Jul 10–11, 2015 · Falls City, NE
JAESTAR BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sauce & Cycles on July 10, 2015 in Falls City, NE, scoring 691.9884 in a field of 31 teams. 4 LEGS UP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.1316. Category winners: Chicken — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (177.7372); Pork Ribs — BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ (177.7144); Pork — JAESTAR BBQ (176.0000); Brisket — MOE CASON BBQ (176.0116).
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.
Pork places 1–2: JAESTAR BBQ and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: Three Brothers Different Mothers edged TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 5–6: TACOS BOYS BBQ edged MOE CASON BBQ by 0.0116.
JAESTAR BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 174.2628 | 170.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 172.0232 | 166.8228 |
| Pork | 176 | 173.1200 | 168.5828 |
| Brisket | 176.0116 | 172.5600 | 169.1772 |
31 entries · top 691.9884 · median 661.6232
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 4 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 5 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 6 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 7 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q | |
| 11 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 12 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 13 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 14 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 16 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 17 | BUCK SNORT BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN ASSASSINS | |
| 19 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 20 | SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ | |
| 21 | TACOS BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE | |
| 23 | QSS SMOKIN | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Grandpa Smokeys | |
| 26 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 27 | SINISTER SMOKE BBQ | |
| 28 | Big Papi BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKING T-BONES BBQ | |
| 30 | Crome's Smoke | |
| 31 | M.E. SMOKIN |
31 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 3 | TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q | |
| 4 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 5 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 6 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 7 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ | |
| 10 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Crome's Smoke | |
| 12 | BUCK SNORT BBQ | |
| 13 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 14 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 15 | SMOKIN ASSASSINS | |
| 16 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 17 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 18 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 19 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 20 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 21 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 22 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 23 | TACOS BOYS BBQ | |
| 24 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 25 | Big Papi BBQ | |
| 26 | BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE | |
| 27 | Grandpa Smokeys | |
| 28 | SMOKING T-BONES BBQ | |
| 29 | SINISTER SMOKE BBQ | |
| 30 | M.E. SMOKIN | |
| 31 | QSS SMOKIN |
31 entries · top 177.7144 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 2 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 3 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 4 | TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q | |
| 5 | TACOS BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 7 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 10 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN ASSASSINS | |
| 12 | QSS SMOKIN | |
| 13 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 15 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 16 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 17 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 18 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 20 | Crome's Smoke | |
| 21 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 22 | BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE | |
| 23 | SMOKING T-BONES BBQ | |
| 24 | BUCK SNORT BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ | |
| 27 | M.E. SMOKIN | |
| 28 | SINISTER SMOKE BBQ | |
| 29 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 30 | Grandpa Smokeys | |
| 31 | Big Papi BBQ |
31 entries · top 176 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 4 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 5 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 6 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 7 | QSS SMOKIN | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | TACOS BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 11 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 12 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 13 | TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q | |
| 14 | BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 16 | SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Grandpa Smokeys | |
| 18 | BUCK SNORT BBQ | |
| 19 | SINISTER SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 21 | M.E. SMOKIN | |
| 22 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 23 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 24 | SMOKIN ASSASSINS | |
| 25 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 26 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKING T-BONES BBQ | |
| 28 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 30 | Big Papi BBQ | |
| 31 | Crome's Smoke |
31 entries · top 176.0116 · median 162.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 2 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 6 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 7 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 8 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 11 | BUCK SNORT BBQ | |
| 12 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 14 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 15 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 16 | Big Papi BBQ | |
| 17 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 18 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 19 | BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE | |
| 20 | SMOKIN ASSASSINS | |
| 21 | SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Grandpa Smokeys | |
| 23 | SINISTER SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | QSS SMOKIN | |
| 27 | TACOS BOYS BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKING T-BONES BBQ | |
| 29 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 30 | Crome's Smoke | |
| 31 | M.E. SMOKIN |
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.
17 entries · top 341.6916 · median 302.2968
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farmhouse Firestarters | |
| 2 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | LIMP BRISKET | |
| 4 | CLEVELAND PYTHONS BBQ | |
| 5 | CATDADDY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG DOG BBQ | |
| 7 | That's What She Said | |
| 8 | Brown Baggers | |
| 9 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL | |
| 10 | Double A BBQ | |
| 11 | M.E. Smokin 2 | |
| 12 | Justin Vonderschmidt | |
| 13 | Sauced Hogs | |
| 14 | Pretty Piggers | |
| 15 | Little Dog BBQ | |
| 16 | The Would Eye | |
| 17 | My-Kill BBQ |
17 entries · top 165.6916 · median 156
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farmhouse Firestarters | |
| 2 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | LIMP BRISKET | |
| 4 | Justin Vonderschmidt | |
| 5 | CLEVELAND PYTHONS BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG DOG BBQ | |
| 7 | Double A BBQ | |
| 8 | M.E. Smokin 2 | |
| 9 | CATDADDY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Pretty Piggers | |
| 11 | Brown Baggers | |
| 12 | Sauced Hogs | |
| 13 | The Would Eye | |
| 14 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL | |
| 15 | That's What She Said | |
| 16 | Little Dog BBQ | |
| 17 | My-Kill BBQ |
17 entries · top 176 · median 151.9316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farmhouse Firestarters | |
| 2 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | CLEVELAND PYTHONS BBQ | |
| 4 | LIMP BRISKET | |
| 5 | CATDADDY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | That's What She Said | |
| 7 | SMOKE ON ARRIVAL | |
| 8 | Brown Baggers | |
| 9 | BIG DOG BBQ | |
| 10 | Sauced Hogs | |
| 11 | Double A BBQ | |
| 12 | M.E. Smokin 2 | |
| 13 | Justin Vonderschmidt | |
| 14 | My-Kill BBQ | |
| 15 | Pretty Piggers | |
| 16 | Little Dog BBQ | |
| 17 | The Would Eye |