Jun 26–27, 2015 · Leadville, CO
303 BBQ won Grand Champion at the Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival on June 26, 2015 in Leadville, CO, scoring 677.0744 in a field of 27 teams. BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES took Reserve Grand Champion with 676.5832. Category winners: Chicken — BACKDRAFT BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — GRUMPYS BBQ (178.8800); Pork — BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES (177.7600); Brisket — BRACKEN RACKS BBQ (168.0116). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2016.
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 95% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.4912 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
303 BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
303 BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was 303 BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 14th tracked contest.
Pork places 8–9: TEXAHO BBQ and BURNTOUT BBQ CO tied on 164.5372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: BRACKEN RACKS BBQ edged BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 9–10: 303 BBQ edged WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ by 0.0116.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2015 ← this one | Leadville, CO | Leadville, CO 80461 | 27 | 677.0744 | 303 BBQ | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Leadville, CO | Leadville, CO 80461 | 33 | 698.2168 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | BACKDRAFT BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 170.8572 | 165.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 164 | 161.1084 |
| Pork | 177.7600 | 166.2400 | 163.3940 |
| Brisket | 168.0116 | 165.6800 | 160.0344 |
27 entries · top 677.0744 · median 637.0168
27 entries · top 176 · median 161.1084
27 entries · top 178.8800 · median 158.2056
27 entries · top 177.7600 · median 161.0856
27 entries · top 168.0116 · median 153.0972
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.
4 entries · top 180 · median 174.5772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 2 BBQ | |
| 2 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 3 | GRUMPYS BBQ | |
| 4 | BURNTOUT BBQ CO |
3 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.3088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ETHAN/BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 2 | ANGELINA BLACKSTOCK/TEXAHO BBQ | |
| 3 | HAYDEN STOAKES/KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON |
3 entries · top 176 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GABBIE | |
| 2 | HUNTER STOAKES/KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON | |
| 3 | SQUISHY BRISKET/BURNT OUT BBQ |
4 entries · top 172 · median 164
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNTOUT BBQ CO | |
| 2 | BILLY GOMERS BBQ | |
| 3 | GRUMPYS BBQ | |
| 4 | 1 2 BBQ |