2014-09-12 – 2014-09-13 · Worthington, MN · 📍 Worthington, MN 56187
Grand Champion: BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG (689.1772) · 36 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SPITFIRE
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100
BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG came in rated below the field's top team, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 7–8: WILD SHOOTERS BBQ and MUSTANG SALLY BBQ tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: MUSTANG SALLY BBQ and SPITFIRE tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN edged WILD SHOOTERS BBQ by 0.0112.
ANGRY JACK BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 171.9656 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 169.1544 | 165.6800 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 173.1200 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 170.8572 | 169.1200 |
36 entries · top 689.1772 · median 646.5430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 2 | SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | |
| 4 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 7 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 8 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 9 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 10 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 11 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 12 | Smokey & His Bandits | |
| 13 | WILD SHOOTERS BBQ | |
| 14 | BURDETTE BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | HOGLINE | |
| 16 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 18 | GOOD OL BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | BurntOut BBQ | |
| 20 | FNG BBQ | |
| 21 | LUCKY 7'S BBQ | |
| 22 | We Be Porken | |
| 23 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG ISLAND BBQ | |
| 25 | TEAM PIT | |
| 26 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 27 | DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ | |
| 28 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 29 | QUETOPIA | |
| 30 | Smokin Meat Wagon | |
| 31 | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 32 | OLD SKOOL BBQ OF MN | |
| 33 | Q Fanatic | |
| 34 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 35 | HOOF HEARTED BBQ | |
| 36 | Barrel Boy's BBQ |
36 entries · top 177.7372 · median 164.3030
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | |
| 2 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 3 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 5 | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 8 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 11 | HOGLINE | |
| 12 | SPITFIRE | |
| 13 | Smokey & His Bandits | |
| 14 | LUCKY 7'S BBQ | |
| 15 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG ISLAND BBQ | |
| 17 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 18 | GOOD OL BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | FNG BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin Meat Wagon | |
| 21 | OLD SKOOL BBQ OF MN | |
| 22 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | QUETOPIA | |
| 24 | WILD SHOOTERS BBQ | |
| 25 | BURDETTE BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 27 | HOOF HEARTED BBQ | |
| 28 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 29 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 30 | We Be Porken | |
| 31 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 32 | DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ | |
| 33 | Q Fanatic | |
| 34 | TEAM PIT | |
| 35 | BurntOut BBQ | |
| 36 | Barrel Boy's BBQ |
36 entries · top 175.4516 · median 157.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 2 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 3 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 4 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | GOOD OL BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | WILD SHOOTERS BBQ | |
| 8 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | We Be Porken | |
| 11 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 12 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | |
| 13 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 14 | FNG BBQ | |
| 15 | HOGLINE | |
| 16 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 17 | DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ | |
| 18 | Q Fanatic | |
| 19 | Smokey & His Bandits | |
| 20 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | BURDETTE BARBEQUE | |
| 22 | Smokin Meat Wagon | |
| 23 | TEAM PIT | |
| 24 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 25 | BurntOut BBQ | |
| 26 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 27 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 28 | OLD SKOOL BBQ OF MN | |
| 29 | HOOF HEARTED BBQ | |
| 30 | BIG ISLAND BBQ | |
| 31 | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 32 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 33 | LUCKY 7'S BBQ | |
| 34 | QUETOPIA | |
| 35 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 36 | Barrel Boy's BBQ |
36 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 2 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 3 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | |
| 6 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | BurntOut BBQ | |
| 9 | HOGLINE | |
| 10 | TEAM PIT | |
| 11 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 12 | DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokey & His Bandits | |
| 14 | BURDETTE BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | Barrel Boy's BBQ | |
| 16 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 17 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 18 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 19 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 22 | LUCKY 7'S BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG ISLAND BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin Meat Wagon | |
| 25 | WILD SHOOTERS BBQ | |
| 26 | OLD SKOOL BBQ OF MN | |
| 27 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 28 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 29 | GOOD OL BOYS BBQ | |
| 30 | QUETOPIA | |
| 31 | HOOF HEARTED BBQ | |
| 32 | We Be Porken | |
| 33 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 34 | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 35 | Q Fanatic | |
| 36 | FNG BBQ |
36 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 2 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 3 | BURDETTE BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | |
| 6 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 7 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 8 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 9 | WILD SHOOTERS BBQ | |
| 10 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 11 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 12 | FNG BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokey & His Bandits | |
| 14 | BurntOut BBQ | |
| 15 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 16 | QUETOPIA | |
| 17 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 19 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 20 | We Be Porken | |
| 21 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 22 | Q Fanatic | |
| 23 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 24 | GOOD OL BOYS BBQ | |
| 25 | LUCKY 7'S BBQ | |
| 26 | TEAM PIT | |
| 27 | HOGLINE | |
| 28 | DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ | |
| 29 | HOOF HEARTED BBQ | |
| 30 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 31 | BIG ISLAND BBQ | |
| 32 | MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 33 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 34 | OLD SKOOL BBQ OF MN | |
| 35 | Barrel Boy's BBQ | |
| 36 | Smokin Meat Wagon |
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.
10 entries · top 169.6800 · median 162.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin Meat Wagon | |
| 5 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 7 | BurntOut BBQ | |
| 8 | BURDETTE BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | WILD SHOOTERS BBQ | |
| 10 | FNG BBQ |