A razor-thin finish
Closer than 93% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5372 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
- CAVEMAN CUISINE
- Smoke Eatrs BBQ
Jun 26–27, 2015 · Chandler, OK
CAVEMAN CUISINE won Grand Champion at the Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest on June 26, 2015 in Chandler, OK, scoring 694.7888 in a field of 28 teams. Smoke Eatrs BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2516. Category winners: Chicken — BUFFALO'S BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — SPICY SPITFIRE (178.2972); Pork — SPICY SPITFIRE (174.8800); Brisket — CAVEMAN CUISINE (178.8572). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by CAVEMAN CUISINE.
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 93% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5372 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
CAVEMAN CUISINE won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
2 of 3 tracked editions
CAVEMAN CUISINE has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
Chicken places 3–4: Smoke Eatrs BBQ and CAVEMAN CUISINE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: Smoke Eatrs BBQ and SMOKIN YETI BBQ tied on 173.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: CAVEMAN CUISINE edged THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS by 0.0116.
SPICY SPITFIRE won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
CAVEMAN CUISINE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 13th.
CAVEMAN CUISINE turned in 178.8572 in brisket — past the 178.2858 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CAVEMAN CUISINE (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2013 | Chandler, OK | Chandler, OK | 33 | 705.1432 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Chandler, OK | Chandler, OK 74834 | 37 | 699.9660 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| Jun 26, 2015 ← this one | Chandler, OK | Chandler, OK 74834 | 28 | 694.7888 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | Smoke Eatrs BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8800 | 167.3940 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.3200 | 169.7260 |
| Pork | 174.8800 | 173.1544 | 169.1316 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 169.6684 | 165.1200 |
28 entries · top 694.7888 · median 657
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 2 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 3 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 5 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 6 | OKIEQ | |
| 7 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 8 | JARHEAD-Q | |
| 9 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN YETI BBQ | |
| 12 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 13 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 14 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 15 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 16 | RUSTY MUG BREW & QUE | |
| 17 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 18 | DASAWYERS | |
| 19 | SUMMERSTIME BBQ | |
| 20 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 21 | SMOKIE DINGUS BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN ME CRAZY | |
| 23 | CHUBBY BUTTIES BAR-B-Q CO. | |
| 24 | Oncue BBQ Team | |
| 25 | SMOKIN BOMBERS | |
| 26 | WOLF PACK BBQ | |
| 27 | Team Gresham | |
| 28 | ALL FIRED UP |
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.5544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 4 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 5 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 6 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 7 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN YETI BBQ | |
| 9 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 10 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 11 | OKIEQ | |
| 12 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 13 | SUMMERSTIME BBQ | |
| 14 | JARHEAD-Q | |
| 15 | RUSTY MUG BREW & QUE | |
| 16 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 17 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 18 | Team Gresham | |
| 19 | SMOKIN BOMBERS | |
| 20 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 21 | SMOKIN ME CRAZY | |
| 22 | SMOKIE DINGUS BBQ | |
| 23 | DASAWYERS | |
| 24 | Oncue BBQ Team | |
| 25 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 26 | WOLF PACK BBQ | |
| 27 | CHUBBY BUTTIES BAR-B-Q CO. | |
| 28 | ALL FIRED UP |
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 2 | JARHEAD-Q | |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 5 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 6 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 7 | DASAWYERS | |
| 8 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 9 | OKIEQ | |
| 10 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 12 | RUSTY MUG BREW & QUE | |
| 13 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 14 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 15 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 16 | SUMMERSTIME BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIE DINGUS BBQ | |
| 18 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 19 | Oncue BBQ Team | |
| 20 | SMOKIN YETI BBQ | |
| 21 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN ME CRAZY | |
| 23 | CHUBBY BUTTIES BAR-B-Q CO. | |
| 24 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 25 | WOLF PACK BBQ | |
| 26 | Team Gresham | |
| 27 | ALL FIRED UP | |
| 28 | SMOKIN BOMBERS |
28 entries · top 174.8800 · median 165.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 2 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 3 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN YETI BBQ | |
| 6 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 7 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 8 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 9 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 10 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN ME CRAZY | |
| 12 | OKIEQ | |
| 13 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 14 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 15 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 16 | CHUBBY BUTTIES BAR-B-Q CO. | |
| 17 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 18 | RUSTY MUG BREW & QUE | |
| 19 | SMOKIN BOMBERS | |
| 20 | SMOKIE DINGUS BBQ | |
| 21 | SUMMERSTIME BBQ | |
| 22 | Team Gresham | |
| 23 | JARHEAD-Q | |
| 24 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 25 | DASAWYERS | |
| 26 | Oncue BBQ Team | |
| 27 | WOLF PACK BBQ | |
| 28 | ALL FIRED UP |
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 2 | OKIEQ | |
| 3 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 5 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 6 | JARHEAD-Q | |
| 7 | DASAWYERS | |
| 8 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 9 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 10 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 11 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 12 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN YETI BBQ | |
| 14 | SUMMERSTIME BBQ | |
| 15 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 16 | RUSTY MUG BREW & QUE | |
| 17 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 18 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 19 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 20 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 21 | SMOKIE DINGUS BBQ | |
| 22 | CHUBBY BUTTIES BAR-B-Q CO. | |
| 23 | SMOKIN ME CRAZY | |
| 24 | Oncue BBQ Team | |
| 25 | WOLF PACK BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN BOMBERS | |
| 27 | ALL FIRED UP | |
| 28 | Team Gresham |
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.
3 entries · top 172.0228 · median 158.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alison Conway - age12 | |
| 2 | Johnnie Durassette - age 12 | |
| 3 | Cayla Hoch - age 11 |
8 entries · top 175.4972 · median 162.1086