Jul 17–19, 2015 · Kingston, RI
STUBBORN BULL BBQ won Grand Champion at the Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off on July 17, 2015 in Kingston, RI, scoring 689.8060 in a field of 37 teams. INSANE SWINE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.8340. Category winners: Chicken — MEAT @ SLIMS (175.4628); Pork Ribs — PORK BUTT PARADISE (175.4400); Pork — BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ (177.1772); Brisket — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (177.7028).
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.
STUBBORN BULL BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Brisket places 5–6: JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM and Rogue Hog BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: THE DEVINE SWINE and PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE tied on 170.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: LO' -N- SLO' BBQ edged FIRE DOWN BELOW by 0.0116.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4628 | 173.1544 | 170.3084 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 172.5600 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 177.1772 | 170.2628 | 166.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 170.8456 |
37 entries · top 689.8060 · median 657.6568
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 4 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 5 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 6 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 7 | PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 10 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 11 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 12 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 13 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 15 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 16 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 17 | ACK-QUE | |
| 18 | IQUE | |
| 19 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 20 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 21 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 23 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 24 | FLATLANDER BARBECUE | |
| 25 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 26 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 27 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 28 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 29 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 30 | RUB THIS BBQ | |
| 31 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 32 | TEAM PULLING PORK | |
| 33 | Q SHANTY | |
| 34 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 35 | WIZARD OF QZ | |
| 36 | Hops & Hogs | |
| 37 | BIG BAD WOLF REAL PIT BBQ, MA |
37 entries · top 175.4628 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 2 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 3 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 4 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE | |
| 6 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 8 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 9 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 10 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 11 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 12 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 13 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 14 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 15 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 17 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 18 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 19 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 20 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 21 | IQUE | |
| 22 | Hops & Hogs | |
| 23 | BIG BAD WOLF REAL PIT BBQ, MA | |
| 24 | Q SHANTY | |
| 25 | ACK-QUE | |
| 26 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 27 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 28 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 29 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 30 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 31 | TEAM PULLING PORK | |
| 32 | RUB THIS BBQ | |
| 33 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 34 | WIZARD OF QZ | |
| 35 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 36 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 37 | FLATLANDER BARBECUE |
36 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.1486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 2 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 3 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 4 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 5 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 6 | FLATLANDER BARBECUE | |
| 7 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 8 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 9 | ACK-QUE | |
| 10 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 11 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 13 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 14 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 16 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 17 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 18 | PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE | |
| 19 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 20 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 21 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 22 | TEAM PULLING PORK | |
| 23 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 24 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 25 | Q SHANTY | |
| 26 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 27 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 28 | IQUE | |
| 29 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 30 | RUB THIS BBQ | |
| 31 | WIZARD OF QZ | |
| 32 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 33 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 34 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 35 | Hops & Hogs | |
| 36 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
37 entries · top 177.1772 · median 163.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 2 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 3 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 4 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 5 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 6 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 7 | IQUE | |
| 8 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 9 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 10 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 11 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 12 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 13 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 14 | PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE | |
| 15 | FLATLANDER BARBECUE | |
| 16 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 18 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 19 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 21 | TEAM PULLING PORK | |
| 22 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 24 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 25 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG BAD WOLF REAL PIT BBQ, MA | |
| 27 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 28 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 29 | RUB THIS BBQ | |
| 30 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 31 | ACK-QUE | |
| 32 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 33 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 34 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 35 | Q SHANTY | |
| 36 | WIZARD OF QZ | |
| 37 | Hops & Hogs |
37 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | ACK-QUE | |
| 3 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 4 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 5 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 8 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 9 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 10 | PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE | |
| 11 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 13 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 14 | IQUE | |
| 15 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 16 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 17 | RUB THIS BBQ | |
| 18 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 19 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 21 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 22 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 23 | FLATLANDER BARBECUE | |
| 24 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 25 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 26 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 27 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 28 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 29 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 30 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 31 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 32 | TEAM PULLING PORK | |
| 33 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 34 | BIG BAD WOLF REAL PIT BBQ, MA | |
| 35 | WIZARD OF QZ | |
| 36 | Q SHANTY | |
| 37 | Hops & Hogs |