Aug 1–2, 2014 · Alamosa, CO
SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ won Grand Champion at The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition on August 1, 2014 in Alamosa, CO, scoring 687.4284 in a field of 31 teams. BIG POPPA SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2512. Category winners: Chicken — ROCK N SMOKE (177.1428); Pork Ribs — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (174.8800); Pork — SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ (174.2856).
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 78% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1772 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 9–10: GQUE and STARS AND STRIPES BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: SUNDANCER BBQ edged SMOKIN TRIGGERS by 0.0228. Chicken places 7–8: MIKE edged GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE by 0.0228.
SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 12th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 172.5828 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8800 | 170.2628 | 165.1772 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 170.8228 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 174.2856 | 170.8228 | 166.2856 |
31 entries · top 687.4284 · median 645.5884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 4 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 5 | MIKE | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 8 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 9 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 12 | ROCK N SMOKE | |
| 13 | GQUE | |
| 14 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 15 | Mad Eddie's BBQ | |
| 16 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 17 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 18 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 19 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 20 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 21 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 22 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 23 | 303 BBQ | |
| 24 | SLOW GROOVIN BBQ | |
| 25 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 26 | PLAN B BBQ | |
| 27 | Roger's II | |
| 28 | BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 29 | SWINE SHACK | |
| 30 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 31 | AHORA LE BARBEQUE |
31 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCK N SMOKE | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 5 | Mad Eddie's BBQ | |
| 6 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 7 | MIKE | |
| 8 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | GQUE | |
| 10 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 11 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 12 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 13 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 14 | SLOW GROOVIN BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 16 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 17 | 303 BBQ | |
| 18 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 19 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 20 | SWINE SHACK | |
| 21 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 22 | PLAN B BBQ | |
| 23 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 24 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 25 | Roger's II | |
| 26 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 27 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 28 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 29 | BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 30 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 31 | AHORA LE BARBEQUE |
31 entries · top 174.8800 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 3 | MIKE | |
| 4 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 5 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 9 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 10 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 11 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 12 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 13 | Roger's II | |
| 14 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 15 | ROCK N SMOKE | |
| 16 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 17 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 18 | SLOW GROOVIN BBQ | |
| 19 | GQUE | |
| 20 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 21 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 22 | Mad Eddie's BBQ | |
| 23 | 303 BBQ | |
| 24 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 25 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 26 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 27 | PLAN B BBQ | |
| 28 | BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 29 | SWINE SHACK | |
| 30 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 31 | AHORA LE BARBEQUE |
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | GQUE | |
| 6 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 7 | MIKE | |
| 8 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 9 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 10 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 12 | 303 BBQ | |
| 13 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 14 | Mad Eddie's BBQ | |
| 15 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 17 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 18 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 19 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 20 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 21 | PLAN B BBQ | |
| 22 | BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 23 | ROCK N SMOKE | |
| 24 | SLOW GROOVIN BBQ | |
| 25 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 26 | SWINE SHACK | |
| 27 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 28 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 29 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 30 | Roger's II | |
| 31 | AHORA LE BARBEQUE |
31 entries · top 174.2856 · median 162.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 2 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 3 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 4 | ROCK N SMOKE | |
| 5 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 7 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 10 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 11 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 12 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 13 | GQUE | |
| 14 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 15 | MIKE | |
| 16 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 17 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 18 | Mad Eddie's BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 20 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 21 | PLAN B BBQ | |
| 22 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 23 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 24 | Roger's II | |
| 25 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 26 | AHORA LE BARBEQUE | |
| 27 | SLOW GROOVIN BBQ | |
| 28 | 303 BBQ | |
| 29 | BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 30 | SWINE SHACK | |
| 31 | Service Dog 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.
11 entries · top 174.2744 · median 159.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger's II | |
| 2 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 3 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 4 | PLAN B BBQ | |
| 5 | SLOW GROOVIN BBQ | |
| 6 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 7 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | SWINE SHACK | |
| 10 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 11 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
10 entries · top 180 · median 170.0114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLAN B BBQ | |
| 2 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 3 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 4 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 5 | Roger's II | |
| 6 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 7 | AHORA LE BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | SWINE SHACK | |
| 9 | SLOW GROOVIN BBQ | |
| 10 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
10 entries · top 176.0572 · median 168.0056
6 entries · top 173.1200 · median 167.4170
4 entries · top 176.0572 · median 170.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayven Hobbs | |
| 2 | Selena West with Roger's II BBQ | |
| 3 | Lora Ortega with Woody's Q Shack | |
| 4 | Rhiannon Miller w/ Mad Eddie's BBQ |