Jul 17–18, 2015 · Bellevue, NE
PHAT JACKS BBQ NE won Grand Champion at the RiverFest Red White and Que on July 17, 2015 in Bellevue, NE, scoring 691.9428 in a field of 45 teams. PORK PATROL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2748. Category winners: Chicken — PHAT JACKS BBQ NE (177.7028); Pork Ribs — PHAT JACKS BBQ NE (177.1544); Pork — THE WICKED PIG (178.8572); Brisket — DIRT ROAD BBQ (177.7028). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by PORK PATROL BBQ; the next was held in 2016.
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 2016 — 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 75% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6680 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
PHAT JACKS BBQ NE came in rated below the field's top team, DIRT ROAD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork places 2–3: SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY and JAESTAR BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: HELPING U BBQ and PHAT JACKS BBQ NE tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: PHAT JACKS BBQ NE edged 4 LEGS UP BBQ by 0.0116.
PHAT JACKS BBQ NE won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
PHAT JACKS BBQ NE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 19th.
THE WICKED PIG turned in 178.8572 in pork — past the 176.5828 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: JAESTAR BBQ (won 2013), PORK PATROL BBQ (won 2014).
This contest usually draws about 34 teams
45 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 34.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2013 | Bellevue, NE | Bellevue, NE | 32 | 679.9768 | JAESTAR BBQ | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Bellevue, NE | Bellevue, NE 68005 | 35 | 692.5600 | PORK PATROL BBQ | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
| Jul 17, 2015 ← this one | Bellevue, NE | Bellevue, NE 68005 | 45 | 691.9428 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | PORK PATROL BBQ |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Bellevue, NE | Haworth Park | 45 | 697.6912 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | TWISTED Q |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2856 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 171.4056 | 168.5716 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 169.1544 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 172.5484 | 168.5484 |
45 entries · top 691.9428 · median 642.1716
44 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.4286
45 entries · top 177.1544 · median 162.8000
45 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.4400
44 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.9942