Jun 13–14, 2014 · Fillmore, CA
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ won Grand Champion at the California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship on June 13, 2014 in Fillmore, CA, scoring 694.8804 in a field of 30 teams. BURNIN AND LOOTIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.4288. Category winners: Chicken — PORTERHOUSE BBQ (178.8800); Pork Ribs — FUNTIME BBQ (177.1544); Pork — TROPICAL HEAT BBQ (177.1428); Brisket — PORKETEERS (177.7144). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2017.
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.
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 6–7: PORKETEERS and BOWLING OVER PIGS tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: MAD DAWGZ BBQ and RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ edged BOWLING OVER PIGS by 0.0116.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2014 ← this one | Fillmore, CA | Fillmore, CA 93015 | 30 | 694.8804 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | BURNIN AND LOOTIN |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Fillmore, CA | 250 Central | 39 | 696.5256 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 172.5484 | 169.7256 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 170.8688 | 166.2744 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 173.1200 | 170.2856 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 174.8572 | 170.9028 |
30 entries · top 694.8804 · median 661.4000
30 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.1200
30 entries · top 177.1544 · median 162.5486
30 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.9772
30 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.9886