2014-11-08 – 2014-11-09 · St. James, MO · 📍 St. James, MO 65559
Grand Champion: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (709.7032) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CAVEMAN CUISINE
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.
709.7032 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 695.9540 BUTCHER BBQ set in 2014.
Stronger than 99% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1687 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 4–5: TEAM SMOKERBUILDER and CAVEMAN CUISINE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: CAVEMAN CUISINE and ALL IN QUE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: CAVEMAN CUISINE and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
IN DEEP SAUCE turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 174.8572 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BUTCHER BBQ (won 2014).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
26 of 31 teams from 2014-11-07 came back
26 of the 31 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-07 | St. James, MO | St. James, MO 65559 | 31 | 695.9540 | BUTCHER BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2014-11-08 ← this one | St. James, MO | St. James, MO 65559 | 27 | 709.7032 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | CAVEMAN CUISINE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 176.5944 | 174.2744 |
27 entries · top 709.7032 · median 682.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 3 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 4 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 5 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 8 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 10 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 11 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 12 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 13 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 14 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 15 | TEAM SMOKERBUILDER | |
| 16 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 17 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 18 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 19 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 20 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 22 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 23 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | QUAU | |
| 25 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 26 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOT DIGGITY HOG | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' BILL'S |
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 3 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 4 | TEAM SMOKERBUILDER | |
| 5 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 6 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 9 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 10 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 11 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 12 | QUAU | |
| 13 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 14 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 15 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 16 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 19 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOT DIGGITY HOG | |
| 20 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 21 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 22 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 23 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 24 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 25 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' BILL'S | |
| 27 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 2 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 5 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 6 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 8 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 9 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 10 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 11 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 12 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 13 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 14 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 15 | TEAM SMOKERBUILDER | |
| 16 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 17 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 19 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 20 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 23 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 24 | QUAU | |
| 25 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 26 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOT DIGGITY HOG | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' BILL'S |
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' BILL'S | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 8 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 9 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 13 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 14 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 15 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 16 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 18 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 20 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 21 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 22 | TEAM SMOKERBUILDER | |
| 23 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 24 | QUAU | |
| 25 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 26 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 27 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOT DIGGITY HOG |
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 7 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 9 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 12 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 13 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 15 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 16 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 17 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 19 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 20 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 21 | QUAU | |
| 22 | TEAM SMOKERBUILDER | |
| 23 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOT DIGGITY HOG | |
| 24 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 26 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' BILL'S |