Jun 13–15, 2014 · Merrimack, NH
FIRE DOWN BELOW won Grand Champion at the Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship on June 13, 2014 in Merrimack, NH, scoring 678.2744 in a field of 28 teams. SMOKOPOLIS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 675.9772. Category winners: Chicken — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (177.1428); Pork Ribs — FIRE DOWN BELOW (173.1428); Pork — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (176.5944); Brisket — MYRON MIXON SMOKERS .COM (170.3200).
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 68 times in 100
FIRE DOWN BELOW came in rated below the field's top team, QUE AND A HALF MEN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was FIRE DOWN BELOW's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
Chicken places 6–7: SMOKIN BULLDOGS edged BONE DADDY'S BBQ by 0.0112. Pork places 8–9: FIRE DOWN BELOW edged QUE AND A HALF MEN by 0.0116. Brisket places 2–3: THAT'S OUR QUE edged SMOKOPOLIS BBQ by 0.0116.
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
FIRE DOWN BELOW took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 171.4172 | 167.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1428 | 170.2972 | 166.8684 |
| Pork | 176.5944 | 167.9656 | 166.8228 |
| Brisket | 170.3200 | 168.5828 | 163.9772 |
28 entries · top 678.2744 · median 647.1602
28 entries · top 177.1428 · median 162.3028
28 entries · top 173.1428 · median 161.9886
28 entries · top 176.5944 · median 162.2744
28 entries · top 170.3200 · median 160.8570
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.
13 entries · top 174.2972 · median 152.5484
14 entries · top 669.6916 · median 615.6284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | GRANNY'S GANG BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | Green Mt BBQ | |
| 4 | STAR SPANGLED BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 6 | RIVERSIDE BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 7 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | BEANTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 9 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 10 | Liv'n The Q Life | |
| 11 | Humble&Radiant BBQ | |
| 12 | DIESEL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 14 | Fogle's BBQ |
13 entries · top 169.7600 · median 160.5600
14 entries · top 175.4400 · median 155.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | GRANNY'S GANG BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | STAR SPANGLED BBQ | |
| 4 | Fogle's BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 6 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 7 | Green Mt BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 9 | DIESEL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 11 | Liv'n The Q Life | |
| 12 | BEANTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Humble&Radiant BBQ | |
| 14 | RIVERSIDE BARBEQUE COMPANY |
13 entries · top 167.4628 · median 157.6800