Jul 24–25, 2015 · Woodbury, MN
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on July 24, 2015 in Woodbury, MN, scoring 682.3544 in a field of 30 teams. JAESTAR BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 679.3828. Category winners: Chicken — 5 FINGER BBQ (176.5828); Pork Ribs — T-MAC SMOKIN (169.1200); Pork — THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ (175.4172); Brisket — TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW (173.1428). This is the 70th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by YELLOW RIVER BBQ; the next was held in 2015.
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 2017 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD came in rated below the field's top team, JAESTAR BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 21st tracked contest.
4 of 125 tracked editions
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 125 tracked editions.
Brisket places 3–4: ACES HIGH BBQ and ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: 5 FINGER BBQ and IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ tied on 165.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: QUETOPIA edged TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW by 0.0112.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW (won 2013), IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ (won 2014).
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 172.5600 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.1200 | 166.8800 | 164.5600 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 170.8572 | 168.5488 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 168.5600 | 165.6800 |
30 entries · top 682.3544 · median 654.4914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 2 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 3 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 4 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 5 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 6 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 7 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 8 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 9 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 10 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 11 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 12 | QUETOPIA | |
| 13 | BRINGIN' THE HEAT | |
| 14 | Wine and Swine | |
| 15 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 16 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 17 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 18 | DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 20 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 21 | Ques yur daddy | |
| 22 | NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ | |
| 23 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 24 | OLD BOY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 27 | DIGGERS PIGGERS | |
| 28 | Ella's Smoke til ya Choke | |
| 29 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 30 | PIG APPROVED BBQ |
30 entries · top 176.5828 · median 167.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 2 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 3 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 4 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 5 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 6 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 7 | NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ | |
| 8 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 9 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 10 | DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ | |
| 11 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 12 | Ques yur daddy | |
| 13 | QUETOPIA | |
| 14 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 15 | BRINGIN' THE HEAT | |
| 16 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 17 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 18 | Wine and Swine | |
| 19 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 21 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 22 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 23 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 24 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 25 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 26 | Ella's Smoke til ya Choke | |
| 27 | OLD BOY'S BBQ | |
| 28 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 29 | DIGGERS PIGGERS | |
| 30 | Phoenix BBQ |
30 entries · top 169.1200 · median 162.8116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 2 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 3 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 4 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 5 | Ques yur daddy | |
| 6 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 9 | DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ | |
| 10 | DIGGERS PIGGERS | |
| 11 | QUETOPIA | |
| 12 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 13 | BRINGIN' THE HEAT | |
| 14 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Wine and Swine | |
| 16 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 17 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 18 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 19 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 20 | OLD BOY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 22 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 23 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 24 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 25 | Ella's Smoke til ya Choke | |
| 26 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 27 | NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ | |
| 28 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 29 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 30 | PIG APPROVED BBQ |
30 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.2342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 2 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 3 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 4 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 5 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 6 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 9 | QUETOPIA | |
| 10 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 11 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 12 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 13 | DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ | |
| 14 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 15 | Wine and Swine | |
| 16 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 17 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 18 | OLD BOY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 20 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 21 | BRINGIN' THE HEAT | |
| 22 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 23 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 24 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 26 | Ella's Smoke til ya Choke | |
| 27 | DIGGERS PIGGERS | |
| 28 | NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ | |
| 29 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 30 | Ques yur daddy |
30 entries · top 173.1428 · median 161.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 2 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 3 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 4 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 5 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 6 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 7 | BRINGIN' THE HEAT | |
| 8 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 9 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 10 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 11 | Wine and Swine | |
| 12 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 13 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 14 | NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ | |
| 15 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 16 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 17 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 18 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 19 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 20 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | QUETOPIA | |
| 22 | Ques yur daddy | |
| 23 | OLD BOY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 25 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 26 | DIGGERS PIGGERS | |
| 27 | Ella's Smoke til ya Choke | |
| 28 | DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ | |
| 29 | MESQUITO BBQ | |
| 30 | PIG APPROVED BBQ |