Jun 19–20, 2015 · Eureka, KS
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS won Grand Champion at the Eureka BBQ Bash on June 19, 2015 in Eureka, KS, scoring 693.1200 in a field of 27 teams. JP CUSTOM SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8456. Category winners: Chicken — RIBS N BIBS (177.1772); Pork Ribs — JP CUSTOM SMOKE (179.4400); Pork — CAVEMAN CUISINE (177.7372); Brisket — JP CUSTOM SMOKE (176.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
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 73 times in 100
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS came in rated below the field's top team, BUTCHER BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 9–10: CAVEMAN CUISINE and SMOKE 'N' RUB tied on 166.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: SMOKEAHOLICS and BUTCHER BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: LUCKY D'S BBQ and ROUGHNECKS BBQ tied on 170.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
JP CUSTOM SMOKE won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2015 ← this one | Eureka, KS | Eureka, KS 67045 | 27 | 693.1200 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | JP CUSTOM SMOKE |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Eureka, KS | Eureka City Lake | 26 | 689.6800 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Eureka, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1772 | 169.1544 | 166.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 171.4172 | 168.5944 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 173.7028 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 176 | 170.2972 | 166.2628 |
27 entries · top 693.1200 · median 662.1600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 2 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 3 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 6 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 7 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 9 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 10 | GUNNY FINNS BBQ | |
| 11 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 12 | TNK BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE 'N' RUB | |
| 14 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 15 | DOUBLE STACK BBQ | |
| 16 | ROUGHNECKS BBQ | |
| 17 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 18 | MANNY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 20 | HEDGE HOGS | |
| 21 | TWO EX-PIGS AH SMOKIN | |
| 22 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 23 | LAZY 2 BBQ | |
| 24 | DASAWYERS | |
| 25 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE | |
| 26 | Wagon Wheel | |
| 27 | Black Jack Smokers |
27 entries · top 177.1772 · median 165.1772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 2 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 4 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 5 | MANNY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 8 | TNK BBQ | |
| 9 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 10 | SMOKE 'N' RUB | |
| 11 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 12 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 13 | GUNNY FINNS BBQ | |
| 14 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 15 | ROUGHNECKS BBQ | |
| 16 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 17 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 18 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 19 | DOUBLE STACK BBQ | |
| 20 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE | |
| 21 | Wagon Wheel | |
| 22 | LAZY 2 BBQ | |
| 23 | HEDGE HOGS | |
| 24 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 25 | TWO EX-PIGS AH SMOKIN | |
| 26 | DASAWYERS | |
| 27 | Black Jack Smokers |
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 2 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 5 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 6 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 7 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | ROUGHNECKS BBQ | |
| 9 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 10 | TWO EX-PIGS AH SMOKIN | |
| 11 | HEDGE HOGS | |
| 12 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 13 | GUNNY FINNS BBQ | |
| 14 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 15 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 16 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 17 | TNK BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE 'N' RUB | |
| 19 | DOUBLE STACK BBQ | |
| 20 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 21 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 22 | LAZY 2 BBQ | |
| 23 | MANNY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | DASAWYERS | |
| 25 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE | |
| 26 | Wagon Wheel | |
| 27 | Black Jack Smokers |
27 entries · top 177.7372 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 4 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | TNK BBQ | |
| 6 | DOUBLE STACK BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 8 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 9 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 10 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 11 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 12 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 13 | GUNNY FINNS BBQ | |
| 14 | HEDGE HOGS | |
| 15 | SMOKE 'N' RUB | |
| 16 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 17 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 18 | DASAWYERS | |
| 19 | ROUGHNECKS BBQ | |
| 20 | MANNY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 22 | TWO EX-PIGS AH SMOKIN | |
| 23 | Wagon Wheel | |
| 24 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 25 | LAZY 2 BBQ | |
| 26 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE | |
| 27 | Black Jack Smokers |
27 entries · top 176 · median 163.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 4 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 5 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 6 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 7 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 8 | MANNY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 10 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 11 | GUNNY FINNS BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE 'N' RUB | |
| 13 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 14 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 15 | DOUBLE STACK BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 17 | ROUGHNECKS BBQ | |
| 18 | TNK BBQ | |
| 19 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 20 | HEDGE HOGS | |
| 21 | LAZY 2 BBQ | |
| 22 | TWO EX-PIGS AH SMOKIN | |
| 23 | OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE | |
| 24 | DASAWYERS | |
| 25 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 26 | Black Jack Smokers | |
| 27 | Wagon Wheel |