Aug 22–23, 2014 · Harrisonburg, VA
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival on August 22, 2014 in Harrisonburg, VA, scoring 656.5028 in a field of 16 teams. ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 655.3368. Category winners: Chicken — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS (169.7028); Pork Ribs — GRAND SLAM BBQ (170.2972); Pork — POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG (168.5600); Brisket — ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ (162.8800). This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS; 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 79% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
This was FRED VEGAS SMOKERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 8th tracked contest.
2 of 5 tracked editions
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
Pork places 5–6: BUCKSHOT'S BBQ and BAM BAMS BBQ tied on 159.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: HEAVENLY HOGS BBQ COMPANY edged DEGUELLO BBQ by 0.0112. Chicken places 1–2: FRED VEGAS SMOKERS edged ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ by 0.0228.
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 4th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2013 | Tryon, NC | Tryon, NC | 97 | 704.5712 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Tryon, NC | Tryon, NC 28782 | 73 | 694.7884 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| Aug 22, 2014 ← this one | Harrisonburg, VA | Harrisonburg, VA 22801 | 16 | 656.5028 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Tryon, NC | Tryon, NC 28782 | 78 | 697.6572 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Tryon, NC | Harmon Field Rd | 76 | 710.2972 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Tryon, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.7028 | 163.3712 | 157.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.2972 | 162.8460 | 155.4516 |
| Pork | 168.5600 | 159.9772 | 157.1544 |
| Brisket | 162.8800 | 160.5488 | 153.7484 |
16 entries · top 656.5028 · median 632.2630
16 entries · top 169.7028 · median 158.5772
16 entries · top 170.2972 · median 158.8802
16 entries · top 168.5600 · median 158.2516
16 entries · top 162.8800 · median 156.2572