Jun 13–14, 2014 · Williams, AZ
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Northern Arizona BBQ Festival on June 13, 2014 in Williams, AZ, scoring 689.1432 in a field of 35 teams. IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.0168. Category winners: Chicken — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SWEET PETE'S BBQ (176.5944); Pork — BAD BOYZ BBQ (177.1544); Brisket — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (173.7144). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by LITTLE MISS BBQ.
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
BIG POPPA SMOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 92% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.1264 points — a wider margin than 92% of championships in the data.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ and STEEL CITY BBQ tied on 174.3088 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and DJS SMOKIN' BBQ tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BIG POPPA SMOKERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 13th.
BAD BOYZ BBQ turned in 177.1544 in pork — past the 174.2856 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2013 | Williams, AZ | Williams, AZ | 32 | 696.5710 | LITTLE MISS BBQ | RHYTHM 'N QUE |
| Jun 13, 2014 ← this one | Williams, AZ | Williams, AZ 86046 | 35 | 689.1432 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Williams, AZ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 171.4172 | 168 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 170.2628 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 173.7144 | 167.9772 | 166.8228 |
35 entries · top 689.1432 · median 651.8856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 4 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 5 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 6 | LUCKY 13 BAR B QUE | |
| 7 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 9 | TRAILHOUND SMOKERS | |
| 10 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 11 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 12 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 13 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 14 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 16 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 17 | RANCH 13 BBQ | |
| 18 | HIBBS AND CREW PIRATE BAR BQ | |
| 19 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 20 | VOODOO ZOMBQUE | |
| 21 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 22 | YOUR B | |
| 23 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | H&D BBQ | |
| 25 | SCORCH | |
| 26 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 27 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 28 | QUED UP | |
| 29 | TEXAS REX BBQ | |
| 30 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 31 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 32 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 33 | Bubba Q | |
| 34 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 35 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE |
35 entries · top 180 · median 165.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | LUCKY 13 BAR B QUE | |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 4 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 7 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 8 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 9 | TRAILHOUND SMOKERS | |
| 10 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 11 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 12 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 13 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 14 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 15 | VOODOO ZOMBQUE | |
| 16 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 17 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 20 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 21 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | YOUR B | |
| 23 | HIBBS AND CREW PIRATE BAR BQ | |
| 24 | RANCH 13 BBQ | |
| 25 | H&D BBQ | |
| 26 | SCORCH | |
| 27 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 28 | TEXAS REX BBQ | |
| 29 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 30 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 31 | Bubba Q | |
| 32 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 33 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 34 | QUED UP | |
| 35 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ |
35 entries · top 176.5944 · median 161.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 4 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 5 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 6 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 7 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 8 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 9 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 10 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 11 | H&D BBQ | |
| 12 | RANCH 13 BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 14 | LUCKY 13 BAR B QUE | |
| 15 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 16 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 17 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 18 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | TRAILHOUND SMOKERS | |
| 20 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 21 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 22 | YOUR B | |
| 23 | VOODOO ZOMBQUE | |
| 24 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 25 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 26 | Bubba Q | |
| 27 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 28 | TEXAS REX BBQ | |
| 29 | HIBBS AND CREW PIRATE BAR BQ | |
| 30 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 31 | QUED UP | |
| 32 | SCORCH | |
| 33 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 34 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 35 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ |
35 entries · top 177.1544 · median 162.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | TRAILHOUND SMOKERS | |
| 4 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 5 | HIBBS AND CREW PIRATE BAR BQ | |
| 6 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 8 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 9 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 10 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | RANCH 13 BBQ | |
| 12 | YOUR B | |
| 13 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 14 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 15 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 16 | LUCKY 13 BAR B QUE | |
| 17 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 18 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | H&D BBQ | |
| 20 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 21 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 22 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 23 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 24 | VOODOO ZOMBQUE | |
| 25 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 26 | QUED UP | |
| 27 | SCORCH | |
| 28 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 29 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 30 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 31 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 32 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 33 | Bubba Q | |
| 34 | TEXAS REX BBQ | |
| 35 | MONSOON BBQ |
35 entries · top 173.7144 · median 161.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 3 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 4 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 5 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | SCORCH | |
| 7 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 9 | HIBBS AND CREW PIRATE BAR BQ | |
| 10 | QUED UP | |
| 11 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 12 | LUCKY 13 BAR B QUE | |
| 13 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 14 | TEXAS REX BBQ | |
| 15 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 16 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 17 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 18 | TRAILHOUND SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 21 | VOODOO ZOMBQUE | |
| 22 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 23 | RANCH 13 BBQ | |
| 24 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 25 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 26 | YOUR B | |
| 27 | Bubba Q | |
| 28 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 29 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 30 | H&D BBQ | |
| 31 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 32 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 33 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 34 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 35 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE |
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.
10 entries · top 180 · median 170.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 2 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 3 | VOODOO ZOMBQUE | |
| 4 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 5 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | TRAILHOUND SMOKERS | |
| 7 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 9 | RANCH 13 BBQ | |
| 10 | YOUR B |