entries · top 695.4284 · median 650.8568
52 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.4284
52 entries · top 179.4286 · median 163.4284
52 entries · top 177.1430 · median 163.9998
52 entries · top 176.5714 · median 163.4283