Jun 26–28, 2014 · Willard, MO
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO won Grand Champion at the 2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off on June 26, 2014 in Willard, MO, scoring 692.5488 in a field of 35 teams. HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.4800. Category winners: Chicken — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (173.7144); Pork Ribs — DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES (176.5600); Pork — THE BLUE BLOODS (180.0000); Brisket — GETTIN' BASTED (176.5600).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO came in rated below the field's top team, HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 24th tracked contest.
Chicken places 1–2: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and K.C. CAN CREW tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SLEEPY HOLLOW and BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: BRICKHEAD BBQ edged GETTIN' SAUCED by 0.0116.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7144 | 172.5828 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 172.5828 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 180 | 171.9772 | 167.4284 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 170.8228 | 161.7028 |
35 entries · top 692.5488 · median 637.5428
34 entries · top 173.7144 · median 165.4342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 3 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 5 | OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559 | |
| 6 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 7 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 8 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 9 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 10 | WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS | |
| 11 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 12 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 13 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 14 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 16 | CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS | |
| 17 | TEAM DOGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 19 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 20 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 21 | Meat Street Mafia | |
| 22 | WHOLE HOG CAFE - SPRINGFIELD | |
| 23 | SMOKIN PHOTOG | |
| 24 | HOGZILLA | |
| 25 | Smokin' Sammy's | |
| 26 | Southside Rub | |
| 27 | Bush Pig BBQ | |
| 28 | KING OF THE GRILL | |
| 29 | Por'Keyes BBQ | |
| 30 | Bamer Que | |
| 31 | JBQue | |
| 32 | Momma's Boys BBQ | |
| 33 | Smokin Engineers | |
| 34 | Bigbee's BBQ & Catering |
34 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.0058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 2 | WHOLE HOG CAFE - SPRINGFIELD | |
| 3 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 4 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 6 | Meat Street Mafia | |
| 7 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 8 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 11 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 12 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 13 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 14 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 15 | OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559 | |
| 16 | CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS | |
| 17 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 18 | TEAM DOGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 19 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 20 | Smokin' Sammy's | |
| 21 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 22 | WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS | |
| 23 | Bamer Que | |
| 24 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 25 | HOGZILLA | |
| 26 | Momma's Boys BBQ | |
| 27 | KING OF THE GRILL | |
| 28 | Bush Pig BBQ | |
| 29 | Southside Rub | |
| 30 | SMOKIN PHOTOG | |
| 31 | Smokin Engineers | |
| 32 | Por'Keyes BBQ | |
| 33 | JBQue | |
| 34 | Bigbee's BBQ & Catering |
35 entries · top 180 · median 162.8112 · 🔥 perfect 180
34 entries · top 176.5600 · median 157.3772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 3 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 4 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 5 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 9 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 10 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 11 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 12 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 13 | OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559 | |
| 14 | Bush Pig BBQ | |
| 15 | Bamer Que | |
| 16 | HOGZILLA | |
| 17 | Momma's Boys BBQ | |
| 18 | WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS | |
| 19 | KING OF THE GRILL | |
| 20 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 21 | CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS | |
| 22 | Southside Rub | |
| 23 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 24 | Smokin Engineers | |
| 25 | Por'Keyes BBQ | |
| 26 | WHOLE HOG CAFE - SPRINGFIELD | |
| 27 | Old Dirty Basters | |
| 28 | Bigbee's BBQ & Catering | |
| 29 | JBQue | |
| 30 | SMOKIN PHOTOG | |
| 31 | TEAM DOGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 32 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 33 | Meat Street Mafia | |
| 34 | Smokin' Sammy's |