Oct 17–18, 2014 · Woodstock, VA
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest on October 17, 2014 in Woodstock, VA, scoring 679.9544 in a field of 40 teams. APORKALYPSE NOW took Reserve Grand Champion with 673.6456. Category winners: Chicken — 4:20 Q (178.8800); Pork Ribs — PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ (180.0000); Pork — SERIAL GRILLER (174.2972); Brisket — PEPPER MONKEY BBQ (174.2628). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; 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, 2014 to 2017 — 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 65 times in 100
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, 4:20 Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 24th tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: 2 RHODIES BBQ and CAJUN JAX BBQ tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: SERIAL GRILLER and FRED VEGAS SMOKERS tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ edged JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS by 0.0116.
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 19th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2014 ← this one | Woodstock, VA | Woodstock, VA 22664 | 40 | 679.9544 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | APORKALYPSE NOW |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Woodstock, VA | Woodstock, VA 22664 | 37 | 694.8000 | 4:20 Q | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Woodstock, VA | 300 Fairground RD | 38 | 687.3600 | 3 EYZ BBQ | Sauce This BBQ |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Woodstock, VA | 300 Fairground RD | 30 | 678.2400 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Woodstock, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 172.5600 | 166.2516 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 169.1200 | 167.4056 |
| Pork | 174.2972 | 169.6800 | 166.8572 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 169.7028 | 167.9656 |
40 entries · top 679.9544 · median 646.7884
40 entries · top 178.8800 · median 161.1256
40 entries · top 180 · median 161.7488 · 🔥 perfect 180
40 entries · top 174.2972 · median 161.4058
40 entries · top 174.2628 · median 160.8400