Jun 19–20, 2015 · Frisco, CO
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge on June 19, 2015 in Frisco, CO, scoring 691.3484 in a field of 58 teams. BACKDRAFT BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8572. Category winners: Chicken — BACKDRAFT BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN TRIGGERS (180.0000); Pork — BACKDRAFT BBQ (175.4400); Brisket — 3 LIL' MACS BBQ (178.8572).
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 95% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.4912 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 4–5: 303 BBQ and SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: STARS AND STRIPES BBQ and BUBBA-Q'S tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: OOPS and PORKY BUTTS BBQ tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BACKDRAFT BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
Bigger than 91% of the 5,469 contests in the data
58 teams — bigger than 91% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4172 | 169.7144 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 171.9772 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 171.9656 | 169.6684 |
58 entries · top 691.3484 · median 642.7198
57 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.1084
58 entries · top 180 · median 163.3886 · 🔥 perfect 180
58 entries · top 175.4400 · median 160.5486
58 entries · top 178.8572 · median 155.7030
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.
10 entries · top 178.2972 · median 176.0058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE JUMPERS | |
| 2 | Buzzes Boar | |
| 3 | BBQ REPUBLIC WEST | |
| 4 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 5 | MOUNTAIN LYON EXTREME | |
| 6 | Curtis Ranch Smokers | |
| 7 | CLARENCE | |
| 8 | MERLE HOGGARD | |
| 9 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 10 | 1 2 BBQ |
13 entries · top 168.0228 · median 164.0456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q'TANG CLAN | |
| 2 | Q' TANG CLAN 2 | |
| 3 | Merle Hoggard 2 | |
| 4 | Clarence 2 | |
| 5 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 6 | Maine Street Barbeque Co. | |
| 7 | MOUNTAIN LYON EXTREME | |
| 8 | MOES ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 9 | MERLE HOGGARD | |
| 10 | CLARENCE | |
| 11 | SMOKE JUMPERS | |
| 12 | Big Daddy's Texas BBQ | |
| 13 | WILD MAN BBQ |