Jun 27–28, 2014 · Santa Clara, CA
RHYTHM 'N QUE won Grand Champion at the Silicon Valley BBQ Championships on June 27, 2014 in Santa Clara, CA, scoring 678.9028 in a field of 48 teams. BURNIN AND LOOTIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.2284. Category winners: Chicken — BURNIN AND LOOTIN (175.4172); Pork Ribs — THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ (176.0344); Pork — RHYTHM 'N QUE (171.4284); Brisket — BOWLING OVER PIGS (176.0344). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by LEFT COAST Q; the next was held in 2015.
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.
Closer than 86% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6744 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
Brisket places 6–7: THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ edged BAD S. BBQ by 0.0116. Brisket places 8–9: CECIL'S SMOK'N BBQ edged PIRATES OF THE PIG by 0.0116. Chicken places 9–10: Smokey and the Pirate edged WOODHOUSE BARBECUE by 0.0228.
RHYTHM 'N QUE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 11th.
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ turned in 176.0344 in pork ribs — past the 173.7142 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2013 | Santa Clara, CA | Santa Clara, CA | 56 | 681.1424 | LEFT COAST Q | THESMOKERING.COM |
| Jun 27, 2014 ← this one | Santa Clara, CA | Santa Clara, CA 95050 | 48 | 678.9028 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | BURNIN AND LOOTIN |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Santa Clara, CA | Santa Clara, CA 95050 | 49 | 677.7488 | BOWLING OVER PIGS | MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 166.8800 | 160.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0344 | 168.5828 | 164.5600 |
| Pork | 171.4284 | 168.5600 | 163.9656 |
| Brisket | 176.0344 | 167.3712 | 166.2284 |
48 entries · top 678.9028 · median 613.0684
47 entries · top 175.4172 · median 154.8344
48 entries · top 176.0344 · median 154.8744
48 entries · top 171.4284 · median 156.5372
47 entries · top 176.0344 · median 153.7256
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
19 entries · top 163.4628 · median 150.9028
19 entries · top 164.0344 · median 144.5484