2014-07-25 – 2014-07-26 · Montague, CA · 📍 Montague, CA 96064
Grand Champion: BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ (679.4400) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES
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.
679.4400 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 670.2972 I.A.B. 30 BBQ set in 2013.
Brisket places 3–4: BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ edged THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES by 0.0112. Pork places 4–5: THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES edged WOODY'S BAR-B-Q OF CALIFORNIA by 0.0116. Brisket places 7–8: WOODY'S BAR-B-Q OF CALIFORNIA edged D&D BBQ by 0.0228.
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-26 | Montague, CA | Montague, CA | 26 | 670.2972 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | ROGUE CAVEMAN Q |
| 2014-07-25 ← this one | Montague, CA | Montague, CA 96064 | 18 | 679.4400 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES |
| 2023-07-29 | Montaque, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 171.4172 | 165.7372 | 159.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1544 | 168.0228 | 163.4172 |
| Pork | 175.4744 | 166.3200 | 157.1428 |
| Brisket | 174.2972 | 169.7028 | 163.9772 |
18 entries · top 679.4400 · median 645.6458
18 entries · top 171.4172 · median 160.5372
18 entries · top 173.1544 · median 163.6914
18 entries · top 175.4744 · median 159.1200
18 entries · top 174.2972 · median 164.0000