Feb 26–28, 2015 · Huntsville, TX
Lucky Dawg BBQ won Grand Champion at the Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown on February 26, 2015 in Huntsville, TX, scoring 689.2228 in a field of 61 teams. KOSMO'S Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5140. Category winners: Chicken — KOSMO'S Q (175.4056); Pork Ribs — CLARK CREW BBQ (178.2972); Pork — KOSMO'S Q (179.4400); Brisket — SMOKIN HOT BBQ (176.0000). This is the 2nd of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ; the next was held in 2016.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2020 — this edition picked out.
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 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.7088 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
689.2228 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 689.1316 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ set in 2014.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100
Lucky Dawg BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Lucky Dawg BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Lucky Dawg BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data.
2 of 7 tracked editions
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5828 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Lucky Dawg BBQ finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 2–3: Lucky Dawg BBQ and Texas Select BBQ tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Smokin Hot J's and SERIAL GRILLER tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: NCOGNITO COOKERS and TU BONES BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
KOSMO'S Q won Chicken, Pork — a double.
CLARK CREW BBQ turned in 178.2972 in pork ribs — past the 173.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (won 2014).
Bigger than 92% of the 5,482 contests in the data
61 teams — bigger than 92% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2014 | Huntsville, TX | Huntsville, TX | 37 | 689.1316 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | BUTCHER BBQ |
| Feb 26, 2015 ← this one | Huntsville, TX | Huntsville, TX 77320 | 61 | 689.2228 | Lucky Dawg BBQ | KOSMO'S Q |
| Feb 25, 2016 | Huntsville, TX | Huntsville, TX 77320 | 42 | 685.1316 | MEAT @ SLIMS | Smokin Hot J's |
| Feb 16, 2017 | Huntsville, TX | Walker County Fair Grounds | 41 | 705.6568 | CLARK CREW BBQ | Smokie Okie & Company |
| Feb 16, 2018 | Huntsville, TX | 3925 Hwy 03 W | 38 | 694.8572 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | BOOMERANG BBQ |
| Feb 15, 2019 | Huntsville, TX | 3925 Hwy 03 W | 33 | 704.5256 | Rio Valley Meats BBQ | Tiny E BBQ |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Huntsville, TX | 3925 State High Way 30 | 42 | 704.0344 | The American Dream BBQ | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4056 | 173.1544 | 169.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 173.1656 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 172.0228 | 170.8572 |
| Brisket | 176 | 170.8344 | 169.1544 |
61 entries · top 689.2228 · median 644.5024
61 entries · top 175.4056 · median 162.2628
61 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.4056
61 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.2400
60 entries · top 176 · median 160.0228
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.
23 entries · top 174.3200 · median 160.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TU BONES BBQ | |
| 2 | Top Shelf | |
| 3 | Dodge City Cookers | |
| 4 | Texas Grillbillies | |
| 5 | Butcher Boyz | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Hot J's | |
| 8 | OUTLAW RAYS BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | DEJA Q | |
| 10 | Old Buzzard Cookers | |
| 11 | Brew-B-Que | |
| 12 | CAN'T SMOKE THIS | |
| 13 | Hey Boys BBQ | |
| 14 | STEEL HOG Q | |
| 15 | SWAMP DONKEYZ BBQ | |
| 16 | Texas Pi BBQ | |
| 17 | Texas Select BBQ | |
| 18 | CAMO COOKERS | |
| 19 | Kommunity Kookers | |
| 20 | JOE'S COOKSHACK | |
| 21 | TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 22 | Controlled Chaos | |
| 23 | KISS MY RACK |
18 entries · top 176.0572 · median 161.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brew-B-Que | |
| 2 | SMOKE PIMPS | |
| 3 | Dodge City Cookers | |
| 4 | JOE'S COOKSHACK | |
| 5 | CACTUS FLAT COOKERS | |
| 6 | Panther Creek Cookers | |
| 7 | Texas Grillbillies | |
| 8 | DEJA Q | |
| 9 | CAMO COOKERS | |
| 10 | She Thinks My Slabs R Sexy | |
| 11 | REDLEG COOKERS | |
| 12 | SWAMP DONKEYZ BBQ | |
| 13 | Butcher Boyz | |
| 14 | Old Buzzard Cookers | |
| 15 | TU BONES BBQ | |
| 16 | Top Shelf | |
| 17 | Sigma Chi | |
| 18 | OUTLAW RAYS BARBEQUE |
14 entries · top 177.1772 · median 170.5772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEJA Q | |
| 2 | OUTLAW RAYS BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | Old Buzzard Cookers | |
| 4 | TU BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | Top Shelf | |
| 6 | Butcher Boyz | |
| 7 | Smokin Hot J's | |
| 8 | Dodge City Cookers | |
| 9 | She Thinks My Slabs R Sexy | |
| 10 | Texas Grillbillies | |
| 11 | Texas Select BBQ | |
| 12 | Panther Creek Cookers | |
| 13 | CAMO COOKERS | |
| 14 | SWAMP DONKEYZ BBQ |