Jun 20–21, 2015 · Old Orchard Beach, ME
Rogue Hog BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' at the Ball Park BBQ Fest on June 20, 2015 in Old Orchard Beach, ME, scoring 687.4284 in a field of 18 teams. QUE AND A HALF MEN took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.4056. Category winners: Chicken — Rogue Hog BBQ (173.7256); Pork Ribs — FEEDING FRIENDZ (171.4172); Pork — BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD (177.7372); Brisket — STUBBORN BULL BBQ (178.8800).
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 98% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
Pork Ribs places 7–8: QUE AND A HALF MEN and Portland Bar Bacoa tied on 162.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: ELJEFE SMOKE and QUE AND A HALF MEN tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and STUBBORN BULL BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Rogue Hog BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7256 | 167.4628 | 165.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4172 | 165.7144 | 160.5828 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 174.2628 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 174.8572 | 165.1084 |
18 entries · top 687.4284 · median 659.9314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 2 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 3 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 4 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 7 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 8 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 9 | ACK-QUE | |
| 10 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 13 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | THE SMOKE 'AH | |
| 15 | Portland Bar Bacoa | |
| 16 | Q SHANTY | |
| 17 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM | |
| 18 | ATLANTIC SMOKE |
18 entries · top 173.7256 · median 165.4228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 3 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 4 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 5 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 7 | ACK-QUE | |
| 8 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 9 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 10 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 12 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM | |
| 13 | Q SHANTY | |
| 14 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | THE SMOKE 'AH | |
| 16 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 17 | ATLANTIC SMOKE | |
| 18 | Portland Bar Bacoa |
18 entries · top 171.4172 · median 160.8628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 2 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 4 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 8 | Portland Bar Bacoa | |
| 9 | THE SMOKE 'AH | |
| 10 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 11 | ACK-QUE | |
| 12 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM | |
| 13 | Q SHANTY | |
| 14 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 15 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 16 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 17 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 18 | ATLANTIC SMOKE |
18 entries · top 177.7372 · median 170.2914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 4 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 7 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 8 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 9 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 10 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Portland Bar Bacoa | |
| 12 | THE SMOKE 'AH | |
| 13 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 14 | Q SHANTY | |
| 15 | ACK-QUE | |
| 16 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 17 | ATLANTIC SMOKE | |
| 18 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM |
17 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 2 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 5 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 6 | ACK-QUE | |
| 7 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 9 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 10 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 11 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 12 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 13 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM | |
| 15 | Q SHANTY | |
| 16 | THE SMOKE 'AH | |
| 17 | Portland Bar Bacoa |