May 24–25, 2014 · Rochester, NY
Priorville won Grand Champion at the Roc City Rib Fest on May 24, 2014 in Rochester, NY, scoring 687.9996 in a field of 86 teams. APORKALYPSE NOW took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.8000. Category winners: Chicken — KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND (179.4400); Pork Ribs — DOGHOUSE WILLIE COMPETITION BBQ TEAM (176.0344); Pork — GENERAL JOE'S BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — STUBBORN BULL BBQ (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by FATBACK JOE'S BBQ; the next was held in 2015.
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, 2013 to 2016 — 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 77% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1996 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
687.9996 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 665.7138 FATBACK JOE'S BBQ set in 2013.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
Priorville came in rated below the field's top team, APORKALYPSE NOW, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Priorville won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Priorville's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 9–10: SMOKIN BARRELS and MEAT @ SLIMS tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: JACK9 BBQ and Jacked Up tied on 166.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: Jacked Up and THE 5TH ARTERY tied on 172.0228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
GENERAL JOE'S BBQ turned in 179.4400 in pork — past the 171.4284 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Bigger than 97% of the 5,469 contests in the data
86 teams — bigger than 97% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2013 | Rochester, NY | Rochester, NY | 80 | 665.7138 | FATBACK JOE'S BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| May 24, 2014 ← this one | Rochester, NY | Rochester, NY 14526 | 86 | 687.9996 | Priorville | APORKALYPSE NOW |
| May 23, 2015 | Rochester, NY | Rochester, NY 14526 | 57 | 683.3944 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| May 28, 2016 | Rochester, NY | Rochester, NY | 50 | 694.8916 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 170.2856 | 168.6056 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0344 | 172.5828 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 172.5716 | 166.8572 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.1544 | 169.1544 |
86 entries · top 687.9996 · median 628.2230
86 entries · top 179.4400 · median 160
86 entries · top 176.0344 · median 156.2516
86 entries · top 179.4400 · median 158.8172
86 entries · top 178.8572 · median 158.2858
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.
44 entries · top 172.5828 · median 161.1258
43 entries · top 180 · median 160.6516 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIVA Q | |
| 2 | Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin' Dopes | |
| 4 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 5 | DOGHOUSE WILLIE COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 7 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 8 | HEAVY D BBQ | |
| 9 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | 5-hogs front porch bbq | |
| 11 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 12 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 13 | TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY | |
| 14 | Priorville | |
| 15 | CAN'T STOP GRILLIN | |
| 16 | RACK 'EM BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN BARRELS | |
| 18 | J and W BBQ | |
| 19 | ME RUB YOU LONG TIME | |
| 20 | BLACK DAWG BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 22 | Those Guys | |
| 23 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 24 | BUZZARD'S BAY BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 26 | MeatVentures Meat Wagon | |
| 27 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 28 | Jerry-atrick BBQ | |
| 29 | Infamous Dave's | |
| 30 | Team Bikerbrand | |
| 31 | THE RIB SHACK | |
| 32 | Neanderthal Q | |
| 33 | RED LIGHT BBQ | |
| 34 | Smokin' Ain't Easy | |
| 35 | KISS MY BBQ | |
| 36 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 37 | REBEL YELL BBQ | |
| 38 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 39 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 40 | JIMMY & THE SQUEALERS | |
| 41 | ROPE-A-DOPE BBQ | |
| 42 | 58 MAIN | |
| 43 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS |
43 entries · top 180 · median 160.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | CAN'T STOP GRILLIN | |
| 5 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 6 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 7 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN BARRELS | |
| 9 | Jerry-atrick BBQ | |
| 10 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 11 | HEAVY D BBQ | |
| 12 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 13 | RACK 'EM BBQ | |
| 14 | DIVA Q | |
| 15 | 5-hogs front porch bbq | |
| 16 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 17 | Infamous Dave's | |
| 18 | Smokin' Dopes | |
| 19 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 20 | Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 21 | Priorville | |
| 22 | Smokin' Ain't Easy | |
| 23 | DOGHOUSE WILLIE COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | J and W BBQ | |
| 25 | BLACK DAWG BBQ | |
| 26 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 27 | TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY | |
| 28 | ME RUB YOU LONG TIME | |
| 29 | Butts & Links Bbq-Catering | |
| 30 | KISS MY BBQ | |
| 31 | MeatVentures Meat Wagon | |
| 32 | Team Bikerbrand | |
| 33 | BUZZARD'S BAY BARBEQUE | |
| 34 | JIMMY & THE SQUEALERS | |
| 35 | REBEL YELL BBQ | |
| 36 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 37 | Neanderthal Q | |
| 38 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 39 | THE RIB SHACK | |
| 40 | Those Guys | |
| 41 | 58 MAIN | |
| 42 | ROPE-A-DOPE BBQ | |
| 43 | RED LIGHT BBQ |
41 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.7600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 2 | BLACK DAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | DOGHOUSE WILLIE COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | CAN'T STOP GRILLIN | |
| 5 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 6 | Infamous Dave's | |
| 7 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 10 | DIVA Q | |
| 11 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | MeatVentures Meat Wagon | |
| 13 | Priorville | |
| 14 | BUZZARD'S BAY BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | RACK 'EM BBQ | |
| 16 | Neanderthal Q | |
| 17 | 5-hogs front porch bbq | |
| 18 | HEAVY D BBQ | |
| 19 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 20 | 58 MAIN | |
| 21 | KISS MY BBQ | |
| 22 | Jerry-atrick BBQ | |
| 23 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 24 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 25 | ROPE-A-DOPE BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin' Ain't Easy | |
| 27 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 28 | TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY | |
| 29 | J and W BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokin' Dopes | |
| 31 | ME RUB YOU LONG TIME | |
| 32 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKIN BARRELS | |
| 34 | Team Bikerbrand | |
| 35 | REBEL YELL BBQ | |
| 36 | Those Guys | |
| 37 | RED LIGHT BBQ | |
| 38 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 39 | THE RIB SHACK | |
| 40 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 41 | QUE AND A HALF MEN |
29 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Little Wolves | |
| 2 | Locked-N-Loaded JR | |
| 3 | ABIQUE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Lil' B's BBQ | |
| 5 | DR BITS BBQ | |
| 6 | Little Miss Piggy | |
| 7 | Double D's JR | |
| 8 | Buckner Brothers 2.0 | |
| 9 | Smokin' Twins BBQ | |
| 10 | Luke Steakwalker | |
| 11 | Lil' Butts & Links | |
| 12 | Hollywood Butt Doubles JR | |
| 13 | Team Chase | |
| 14 | Smokin' Dopes JR | |
| 15 | La Porkstra Nostra JR | |
| 16 | Smokin' Ain't Easy JR | |
| 17 | Nana Bugz | |
| 18 | Red Light BBQ JR | |
| 19 | Diva Q 2 | |
| 20 | Hartnell Down BBQ | |
| 21 | Those Guy's Kids | |
| 22 | DR BITS JR BBQ | |
| 23 | Two Smokin Girls | |
| 24 | Lil Iron Hogs | |
| 25 | Blair Smith Project | |
| 26 | BLACK DAWG BBQ JUNIOR | |
| 27 | Breakaway BBQ | |
| 28 | Z Q | |
| 29 | The Rib Shack JR |
116 entries · top 176.5716 · median 161.7086
44 entries · top 689.6688 · median 638.8232