Aug 30–31, 2014 · Bedford, TX
FIRE DANCER BBQ won Grand Champion at the City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival on August 30, 2014 in Bedford, TX, scoring 681.1084 in a field of 76 teams. HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.0624. Category winners: Chicken — DEJA Q (179.4400); Pork Ribs — FIRE DANCER BBQ (175.4400); Pork — Jac Jac's Smokestack (174.9372); Brisket — FIRE DANCER BBQ (176.0228). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by BUTCHER 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 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 96% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0460 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
FIRE DANCER BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 4 tracked editions
BUTCHER BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
Chicken places 8–9: CAN'T SMOKE THIS and Smokin' Addikition tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: SONS OF SMOKE edged HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE by 0.0116. Chicken places 3–4: e2BBQ edged TIM'S TAILGATE BBQ TEAM by 0.0228.
FIRE DANCER BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
FIRE DANCER BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 29th.
DEJA Q turned in 179.4400 in chicken — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BUTCHER BBQ (won 2013).
Bigger than 96% of the 5,482 contests in the data
76 teams — bigger than 96% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2013 | Bedford, TX | Bedford, TX | 89 | 682.2972 | BUTCHER BBQ | SMOKE ON WHEELS |
| Aug 30, 2014 ← this one | Bedford, TX | Bedford, TX 76021 | 76 | 681.1084 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE |
| Sep 4, 2015 | Bedford, TX | Bedford, TX 76021 | 70 | 682.8228 | BUTCHER BBQ | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE |
| Sep 3, 2016 | Bedford, TX | 1951 Dondodson | 58 | 692.5484 | Fergolicious BBQ | UNCLE BC'S |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 170.8228 | 168.0116 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 172 | 170.2972 |
| Pork | 174.9372 | 173.1200 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 176.0228 | 172.5600 | 168.6172 |
76 entries · top 681.1084 · median 639.8682
76 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.4114
76 entries · top 175.4400 · median 161.1200
76 entries · top 174.9372 · median 161.1200
76 entries · top 176.0228 · median 156.2398
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.
8 entries · top 147.4632 · median 139.4516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Bedunah | |
| 2 | Ted Miller | |
| 3 | Bryce & Jim | |
| 4 | Phillip & Jim | |
| 5 | Tom Kline | |
| 6 | Rusty Pierce | |
| 7 | Circle H BBQ | |
| 8 | Gold Diggin Fools |
9 entries · top 155.9888 · median 152.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolf Pack | |
| 2 | Mark Bedunah | |
| 3 | Circle H BBQ | |
| 4 | Bryce & Jim | |
| 5 | Tom Kline | |
| 6 | Ted Miller | |
| 7 | Gold Diggin Fools | |
| 8 | Phillip & Jim | |
| 9 | Rusty Pierce |
40 entries · top 173.7144 · median 157.9598
27 entries · top 180 · median 172.6056 · 🔥 perfect 180
30 entries · top 173.7600 · median 164.5314