Jul 10–11, 2015 · Rohnert Park, CA
SMOKIN YANKEES won Grand Champion at the Wine Country Big Q on July 10, 2015 in Rohnert Park, CA, scoring 682.7428 in a field of 38 teams. DG FIREHOUSE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.6340. Category winners: Chicken — DG FIREHOUSE BBQ (173.7028); Pork Ribs — DG FIREHOUSE BBQ (176.5600); Pork — SMOKIN YANKEES (175.4056); Brisket — HOG EAT HOG BBQ (173.1428). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by CECIL'S SMOK'N BBQ.
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 84% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1088 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100
SMOKIN YANKEES came in rated below the field's top team, BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was SMOKIN YANKEES's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 9th tracked contest.
Chicken places 3–4: SMOKIN YANKEES and Smokey and the Pirate tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ edged SMOKIN YANKEES by 0.0112. Pork places 6–7: SON OF SMOKE edged TOO ASHAMED TO NAME by 0.0112.
DG FIREHOUSE BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
SMOKIN YANKEES took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 14th.
SMOKIN YANKEES turned in 175.4056 in pork — past the 174.2972 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2013 | Santa Rosa, CA | Santa Rosa, CA | 44 | 678.8684 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | I.A.B. 30 BBQ |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Rohnert Park, CA | Rohnert Park, CA 95406 | 44 | 695.9656 | CECIL'S SMOK'N BBQ | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ |
| Jul 10, 2015 ← this one | Rohnert Park, CA | Rohnert Park, CA 95406 | 38 | 682.7428 | SMOKIN YANKEES | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7028 | 171.9656 | 167.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 170.2744 | 165.0972 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 172.5484 | 166.2972 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 169.1316 | 161.7256 |
38 entries · top 682.7428 · median 634.2512
38 entries · top 173.7028 · median 162.2398
38 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.3886
38 entries · top 175.4056 · median 159.9542
38 entries · top 173.1428 · median 158.3086
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.
19 entries · top 174.2628 · median 161.0972