Jul 3–4, 2015 · Liberty, MO
R BUTTS R SMOKIN won Grand Champion at the Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest on July 3, 2015 in Liberty, MO, scoring 689.6916 in a field of 27 teams. DIRT ROAD BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0512. Category winners: Chicken — MUDHOLE BBQ (177.1428); Pork Ribs — BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ (176.5600); Pork — R BUTTS R SMOKIN (177.7144); Brisket — THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE (173.7028). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by R BUTTS R SMOKIN.
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 86% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6404 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
R BUTTS R SMOKIN won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
2 of 3 tracked editions
R BUTTS R SMOKIN has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ and Hockers 2 BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: MUDHOLE BBQ and DIRT ROAD BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: Debbie Does Barbecue and Three Brothers Different Mothers tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
R BUTTS R SMOKIN took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 10th.
R BUTTS R SMOKIN turned in 177.7144 in pork — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: R BUTTS R SMOKIN (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2013 | Liberty, MO | Liberty, MO | 30 | 693.1426 | JAESTAR BBQ | PELLET ENVY |
| Jul 3, 2014 | Liberty, MO | Liberty, MO 64068 | 31 | 683.9200 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | BURNT FINGER BBQ |
| Jul 3, 2015 ← this one | Liberty, MO | Liberty, MO 64068 | 27 | 689.6916 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | DIRT ROAD BBQ |
| Jul 3, 2017 | Liberty, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 173.7372 | 166.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 171.9656 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 172.5600 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 171.9656 | 167.9772 |
27 entries · top 689.6916 · median 654.8116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | MUDHOLE BBQ | |
| 4 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 7 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 8 | 913 BBQ | |
| 9 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 10 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 11 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 12 | SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ | |
| 13 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 14 | BIG BAD DAD BBQ | |
| 15 | S&S BBQ | |
| 16 | BEER & BUTTS QUE | |
| 17 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 18 | Hockers 2 BBQ | |
| 19 | Mind Your BBQ's | |
| 20 | TMS PITMASTERS | |
| 21 | Debbie Does Barbecue | |
| 22 | Ro-Ro's Smokehouse | |
| 23 | Climate Control | |
| 24 | THE SMOKIN BUDS | |
| 25 | LIVESPARKS | |
| 26 | GOOD - BOLD - TASTY | |
| 27 | 2 B SMOKIN' - MO |
27 entries · top 177.1428 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUDHOLE BBQ | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | LIVESPARKS | |
| 4 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 5 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 6 | THE SMOKIN BUDS | |
| 7 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 8 | TMS PITMASTERS | |
| 9 | Climate Control | |
| 10 | BEER & BUTTS QUE | |
| 11 | Hockers 2 BBQ | |
| 12 | S&S BBQ | |
| 13 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 14 | BIG BAD DAD BBQ | |
| 15 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 16 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 17 | Mind Your BBQ's | |
| 18 | Ro-Ro's Smokehouse | |
| 19 | SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ | |
| 20 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 21 | Debbie Does Barbecue | |
| 22 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 23 | 913 BBQ | |
| 24 | 2 B SMOKIN' - MO | |
| 25 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 26 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 27 | GOOD - BOLD - TASTY |
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 2 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 3 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 4 | SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ | |
| 5 | Hockers 2 BBQ | |
| 6 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 7 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 8 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 9 | BIG BAD DAD BBQ | |
| 10 | 913 BBQ | |
| 11 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 12 | Mind Your BBQ's | |
| 13 | BEER & BUTTS QUE | |
| 14 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 15 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 16 | S&S BBQ | |
| 17 | MUDHOLE BBQ | |
| 18 | GOOD - BOLD - TASTY | |
| 19 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 20 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 21 | Debbie Does Barbecue | |
| 22 | THE SMOKIN BUDS | |
| 23 | Climate Control | |
| 24 | TMS PITMASTERS | |
| 25 | Ro-Ro's Smokehouse | |
| 26 | 2 B SMOKIN' - MO | |
| 27 | LIVESPARKS |
27 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 2 | LIVESPARKS | |
| 3 | MUDHOLE BBQ | |
| 4 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | 913 BBQ | |
| 7 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 8 | Debbie Does Barbecue | |
| 9 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 10 | GOOD - BOLD - TASTY | |
| 11 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 12 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 13 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 14 | SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ | |
| 15 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 16 | Ro-Ro's Smokehouse | |
| 17 | TMS PITMASTERS | |
| 18 | 2 B SMOKIN' - MO | |
| 19 | Mind Your BBQ's | |
| 20 | BIG BAD DAD BBQ | |
| 21 | THE SMOKIN BUDS | |
| 22 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 23 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 24 | S&S BBQ | |
| 25 | Climate Control | |
| 26 | Hockers 2 BBQ | |
| 27 | BEER & BUTTS QUE |
27 entries · top 173.7028 · median 162.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 2 | MUDHOLE BBQ | |
| 3 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 4 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 5 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 6 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 7 | BEER & BUTTS QUE | |
| 8 | S&S BBQ | |
| 9 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 10 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 11 | Ro-Ro's Smokehouse | |
| 12 | 913 BBQ | |
| 13 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 14 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 15 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 16 | Climate Control | |
| 17 | SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG BAD DAD BBQ | |
| 19 | TMS PITMASTERS | |
| 20 | Hockers 2 BBQ | |
| 21 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 22 | Debbie Does Barbecue | |
| 23 | Mind Your BBQ's | |
| 24 | THE SMOKIN BUDS | |
| 25 | GOOD - BOLD - TASTY | |
| 26 | LIVESPARKS | |
| 27 | 2 B SMOKIN' - MO |