Jul 24–25, 2015 · Lees Summit, MO
Smoke Masters Mafia won Grand Champion at the Racing for the BBQ on July 24, 2015 in Lees Summit, MO, scoring 696.0344 in a field of 63 teams. GETTIN' BASTED took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9312. Category winners: Chicken — GETTIN' BASTED (178.8572); Pork Ribs — GETTIN' SAUCED (180.0000); Pork — PELLET ENVY (178.2972); Brisket — THUMP & STRUM BBQ (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by SHAKE 'N BAKE 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 2018 — 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 95% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.1032 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
696.0344 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 695.9656 GETTIN' SAUCED set in 2013.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 88 times in 100
Smoke Masters Mafia came in rated below the field's top team, DIRT ROAD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 12-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Smoke Masters Mafia won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 7th. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Smoke Masters Mafia's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 6 tracked editions
SLAPS BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 3–4: IN THE KEY OF QUE and MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE and MUDHOLE BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: MUDHOLE BBQ and PORKARITAVILLE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THUMP & STRUM BBQ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 176.0116 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: GETTIN' SAUCED (won 2013).
Bigger than 93% of the 5,469 contests in the data
63 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
This contest usually draws about 56 teams
63 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 56.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2013 | Lee's Summit, MO | Lee's Summit, MO | 58 | 695.9656 | GETTIN' SAUCED | BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Lee's Summit, MO | Lee's Summit, MO 64086 | 54 | 687.3368 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | GETTIN' SAUCED |
| Jul 24, 2015 ← this one | Lees Summit, MO | Lees Summit, MO 64126 | 63 | 696.0344 | Smoke Masters Mafia | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Lee's Summit, MO | NE Campground RD | 54 | 695.9540 | SLAPS BBQ | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Lee's Summit, MO | NE Campground RD | 54 | 697.7028 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 3 PIGS SMOKIN |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Lee's Summit, MO | NE Campground RD | 66 | 701.1200 | SLAPS BBQ | DIRT ROAD BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.3200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.7488 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 180 | 175.4288 | 173.1084 |
63 entries · top 696.0344 · median 660.9712
63 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1656
62 entries · top 180 · median 163.9658 · 🔥 perfect 180
63 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.7372
63 entries · top 180 · median 163.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180