Jul 25–26, 2014 · Vista, CA
LADY OF Q won Grand Champion at the 6th Annual Vista Q Classic on July 25, 2014 in Vista, CA, scoring 697.7028 in a field of 60 teams. WOODHOUSE BARBECUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.1316. Category winners: Chicken — ROOFTOP BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN' HART'S (176.0000); Pork — LADY OF Q (176.5600); Brisket — LADY OF Q (178.8572).
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 91% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5712 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.
This was LADY OF Q's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 23rd tracked contest.
Chicken places 4–5: BURNIN AND LOOTIN and PORTERHOUSE BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: WOODHOUSE BARBECUE and ALL SAUCED UP tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY and MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
LADY OF Q won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
LADY OF Q took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 26th.
Bigger than 92% of the 5,468 contests in the data
60 teams — bigger than 92% of the 5,468 contests in the data.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 174.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 173.7028 | 172.0116 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 174.2972 | 173.1772 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 173.7028 |
60 entries · top 697.7028 · median 665.0456
60 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9886
60 entries · top 176 · median 164.8458
60 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2342
60 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1314
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.
11 entries · top 179.4400 · median 174.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 2 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 4 | GRILL OF HIS DREAMS | |
| 5 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 6 | WHISKEY GIRL BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | nJECT BBQ | |
| 8 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 9 | Kings Cut BBQ | |
| 10 | MEAT, INC. | |
| 11 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ |