Jun 6–7, 2014 · St. Joseph, MO
MASTERQUE won Grand Champion at the Smokin n a Rollin on June 6, 2014 in St. Joseph, MO, scoring 686.2628 in a field of 22 teams. Three Brothers Different Mothers took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.6912. Category winners: Chicken — CAVEMAN CUISINE (175.4400); Pork Ribs — DIRT ROAD BBQ (174.8456); Pork — S&S BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — SMOKIN BAD HABIT (175.4744).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100
MasterQue came in rated below the field's top team, DIRT ROAD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
MASTERQUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was MASTERQUE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 8th tracked contest.
Pork places 5–6: KUSTOM Q and Three Brothers Different Mothers tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: FOUR MEN AND A PIG edged 2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY by 0.0456. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Sunshine edged SMOKIN BAD HABIT by 0.0456.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 169.7144 | 161.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8456 | 166.8800 | 161.6916 |
| Pork | 180 | 169.7028 | 164.5712 |
| Brisket | 175.4744 | 170.8688 | 163.9884 |
22 entries · top 686.2628 · median 644.2402
22 entries · top 175.4400 · median 157.1312
22 entries · top 174.8456 · median 160.2800
22 entries · top 180 · median 163.7086 · 🔥 perfect 180
22 entries · top 175.4744 · median 161.1314