Jul 24–25, 2015 · Arvada, CO
SWINESTONE COWBOYS won Grand Champion at the Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest on July 24, 2015 in Arvada, CO, scoring 693.0744 in a field of 26 teams. BIG POPPA SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2168. Category winners: Chicken — BACKDRAFT BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (177.7028); Pork — SWINESTONE COWBOYS (174.2628); Brisket — SWINESTONE COWBOYS (175.4172).
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 77 times in 100
SWINESTONE COWBOYS came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 9–10: JO-BAWB'S BBQ and SWINESTONE COWBOYS tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: BACKDRAFT BBQ edged ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 2–3: WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ edged BELLY RUB'N BBQ by 0.0228.
SWINESTONE COWBOYS won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SWINESTONE COWBOYS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 169.6800 | 165.1316 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 171.9772 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 170.8572 | 167.4172 |
26 entries · top 693.0744 · median 662.2288
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9886
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.2630
26 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.9772
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 164.5600