Jun 13–14, 2014 · Miles City, MT
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Cowtown Cook-off on June 13, 2014 in Miles City, MT, scoring 686.8456 in a field of 17 teams. JO-BAWB'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2628. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ (176.5600); Pork Ribs — SPITFIRE (176.0000); Pork — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (174.2628); Brisket — JO-BAWB'S BBQ (179.4400).
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.
Closer than 89% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
Pork places 5–6: CRF BLUE RIBB'N BBQ edged SPITFIRE by 0.0112. Pork places 7–8: SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ edged Hill Top BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 3–4: CRF BLUE RIBB'N BBQ edged PARROTHEAD SMOKERS by 0.0228.
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 163.9656 | 158.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 168 | 159.9884 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 166.8456 | 158.8228 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 167.4400 | 157.6340 |
17 entries · top 686.8456 · median 642.2516
17 entries · top 176.5600 · median 159.4172
17 entries · top 176 · median 162.8572
17 entries · top 174.2628 · median 163.3828
17 entries · top 179.4400 · median 158.8572