A razor-thin finish
Closer than 86% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6288 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
- UNDER THE RADAR
- RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES
Sep 12–13, 2014 · Greeneville, TN
UNDER THE RADAR won Grand Champion at the Grills Gone Wild BBQ Fest on September 12, 2014 in Greeneville, TN, scoring 694.8456 in a field of 17 teams. RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2168. Category winners: Chicken — UNDER THE RADAR (177.7028); Pork Ribs — RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES (176.0000); Pork — UNDER THE RADAR (177.7372); Brisket — SMOKE ON THIS (174.8456).
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.
Closer than 86% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6288 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: UNDER THE RADAR and SONS OF SMOKE tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: EAST TENNESSE Q CREW and CAUGHT BY THE FIRE tied on 167.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS and MIDNIGHT BURN tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
UNDER THE RADAR won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
UNDER THE RADAR took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 6th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 167.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 170.2744 | 165.6800 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 173.1084 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 174.8456 | 169.6684 | 165.1200 |
17 entries · top 694.8456 · median 671.8740
17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5372
17 entries · top 176 · median 167.9656
17 entries · top 177.7372 · median 170.8228
17 entries · top 174.8456 · median 165.6800