Apr 4–5, 2014 · Pleasant Hill, MO
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE won Grand Champion at the Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief on April 4, 2014 in Pleasant Hill, MO, scoring 702.8456 in a field of 75 teams. LUCKY'S Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8228. Category winners: Chicken — TEAM SMOKERBUILDER (177.7372); Pork Ribs — UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC (178.2972); Pork — TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW (180.0000); Brisket — LUCKY'S Q (174.8456).
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.
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Wider than 92% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.0228 points — a wider margin than 92% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 8–9: LUCKY'S Q and A BOY & HIS BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: ALL FORKED UP FOR Q and B & C SMOKERS tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: BURN ALL NITE and LUCKY'S Q tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bigger than 96% of the 5,469 contests in the data
75 teams — bigger than 96% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 175.4172 | 172.6172 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 173.1428 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180 | 171.9656 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 174.8456 | 172.5484 | 171.4056 |
75 entries · top 702.8456 · median 649.0400
75 entries · top 177.7372 · median 164.5484
75 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.8344
75 entries · top 180 · median 163.9428 · 🔥 perfect 180
75 entries · top 174.8456 · median 160.5028
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.
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.7086
16 entries · top 180 · median 173.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 3 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 4 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 5 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 6 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 7 | SMOKE ON WHEELS | |
| 8 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 9 | WILD BLUE | |
| 10 | MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE | |
| 11 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 12 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 13 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 14 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 15 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 16 | Weirich Custom BBQ |