Jul 24–25, 2015 · Shawnee, OK
OKIEQ won Grand Champion at the Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff on July 24, 2015 in Shawnee, OK, scoring 700.0116 in a field of 32 teams. BUFFALO'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2056. Category winners: Chicken — UNCLE BC'S (178.8800); Pork Ribs — OKIEQ (180.0000); Pork — BUFFALO'S BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — OKIEQ (179.4400).
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 79 times in 100
OKIEQ came in rated below the field's top team, HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 2–3: LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ and KOSMO'S Q tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: DAD'S GRILLIN CREW and HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: BAD INVESTMENT BBQ and LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
OKIEQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
OKIEQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 23rd.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 176.5600 | 172.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.7260 | 172 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 168.0116 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 169.1084 |
32 entries · top 700.0116 · median 665.6112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OKIEQ | |
| 2 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 4 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 5 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 6 | KOSMO'S Q | |
| 7 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 9 | TWIN OAK SMOKIN CREW | |
| 10 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 11 | DR. ALAN'S BBQ | |
| 12 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 14 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 15 | RIBEYE REPUBLIC | |
| 16 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 17 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 18 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 19 | 3 WOODYS BBQ | |
| 20 | SLAUGHTERQ | |
| 21 | LOOSE MOOSE COOKERS | |
| 22 | TNK BBQ | |
| 23 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 25 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 26 | SMOKIE DINGUS BBQ | |
| 27 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 28 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 29 | FLAT IRON BBQ | |
| 30 | River Bottom Rib Runners | |
| 31 | SUMMERSTIME BBQ | |
| 32 | RUSTY MUG BREW & QUE |
32 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.9942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 2 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 3 | KOSMO'S Q | |
| 4 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 7 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 8 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 9 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 11 | River Bottom Rib Runners | |
| 12 | TNK BBQ | |
| 13 | LOOSE MOOSE COOKERS | |
| 14 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 15 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 16 | SLAUGHTERQ | |
| 17 | FLAT IRON BBQ | |
| 18 | DR. ALAN'S BBQ | |
| 19 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 20 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 21 | TWIN OAK SMOKIN CREW | |
| 22 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 23 | OKIEQ | |
| 24 | 3 WOODYS BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIE DINGUS BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 27 | RIBEYE REPUBLIC | |
| 28 | SUMMERSTIME BBQ | |
| 29 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 30 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 31 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 32 | RUSTY MUG BREW & QUE |
32 entries · top 180 · median 169.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OKIEQ | |
| 2 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 4 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 5 | TWIN OAK SMOKIN CREW | |
| 6 | RIBEYE REPUBLIC | |
| 7 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 8 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 9 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 10 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 11 | 3 WOODYS BBQ | |
| 12 | TNK BBQ | |
| 13 | KOSMO'S Q | |
| 14 | SLAUGHTERQ | |
| 15 | LOOSE MOOSE COOKERS | |
| 16 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 17 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 18 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 19 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 20 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 21 | DR. ALAN'S BBQ | |
| 22 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 23 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 24 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 25 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 26 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 27 | SMOKIE DINGUS BBQ | |
| 28 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 29 | SUMMERSTIME BBQ | |
| 30 | River Bottom Rib Runners | |
| 31 | FLAT IRON BBQ | |
| 32 | RUSTY MUG BREW & QUE |
32 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 3 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 4 | OKIEQ | |
| 5 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 6 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 7 | SLAUGHTERQ | |
| 8 | RUSTY MUG BREW & QUE | |
| 9 | KOSMO'S Q | |
| 10 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 11 | TWIN OAK SMOKIN CREW | |
| 12 | RIBEYE REPUBLIC | |
| 13 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 14 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 15 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 16 | DR. ALAN'S BBQ | |
| 17 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 18 | SMOKIE DINGUS BBQ | |
| 19 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 20 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 22 | TNK BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 24 | 3 WOODYS BBQ | |
| 25 | LOOSE MOOSE COOKERS | |
| 26 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 27 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 28 | River Bottom Rib Runners | |
| 29 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 30 | FLAT IRON BBQ | |
| 31 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 32 | SUMMERSTIME BBQ |
32 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OKIEQ | |
| 2 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | DR. ALAN'S BBQ | |
| 4 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 5 | UNCLE BC'S | |
| 6 | TWIN OAK SMOKIN CREW | |
| 7 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 8 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 9 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 10 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 11 | KOSMO'S Q | |
| 12 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 13 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 15 | SUMMERSTIME BBQ | |
| 16 | RIBEYE REPUBLIC | |
| 17 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 18 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 19 | FLAT IRON BBQ | |
| 20 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 21 | 3 WOODYS BBQ | |
| 22 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 23 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 24 | SMOKIE DINGUS BBQ | |
| 25 | LOOSE MOOSE COOKERS | |
| 26 | IRON WHEEL COOKERS | |
| 27 | BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | |
| 28 | TNK BBQ | |
| 29 | River Bottom Rib Runners | |
| 30 | SLAUGHTERQ | |
| 31 | RUSTY MUG BREW & QUE | |
| 32 | MOOCHEWSOOEY |