Jun 19–20, 2015 · Quincy, IL
QUAU won Grand Champion at the Knights of Columbus on June 19, 2015 in Quincy, IL, scoring 689.1428 in a field of 28 teams. BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0740. Category winners: Chicken — ONE2BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ (175.4172); Pork — MONSTER-QUE (178.2972); Brisket — PORK PATROL BBQ (176.0000). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by ONE2BBQ.
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, 2013 to 2015 — 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 95% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0688 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
QUAU won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork places 2–3: BOSS HAWG BBQ and West Point Porkers tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE and OUTSIDERS BBQ tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: PORK PARADISE edged ALL IN QUE by 0.0116.
MONSTER-QUE turned in 178.2972 in pork — past the 175.4400 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ONE2BBQ (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2013 | Quincy, IL | Quincy, IL | 32 | 677.1426 | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS | DC'S SMOKIN BBQ |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Quincy, IL | Quincy, IL 62305 | 25 | 690.8228 | ONE2BBQ | MONSTER-QUE |
| Jun 19, 2015 ← this one | Quincy, IL | Quincy, IL | 28 | 689.1428 | QUAU | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 170.3200 | 167.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 172 | 169.1544 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 174.8572 | 168.5256 |
| Brisket | 176 | 173.7028 | 167.9656 |
28 entries · top 689.1428 · median 666.1772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUAU | |
| 2 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 4 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 5 | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | |
| 6 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 7 | RIPPEL-QUE | |
| 8 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 9 | FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ | |
| 10 | West Point Porkers | |
| 11 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 12 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 13 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 14 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 15 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 16 | Lynnwood Barbecue Co. | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 18 | Vallet Porking | |
| 19 | TWO BUTTS AND A HAM | |
| 20 | Big Juicy BBQ Group | |
| 21 | TASTE OF 217 | |
| 22 | The Blind Pig BBQ | |
| 23 | LICKIN'S BARBEQUE TEAM | |
| 24 | RB QUEB'D | |
| 25 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 26 | MO BBQ | |
| 27 | MEATSMACK | |
| 28 | 3 Sauce'D Pigs |
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | RIPPEL-QUE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 5 | Lynnwood Barbecue Co. | |
| 6 | West Point Porkers | |
| 7 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 8 | TWO BUTTS AND A HAM | |
| 9 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 10 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 11 | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | |
| 12 | QUAU | |
| 13 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 14 | FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ | |
| 15 | The Blind Pig BBQ | |
| 16 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 17 | Big Juicy BBQ Group | |
| 18 | 3 Sauce'D Pigs | |
| 19 | Vallet Porking | |
| 20 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 21 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 22 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 23 | RB QUEB'D | |
| 24 | TASTE OF 217 | |
| 25 | MEATSMACK | |
| 26 | LICKIN'S BARBEQUE TEAM | |
| 27 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 28 | MO BBQ |
28 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ | |
| 2 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 3 | QUAU | |
| 4 | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | |
| 5 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Juicy BBQ Group | |
| 7 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 8 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | RIPPEL-QUE | |
| 10 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 12 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 13 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 14 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 15 | The Blind Pig BBQ | |
| 16 | Lynnwood Barbecue Co. | |
| 17 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 18 | MEATSMACK | |
| 19 | TASTE OF 217 | |
| 20 | Vallet Porking | |
| 21 | RB QUEB'D | |
| 22 | TWO BUTTS AND A HAM | |
| 23 | LICKIN'S BARBEQUE TEAM | |
| 24 | MO BBQ | |
| 25 | West Point Porkers | |
| 26 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 27 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 28 | 3 Sauce'D Pigs |
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 2 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | West Point Porkers | |
| 4 | QUAU | |
| 5 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 6 | Vallet Porking | |
| 7 | LICKIN'S BARBEQUE TEAM | |
| 8 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 9 | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | |
| 10 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 11 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 12 | FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ | |
| 13 | MO BBQ | |
| 14 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 15 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 16 | RIPPEL-QUE | |
| 17 | The Blind Pig BBQ | |
| 18 | TWO BUTTS AND A HAM | |
| 19 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 20 | Lynnwood Barbecue Co. | |
| 21 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 22 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 23 | MEATSMACK | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 25 | Big Juicy BBQ Group | |
| 26 | 3 Sauce'D Pigs | |
| 27 | RB QUEB'D | |
| 28 | TASTE OF 217 |
28 entries · top 176 · median 163.6628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 2 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 3 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 4 | QUAU | |
| 5 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | TASTE OF 217 | |
| 7 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 8 | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | |
| 9 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 10 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 11 | Lynnwood Barbecue Co. | |
| 12 | RB QUEB'D | |
| 13 | West Point Porkers | |
| 14 | RIPPEL-QUE | |
| 15 | TWO BUTTS AND A HAM | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 17 | FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ | |
| 18 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 19 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 20 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 21 | Vallet Porking | |
| 22 | MO BBQ | |
| 23 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 24 | Big Juicy BBQ Group | |
| 25 | MEATSMACK | |
| 26 | The Blind Pig BBQ | |
| 27 | LICKIN'S BARBEQUE TEAM | |
| 28 | 3 Sauce'D Pigs |