2014-09-26 – 2014-09-27 · Hermann, MO · 📍 Hermann, MO 65041
Grand Champion: PITMASTERIQ BBQ (686.2628) · 37 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 RIPPEL-QUE
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 67 times in 100
PITMASTERIQ BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, QUAU, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
PITMASTERIQ BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 6–7: SMOKIN' BUTTS and Oink-A-Doodle-Moo tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Oink-A-Doodle-Moo and LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: RENAISSAUCE MAN and SCHAEFER BBQ tied on 173.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.8456 | 171.4400 |
| Pork | 178.3200 | 170.2972 | 167.4056 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 170.2972 | 169.1200 |
37 entries · top 686.2628 · median 665.0400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 2 | RIPPEL-QUE | |
| 3 | QUAU | |
| 4 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 5 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 6 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 7 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 8 | SHOOTIN SMOKE | |
| 9 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 10 | THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT | |
| 11 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 12 | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 13 | SWEET & SASSY | |
| 14 | TWO BUTTS AND A HAM | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 16 | ROCKABILLY BBQ | |
| 17 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 18 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 19 | Oink-A-Doodle-Moo | |
| 20 | CALLOWAY CREMATIONS | |
| 21 | JIMBO-Q | |
| 22 | BIG O'S BBQ | |
| 23 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 24 | BIG JUICY BBQ CREW | |
| 25 | RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | |
| 26 | RENAISSAUCE MAN | |
| 27 | B-BOYZ BBQ | |
| 28 | I QUE & BREW | |
| 29 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 30 | SCHAEFER BBQ | |
| 31 | Big Dogs BBQ | |
| 32 | BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE | |
| 33 | DOUBLE D BBQ | |
| 34 | BJ's Smokin Pistols | |
| 35 | SMOKE-N-SUDS | |
| 36 | JUEGO CON FUEGO | |
| 37 | RING OF FIRE BBQ |
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHOOTIN SMOKE | |
| 2 | JIMBO-Q | |
| 3 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 4 | QUAU | |
| 5 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 7 | Oink-A-Doodle-Moo | |
| 8 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 9 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 10 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 11 | CALLOWAY CREMATIONS | |
| 12 | BIG O'S BBQ | |
| 13 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 14 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 15 | RIPPEL-QUE | |
| 16 | I QUE & BREW | |
| 17 | BIG JUICY BBQ CREW | |
| 18 | ROCKABILLY BBQ | |
| 19 | TWO BUTTS AND A HAM | |
| 20 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 21 | RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | |
| 22 | BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE | |
| 23 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 24 | THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT | |
| 25 | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 26 | SWEET & SASSY | |
| 27 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 28 | Big Dogs BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKE-N-SUDS | |
| 30 | DOUBLE D BBQ | |
| 31 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 32 | B-BOYZ BBQ | |
| 33 | BJ's Smokin Pistols | |
| 34 | RENAISSAUCE MAN | |
| 35 | RING OF FIRE BBQ | |
| 36 | JUEGO CON FUEGO | |
| 37 | SCHAEFER BBQ |
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 2 | RIPPEL-QUE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 4 | THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT | |
| 5 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 6 | RENAISSAUCE MAN | |
| 7 | SCHAEFER BBQ | |
| 8 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 9 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 10 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | Oink-A-Doodle-Moo | |
| 12 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 13 | Big Dogs BBQ | |
| 14 | ROCKABILLY BBQ | |
| 15 | SWEET & SASSY | |
| 16 | TWO BUTTS AND A HAM | |
| 17 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 18 | B-BOYZ BBQ | |
| 19 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 20 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 21 | SHOOTIN SMOKE | |
| 22 | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 23 | BIG JUICY BBQ CREW | |
