Jun 13–14, 2014 · Frisco, CO
TRUEBUD BBQ won Grand Champion at the 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge on June 13, 2014 in Frisco, CO, scoring 699.3828 in a field of 55 teams. 3 LIL' MACS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.4060. Category winners: Chicken — Q LIVE CREW (177.7372); Pork Ribs — FLYBOY BBQ (178.8800); Pork — TRUEBUD BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — TRUEBUD BBQ (180.0000).
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.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: BBQ REPUBLIC WEST and PATRIOT BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: GOLDEN TOAD and SMOKIN TRIGGERS tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: TEAM DANNY and 3 LIL' MACS BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
TRUEBUD BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
TRUEBUD BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 13th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 173.1772 | 168.5716 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 173.7144 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2744 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.8572 | 170.8684 |
55 entries · top 699.3828 · median 642.7428
55 entries · top 177.7372 · median 163.9428
55 entries · top 178.8800 · median 161.2000
55 entries · top 180 · median 161.6568 · 🔥 perfect 180
55 entries · top 180 · median 160.0344 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
14 entries · top 180 · median 170.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE JUMPERS | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 4 | HIGH COUNTRY BBQ AND HOME BREW | |
| 5 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 6 | FIRECHEF BBQ | |
| 7 | WILD MAN BBQ | |
| 8 | 1 2 BBQ | |
| 9 | HIGH COUNTRY BBQ AND HOME BREW 3 | |
| 10 | MERLE HOGGARD | |
| 11 | PETA BBQ | |
| 12 | WOLF PACK BBQ | |
| 13 | CLARENCE | |
| 14 | BBQ REPUBLIC WEST |
16 entries · top 173.7144 · median 166.0286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF PACK BBQ | |
| 2 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 3 | HIGH COUNTRY BBQ AND HOME BREW 2 | |
| 4 | MERLE HOGGARD | |
| 5 | SMOKE JUMPERS | |
| 6 | 1 2 BBQ | |
| 7 | WILD MAN BBQ | |
| 8 | PETA BBQ | |
| 9 | Q'TANG CLAN | |
| 10 | HIGH COUNTRY BBQ AND HOME BREW | |
| 11 | HARLEM SMOKETROTTERS | |
| 12 | BMAN'S BBQ | |
| 13 | MOE'S ORIGINAL BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | CLARENCE | |
| 15 | MOUNTAIN LYON EXTREME | |
| 16 | JAMAICA ME HUNGRY |