Jun 19–20, 2015 · Barbourville, KY
CONTAGIOUS Q won Grand Champion at the Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival on June 19, 2015 in Barbourville, KY, scoring 693.0628 in a field of 25 teams. SMOKE ON THIS took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9432. Category winners: Chicken — EAST TENNESSE Q CREW (178.8572); Pork Ribs — PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM (180.0000); Pork — ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE (177.1544); Brisket — SMOKE ON THIS (179.4400).
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 84% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1196 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
CONTAGIOUS Q came in rated below the field's top team, YELLOW RIVER BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
CONTAGIOUS Q won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was CONTAGIOUS Q's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 32nd tracked contest.
Chicken places 7–8: CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. and ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE and HICKORY PRIME tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SMOKE ON THIS and BUB-BA-Q tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2015 ← this one | Barbourville, KY | Barbourville, KY 40906 | 25 | 693.0628 | CONTAGIOUS Q | SMOKE ON THIS |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Barbourville, KY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.2744 | 171.4056 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
25 entries · top 693.0628 · median 677.0400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 3 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 4 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 5 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 6 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 7 | EAST TENNESSE Q CREW | |
| 8 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | 2 WORTHLESS NUTS, NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 10 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 11 | RICE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 12 | PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | Pappy Q | |
| 14 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 16 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 17 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 18 | SUGAR BABY BBQ | |
| 19 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 20 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 21 | WLT | |
| 22 | ELKHAWG SMOKERS | |
| 23 | B & S BBQ | |
| 24 | TNT KICKIN' BBQ | |
| 25 | Flying Pig BBQ |
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EAST TENNESSE Q CREW | |
| 2 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 3 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | 2 WORTHLESS NUTS, NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 5 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 6 | Pappy Q | |
| 7 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 8 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 10 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 11 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 12 | RICE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 13 | B & S BBQ | |
| 14 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 15 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 16 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 17 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 18 | PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | WLT | |
| 20 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 22 | TNT KICKIN' BBQ | |
| 23 | SUGAR BABY BBQ | |
| 24 | ELKHAWG SMOKERS | |
| 25 | Flying Pig BBQ |
25 entries · top 180 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 3 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 5 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 6 | WLT | |
| 7 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 8 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 9 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 10 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 11 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 12 | RICE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 13 | 2 WORTHLESS NUTS, NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 14 | Pappy Q | |
| 15 | EAST TENNESSE Q CREW | |
| 16 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 17 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 18 | SUGAR BABY BBQ | |
| 19 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 20 | TNT KICKIN' BBQ | |
| 21 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 22 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 23 | ELKHAWG SMOKERS | |
| 24 | B & S BBQ | |
| 25 | Flying Pig BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 3 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 4 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 5 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 6 | SUGAR BABY BBQ | |
| 7 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 8 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 9 | EAST TENNESSE Q CREW | |
| 10 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 11 | PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | 2 WORTHLESS NUTS, NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 13 | RICE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 14 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 15 | ELKHAWG SMOKERS | |
| 16 | TNT KICKIN' BBQ | |
| 17 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 18 | Pappy Q | |
| 19 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 20 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 21 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 22 | Flying Pig BBQ | |
| 23 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 24 | B & S BBQ | |
| 25 | WLT |
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 2 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 3 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 4 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 5 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 6 | 2 WORTHLESS NUTS, NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 7 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 8 | RICE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 9 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 10 | Pappy Q | |
| 11 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 12 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 13 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 14 | EAST TENNESSE Q CREW | |
| 15 | PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | SUGAR BABY BBQ | |
| 17 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 18 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 19 | Flying Pig BBQ | |
| 20 | B & S BBQ | |
| 21 | ELKHAWG SMOKERS | |
| 22 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 24 | WLT | |
| 25 | TNT KICKIN' BBQ |