Aug 22–23, 2014 · Garden City, CO
BACKDRAFT BBQ won Grand Champion at the Bootleggin' BBQ on August 22, 2014 in Garden City, CO, scoring 697.6572 in a field of 17 teams. CRAZY COYOTE took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.3716. Category winners: Chicken — BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BACKDRAFT BBQ (176.0000); Pork — CRAZY COYOTE (180.0000); Brisket — 303 BBQ (178.2972). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES.
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.
697.6572 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 674.8116 BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES set in 2013.
This was BACKDRAFT BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 39th tracked contest.
Chicken places 2–3: CRAZY COYOTE and GQUE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: BACKDRAFT BBQ and STARS AND STRIPES BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES and STARS AND STRIPES BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BACKDRAFT BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 5th.
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES (won 2013).
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2013 | Garden City, CO | Garden City, CO | 16 | 674.8116 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | PORKY'S PIT CREW |
| Aug 22, 2014 ← this one | Garden City, CO | Garden City, CO 80631 | 17 | 697.6572 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | CRAZY COYOTE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 170.8228 | 168.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 171.4284 | 168 |
| Pork | 180 | 171.9888 | 168 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 170.8228 | 166.2516 |
17 entries · top 697.6572 · median 675.3488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 2 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 3 | GQUE | |
| 4 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 5 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 6 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 7 | DAKOTA BBQ | |
| 8 | 303 BBQ | |
| 9 | PRAIRIE DOG PIT CREW | |
| 10 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 11 | PORKY'S PIT CREW | |
| 12 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 13 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 14 | BEDROCK BBQ | |
| 15 | Jabbs BBQ | |
| 16 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 17 | WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE |
17 entries · top 180 · median 168.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 2 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 3 | GQUE | |
| 4 | PORKY'S PIT CREW | |
| 5 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 6 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 7 | BEDROCK BBQ | |
| 8 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 9 | PRAIRIE DOG PIT CREW | |
| 10 | DAKOTA BBQ | |
| 11 | WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 12 | 303 BBQ | |
| 13 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 14 | Jabbs BBQ | |
| 15 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 17 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL |
17 entries · top 176 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 2 | PRAIRIE DOG PIT CREW | |
| 3 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 4 | PORKY'S PIT CREW | |
| 5 | DAKOTA BBQ | |
| 6 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 7 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 8 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 9 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 10 | GQUE | |
| 11 | BEDROCK BBQ | |
| 12 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 13 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 14 | 303 BBQ | |
| 15 | Jabbs BBQ | |
| 16 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 17 | WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE |
17 entries · top 180 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 2 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 3 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 4 | GQUE | |
| 5 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 6 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 7 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 8 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 9 | DAKOTA BBQ | |
| 10 | 303 BBQ | |
| 11 | PRAIRIE DOG PIT CREW | |
| 12 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 13 | PORKY'S PIT CREW | |
| 14 | BEDROCK BBQ | |
| 15 | WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 16 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 17 | Jabbs BBQ |
17 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 303 BBQ | |
| 2 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 3 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 4 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 5 | GQUE | |
| 6 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 7 | DAKOTA BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 9 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 10 | Jabbs BBQ | |
| 11 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 12 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 13 | PRAIRIE DOG PIT CREW | |
| 14 | PORKY'S PIT CREW | |
| 15 | BEDROCK BBQ | |
| 16 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 17 | WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE |