May 2–3, 2014 · North Platte, NE
GQUE won Grand Champion at the North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival on May 2, 2014 in North Platte, NE, scoring 684.5828 in a field of 25 teams. PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.6684. Category winners: Chicken — LEEPS BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (175.4172); Pork — PLATTE RIVER BBQ (175.4400); Brisket — GQUE (176.0228).
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.
Pork Ribs places 8–9: GQUE and SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: JO-BAWB'S BBQ and SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: CIRCLE W BARBECUE edged GQUE by 0.0116.
GQUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 168.5372 | 163.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 171.4172 | 167.4172 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 168.5600 | 166.2284 |
| Brisket | 176.0228 | 171.4400 | 167.4056 |
25 entries · top 684.5828 · median 659.3032
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GQUE | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 4 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 5 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 6 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 7 | LEEPS BBQ | |
| 8 | PLATTE RIVER BBQ | |
| 9 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 10 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 12 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 13 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 14 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 15 | BUCK SNORT BBQ | |
| 16 | CIRCLE W BARBECUE | |
| 17 | GOT WOOD | |
| 18 | HOGZ BREW BBQ | |
| 19 | Dr. Debs Express Medical Csre | |
| 20 | WYOMING BS BBQ | |
| 21 | AJ BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | Safelite Auto Glass | |
| 23 | ROWDY ROTT BBQ | |
| 24 | Waugh-B-Q | |
| 25 | WELL SAUCED BBQ |
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 157.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEEPS BBQ | |
| 2 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 5 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 6 | GQUE | |
| 7 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 9 | HOGZ BREW BBQ | |
| 10 | CIRCLE W BARBECUE | |
| 11 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 12 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 13 | Dr. Debs Express Medical Csre | |
| 14 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 15 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 16 | PLATTE RIVER BBQ | |
| 17 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 18 | BUCK SNORT BBQ | |
| 19 | Waugh-B-Q | |
| 20 | GOT WOOD | |
| 21 | WYOMING BS BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 23 | AJ BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | Safelite Auto Glass | |
| 25 | ROWDY ROTT BBQ |
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.1772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 3 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 4 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 5 | PLATTE RIVER BBQ | |
| 6 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 7 | CIRCLE W BARBECUE | |
| 8 | GQUE | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 11 | BUCK SNORT BBQ | |
| 12 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 13 | LEEPS BBQ | |
| 14 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 15 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 16 | Dr. Debs Express Medical Csre | |
| 17 | HOGZ BREW BBQ | |
| 18 | GOT WOOD | |
| 19 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 20 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 21 | AJ BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | ROWDY ROTT BBQ | |
| 23 | WYOMING BS BBQ | |
| 24 | Safelite Auto Glass | |
| 25 | Waugh-B-Q |
25 entries · top 175.4400 · median 160.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLATTE RIVER BBQ | |
| 2 | GQUE | |
| 3 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 4 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 7 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 8 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 9 | BUCK SNORT BBQ | |
| 10 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 11 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Dr. Debs Express Medical Csre | |
| 13 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 14 | LEEPS BBQ | |
| 15 | WYOMING BS BBQ | |
| 16 | WELL SAUCED BBQ | |
| 17 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 18 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 19 | HOGZ BREW BBQ | |
| 20 | GOT WOOD | |
| 21 | Safelite Auto Glass | |
| 22 | CIRCLE W BARBECUE | |
| 23 | AJ BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | Waugh-B-Q | |
| 25 | ROWDY ROTT BBQ |
25 entries · top 176.0228 · median 163.4628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GQUE | |
| 2 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 7 | GOT WOOD | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 10 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 11 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 12 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 13 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 14 | LEEPS BBQ | |
| 15 | PLATTE RIVER BBQ | |
| 16 | BUCK SNORT BBQ | |
| 17 | CIRCLE W BARBECUE | |
| 18 | WYOMING BS BBQ | |
| 19 | HOGZ BREW BBQ | |
| 20 | Dr. Debs Express Medical Csre | |
| 21 | Safelite Auto Glass | |
| 22 | AJ BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | ROWDY ROTT BBQ | |
| 24 | Waugh-B-Q | |
| 25 | WELL SAUCED BBQ |