| 24 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 25 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 26 | QUAU | |
| 27 | CALLOWAY CREMATIONS | |
| 28 | I QUE & BREW | |
| 29 | JIMBO-Q | |
| 30 | RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | |
| 31 | JUEGO CON FUEGO | |
| 32 | BIG O'S BBQ | |
| 33 | DOUBLE D BBQ | |
| 34 | BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE | |
| 35 | SMOKE-N-SUDS | |
| 36 | BJ's Smokin Pistols | |
| 37 | RING OF FIRE BBQ |
37 entries · top 178.3200 · median 164.5488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 2 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 3 | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 4 | SWEET & SASSY | |
| 5 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 6 | ROCKABILLY BBQ | |
| 7 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 8 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG O'S BBQ | |
| 10 | I QUE & BREW | |
| 11 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 12 | TWO BUTTS AND A HAM | |
| 13 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 14 | THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT | |
| 15 | RIPPEL-QUE | |
| 16 | BIG JUICY BBQ CREW | |
| 17 | QUAU | |
| 18 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 19 | Oink-A-Doodle-Moo | |
| 20 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 21 | SHOOTIN SMOKE | |
| 22 | RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | |
| 23 | CALLOWAY CREMATIONS | |
| 24 | SCHAEFER BBQ | |
| 25 | RENAISSAUCE MAN | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 27 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 28 | BJ's Smokin Pistols | |
| 29 | DOUBLE D BBQ | |
| 30 | B-BOYZ BBQ | |
| 31 | JIMBO-Q | |
| 32 | Big Dogs BBQ | |
| 33 | BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE | |
| 34 | RING OF FIRE BBQ | |
| 35 | SMOKE-N-SUDS | |
| 36 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 37 | JUEGO CON FUEGO |
37 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUAU | |
| 2 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 3 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 4 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 5 | CALLOWAY CREMATIONS | |
| 6 | TWO BUTTS AND A HAM | |
| 7 | SWEET & SASSY | |
| 8 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 9 | RIPPEL-QUE | |
| 10 | THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT | |
| 11 | SHOOTIN SMOKE | |
| 12 | BIG O'S BBQ | |
| 13 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 14 | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 15 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 16 | JIMBO-Q | |
| 17 | ROCKABILLY BBQ | |
| 18 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 19 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 20 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 21 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 23 | RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | |
| 24 | B-BOYZ BBQ | |
| 25 | BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE | |
| 26 | Oink-A-Doodle-Moo | |
| 27 | SCHAEFER BBQ | |
| 28 | RENAISSAUCE MAN | |
| 29 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 30 | BIG JUICY BBQ CREW | |
| 31 | BJ's Smokin Pistols | |
| 32 | SMOKE-N-SUDS | |
| 33 | JUEGO CON FUEGO | |
| 34 | DOUBLE D BBQ | |
| 35 | RING OF FIRE BBQ | |
| 36 | Big Dogs BBQ | |
| 37 | I QUE & BREW |
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.
7 entries · top 168.5828 · median 159.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISTLER BBQ | |
| 2 | OSAGE COUNTY QUE | |
| 3 | Q-FRIENDS-Z | |
| 4 | BURNT OFFERINGS | |
| 5 | RONNIE STOCKTON | |
| 6 | BRIAN & JONATHAN SCHAEFER | |
| 7 | KLEEKAMP |
7 entries · top 168.5828 · median 162.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RONNIE STOCKTON | |
| 2 | Q-FRIENDS-Z | |
| 3 | BURNT OFFERINGS | |
| 4 | MISTLER BBQ | |
| 5 | BRIAN & JONATHAN SCHAEFER | |
| 6 | KLEEKAMP | |
| 7 | OSAGE COUNTY QUE |
22 entries · top 175.4400 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RONNIE STOCKTON | |
| 2 | SWEET & SASSY | |
| 3 | RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | |
| 4 | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 5 | OSAGE COUNTY QUE | |
| 6 | BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE | |
| 7 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 8 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 9 | MISTLER BBQ | |
| 10 | Q-FRIENDS-Z | |
| 11 | ROCKABILLY BBQ | |
| 12 | DOUBLE D BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG O'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 15 | KLEEKAMP | |
| 16 | JIMBO-Q | |
| 17 | SCHAEFER BBQ | |
| 18 | I QUE & BREW | |
| 19 | BURNT OFFERINGS | |
| 20 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG JUICY BBQ CREW | |
| 22 | BRIAN & JONATHAN SCHAEFER |