Jun 26–27, 2015 · Santa Clara, CA
BOWLING OVER PIGS won Grand Champion at the Silicon Valley BBQ Championships on June 26, 2015 in Santa Clara, CA, scoring 677.7488 in a field of 49 teams. MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND took Reserve Grand Champion with 676.5828. Category winners: Chicken — 155 South Bar-B-Q (173.1428); Pork Ribs — Get Some's BBQ Assassins (177.7372); Pork — 155 South Bar-B-Q (174.8572); Brisket — JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ (171.9656). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by RHYTHM 'N QUE.
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 79% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
BOWLING OVER PIGS came in rated below the field's top team, BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BOWLING OVER PIGS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Brisket places 3–4: MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ and MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND tied on 170.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: TOO ASHAMED TO NAME edged BOWLING OVER PIGS by 0.0112. Pork places 7–8: ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT edged SMOKESHOW by 0.0112.
155 South Bar-B-Q won Chicken, Pork — a double.
Get Some's BBQ Assassins turned in 177.7372 in pork ribs — past the 176.0344 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: RHYTHM 'N QUE (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2013 | Santa Clara, CA | Santa Clara, CA | 56 | 681.1424 | LEFT COAST Q | THESMOKERING.COM |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Santa Clara, CA | Santa Clara, CA 95050 | 48 | 678.9028 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | BURNIN AND LOOTIN |
| Jun 26, 2015 ← this one | Santa Clara, CA | Santa Clara, CA 95050 | 49 | 677.7488 | BOWLING OVER PIGS | MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1428 | 170.8228 | 164.6400 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 173.7488 | 168.0456 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 168.6056 | 167.4172 |
| Brisket | 171.9656 | 168.5600 | 166.9144 |
49 entries · top 677.7488 · median 636.4688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOWLING OVER PIGS | |
| 2 | MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND | |
| 3 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 5 | TOO ASHAMED TO NAME | |
| 6 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 7 | G & Pop's BBQ | |
| 8 | Get Some's BBQ Assassins | |
| 9 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 10 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 11 | 155 South Bar-B-Q | |
| 12 | SMOKIN YANKEES | |
| 13 | PIG PIMP'N BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 15 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 16 | FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. | |
| 17 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 18 | JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ | |
| 19 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 20 | RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS | |
| 21 | PORKTERA BBQ | |
| 22 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 23 | MEAT FIRE BREW BBQ | |
| 24 | STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ | |
| 25 | HOG EAT HOG BBQ | |
| 26 | SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL | |
| 27 | Smoke Slayers` | |
| 28 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 29 | MAC BBQ | |
| 30 | 2 ROLLING BONES | |
| 31 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 32 | RBQ | |
| 33 | Smokestack BBQ | |
| 34 | V10 BBQ | |
| 35 | WINE WITH SWINE BBQ | |
| 36 | Caddyshack BBQ Team | |
| 37 | RIGHT ON QUE - CA | |
| 38 | LORD OF THE RIBS | |
| 39 | LOOSEN YOUR BELT BBQ | |
| 40 | Holy Smokers: Raisin' the Q | |
| 41 | PROPS BBQ | |
| 42 | Jopa's BBQrew | |
| 43 | Quixey | |
| 44 | ALL REASONS MOVING | |
| 45 | 3 BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 46 | BLAZIN BY THE BAY BBQ | |
| 47 | BAD S. BBQ | |
| 48 | Smokein | |
| 49 | DBL D BBQ Boyz |
48 entries · top 173.1428 · median 159.4228
48 entries · top 177.7372 · median 157.9828
48 entries · top 174.8572 · median 157.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 155 South Bar-B-Q | |
| 2 | SMOKIN YANKEES | |
| 3 | FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. | |
| 4 | MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND | |
| 5 | TOO ASHAMED TO NAME | |
| 6 | BOWLING OVER PIGS | |
| 7 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 8 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 9 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 11 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 12 | Get Some's BBQ Assassins | |
| 13 | HOG EAT HOG BBQ | |
| 14 | Caddyshack BBQ Team | |
| 15 | G & Pop's BBQ | |
| 16 | PIG PIMP'N BBQ | |
| 17 | RBQ | |
| 18 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 19 | MAC BBQ | |
| 20 | SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL | |
| 21 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 22 | V10 BBQ | |
| 23 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 24 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 25 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 26 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokein | |
| 28 | PORKTERA BBQ | |
| 29 | 2 ROLLING BONES | |
| 30 | WINE WITH SWINE BBQ | |
| 31 | Smokestack BBQ | |
| 32 | STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ | |
| 33 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 34 | JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ | |
| 35 | 3 BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 36 | Holy Smokers: Raisin' the Q | |
| 37 | MEAT FIRE BREW BBQ | |
| 38 | PROPS BBQ | |
| 39 | RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS | |
| 40 | Smoke Slayers` | |
| 41 | BAD S. BBQ | |
| 42 | LOOSEN YOUR BELT BBQ | |
| 43 | Quixey | |
| 44 | Jopa's BBQrew | |
| 45 | LORD OF THE RIBS | |
| 46 | RIGHT ON QUE - CA | |
| 47 | ALL REASONS MOVING | |
| 48 | BLAZIN BY THE BAY BBQ |
48 entries · top 171.9656 · median 154.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN YANKEES | |
| 3 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND | |
| 5 | BOWLING OVER PIGS | |
| 6 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 7 | RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS | |
| 8 | 2 ROLLING BONES | |
| 9 | PORKTERA BBQ | |
| 10 | SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL | |
| 11 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 12 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 13 | MAC BBQ | |
| 14 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 15 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 16 | V10 BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 18 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 19 | STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ | |
| 20 | TOO ASHAMED TO NAME | |
| 21 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 22 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 23 | PIG PIMP'N BBQ | |
| 24 | Get Some's BBQ Assassins | |
| 25 | Smoke Slayers` | |
| 26 | WINE WITH SWINE BBQ | |
| 27 | GRILLIN' THE SHED | |
| 28 | MEAT FIRE BREW BBQ | |
| 29 | G & Pop's BBQ | |
| 30 | RIGHT ON QUE - CA | |
| 31 | 155 South Bar-B-Q | |
| 32 | LORD OF THE RIBS | |
| 33 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 34 | HOG EAT HOG BBQ | |
| 35 | Holy Smokers: Raisin' the Q | |
| 36 | FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. | |
| 37 | Smokestack BBQ | |
| 38 | BAD S. BBQ | |
| 39 | Caddyshack BBQ Team | |
| 40 | RBQ | |
| 41 | PROPS BBQ | |
| 42 | Quixey | |
| 43 | ALL REASONS MOVING | |
| 44 | LOOSEN YOUR BELT BBQ | |
| 45 | Smokein | |
| 46 | Jopa's BBQrew | |
| 47 | 3 BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 48 | BLAZIN BY THE BAY BBQ |
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