2014-10-03 – 2014-10-04 · Sheridan, AR · 📍 Sheridan, AR 72150
Grand Champion: EPIC BBQ CRU (689.0972) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SOOIE Q
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 2019 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
EPIC BBQ CRU came in rated below the field's top team, FIRE DANCER BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
EPIC BBQ CRU won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was EPIC BBQ CRU's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 15th tracked contest.
3 of 6 tracked editions
FIRE DANCER BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Brisket places 3–4: BLIND HOG BBQ and DAD'S GRILLIN CREW tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: PORK-N-BONES edged All in BBQ Cooking Team by 0.0112. Brisket places 6–7: FREEO CREEK BBQ edged SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY by 0.0116.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-03 ← this one | Sheridan, AR | Sheridan, AR 72150 | 25 | 689.0972 | EPIC BBQ CRU | SOOIE Q |
| 2015-10-02 | Sheridan, AR | Sheridan, AR 72150 | 25 | 695.9540 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | RAZORRACKS |
| 2016-10-07 | Sheridan, AR | Sheridan, AR 72150 | 27 | 696.4912 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | EPIC BBQ CRU |
| 2017-10-06 | Sheridan, AR | Oak Street | 25 | 691.3368 | Fergolicious BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| 2018-10-05 | Sheridan, AR | Oak Street | 26 | 701.7028 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | 501 BBQ |
| 2019-10-04 | Sheridan, AR | 204 North Oak | 26 | 687.3712 | Dad's Grillin Crew | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 170.8572 | 167.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 170.8800 | 165.6916 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 173.7028 | 167.4400 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 170.2972 |
25 entries · top 689.0972 · median 667.3596
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 2 | SOOIE Q | |
| 3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 4 | Black Cloud BBQ | |
| 5 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 6 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 8 | COWBOY Q | |
| 9 | FREEO CREEK BBQ | |
| 10 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 11 | All in BBQ Cooking Team | |
| 12 | Bourbon Smoke | |
| 13 | Allens Smokey Pig BBQ | |
| 14 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 15 | Rack Rubbers | |
| 16 | PORK-N-BONES | |
| 17 | The Grillin Crew | |
| 18 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 19 | D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. Cooking Team | |
| 20 | Smoke My Meat BBQ | |
| 21 | Circle C BBQ | |
| 22 | TexArlina BBQ | |
| 23 | The Round Pen Grill & Pizza | |
| 24 | Slapjack and Buy Sum Chicken | |
| 25 | Pork' N |
23 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOOIE Q | |
| 2 | Bourbon Smoke | |
| 3 | All in BBQ Cooking Team | |
| 4 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 5 | TexArlina BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 7 | Allens Smokey Pig BBQ | |
| 8 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 9 | COWBOY Q | |
| 10 | FREEO CREEK BBQ | |
| 11 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 12 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 13 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 14 | Black Cloud BBQ | |
| 15 | Circle C BBQ | |
| 16 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 17 | PORK-N-BONES | |
| 18 | The Grillin Crew | |
| 19 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 20 | D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. Cooking Team | |
| 21 | Smoke My Meat BBQ | |
| 22 | Rack Rubbers | |
| 23 | The Round Pen Grill & Pizza |
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FREEO CREEK BBQ | |
| 2 | Black Cloud BBQ | |
| 3 | SOOIE Q | |
| 4 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 5 | COWBOY Q | |
| 6 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 7 | Rack Rubbers | |
| 8 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 9 | PORK-N-BONES | |
| 10 | All in BBQ Cooking Team | |
| 11 | D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. Cooking Team | |
| 12 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 13 | Allens Smokey Pig BBQ | |
| 14 | The Grillin Crew | |
| 15 | Slapjack and Buy Sum Chicken | |
| 16 | The Round Pen Grill & Pizza | |
| 17 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 18 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 19 | Bourbon Smoke | |
| 20 | Smoke My Meat BBQ | |
| 21 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 22 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 23 | TexArlina BBQ | |
| 24 | Circle C BBQ | |
| 25 | Pork' N |
24 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.9886
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 3 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 5 | Black Cloud BBQ | |
| 6 | FREEO CREEK BBQ | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 8 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 9 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 10 | All in BBQ Cooking Team | |
| 11 | COWBOY Q | |
| 12 | Bourbon Smoke | |
| 13 | Rack Rubbers | |
| 14 | SOOIE Q | |
| 15 | Allens Smokey Pig BBQ | |
| 16 | Slapjack and Buy Sum Chicken | |
| 17 | PORK-N-BONES | |
| 18 | The Grillin Crew | |
| 19 | Pork' N | |
| 20 | Circle C BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke My Meat BBQ | |
| 22 | D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. Cooking Team | |
| 23 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 24 | The Round Pen Grill & Pizza | |
| 25 | TexArlina BBQ |