Jul 25–26, 2014 · Iola, KS
SMOOTH SMOKE won Grand Champion at the Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair on July 25, 2014 in Iola, KS, scoring 697.6800 in a field of 21 teams. NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2628. Category winners: Chicken — SMOOTH SMOKE (178.2972); Pork Ribs — NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ (178.8572); Pork — CAVEMAN CUISINE (178.8800); Brisket — SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD (172.5600).
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 66 times in 100
SMOOTH SMOKE came in rated below the field's top team, CAVEMAN CUISINE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ and SMOOTH SMOKE tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: SMOOTH SMOKE and SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: SMOKERS WILD edged INDIGO PIG by 0.0116.
SMOOTH SMOKE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 173.1428 | 165.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.3200 | 165.0856 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 170.8456 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 172.5600 | 165.1200 | 162.2400 |
21 entries · top 697.6800 · median 661.1088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 2 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 4 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 5 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 6 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 7 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 8 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 9 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 10 | MADE WITH RUB | |
| 11 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 12 | MEAT MITCH | |
| 13 | ALL FOUR ACES BBQ | |
| 14 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 15 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 16 | PIT ME OUT OF MY MISERY | |
| 17 | Head Country 2 | |
| 18 | NBTG Pork Pullers | |
| 19 | HOGGY STYLE OK | |
| 20 | BLACKJACK BBQ | |
| 21 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE |
21 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 2 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 4 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 5 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 7 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 8 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 9 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 10 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 11 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 12 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE | |
| 13 | MADE WITH RUB | |
| 14 | HOGGY STYLE OK | |
| 15 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 16 | MEAT MITCH | |
| 17 | ALL FOUR ACES BBQ | |
| 18 | NBTG Pork Pullers | |
| 19 | Head Country 2 | |
| 20 | PIT ME OUT OF MY MISERY | |
| 21 | BLACKJACK BBQ |
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 3 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 4 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 5 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 6 | MADE WITH RUB | |
| 7 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 8 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 9 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 10 | MEAT MITCH | |
| 11 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 12 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 13 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 14 | ALL FOUR ACES BBQ | |
| 15 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 16 | BLACKJACK BBQ | |
| 17 | PIT ME OUT OF MY MISERY | |
| 18 | NBTG Pork Pullers | |
| 19 | Head Country 2 | |
| 20 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE | |
| 21 | HOGGY STYLE OK |
21 entries · top 178.8800 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 2 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 3 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 4 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 5 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 6 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 7 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 8 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 9 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 10 | MADE WITH RUB | |
| 11 | MEAT MITCH | |
| 12 | HOGGY STYLE OK | |
| 13 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 14 | ALL FOUR ACES BBQ | |
| 15 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 16 | PIT ME OUT OF MY MISERY | |
| 17 | NBTG Pork Pullers | |
| 18 | Head Country 2 | |
| 19 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 20 | BLACKJACK BBQ | |
| 21 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE |
21 entries · top 172.5600 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 2 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 3 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 4 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 5 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 6 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 7 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 8 | ALL FOUR ACES BBQ | |
| 9 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 10 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 11 | MADE WITH RUB | |
| 12 | Head Country 2 | |
| 13 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 14 | MEAT MITCH | |
| 15 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 16 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 17 | PIT ME OUT OF MY MISERY | |
| 18 | HOGGY STYLE OK | |
| 19 | NBTG Pork Pullers | |
| 20 | BLACKJACK BBQ | |
| 21 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE |
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.
4 entries · top 180 · median 177.7200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 2 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 3 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 4 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE |