Jun 6–7, 2014 · Valley Center, CA
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ won Grand Champion at the 3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ on June 6, 2014 in Valley Center, CA, scoring 687.4056 in a field of 32 teams. BURNIN AND LOOTIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.4800. Category winners: Chicken — BURNIN AND LOOTIN (175.4056); Pork Ribs — SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ (177.7372); Pork — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (179.4400); Brisket — SMOKE HOUND BBQ (175.4172).
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.
Chicken places 2–3: WHEN PIGS FLY and RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ and Smoqued California BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: LEFT COAST Q and THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ tied on 167.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 14th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4056 | 172.5484 | 166.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 172.0228 | 167.3828 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 170.2628 | 166.3200 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 172.5828 | 167.4288 |
32 entries · top 687.4056 · median 653.9602
32 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.1312
32 entries · top 177.7372 · median 162.8458
32 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.6742
32 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.4056