Jun 21–22, 2014 · Old Orchard Beach, ME
Rogue Hog BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' @ the Ball Park BBQ Festival on June 21, 2014 in Old Orchard Beach, ME, scoring 674.8344 in a field of 17 teams. INSANE SWINE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 673.7600. Category winners: Chicken — Rogue Hog BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ (175.4172); Pork — INSANE SWINE BBQ (177.7372); Brisket — THE SMOKE 'AH (175.4972).
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 85% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0744 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 5–6: FIRE DOWN BELOW and FEEDING FRIENDZ tied on 169.1656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: INSANE SWINE BBQ and BONEYARD SMOKERS tied on 168.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: MEATDREAMS and FEEDING FRIENDZ tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Rogue Hog BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 169.1656 | 164.5828 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 169.1772 | 164.5828 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 166.8800 | 162.8228 |
| Brisket | 175.4972 | 166.8800 | 158.2628 |
17 entries · top 674.8344 · median 647.8740
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 4 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 6 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 8 | MEATDREAMS | |
| 9 | Howling Hog Barbeque | |
| 10 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | THE SMOKE 'AH | |
| 12 | TWC Smokers | |
| 13 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | BIG SLAB BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin' Hot Babes | |
| 16 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - MA | |
| 17 | CHEST FEVER Q |
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG SLAB BBQ | |
| 3 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 6 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 7 | THE SMOKE 'AH | |
| 8 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 9 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | MEATDREAMS | |
| 11 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 12 | TWC Smokers | |
| 13 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - MA | |
| 15 | Howling Hog Barbeque | |
| 16 | Smokin' Hot Babes | |
| 17 | CHEST FEVER Q |
17 entries · top 175.4172 · median 164.5944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Smokin' Hot Babes | |
| 4 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 5 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 6 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | MEATDREAMS | |
| 8 | TWC Smokers | |
| 9 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 10 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG SLAB BBQ | |
| 12 | Howling Hog Barbeque | |
| 13 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 14 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - MA | |
| 16 | CHEST FEVER Q | |
| 17 | THE SMOKE 'AH |
16 entries · top 177.7372 · median 163.4230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | THE SMOKE 'AH | |
| 3 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 5 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 6 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - MA | |
| 9 | TWC Smokers | |
| 10 | Howling Hog Barbeque | |
| 11 | Smokin' Hot Babes | |
| 12 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 13 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG SLAB BBQ | |
| 15 | MEATDREAMS | |
| 16 | BONEYARD SMOKERS |
17 entries · top 175.4972 · median 158.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKE 'AH | |
| 2 | MEATDREAMS | |
| 3 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 4 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 6 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 8 | Howling Hog Barbeque | |
| 9 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 10 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 11 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin' Hot Babes | |
| 13 | TWC Smokers | |
| 14 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - MA | |
| 16 | BIG SLAB BBQ | |
| 17 | CHEST FEVER Q |