Jun 28–29, 2013 · Metropolis, IL
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE won Grand Champion at the Super City Blues & Ques on June 28, 2013 in Metropolis, IL, scoring 690.2858 in a field of 34 teams. SWIGGIN PIG took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.4282. Category winners: Chicken — RURAL ROUTE BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Rooter Tooter BBQ (176.0000); Pork — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (176.5714); Brisket — Big B BBQ Company (176.5714). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
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.
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 1–2: RURAL ROUTE BBQ and Big B BBQ Company tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: SWIGGIN PIG and Trippple D tied on 175.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: BUBBA & THE GOVERNOR and THE SPICE IS RIGHT tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2013 ← this one | Metropolis, IL | Metropolis, IL | 34 | 690.2858 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | SWIGGIN PIG |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Metropolis, IL | Metropolis, IL 62960 | 33 | 703.9656 | SMOKE ME SILLY | KILLER HOGS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4286 | 170.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 169.7140 | 167.4284 |
| Pork | 176.5714 | 172.5714 | 168.5714 |
| Brisket | 176.5714 | 174.2856 | 169.1428 |
33 entries · top 690.2858 · median 665.1426
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 3 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 4 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | Super Roosters Grilling | |
| 7 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 8 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | BUBBA & THE GOVERNOR | |
| 11 | Rooter Tooter BBQ | |
| 12 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 13 | Q2NV | |
| 14 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 15 | Piggy Q | |
| 16 | MacDaddy | |
| 17 | THE SPICE IS RIGHT | |
| 18 | SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ | |
| 19 | Hobbie BBQ Team | |
| 20 | Canetuck's BBQ | |
| 21 | Flying Pig & Sons BBQ | |
| 22 | Rice Brothers | |
| 23 | Trippple D | |
| 24 | HUFFIN' & PUFFIN | |
| 25 | Good Ole Boys | |
| 26 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 27 | Backyard Kuisine | |
| 28 | REGULATORS BBQ | |
| 29 | En Fuego | |
| 30 | RED HOT N ROLLIN | |
| 31 | WMOK Real Country Smoker | |
| 32 | Larry Darrell & Darrell | |
| 34 | Smokin' Hose |
33 entries · top 180 · median 166.2854 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 2 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 3 | BUBBA & THE GOVERNOR | |
| 4 | MacDaddy | |
| 5 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 6 | Trippple D | |
| 7 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 8 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 9 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 10 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 11 | Organizer Portal | |
| 12 | Super Roosters Grilling | |
| 13 | Rice Brothers | |
| 14 | THE SPICE IS RIGHT | |
| 15 | Good Ole Boys | |
| 16 | SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ | |
| 17 | Rooter Tooter BBQ | |
| 18 | Hobbie BBQ Team | |
| 19 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 20 | Flying Pig & Sons BBQ | |
| 21 | Q2NV | |
| 22 | Canetuck's BBQ | |
| 23 | REGULATORS BBQ | |
| 24 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 25 | Piggy Q | |
| 26 | WMOK Real Country Smoker | |
| 27 | Smokin' Hose | |
| 28 | Backyard Kuisine | |
| 29 | HUFFIN' & PUFFIN | |
| 30 | Larry Darrell & Darrell | |
| 31 | En Fuego | |
| 32 | RED HOT N ROLLIN | |
| 33 | BIG RACK SMOKERS |
33 entries · top 176 · median 163.9998
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rooter Tooter BBQ | |
| 2 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 4 | MacDaddy | |
| 5 | Super Roosters Grilling | |
| 6 | BUBBA & THE GOVERNOR | |
| 7 | THE SPICE IS RIGHT | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 10 | Organizer Portal | |
| 11 | Piggy Q | |
| 12 | Backyard Kuisine | |
| 13 | Q2NV | |
| 14 | Good Ole Boys | |
| 15 | Canetuck's BBQ | |
| 17 | Hobbie BBQ Team | |
| 18 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 19 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 21 | SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ | |
| 22 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 23 | Trippple D | |
| 24 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 25 | Smokin' Hose | |
| 26 | En Fuego | |
| 27 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 28 | Flying Pig & Sons BBQ | |
| 29 | HUFFIN' & PUFFIN | |
| 30 | Rice Brothers | |
| 31 | RED HOT N ROLLIN | |
| 32 | WMOK Real Country Smoker | |
| 33 | Larry Darrell & Darrell | |
| 34 | REGULATORS BBQ |
33 entries · top 176.5714 · median 166.2854
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ | |
| 3 | Super Roosters Grilling | |
| 4 | Organizer Portal | |
| 5 | Flying Pig & Sons BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 7 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | Piggy Q | |
| 9 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Rice Brothers | |
| 11 | WMOK Real Country Smoker | |
| 12 | HUFFIN' & PUFFIN | |
| 13 | REGULATORS BBQ | |
| 14 | Rooter Tooter BBQ | |
| 15 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 16 | Canetuck's BBQ | |
| 17 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 18 | Q2NV | |
| 19 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 20 | Hobbie BBQ Team | |
| 21 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 22 | RED HOT N ROLLIN | |
| 23 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 24 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 26 | Trippple D | |
| 27 | THE SPICE IS RIGHT | |
| 28 | En Fuego | |
| 29 | BUBBA & THE GOVERNOR | |
| 30 | Backyard Kuisine | |
| 31 | Larry Darrell & Darrell | |
| 32 | MacDaddy | |
| 33 | Good Ole Boys | |
| 34 | Smokin' Hose |
33 entries · top 176.5714 · median 165.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 2 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 4 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 5 | Q2NV | |
| 6 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 7 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 8 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 9 | Organizer Portal | |
| 10 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 11 | BUBBA & THE GOVERNOR | |
| 12 | Super Roosters Grilling | |
| 13 | Piggy Q | |
| 14 | THE SPICE IS RIGHT | |
| 15 | HUFFIN' & PUFFIN | |
| 16 | Hobbie BBQ Team | |
| 17 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 18 | Flying Pig & Sons BBQ | |
| 19 | Good Ole Boys | |
| 20 | Canetuck's BBQ | |
| 21 | Rice Brothers | |
| 22 | Rooter Tooter BBQ | |
| 23 | MacDaddy | |
| 24 | Larry Darrell & Darrell | |
| 25 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 26 | SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ | |
| 27 | REGULATORS BBQ | |
| 28 | En Fuego | |
| 29 | RED HOT N ROLLIN | |
| 30 | Trippple D | |
| 31 | Backyard Kuisine | |
| 33 | WMOK Real Country Smoker | |
| 34 | Smokin' Hose |