Apr 11–12, 2014 · Washington, MO
QUAU won Grand Champion at the 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest on April 11, 2014 in Washington, MO, scoring 690.8800 in a field of 46 teams. OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.3828. Category winners: Chicken — BOSS HAWG BBQ (177.1772); Pork Ribs — FLOWER OF THE FLAMES (177.7028); Pork — QUAU (180.0000); Brisket — BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE (180.0000).
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.
Chicken places 5–6: RIPPEL-QUE and A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: RIB TIP TUESDAY and OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ tied on 169.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: GILLY'S BBQ and THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
QUAU took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 18th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1772 | 173.1200 | 169.7488 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 174.8572 | 169.7144 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.7028 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.1428 | 170.8456 |
46 entries · top 690.8800 · median 652.8398
46 entries · top 177.1772 · median 163.3828
46 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.6742
46 entries · top 180 · median 163.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
45 entries · top 180 · median 163.9884 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
23 entries · top 168.6172 · median 148.0912