Jun 27–28, 2014 · Indianapolis, IN
ABLE ACRES BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on June 27, 2014 in Indianapolis, IN, scoring 681.1200 in a field of 26 teams. ONE2BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.9144. Category winners: Chicken — THUNDER HOG BBQ (171.9656); Pork Ribs — MAKING MEAT BBQ (173.7028); Pork — YELLOW RIVER BBQ (171.4400); Brisket — GILLY'S BBQ (174.3200). This is the 42nd of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by MIDNIGHT BURN; 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
ABLE ACRES BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GILLY'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
ABLE ACRES BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
4 of 125 tracked editions
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 125 tracked editions.
Brisket places 7–8: BERKEE RAE'S BBQ and ABLE ACRES BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL edged Wood Chicks BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 2–3: SECOND CITY SMOKE edged ABLE ACRES BBQ by 0.0116.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ONE2BBQ (won 2013).
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 171.9656 | 170.2856 | 166.3200 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 168.5372 | 163.4288 |
| Pork | 171.4400 | 169.1200 | 167.4056 |
| Brisket | 174.3200 | 171.4056 | 165.1316 |
26 entries · top 681.1200 · median 649.3654
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 2 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 3 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 4 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 6 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 7 | BREW-B-Q | |
| 8 | SECOND CITY SMOKE | |
| 9 | BERKEE RAE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 11 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKEY JOEL/CUBBY BEAR | |
| 14 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 15 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 16 | Wood Chicks BBQ | |
| 17 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | iBQ'n | |
| 19 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 20 | JIMMY & THE SQUEALERS | |
| 21 | RIB TIP TUESDAY | |
| 22 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN HOT MEAT | |
| 24 | WINK'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 25 | SMOKIN BOB'S BBQ IN | |
| 26 | happy cat bbq |
26 entries · top 171.9656 · median 164.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 4 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKEY JOEL/CUBBY BEAR | |
| 7 | BREW-B-Q | |
| 8 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 10 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 11 | SECOND CITY SMOKE | |
| 12 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 13 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 14 | Wood Chicks BBQ | |
| 15 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 16 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | iBQ'n | |
| 18 | BERKEE RAE'S BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HOT MEAT | |
| 20 | WINK'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 21 | JIMMY & THE SQUEALERS | |
| 22 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 23 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 24 | RIB TIP TUESDAY | |
| 25 | SMOKIN BOB'S BBQ IN | |
| 26 | happy cat bbq |
26 entries · top 173.7028 · median 161.6686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | SECOND CITY SMOKE | |
| 3 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 5 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 7 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 8 | Wood Chicks BBQ | |
| 9 | RIB TIP TUESDAY | |
| 10 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 11 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 12 | BERKEE RAE'S BBQ | |
| 13 | BREW-B-Q | |
| 14 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 15 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 16 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | JIMMY & THE SQUEALERS | |
| 18 | SMOKIN BOB'S BBQ IN | |
| 19 | iBQ'n | |
| 20 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN HOT MEAT | |
| 22 | SMOKEY JOEL/CUBBY BEAR | |
| 23 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 24 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 25 | happy cat bbq | |
| 26 | WINK'S BBQ, LLC |
26 entries · top 171.4400 · median 163.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 2 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 4 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 5 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 6 | RIB TIP TUESDAY | |
| 7 | BERKEE RAE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKEY JOEL/CUBBY BEAR | |
| 9 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 10 | BREW-B-Q | |
| 11 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 13 | SECOND CITY SMOKE | |
| 14 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 15 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 16 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 17 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | JIMMY & THE SQUEALERS | |
| 19 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 20 | iBQ'n | |
| 21 | Wood Chicks BBQ | |
| 22 | WINK'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 23 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN BOB'S BBQ IN | |
| 25 | SMOKIN HOT MEAT | |
| 26 | happy cat bbq |
26 entries · top 174.3200 · median 162.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 3 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 4 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 5 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 6 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | BERKEE RAE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 9 | BREW-B-Q | |
| 10 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | iBQ'n | |
| 12 | SMOKEY JOEL/CUBBY BEAR | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 14 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 15 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 16 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 17 | Wood Chicks BBQ | |
| 18 | SECOND CITY SMOKE | |
| 19 | JIMMY & THE SQUEALERS | |
| 20 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 21 | RIB TIP TUESDAY | |
| 22 | WINK'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 23 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 24 | happy cat bbq | |
| 25 | SMOKIN BOB'S BBQ IN | |
| 26 | SMOKIN HOT MEAT |