2014-06-27 – 2014-06-28 · Artesia, NM · 📍 Artesia, NM 88211
Grand Champion: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (692.5484) · 60 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ
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 2016 — 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.
692.5484 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 686.2858 LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ set in 2013.
2 of 4 tracked editions
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
Chicken places 5–6: SWEET HEAT BBQ and THE RIGHT STUFF BBQ tied on 172.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: JERRY KING MIDLAND TX and Jr's. Up In Smoke tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: Smokin' X BBQ and THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 12th.
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 176.5716 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ (won 2013).
Bigger than 92% of the 5,410 contests in the data
60 teams made this a bigger field than 92% of every contest tracked.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-28 | Artesia, NM | Artesia, NM | 70 | 686.2858 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | PIGSKIN BBQ |
| 2014-06-27 ← this one | Artesia, NM | Artesia, NM 88211 | 60 | 692.5484 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ |
| 2015-06-26 | Artesia, NM | Artesia, NM 88210 | 48 | 683.4400 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ |
| 2016-06-24 | Artesia, NM | Artesia, NM 88211 | 44 | 707.4056 | BOOTYQUE | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| 2021-11-05 | Artesia, NM | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 172.5828 | 169.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7372 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.2856 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 176.0000 | 173.1200 | 168.5600 |
60 entries · top 692.5484 · median 649.0626
59 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.0228
60 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.7086
60 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.5314 · 🔥 perfect 180
59 entries · top 176.0000 · median 158.7884
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.
3 entries · top 163.4172 · median 162.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desert Smoke | |
| 2 | It Is What It Is BBQ!! | |
| 3 | Double A BBQ |
6 entries · top 154.7772 · median 150.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desert Smoke | |
| 2 | Double A BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke Em UP BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Pete's BBQ | |
| 5 | It Is What It Is BBQ!! | |
| 6 | It Is What It Is BBQ!!-2 |
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2686 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Commanders-2 | |
| 2 | Tripple B's BBQ | |
| 3 | Roger's II BBQ | |
| 4 | BLACK BETTY BBQ | |
| 5 | Virdinski's BBQ | |
| 6 | GONNA GET MESSY | |
| 7 | SONS OF BBQ | |
| 8 | Huntin' Club BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoke Signal | |
| 10 | Triple B's | |
| 11 | Smoke Commanders | |
| 12 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 13 | DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS | |
| 14 | THE THREE BRISKATEERS | |
| 15 | ROCK N SMOKE | |
| 16 | It Is What It Is BBQ!! |
23 entries · top 174.3200 · median 162.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntin' Club BBQ | |
| 2 | BS Grilling BBQ | |
| 3 | Roger's II BBQ | |
| 4 | Only At Discos | |
| 5 | Smokin' Ribs! BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Daddy G's | |
| 7 | Smokin' Sanchos | |
| 8 | Southern Exports | |
| 9 | Virdinski's BBQ | |
| 10 | DOUBLE BARREL SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SONS OF BBQ | |
| 12 | It Is What It Is BBQ!! | |
| 13 | TWO TONS OF FUN BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin' Sanchos-2 | |
| 15 | Smoke Commanders-2 | |
| 16 | Pappo's BBQ | |
| 17 | BLACK BETTY BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin' Ribs! BBQ-2 | |
| 19 | Tripple B's BBQ | |
| 20 | DRILL, FILL, & GRILL | |
| 21 | THE THREE BRISKATEERS | |
| 22 | Smoke Signal | |
| 23 | Smoke Commanders |
17 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.8456
4 entries · top 169.1428 · median 163.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonna Get Messy-Karsen | |
| 2 | 10-8 BBQ-Lindsey Garza | |
| 3 | Little Outlaws-Jacob Roberson | |
| 4 | Union Pacific |
6 entries · top 168.5372 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pops-Rene | |
| 2 | Virdinski's BBQ | |
| 3 | Kiss My Rack-James | |
| 4 | J & R Cuties | |
| 5 | Gonna Get Messy-Reagan | |
| 6 | The Three Brisketeers-Jadyn |
6 entries · top 173.7372 · median 166.5772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonna Get Messy--Jordan | |
| 2 | Kiss My Rack-Gunr | |
| 3 | Butler's Backdraft-Addison | |
| 4 | Super Grillers | |
| 5 | Little Outlaws Journey | |
| 6 | THE THREE BRISKATEERS |