Jul 19–20, 2014 · Troy, NY
JACKED UP BBQ won Grand Champion at the Troy Pig Out on July 19, 2014 in Troy, NY, scoring 671.4288 in a field of 25 teams. GOOD SMOKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 661.7140. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKOPOLIS BBQ (176.5828); Pork Ribs — GOOD SMOKE BBQ (169.7028); Pork — THE SMOKING SECTION - NY (174.8572); Brisket — THE 5TH ARTERY (167.4400). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by QUE AND A HALF MEN.
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.
JACKED UP BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Wider than 86% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7148 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
Brisket places 8–9: Yanni's Too Restaurant and ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH tied on 159.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: BLACKSTRAP BBQ edged BABYLON GRILLBILLIES by 0.0228. Chicken places 6–7: GOOD SMOKE BBQ edged Congamond Flying Pig BBQ by 0.0572.
THE SMOKING SECTION - NY turned in 174.8572 in pork — past the 169.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2013 | Troy, NY | Troy, NY | 32 | 676.6400 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | PURPLE PORK MASTERS |
| Jul 19, 2014 ← this one | Troy, NY | Troy, NY 12180 | 25 | 671.4288 | JACKED UP BBQ | GOOD SMOKE BBQ |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Troy, NY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 167.9772 | 164.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.7028 | 164.0688 | 156.5600 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 165.6684 | 159.4628 |
| Brisket | 167.4400 | 162.2516 | 157.7028 |
25 entries · top 671.4288 · median 624.4116
25 entries · top 176.5828 · median 158.8228
25 entries · top 169.7028 · median 153.7028
25 entries · top 174.8572 · median 156.5256
25 entries · top 167.4400 · median 153.6572