Jul 24–25, 2015 · Salt Lake City, UT
GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE won Grand Champion at the Days of 47 BBQ Rib & Rodeo on July 24, 2015 in Salt Lake City, UT, scoring 681.0972 in a field of 17 teams. RUB Q LONG TIME took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.8800. Category winners: Chicken — RUB Q LONG TIME (178.2972); Pork Ribs — RHYTHM 'N QUE (178.8800); Pork — BBQ PIT STOP (173.7028); Brisket — CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH (176.0000).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE came in rated below the field's top team, Rhythm n QUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: BRAINS & BRAWNS and GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE tied on 169.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: Nations Best BBQ and CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: BRAINS & BRAWNS and BBQ PIT STOP tied on 165.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 168.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 169.1544 | 165.7028 |
| Pork | 173.7028 | 170.8228 | 166.8228 |
| Brisket | 176 | 168.5944 | 158.8456 |
17 entries · top 681.0972 · median 663.9312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 3 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 4 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 5 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 6 | Nations Best BBQ | |
| 7 | BRAINS & BRAWNS | |
| 8 | BBQ PIT STOP | |
| 9 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 10 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 12 | R and R | |
| 13 | HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin Hot Sistahs | |
| 15 | HQO | |
| 16 | BACK COUNTRY BBQ | |
| 17 | G AND L BBQ |
17 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 2 | BRAINS & BRAWNS | |
| 3 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 5 | Nations Best BBQ | |
| 6 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 7 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 8 | HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ PIT STOP | |
| 10 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 11 | R and R | |
| 12 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 13 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 14 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 15 | Smokin Hot Sistahs | |
| 16 | BACK COUNTRY BBQ | |
| 17 | HQO |
17 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 2 | Smokin Hot Sistahs | |
| 3 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 4 | BRAINS & BRAWNS | |
| 5 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | HQO | |
| 7 | BACK COUNTRY BBQ | |
| 8 | R and R | |
| 9 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 10 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 11 | HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 12 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 13 | Nations Best BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ PIT STOP | |
| 15 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 16 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 17 | G AND L BBQ |
17 entries · top 173.7028 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ PIT STOP | |
| 2 | R and R | |
| 3 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Nations Best BBQ | |
| 5 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 6 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 7 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 8 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 9 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 10 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 11 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 12 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 13 | HQO | |
| 14 | BRAINS & BRAWNS | |
| 15 | HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 16 | BACK COUNTRY BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin Hot Sistahs |
17 entries · top 176 · median 162.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 2 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 4 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 5 | Nations Best BBQ | |
| 6 | BRAINS & BRAWNS | |
| 7 | BBQ PIT STOP | |
| 8 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 9 | BACK COUNTRY BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin Hot Sistahs | |
| 11 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 12 | HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 13 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 14 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 15 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 16 | HQO | |
| 17 | R and R |
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.
11 entries · top 180 · median 174.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 2 | Smokin Hot Sistahs | |
| 3 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 4 | BACK COUNTRY BBQ | |
| 5 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 6 | HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 7 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 8 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 9 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | BRAINS & BRAWNS | |
| 11 | HQO |
10 entries · top 173.7372 · median 169.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 2 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 3 | BACK COUNTRY BBQ | |
| 4 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 6 | Nations Best BBQ | |
| 7 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 8 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 9 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 10 | HQO |
12 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 2 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 3 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 4 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 6 | HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 7 | HQO | |
| 8 | BACK COUNTRY BBQ | |
| 9 | Nations Best BBQ | |
| 10 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 11 | BRAINS & BRAWNS | |
| 12 | RUB Q LONG TIME |