2014-05-17 – 2014-05-18 · Monroe City, MO · 📍 Monroe City, MO 63456
Grand Champion: SMOKIN O BBQ (690.8800) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BRICKHEAD BBQ
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 2019 — 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.
Closer than 86% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6288 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100
SMOKIN O BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, QUAU, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was SMOKIN O BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 19th tracked contest.
2 of 3 tracked editions
PITMASTERIQ BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 9–10: JUGS BBQ and SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Blind Guys BBQ edged SMOKIN O BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 7–8: SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS edged BJ's Smokin Pistols by 0.0116.
SMOKIN O BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SMOKIN O BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 18th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-17 ← this one | Monroe City, MO | Monroe City, MO 63456 | 25 | 690.8800 | SMOKIN O BBQ | BRICKHEAD BBQ |
| 2015-05-29 | Monroe City, MO | Monroe City, MO 63456 | 26 | 700.5368 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | BOSS HAWG BBQ |
| 2019-05-31 | Monroe City, MO | 42819 Landing Lane | 25 | 687.9884 | Pitmaster IQ BBQ | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0000 | 170.8572 | 168.5944 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 173.1428 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 171.9772 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 164.5828 |
25 entries · top 690.8800 · median 663.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 2 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 3 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 5 | QUAU | |
| 6 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 8 | Bone 'N BBQ | |
| 9 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 10 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 11 | HOG HAVEN BBQ | |
| 12 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 13 | BJ's Smokin Pistols | |
| 14 | SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS | |
| 15 | GONNA GET MESSY | |
| 16 | Three G's bbq team | |
| 17 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 18 | Blind Guys BBQ | |
| 19 | My Others Brothers BBQ | |
| 20 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 21 | MEATSMACK | |
| 22 | BIG JUICY BBQ CREW | |
| 23 | GRILLA MANIACS | |
| 24 | CAPTAIN BBQ & HOT POKERS | |
| 25 | Shantastic BBQ and the Smoked Bird |
25 entries · top 176.0000 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 2 | QUAU | |
| 3 | Bone 'N BBQ | |
| 4 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 5 | Blind Guys BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 7 | SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS | |
| 8 | BJ's Smokin Pistols | |
| 9 | BIG JUICY BBQ CREW | |
| 10 | HOG HAVEN BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 12 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 13 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 14 | My Others Brothers BBQ | |
| 15 | GONNA GET MESSY | |
| 16 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 17 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 18 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 19 | GRILLA MANIACS | |
| 20 | MEATSMACK | |
| 21 | Three G's bbq team | |
| 22 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 23 | CAPTAIN BBQ & HOT POKERS | |
| 24 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 25 | Shantastic BBQ and the Smoked Bird |
25 entries · top 175.4516 · median 169.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 3 | Blind Guys BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 5 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 6 | QUAU | |
| 7 | HOG HAVEN BBQ | |
| 8 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 9 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 10 | SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS | |
| 11 | BIG JUICY BBQ CREW | |
| 12 | GONNA GET MESSY | |
| 13 | MEATSMACK | |
| 14 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 15 | My Others Brothers BBQ | |
| 16 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 17 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 18 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 19 | Three G's bbq team | |
| 20 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 21 | Bone 'N BBQ | |
| 22 | BJ's Smokin Pistols | |
| 23 | CAPTAIN BBQ & HOT POKERS | |
| 24 | GRILLA MANIACS | |
| 25 | Shantastic BBQ and the Smoked Bird |
25 entries · top 176.0000 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 2 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 5 | QUAU | |
| 6 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 7 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 8 | GRILLA MANIACS | |
| 9 | Three G's bbq team | |
| 10 | BJ's Smokin Pistols | |
| 11 | HOG HAVEN BBQ | |
| 12 | GONNA GET MESSY | |
| 13 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 14 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 15 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 16 | SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS | |
| 17 | MEATSMACK | |
| 18 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 19 | Bone 'N BBQ | |
| 20 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 21 | My Others Brothers BBQ | |
| 22 | Blind Guys BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG JUICY BBQ CREW | |
| 24 | CAPTAIN BBQ & HOT POKERS | |
| 25 | Shantastic BBQ and the Smoked Bird |
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 2 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | Bone 'N BBQ | |
| 4 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 5 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 6 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 7 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 8 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 9 | Three G's bbq team | |
| 10 | My Others Brothers BBQ | |
| 11 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 12 | MEATSMACK | |
| 13 | QUAU | |
| 14 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 15 | BJ's Smokin Pistols | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 17 | GONNA GET MESSY | |
| 18 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 19 | HOG HAVEN BBQ | |
| 20 | SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS | |
| 21 | BIG JUICY BBQ CREW | |
| 22 | Blind Guys BBQ | |
| 23 | GRILLA MANIACS | |
| 24 | Shantastic BBQ and the Smoked Bird | |
| 25 | CAPTAIN BBQ & HOT POKERS |
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.
9 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 2 | CAPTAIN BBQ & HOT POKERS | |
| 3 | Bone 'N BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG JUICY BBQ CREW | |
| 5 | GONNA GET MESSY | |
| 6 | Shantastic BBQ and the Smoked Bird | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 8 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 9 | RIBS N BIBS |
9 entries · top 176.0228 · median 169.7256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinlan Giffen | |
| 2 | Makhi Lewis | |
| 3 | Duane Thompson | |
| 4 | Connor Dodson | |
| 5 | August Giffen | |
| 6 | Corbin Dodson | |
| 7 | Regan Vincent | |
| 8 | Jordan Vincent | |
| 9 | Shelby Giffen |