Jul 25–26, 2014 · Grand Rapids, MI
BUBBA-Q'S won Grand Champion at the Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 on July 25, 2014 in Grand Rapids, MI, scoring 678.1828 in a field of 55 teams. BIG BROTHERS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.1544. Category winners: Chicken — BIG BROTHERS BBQ (177.7372); Pork Ribs — DIVA Q (173.7372); Pork — BAD WOLF BBQ (176.5828); Brisket — iBQ'n (176.5828).
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 85% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0284 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
BUBBA-Q'S won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 5th. Consistency beat fireworks.
FIREHOUSE SMOKE finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 8–9: Northern Smoke BBQ and YELLOW RIVER BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BUBBA-Q'S and HABITUAL SMOKERS tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: Northern Smoke BBQ and THE REAL SMOKIN ACES tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 171.9772 | 167.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7372 | 170.3088 | 166.3544 |
| Pork | 176.5828 | 172.5600 | 168 |
| Brisket | 176.5828 | 169.7028 | 167.9772 |
55 entries · top 678.1828 · median 637.1084
55 entries · top 177.7372 · median 160.5372
55 entries · top 173.7372 · median 159.4172
55 entries · top 176.5828 · median 162.2856
55 entries · top 176.5828 · median 158.8456
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.
27 entries · top 175.4744 · median 161.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 2 | Smoky's BBQ | |
| 3 | Tender Racks & Smoking Butt | |
| 4 | BUBBA-Q'S | |
| 5 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 6 | Jus' Blowin' Smoke | |
| 7 | Grandma's Kitchen | |
| 8 | Uncle Mike's BBQ | |
| 9 | DIVA Q | |
| 10 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Checkered Flag BBQ | |
| 12 | KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE | |
| 13 | REDNECK COOKERS | |
| 14 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 15 | TEAM STEINY'S | |
| 16 | MAD JACK'S BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 18 | T and T BBQ | |
| 19 | Two Old Butt Rubbers | |
| 20 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoked & Sauced | |
| 23 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 24 | Papa Smoke's BBQ | |
| 25 | FAT SIDE UP | |
| 26 | ANCHOR CITY SMOKE | |
| 27 | TJ's Smokehouse |
17 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jus' Blowin' Smoke | |
| 2 | Bar-B-Que Skis | |
| 3 | Smoky's BBQ | |
| 4 | REDNECK COOKERS | |
| 5 | DIVA Q | |
| 6 | ANCHOR CITY SMOKE | |
| 7 | Uncle Mike's BBQ | |
| 8 | Checkered Flag BBQ | |
| 9 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 10 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Tender Racks & Smoking Butt | |
| 12 | Grandma's Kitchen | |
| 13 | TEAM STEINY'S | |
| 14 | T and T BBQ | |
| 15 | MAD JACK'S BBQ | |
| 16 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 17 | Two Old Butt Rubbers |
38 entries · top 177.2000 · median 165.9888
15 entries · top 177.1428 · median 160.5944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAD JACK'S BBQ | |
| 2 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 3 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | DIVA Q | |
| 5 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 6 | Tender Racks & Smoking Butt | |
| 7 | Grandma's Kitchen | |
| 8 | TEAM STEINY'S | |
| 9 | T and T BBQ | |
| 10 | Bar-B-Que Skis | |
| 11 | REDNECK COOKERS | |
| 12 | ANCHOR CITY SMOKE | |
| 13 | Smoky's BBQ | |
| 14 | Checkered Flag BBQ | |
| 15 | Uncle Mike's BBQ |
17 entries · top 174.2972 · median 160.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIVA Q | |
| 2 | Jus' Blowin' Smoke | |
| 3 | Tender Racks & Smoking Butt | |
| 4 | ANCHOR CITY SMOKE | |
| 5 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 6 | MAD JACK'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoky's BBQ | |
| 8 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 9 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | TEAM STEINY'S | |
| 11 | Bar-B-Que Skis | |
| 12 | HULIAN YOU BBQ | |
| 13 | Grandma's Kitchen | |
| 14 | Uncle Mike's BBQ | |
| 15 | REDNECK COOKERS | |
| 16 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 17 | T and T BBQ |