Jul 24–25, 2015 · Vista, CA
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q won Grand Champion at the 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic on July 24, 2015 in Vista, CA, scoring 701.7372 in a field of 54 teams. MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.4628. Category winners: Chicken — MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND (180.0000); Pork Ribs — ZZYZX BAR.B.Q (179.4400); Pork — TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q (179.4400); Brisket — DG FIREHOUSE BBQ (176.5600).
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.
Chicken places 1–2: MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND and SMOKIN MO'S BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: COOL GRILLING and PORKETEERS tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: ZZYZX BAR.B.Q and BAD DOG BBQ - DE tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 15th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7372 | 174.8916 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 175.4400 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 174.8800 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 173.1428 | 171.9772 |
54 entries · top 701.7372 · median 672.7656
53 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
54 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4114
53 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.0344
52 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6800
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.
20 entries · top 180 · median 170.0056 · 🔥 perfect 180