Jun 19–20, 2015 · Ogden, UT
CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH won Grand Champion at the YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp on June 19, 2015 in Ogden, UT, scoring 677.6916 in a field of 23 teams. PORKETEERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 673.1088. Category winners: Chicken — BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ (172.5600); Pork Ribs — R&R BBQ (173.7256); Pork — CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH (174.2628); Brisket — BRAINS & BRAWNS (176.0000).
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 77 times in 100
CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH came in rated below the field's top team, Rhythm n QUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 12th tracked contest.
BRAINS & BRAWNS finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Pork places 8–9: PORKETEERS edged SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 8–9: G AND L BBQ edged PHIL & LOU BBQ by 0.0228. Chicken places 3–4: SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER edged BRAINS & BRAWNS by 0.0344.
CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 14th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.5600 | 168.5372 | 165.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7256 | 165.7600 | 163.4400 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 169.1084 | 164.5256 |
| Brisket | 176 | 167.9772 | 163.4056 |
23 entries · top 677.6916 · median 647.3368
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 2 | PORKETEERS | |
| 3 | BRAINS & BRAWNS | |
| 4 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 5 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 6 | R&R BBQ | |
| 7 | SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER | |
| 8 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 9 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 10 | Nations Best BBQ | |
| 11 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 13 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 14 | H&D BBQ | |
| 15 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 16 | FARVA-Q | |
| 17 | Smokin Hot Sistahs | |
| 18 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 19 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Frankenswine BBQ | |
| 21 | OUT WEST SMOKERS | |
| 22 | SAVANNAH'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin' Grub BBQ |
23 entries · top 172.5600 · median 163.9540
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 2 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 3 | SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER | |
| 4 | BRAINS & BRAWNS | |
| 5 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 6 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 7 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 8 | Nations Best BBQ | |
| 9 | HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 10 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 11 | PORKETEERS | |
| 12 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 13 | SAVANNAH'S BBQ | |
| 14 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 15 | FARVA-Q | |
| 16 | R&R BBQ | |
| 17 | H&D BBQ | |
| 18 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 19 | Frankenswine BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin Hot Sistahs | |
| 21 | Smokin' Grub BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 23 | OUT WEST SMOKERS |
23 entries · top 173.7256 · median 163.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R&R BBQ | |
| 2 | PORKETEERS | |
| 3 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 4 | H&D BBQ | |
| 5 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 6 | SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER | |
| 7 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 8 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 9 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 10 | Nations Best BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 12 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 13 | BRAINS & BRAWNS | |
| 14 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 15 | FARVA-Q | |
| 16 | Smokin' Grub BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin Hot Sistahs | |
| 18 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 19 | SAVANNAH'S BBQ | |
| 20 | OUT WEST SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Frankenswine BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 23 | HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ |
23 entries · top 174.2628 · median 163.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 2 | HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 3 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 4 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 5 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 6 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 7 | Nations Best BBQ | |
| 8 | PORKETEERS | |
| 9 | SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER | |
| 10 | FARVA-Q | |
| 11 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin' Grub BBQ | |
| 13 | BRAINS & BRAWNS | |
| 14 | R&R BBQ | |
| 15 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin Hot Sistahs | |
| 17 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 18 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 19 | OUT WEST SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Frankenswine BBQ | |
| 21 | H&D BBQ | |
| 22 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 23 | SAVANNAH'S BBQ |
23 entries · top 176 · median 162.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRAINS & BRAWNS | |
| 2 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 3 | PORKETEERS | |
| 4 | R&R BBQ | |
| 5 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 6 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 7 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 8 | HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 9 | SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER | |
| 10 | Smokin Hot Sistahs | |
| 11 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 12 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 13 | Nations Best BBQ | |
| 14 | Frankenswine BBQ | |
| 15 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 16 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 17 | H&D BBQ | |
| 18 | OUT WEST SMOKERS | |
| 19 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 20 | FARVA-Q | |
| 21 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin' Grub BBQ | |
| 23 | SAVANNAH'S BBQ |