Jun 6–7, 2014 · Pueblo, CO
GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE won Grand Champion at the Boats, Bands & BBQ on June 6, 2014 in Pueblo, CO, scoring 687.9888 in a field of 29 teams. 4 LEGS UP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.7316. Category winners: Chicken — BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES (175.4172); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ (173.7028); Pork — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ (175.4056). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; 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, 2014 to 2017 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE came in rated below the field's top team, MIKE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 16th tracked contest.
Wider than 86% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.2572 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 4–5: BE MY BBQ and GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: GQUE and RHYTHM 'N QUE tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: PLAN B BBQ edged 4 LEGS UP BBQ by 0.0112.
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2014 ← this one | Pueblo, CO | Pueblo, CO 81003 | 29 | 687.9888 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Pueblo, CO | Pueblo, CO 81007 | 30 | 701.7028 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | JO-BAWB'S BBQ |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Pueblo, CO | 125 River Walk | 30 | 698.2744 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | JO-BAWB'S BBQ |
| May 19, 2017 | Pueblo, CO | 125 River Walk | 36 | 695.4400 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE |
| May 18, 2018 | Pueblo, CO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 173.7028 | 169.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 170.3088 | 165.0972 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.1316 | 164 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 170.8228 | 162.8228 |
29 entries · top 687.9888 · median 647.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 4 | GQUE | |
| 5 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 6 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 7 | MONTANA Q | |
| 8 | PLAN B BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 10 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 11 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 12 | GrillFellas | |
| 13 | MIKE | |
| 14 | LIZZIE Q | |
| 15 | CARCASS COOKERS | |
| 16 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 17 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 18 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 19 | Q PIG BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN SAGE GRILL | |
| 21 | C.A.V.E Men of Colorado | |
| 22 | DAD'S BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | BE MY BBQ | |
| 24 | BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 25 | SLOW GROOVIN BBQ | |
| 26 | WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 27 | Tasty Treats | |
| 28 | Girly's Grub Truck, LLC | |
| 29 | Buck Creek |
28 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 2 | GrillFellas | |
| 3 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 4 | BE MY BBQ | |
| 5 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | MONTANA Q | |
| 7 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 8 | GQUE | |
| 9 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 10 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 12 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 13 | PLAN B BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 15 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 16 | Q PIG BBQ | |
| 17 | MIKE | |
| 18 | SLOW GROOVIN BBQ | |
| 19 | CARCASS COOKERS | |
| 20 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 21 | DAD'S BARBEQUE | |
| 22 | LIZZIE Q | |
| 23 | Tasty Treats | |
| 24 | BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 25 | SMOKIN SAGE GRILL | |
| 26 | WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 27 | C.A.V.E Men of Colorado | |
| 28 | Girly's Grub Truck, LLC |
29 entries · top 173.7028 · median 159.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 3 | PLAN B BBQ | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | GrillFellas | |
| 7 | GQUE | |
| 8 | C.A.V.E Men of Colorado | |
| 9 | MIKE | |
| 10 | CARCASS COOKERS | |
| 11 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 12 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 13 | MONTANA Q | |
| 14 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 15 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 16 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 17 | DAD'S BARBEQUE | |
| 18 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 19 | LIZZIE Q | |
| 20 | Q PIG BBQ | |
| 21 | BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 22 | SLOW GROOVIN BBQ | |
| 23 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 24 | BE MY BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN SAGE GRILL | |
| 26 | WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 27 | Girly's Grub Truck, LLC | |
| 28 | Tasty Treats | |
| 29 | Buck Creek |
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 159.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | MONTANA Q | |
| 3 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 4 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 5 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 6 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | LIZZIE Q | |
| 8 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 9 | GQUE | |
| 10 | PLAN B BBQ | |
| 11 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 12 | SMOKIN SAGE GRILL | |
| 13 | CARCASS COOKERS | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 15 | MIKE | |
| 16 | BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 17 | Q PIG BBQ | |
| 18 | GrillFellas | |
| 19 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 20 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 21 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 22 | DAD'S BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | C.A.V.E Men of Colorado | |
| 24 | BE MY BBQ | |
| 25 | Tasty Treats | |
| 26 | WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 27 | SLOW GROOVIN BBQ | |
| 28 | Girly's Grub Truck, LLC |
28 entries · top 175.4056 · median 160.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN SAGE GRILL | |
| 3 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | GQUE | |
| 5 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | LIZZIE Q | |
| 8 | C.A.V.E Men of Colorado | |
| 9 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 10 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 11 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 12 | PLAN B BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 14 | CARCASS COOKERS | |
| 15 | MIKE | |
| 16 | SLOW GROOVIN BBQ | |
| 17 | MONTANA Q | |
| 18 | BE MY BBQ | |
| 19 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 20 | GrillFellas | |
| 21 | WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 22 | DAD'S BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 24 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 25 | Q PIG BBQ | |
| 26 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 27 | Buck Creek | |
| 28 | Girly's Grub Truck, LLC |
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.
3 entries · top 170.3544 · median 161.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN SAGE GRILL | |
| 2 | Bracken Racks BBQ Salsa #2 | |
| 3 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ |
11 entries · top 166.2628 · median 156.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana Q Sauce #2 | |
| 2 | CARCASS COOKERS | |
| 3 | MONTANA Q | |
| 4 | Q PIG BBQ | |
| 5 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 6 | BE MY BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN SAGE GRILL | |
| 9 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 10 | SLOW GROOVIN BBQ | |
| 11 | WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE |