Jun 19–20, 2015 · Banning, CA
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Stagecoach Days 1st Annual State BBQ Championship on June 19, 2015 in Banning, CA, scoring 699.4056 in a field of 29 teams. MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5716. Category winners: Chicken — FUNTIME BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ (179.4400); Pork — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (177.1428); Brisket — Hickory & Spice (177.7144).
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.
Chicken places 2–3: MONSOON BBQ and MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ and Sharpe's Woodshed tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SMOKE HOUND BBQ and AZ BEER BELLY BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BIG POPPA SMOKERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 11th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 170.8572 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 173.7256 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 173.1200 | 169.7256 |
29 entries · top 699.4056 · median 674.7428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 4 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 6 | JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE | |
| 7 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 8 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 11 | LADY OF Q | |
| 12 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 13 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 14 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 15 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 16 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 17 | GORILLA ISLANDS | |
| 18 | VICIOUS SMOKE | |
| 19 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 21 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 22 | Hickory & Spice | |
| 23 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 24 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 25 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ | |
| 26 | SILVER SPUR BBQ | |
| 27 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 28 | A GUY AND HIS GRILL | |
| 29 | TACTI-Q |
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 2 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 3 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 5 | LADY OF Q | |
| 6 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 7 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 9 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 11 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 12 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE | |
| 14 | GORILLA ISLANDS | |
| 15 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 16 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 18 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 19 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 20 | Hickory & Spice | |
| 21 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 22 | VICIOUS SMOKE | |
| 23 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 24 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 26 | SILVER SPUR BBQ | |
| 27 | TACTI-Q | |
| 28 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 29 | A GUY AND HIS GRILL |
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 2 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 5 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 6 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 7 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 8 | JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE | |
| 9 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 12 | LADY OF Q | |
| 13 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 14 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 15 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 16 | VICIOUS SMOKE | |
| 17 | A GUY AND HIS GRILL | |
| 18 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 19 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ | |
| 20 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 21 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 23 | GORILLA ISLANDS | |
| 24 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 26 | SILVER SPUR BBQ | |
| 27 | Hickory & Spice | |
| 28 | TACTI-Q | |
| 29 | COOL GRILLING |
29 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 3 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 4 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 5 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 8 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 9 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 10 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 13 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 14 | JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE | |
| 15 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 16 | GORILLA ISLANDS | |
| 17 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 18 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ | |
| 19 | SILVER SPUR BBQ | |
| 20 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 21 | LADY OF Q | |
| 22 | Hickory & Spice | |
| 23 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 24 | VICIOUS SMOKE | |
| 25 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 26 | A GUY AND HIS GRILL | |
| 27 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 28 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 29 | TACTI-Q |
29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hickory & Spice | |
| 2 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 3 | VICIOUS SMOKE | |
| 4 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE | |
| 6 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 7 | GORILLA ISLANDS | |
| 8 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 12 | LADY OF Q | |
| 13 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 14 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 15 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 16 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 18 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 19 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 20 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 21 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 23 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 24 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 25 | A GUY AND HIS GRILL | |
| 26 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 27 | SILVER SPUR BBQ | |
| 28 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ | |
| 29 | TACTI-Q |
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.
4 entries · top 176.5828 · median 171.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda Piggenger | |
| 2 | Tamara Richardson | |
| 3 | Clarence Hasland | |
| 4 | Stephanie Piggenger |