Aug 22–23, 2014 · Lakeport, CA
SON OF SMOKE won Grand Champion at the Smokin' on the Water on August 22, 2014 in Lakeport, CA, scoring 685.6452 in a field of 17 teams. Smokey and the Pirate took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.1084. Category winners: Chicken — TOO ASHAMED TO NAME (177.1772); Pork Ribs — SON OF SMOKE (172.0228); Pork — SON OF SMOKE (173.1428); Brisket — ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT (175.4400). This is the 4th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by YELLOW RIVER BBQ; 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 2015 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
SON OF SMOKE came in rated below the field's top team, BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was SON OF SMOKE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 22nd tracked contest.
2 of 5 tracked editions
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
Chicken places 4–5: ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT and Smokey and the Pirate tied on 169.7256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ edged Smokey and the Pirate by 0.0116. Pork places 1–2: SON OF SMOKE edged PORK DADDY'S BBQ by 0.0228.
SON OF SMOKE won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SON OF SMOKE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 6th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ (won 2013).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2013 | Liberty, IN | Liberty, IN | 37 | 682.8570 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Lakeport, CA | Lakeport, CA | 20 | 690.8572 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS |
| May 3, 2014 | Liberty, IN | Liberty, IN 47353 | 43 | 701.7372 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | ONE2BBQ |
| Aug 22, 2014 ← this one | Lakeport, CA | Lakeport, CA 95453 | 17 | 685.6452 | SON OF SMOKE | Smokey and the Pirate |
| May 2, 2015 | Liberty, IN | Liberty, IN 47353 | 36 | 695.9660 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1772 | 169.7256 | 164.0228 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.0228 | 166.2400 | 159.3944 |
| Pork | 173.1428 | 163.4172 | 155.9772 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 167.4056 | 157.7372 |
17 entries · top 685.6452 · median 644.5600
17 entries · top 177.1772 · median 165.1772
17 entries · top 172.0228 · median 162.8344
17 entries · top 173.1428 · median 157.7028
17 entries · top 175.4400 · median 161.0972