Aug 8–9, 2014 · Brainerd, MN
MUSTANG SALLY BBQ won Grand Champion at the Great Northern BBQ on August 8, 2014 in Brainerd, MN, scoring 700.0232 in a field of 25 teams. SHIGGIN & GRINNIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6912. Category winners: Chicken — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (178.2972); Pork Ribs — CITY SLICKERS BBQ (177.1544); Pork — SONS OF BUTCHERS (178.8572); Brisket — MUSTANG SALLY BBQ (177.1544). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2015.
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 78 times in 100
MUSTANG SALLY BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was MUSTANG SALLY BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 8th tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: CITY SLICKERS BBQ and MUSTANG SALLY BBQ tied on 177.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN and REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: SMOKIN PELLETHEADS edged BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER by 0.0116.
MUSTANG SALLY BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2014 ← this one | Brainerd, MN | Brainerd, MN 65401 | 25 | 700.0232 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Brainerd, MN | Brainerd, MN 56401 | 26 | 689.1316 | EGGSPERT BBQ | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Brainerd, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 172.0228 | 168 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 172.5944 | 167.4172 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 169.1772 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 173.1544 | 169.7028 |
25 entries · top 700.0232 · median 660.5372
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.7028
25 entries · top 177.1544 · median 164.5944
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.3200
25 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.9884