Aug 22–23, 2014 · Cape Girardeau, MO
SMELLY BUTT'S N BBQ won Grand Champion at the 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest on August 22, 2014 in Cape Girardeau, MO, scoring 687.3484 in a field of 52 teams. SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.8968. Category winners: Chicken — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (177.7372); Pork Ribs — HOUSE OF Q (179.4400); Pork — OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE (176.0000); Brisket — WARDEN'S Q (175.4400).
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 81 times in 100
SMELLY BUTT'S N BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SMELLY BUTT'S N BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was SMELLY BUTT'S N BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Chicken places 7–8: WRIGHT ON QUE-IL and Pork Swords tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Pork Swords and SMELLY BUTT'S N BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Q2NV and SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 172.5600 | 170.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 172.5828 | 169.1544 |
| Pork | 176 | 170.8456 | 168.5716 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 171.4516 | 167.4056 |
52 entries · top 687.3484 · median 643.1200
52 entries · top 177.7372 · median 161.7028
52 entries · top 179.4400 · median 160.5488
52 entries · top 176 · median 160.5714
52 entries · top 175.4400 · median 157.6858