Jul 18–20, 2014 · Kingston, RI
SMOKIN ACES won Grand Champion at the Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships on July 18, 2014 in Kingston, RI, scoring 689.7600 in a field of 33 teams. INSANE SWINE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 680.0000. Category winners: Chicken — Q HAVEN BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — CHICKEN CHOKERS (179.4400); Pork — SMOKIN ACES (178.3200); Brisket — MEAT @ SLIMS (178.3200).
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 71 times in 100
Smokin Aces came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was SMOKIN ACES's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 10th tracked contest.
Wider than 87% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7600 points — a wider margin than 87% of championships in the data.
Brisket places 2–3: BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ and CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ tied on 174.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: FEEDING FRIENDZ and FIRE DOWN BELOW tied on 167.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ edged FIRE DOWN BELOW by 0.0116.
SMOKIN ACES took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 16th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.7256 | 170.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 178.3200 | 172 | 166.3200 |
| Brisket | 178.3200 | 169.7372 | 166.2628 |
33 entries · top 689.7600 · median 653.0628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 4 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 5 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 10 | ACK-QUE | |
| 11 | FLATLANDER BARBECUE | |
| 12 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 13 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 14 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 15 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 17 | RED NECK CAVIAR | |
| 18 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 20 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 21 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 22 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 23 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 25 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 26 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 27 | BIG BONED BBQ | |
| 28 | BOB'S HOGS | |
| 29 | Taino Smokehouse CT | |
| 30 | PORKGASM BBQ | |
| 31 | The Big Nasty's | |
| 32 | FORK QUE TOO | |
| 33 | GRILLZ GONE WILD |
33 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 2 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 3 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 5 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 8 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 10 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 11 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 12 | RED NECK CAVIAR | |
| 13 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 14 | The Big Nasty's | |
| 15 | FLATLANDER BARBECUE | |
| 16 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 17 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 20 | BOB'S HOGS | |
| 21 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 22 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 23 | ACK-QUE | |
| 24 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 25 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 26 | PORKGASM BBQ | |
| 27 | Taino Smokehouse CT | |
| 28 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 29 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 30 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 31 | BIG BONED BBQ | |
| 32 | FORK QUE TOO | |
| 33 | GRILLZ GONE WILD |
33 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.3940
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 2 | ACK-QUE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 4 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 5 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 6 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 8 | FLATLANDER BARBECUE | |
| 9 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 10 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 11 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 12 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 13 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 14 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 15 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 16 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 17 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 18 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 19 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 20 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 22 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | RED NECK CAVIAR | |
| 24 | BIG BONED BBQ | |
| 25 | BOB'S HOGS | |
| 26 | The Big Nasty's | |
| 27 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 28 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 29 | PORKGASM BBQ | |
| 30 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 31 | Taino Smokehouse CT | |
| 32 | FORK QUE TOO | |
| 33 | GRILLZ GONE WILD |
33 entries · top 178.3200 · median 162.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 3 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 5 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 6 | RED NECK CAVIAR | |
| 7 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 8 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 9 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 10 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 11 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 12 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 13 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | PORKGASM BBQ | |
| 15 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG BONED BBQ | |
| 17 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 18 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 19 | ACK-QUE | |
| 20 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 21 | FLATLANDER BARBECUE | |
| 22 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 23 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 24 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 25 | BOB'S HOGS | |
| 26 | FORK QUE TOO | |
| 27 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 28 | Taino Smokehouse CT | |
| 29 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 30 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 31 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 32 | GRILLZ GONE WILD | |
| 33 | The Big Nasty's |
33 entries · top 178.3200 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 2 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 3 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 5 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 6 | Taino Smokehouse CT | |
| 7 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 8 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 9 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 10 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 11 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 12 | FLATLANDER BARBECUE | |
| 13 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | ACK-QUE | |
| 15 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 16 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 17 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 18 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 19 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 20 | BIG BONED BBQ | |
| 21 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 22 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 24 | BOB'S HOGS | |
| 25 | RED NECK CAVIAR | |
| 26 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 27 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 28 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 29 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 30 | GRILLZ GONE WILD | |
| 31 | FORK QUE TOO | |
| 32 | PORKGASM BBQ | |
| 33 | The Big Nasty's |