2014-08-30 – 2014-08-31 · Omaha, NE · 📍 Omaha, NE 68106
Grand Champion: JAESTAR BBQ (685.1312) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 FOUR MEN AND A PIG
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, 2014 to 2017 — 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.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: BABY BACK BBQ and PORKY BUTTS BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: CHOP QUEY and PARROTHEAD SMOKERS tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: SIN CIRCLE BBQ edged Grinders BBQ by 0.0112.
JAESTAR BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-30 ← this one | Omaha, NE | Omaha, NE 68106 | 29 | 685.1312 | JAESTAR BBQ | FOUR MEN AND A PIG |
| 2015-09-05 | Omaha, NE | Omaha, NE 68106 | 31 | 684.0340 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | PORK PATROL BBQ |
| 2016-09-03 | Omaha, NE | 455 N10 st Lot D | 45 | 699.3944 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | JAESTAR BBQ |
| 2017-09-02 | Omaha, NE | Century Link Lot D 455 N 10 st | 29 | 692.5600 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | THUMP & STRUM BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 172.5600 | 169.7256 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 170.2972 | 168.5716 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 172.0116 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 169.6800 | 165.1316 |
29 entries · top 685.1312 · median 657.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 2 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 3 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 4 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 5 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 6 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 7 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SPITFIRE | |
| 9 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 10 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 11 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 12 | Grinders BBQ | |
| 13 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 14 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 15 | TATTOO BOBS BBQ | |
| 16 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 17 | BABY BACK BBQ | |
| 18 | Man VS Que | |
| 19 | SINGLE BARREL BBQ | |
| 20 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 21 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 22 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 23 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 24 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 25 | SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT | |
| 26 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 27 | JUMPIN' JOE'S BAR B Q | |
| 28 | FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 29 | PARRAQ |
29 entries · top 177.7372 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 2 | SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 4 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 5 | Man VS Que | |
| 6 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 7 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 8 | SINGLE BARREL BBQ | |
| 9 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 10 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 12 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 13 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 14 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 15 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 17 | TATTOO BOBS BBQ | |
| 18 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 19 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 20 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 21 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 22 | Grinders BBQ | |
| 23 | BABY BACK BBQ | |
| 24 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 25 | PARRAQ | |
| 26 | SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT | |
| 27 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 28 | FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 29 | JUMPIN' JOE'S BAR B Q |
29 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 2 | SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | BABY BACK BBQ | |
| 4 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 6 | Grinders BBQ | |
| 7 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | TATTOO BOBS BBQ | |
| 10 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 11 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 12 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 13 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 14 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 15 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 16 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 17 | SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT | |
| 18 | JUMPIN' JOE'S BAR B Q | |
| 19 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 21 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 22 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 23 | Man VS Que | |
| 24 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 25 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 26 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 27 | SINGLE BARREL BBQ | |
| 28 | PARRAQ | |
| 29 | FIREHOUSE BBQ |
29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6912
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 2 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 3 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 5 | Man VS Que | |
| 6 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 7 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 8 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 9 | BABY BACK BBQ | |
| 10 | Grinders BBQ | |
| 11 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 12 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 13 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 15 | JUMPIN' JOE'S BAR B Q | |
| 16 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | SINGLE BARREL BBQ | |
| 18 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 19 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 20 | SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT | |
| 21 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 22 | TATTOO BOBS BBQ | |
| 23 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 24 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 25 | SPITFIRE | |
| 26 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 27 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 28 | FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 29 | PARRAQ |
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 2 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 4 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 5 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 6 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 7 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 10 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 11 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 12 | TATTOO BOBS BBQ | |
| 13 | FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 14 | Grinders BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 16 | SPITFIRE | |
| 17 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 18 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 19 | SINGLE BARREL BBQ | |
| 20 | BABY BACK BBQ | |
| 21 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 22 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 23 | Man VS Que | |
| 24 | SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT | |
| 25 | JUMPIN' JOE'S BAR B Q | |
| 26 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 27 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 28 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 29 | PARRAQ |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4458 · 🔥 perfect 180