Aug 1–2, 2014 · Waucoma, IA
SWINE ASSASSINS won Grand Champion at the Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede on August 1, 2014 in Waucoma, IA, scoring 691.4060 in a field of 21 teams. BIG T'Z Q CRU took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0972. Category winners: Chicken — BUCKAROO BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — SMOKEHOUSE 72 (179.4400); Pork — FARMBOY BBQ (174.8572); Brisket — WOODWARD BARBEQUE (177.7372). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.
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 67 times in 100
SWINE ASSASSINS came in rated below the field's top team, BIG T'Z Q CRU, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SWINE ASSASSINS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was SWINE ASSASSINS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 12th tracked contest.
Chicken places 1–2: BUCKAROO BBQ and A BOY & HIS BBQ tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: SWINE ASSASSINS and SMOKEHOUSE 72 tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Black Dog BBQ and BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BUCKAROO BBQ turned in 178.2972 in chicken — past the 176.5828 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2013 | Waucoma, IA | Waucoma, IA | 21 | 691.4972 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA |
| Aug 1, 2014 ← this one | Waucoma, IA | Waucoma, IA 52171 | 21 | 691.4060 | SWINE ASSASSINS | BIG T'Z Q CRU |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Waucoma, IA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 171.9772 | 167.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 165.1200 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 170.8684 | 165.6916 |
| Brisket | 177.7372 | 166.8456 | 161.0856 |
21 entries · top 691.4060 · median 650.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINE ASSASSINS | |
| 2 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 3 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 5 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 7 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 9 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Shooter's Cookin Now | |
| 12 | Blue B Que | |
| 13 | Biohazard BBQ | |
| 14 | Frickin Chicken | |
| 15 | Flame & Embers | |
| 16 | Bonnie & Clyde's BBQ | |
| 17 | Brew Que Crew | |
| 18 | Stolen Brother's BBQ | |
| 19 | 3 AMIGOS & COMPANY | |
| 20 | Motely Que | |
| 21 | Wild Card BBQ |
21 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 2 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 4 | Big Shooter's Cookin Now | |
| 5 | SWINE ASSASSINS | |
| 6 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 7 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 8 | 3 AMIGOS & COMPANY | |
| 9 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 11 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 13 | Brew Que Crew | |
| 14 | Biohazard BBQ | |
| 15 | Stolen Brother's BBQ | |
| 16 | Blue B Que | |
| 17 | Motely Que | |
| 18 | Flame & Embers | |
| 19 | Bonnie & Clyde's BBQ | |
| 20 | Frickin Chicken | |
| 21 | Wild Card BBQ |
21 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 2 | SWINE ASSASSINS | |
| 3 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 4 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 6 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 7 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 8 | Biohazard BBQ | |
| 9 | Blue B Que | |
| 10 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | Frickin Chicken | |
| 12 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 14 | Brew Que Crew | |
| 15 | Flame & Embers | |
| 16 | Motely Que | |
| 17 | Bonnie & Clyde's BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Shooter's Cookin Now | |
| 19 | Stolen Brother's BBQ | |
| 20 | 3 AMIGOS & COMPANY | |
| 21 | Wild Card BBQ |
21 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 3 | Brew Que Crew | |
| 4 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Flame & Embers | |
| 6 | Frickin Chicken | |
| 7 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 8 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 9 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 11 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | |
| 13 | SWINE ASSASSINS | |
| 14 | Biohazard BBQ | |
| 15 | Bonnie & Clyde's BBQ | |
| 16 | Motely Que | |
| 17 | Blue B Que | |
| 18 | Big Shooter's Cookin Now | |
| 19 | Stolen Brother's BBQ | |
| 20 | 3 AMIGOS & COMPANY | |
| 21 | Wild Card BBQ |
21 entries · top 177.7372 · median 160.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | SWINE ASSASSINS | |
| 3 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 5 | Big Shooter's Cookin Now | |
| 6 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 8 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 10 | Blue B Que | |
| 11 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 12 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Frickin Chicken | |
| 14 | Bonnie & Clyde's BBQ | |
| 15 | Flame & Embers | |
| 16 | Biohazard BBQ | |
| 17 | Wild Card BBQ | |
| 18 | Stolen Brother's BBQ | |
| 19 | 3 AMIGOS & COMPANY | |
| 20 | Brew Que Crew | |
| 21 | Motely Que |
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.
18 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 2 | Black Dog BBQ | |
| 3 | Frickin Chicken | |
| 4 | Motely Que | |
| 5 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 6 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | |
| 7 | Blue B Que | |
| 8 | Brew Que Crew | |
| 9 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | Biohazard BBQ | |
| 11 | Wild Card BBQ | |
| 12 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Shooter's Cookin Now | |
| 14 | Stolen Brother's BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 16 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 17 | Bonnie & Clyde's BBQ | |
| 18 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS |