Jun 21–22, 2013 · Old Orchard Beach, ME
Rogue Hog BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival on June 21, 2013 in Old Orchard Beach, ME, scoring 677.7136 in a field of 28 teams. SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.1428. Category winners: Chicken — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (179.4286); Pork Ribs — RED NECK CAVIAR (178.2858); Pork — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (180.0000); Brisket — Hart Attack (176.0000).
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.
Closer than 91% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5708 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.
Rogue Hog BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 6th. Consistency beat fireworks.
Brisket places 2–3: THE BASIC BBQ TEAM and CRAZY SMOKE tied on 174.8570 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: BEVERAGE BROTHERS edged BONEYARD SMOKERS by 0.0002. Pork places 8–9: LO' -N- SLO' BBQ edged HUMPHREY'S BBQ by 0.0004.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4286 | 172.5714 | 168 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2858 | 172.5716 | 165.7140 |
| Pork | 180 | 167.9998 | 165.1428 |
| Brisket | 176 | 173.1430 | 167.4284 |
28 entries · top 677.7136 · median 655.4282
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 4 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Hart Attack | |
| 6 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 7 | FATBACK JOE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 9 | BLACK CAT BBQ | |
| 10 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 11 | SWEET CHICKEN | |
| 12 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 13 | CRAZY SMOKE | |
| 14 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 15 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 16 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 17 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 18 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 19 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 20 | RED NECK CAVIAR | |
| 21 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Cider Boys | |
| 23 | JUST GOT SMOKED | |
| 24 | MEATDREAMS | |
| 25 | THE SMOKE 'AH | |
| 26 | SMOKIN D'S | |
| 27 | MadMike'sSmokinHawgBBQ | |
| 28 | PIG B-Q ROASTS |
28 entries · top 179.4286 · median 164.8571
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 2 | BLACK CAT BBQ | |
| 3 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 4 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 7 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 9 | FATBACK JOE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 11 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 12 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 13 | SWEET CHICKEN | |
| 14 | JUST GOT SMOKED | |
| 15 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 16 | PIG B-Q ROASTS | |
| 17 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 18 | SMOKIN D'S | |
| 19 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 20 | CRAZY SMOKE | |
| 21 | THE SMOKE 'AH | |
| 22 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 23 | Hart Attack | |
| 24 | Cider Boys | |
| 25 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | MEATDREAMS | |
| 27 | MadMike'sSmokinHawgBBQ | |
| 28 | RED NECK CAVIAR |
28 entries · top 178.2858 · median 163.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RED NECK CAVIAR | |
| 2 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | FATBACK JOE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | JUST GOT SMOKED | |
| 5 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 6 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 8 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 10 | MEATDREAMS | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 12 | CRAZY SMOKE | |
| 13 | BLACK CAT BBQ | |
| 14 | Hart Attack | |
| 15 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 16 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 17 | SWEET CHICKEN | |
| 18 | Cider Boys | |
| 19 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 20 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 21 | MadMike'sSmokinHawgBBQ | |
| 22 | THE SMOKE 'AH | |
| 23 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 24 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 25 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 27 | SMOKIN D'S | |
| 28 | PIG B-Q ROASTS |
28 entries · top 180 · median 161.9999 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 4 | Hart Attack | |
| 5 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 6 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | RED NECK CAVIAR | |
| 8 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 9 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 11 | SWEET CHICKEN | |
| 12 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 13 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 14 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 15 | FATBACK JOE'S BBQ | |
| 16 | BLACK CAT BBQ | |
| 17 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | MEATDREAMS | |
| 19 | CRAZY SMOKE | |
| 20 | SMOKIN D'S | |
| 21 | Cider Boys | |
| 22 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 23 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 24 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 25 | THE SMOKE 'AH | |
| 26 | MadMike'sSmokinHawgBBQ | |
| 27 | PIG B-Q ROASTS | |
| 28 | JUST GOT SMOKED |
28 entries · top 176 · median 160.8571
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hart Attack | |
| 2 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | CRAZY SMOKE | |
| 4 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 5 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 6 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 7 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 9 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 10 | SWEET CHICKEN | |
| 11 | JUST GOT SMOKED | |
| 12 | BLACK CAT BBQ | |
| 13 | Cider Boys | |
| 14 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 15 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 16 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 18 | THE SMOKE 'AH | |
| 19 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 20 | FATBACK JOE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 22 | MEATDREAMS | |
| 23 | SMOKIN D'S | |
| 24 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 25 | RED NECK CAVIAR | |
| 26 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 27 | MadMike'sSmokinHawgBBQ | |
| 28 | PIG B-Q ROASTS |