2015-06-27 – 2015-06-28 · Waterbury, VT · 📍 Waterbury, VT 05676
Grand Champion: CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ (690.2400) · 23 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ - VT
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, 2015 to 2017 — 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 80% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, QUAU, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: BONE DADDY'S BBQ edged SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ - VT by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 9–10: INSANE SWINE BBQ edged UP-2 BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 4–5: CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ edged UP-2 BBQ by 0.0116.
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 11th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-27 ← this one | Waterbury, VT | Waterbury, VT 05676 | 23 | 690.2400 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ - VT |
| 2016-06-25 | Waterbury, VT | Farr's Field, Rte.2 | 40 | 694.8344 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ |
| 2017-09-09 | Randolph, VT | Abel Mountain Campground, 354 Mobile Acres Rd | 32 | 685.7144 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | A MAZIE Q |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.3200 | 174.2856 | 170.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 169.7028 | 166.8228 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 169.6800 | 164.5372 |
23 entries · top 690.2400 · median 663.9200
22 entries · top 178.3200 · median 166.2742
22 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.4058
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
23 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.2516
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.
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.8514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Mazie Q | |
| 2 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 3 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 4 | LOST NATION SMOKE COMPANY | |
| 5 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 6 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Nor'Easter Smoke | |
| 8 | J.R. SMOKEY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 10 | UP-2 BBQ |
13 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Mazie Q | |
| 2 | Smokey Sweet BBQ | |
| 3 | SWEET BREATHE BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 5 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 7 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 8 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 9 | Nor'Easter Smoke | |
| 10 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | J.R. SMOKEY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 13 | Bare Bones BBQ |
14 entries · top 173.7256 · median 168.3028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nor'Easter Smoke | |
| 2 | A Mazie Q | |
| 3 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 4 | J.R. SMOKEY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 6 | Smokey Sweet BBQ | |
| 7 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SWEET BREATHE BBQ | |
| 9 | Mo's Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 11 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 12 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 13 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 14 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS |
14 entries · top 178.2972 · median 160.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 2 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 3 | A Mazie Q | |
| 4 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 5 | SWEET BREATHE BBQ | |
| 6 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 8 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 9 | J.R. SMOKEY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Mo's Backyard BBQ | |
| 11 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokey Sweet BBQ | |
| 13 | Nor'Easter Smoke | |
| 14 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ |
14 entries · top 694.8228 · median 648.5312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Mazie Q | |
| 2 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 3 | SWEET BREATHE BBQ | |
| 4 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 5 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 6 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 7 | Nor'Easter Smoke | |
| 8 | Smokey Sweet BBQ | |
| 9 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | J.R. SMOKEY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 12 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 13 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Mo's Backyard BBQ |
14 entries · top 174.3200 · median 162.2570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 2 | A Mazie Q | |
| 3 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokey Sweet BBQ | |
| 5 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 6 | Nor'Easter Smoke | |
| 7 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 8 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 9 | Mo's Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | J.R. SMOKEY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SWEET BREATHE BBQ | |
| 12 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 14 | UP IN YOUR GRILL |
13 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 2 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 3 | A Mazie Q | |
| 4 | SWEET BREATHE BBQ | |
| 5 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 6 | Nor'Easter Smoke | |
| 7 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 9 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokey Sweet BBQ | |
| 11 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 12 | J.R. SMOKEY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS |