Jul 24–25, 2014 · Kansas City, MO
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE won Grand Champion at the ACF - GKCCA BBQ Competition on July 24, 2014 in Kansas City, MO, scoring 678.2740 in a field of 25 teams. SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.1940. Category winners: Chicken — BURNT FINGER BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE (177.1428); Pork — BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM (170.2628); Brisket — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (175.4056).
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.
Closer than 95% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0800 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE came in rated below the field's top team, BURNT FINGER BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 6–7: BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE edged SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ by 0.0228. Pork places 5–6: PITT FUSION edged RABBI-Q by 0.0456. Pork places 2–3: GETTIN' BASTED edged FLOWER OF THE FLAMES by 0.0460.
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 170.2628 | 165.1772 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 165.1428 | 160.0344 |
| Pork | 170.2628 | 166.9028 | 162.8800 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 166.2856 | 161.1772 |
25 entries · top 678.2740 · median 638.1716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG O'S BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | MASTERQUE | |
| 7 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 8 | BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | MAXIMUM LOIN | |
| 11 | PITT FUSION | |
| 12 | PASSIONS OF THE PIT | |
| 13 | RABBI-Q | |
| 14 | PERSONALITY OF FLAVOR | |
| 15 | Treat America | |
| 16 | SMOK'N WOLVES | |
| 17 | FLOWER OF THE FLAMES | |
| 18 | BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE | |
| 19 | MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES | |
| 20 | RJ QUE | |
| 21 | SMOKEN MAGNOLIAS | |
| 22 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 23 | TFC | |
| 24 | BADASS BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | BLACK LABEL BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.7488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 2 | MASTERQUE | |
| 3 | BIG O'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | PASSIONS OF THE PIT | |
| 10 | PERSONALITY OF FLAVOR | |
| 11 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 12 | BADASS BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 14 | SMOKEN MAGNOLIAS | |
| 15 | PITT FUSION | |
| 16 | Treat America | |
| 17 | FLOWER OF THE FLAMES | |
| 18 | RABBI-Q | |
| 19 | BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE | |
| 20 | MAXIMUM LOIN | |
| 21 | SMOK'N WOLVES | |
| 22 | RJ QUE | |
| 23 | MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES | |
| 24 | BLACK LABEL BBQ | |
| 25 | TFC |
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 155.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 5 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 6 | RABBI-Q | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | SMOK'N WOLVES | |
| 9 | PERSONALITY OF FLAVOR | |
| 10 | MAXIMUM LOIN | |
| 11 | BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE | |
| 12 | MASTERQUE | |
| 13 | SMOKEN MAGNOLIAS | |
| 14 | BIG O'S BBQ | |
| 15 | FLOWER OF THE FLAMES | |
| 16 | TFC | |
| 17 | PITT FUSION | |
| 18 | MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES | |
| 19 | BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | RJ QUE | |
| 21 | Treat America | |
| 22 | PASSIONS OF THE PIT | |
| 23 | BADASS BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 25 | BLACK LABEL BBQ |
25 entries · top 170.2628 · median 160.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | FLOWER OF THE FLAMES | |
| 4 | BIG O'S BBQ | |
| 5 | PITT FUSION | |
| 6 | RABBI-Q | |
| 7 | MASTERQUE | |
| 8 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 9 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 10 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 11 | SMOK'N WOLVES | |
| 12 | PASSIONS OF THE PIT | |
| 13 | TFC | |
| 14 | RJ QUE | |
| 15 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 16 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 17 | Treat America | |
| 18 | MAXIMUM LOIN | |
| 19 | SMOKEN MAGNOLIAS | |
| 20 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | PERSONALITY OF FLAVOR | |
| 22 | BLACK LABEL BBQ | |
| 23 | MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES | |
| 24 | BADASS BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE |
25 entries · top 175.4056 · median 158.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | MAXIMUM LOIN | |
| 3 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 4 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | Treat America | |
| 6 | MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES | |
| 7 | PASSIONS OF THE PIT | |
| 8 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 9 | BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE | |
| 10 | PITT FUSION | |
| 11 | BIG O'S BBQ | |
| 12 | TFC | |
| 13 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 14 | PERSONALITY OF FLAVOR | |
| 15 | BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | RJ QUE | |
| 17 | MASTERQUE | |
| 18 | RABBI-Q | |
| 19 | BADASS BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | SMOK'N WOLVES | |
| 21 | CYGNETURE BARBEQUE | |
| 22 | FLOWER OF THE FLAMES | |
| 23 | SMOKEN MAGNOLIAS | |
| 24 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 25 | BLACK LABEL BBQ |
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.
7 entries · top 174.2856 · median 168
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLOWER OF THE FLAMES | |
| 2 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | PASSIONS OF THE PIT | |
| 4 | BADASS BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Treat America | |
| 6 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 7 | BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE |