A new contest record
354.2972
highest overall ever cooked here
354.2972 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 348.1144 Playin' With Fire set in 2013.
- old record 348.1144
- set 2013 by Playin' With Fire
I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) 2015
Jul 31 – Aug 1, 2015 · New Hope, AL
Grand Champion: Triple C (354.2972) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BEES KNEES
Full results from the I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) 2015, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on July 31, 2015 in New Hope, AL. BEES KNEES took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — SERIOUS HOG (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BEES KNEES (179.4400). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by Outlaw BBQ - AL.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
155.42
median 168.30
180 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 179.44
150.27
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2015 — this edition picked out.
Entries
32
2 judged meats
Top score
180
Winning margin
0.5600
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
169.40
155.42180
Chicken · median 168.30 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
173.7256
155.42180
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
24.5832
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 23%
beats 77% of 5580 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: Smokiin A Fatty BBQ and Triple C tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: BLOW-N-SMOKE and Hobbs Island BBQ tied on 176.5944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: SOUTH RYLAND and BEES KNEES tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
A contest record in chicken
180.0000
best chicken ever cooked here
SERIOUS HOG turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 176.0572 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 176.0572
- across 2 past editions
The biggest field yet
32
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 24 teams
32 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 24.
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- SERIOUS HOG · Chicken
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2013 | New Hope, AL | New Hope, AL | 24 | 348.1144 | Playin' With Fire | PO BACON BBQ |
| Oct 18, 2014 | New Hope, AL | New Hope, AL 35760 | 23 | 337.1888 | Outlaw BBQ - AL | Bama Big Guns |
| Jul 31, 2015 ← this one | New Hope, AL | New Hope, AL 35760 | 32 | 354.2972 | Triple C | BEES KNEES |
| Oct 8, 2016 | New Hope, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5944 | 173.7256 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 174.8456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Chicken
32 entries · top 180 · median 168.2970 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 2 | Smokiin A Fatty BBQ | |
| 3 | Triple C | |
| 4 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 5 | Hobbs Island BBQ | |
| 6 | Slingin Pig Meat | |
| 7 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 8 | BEES KNEES | |
| 9 | Smokey Robinsons (CH Robinson Co.) | |
| 10 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 11 | Fat-n-Juicy Butts | |
| 12 | Boob-B-Q | |
| 13 | Beer Pressure | |
| 14 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 15 | A VIEW TO A GRILL | |
| 16 | DAT DA 1 | |
| 17 | HATS AND HOGS | |
| 18 | Cala-Bama Q | |
| 19 | BACON WARS | |
| 20 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 21 | Ground & Pound BBQ | |
| 22 | CHELE BELLE BBQ | |
| 23 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 24 | BAMA BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 25 | Salt & Peppa BBQ | |
| 26 | BBQ A LA BAMA | |
| 27 | HAWGS GONE WILD | |
| 28 | Veterans United | |
| 29 | Team Hogweiswer BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokes Pigs-A-Lot | |
| 31 | THAT JUST AIN'T RIGHT | |
| 32 | BOOTLEGG BBQ |
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.5544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEES KNEES | |
| 2 | Slingin Pig Meat | |
| 3 | Smokey Robinsons (CH Robinson Co.) | |
| 4 | Cala-Bama Q | |
| 5 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 6 | Team Hogweiswer BBQ | |
| 7 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 8 | Triple C | |
| 9 | Fat-n-Juicy Butts | |
| 10 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 11 | Beer Pressure | |
| 12 | BOOTLEGG BBQ | |
| 13 | A VIEW TO A GRILL | |
| 14 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 15 | BAMA BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 16 | Salt & Peppa BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokiin A Fatty BBQ | |
| 18 | DAT DA 1 | |
| 19 | CHELE BELLE BBQ | |
| 20 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 21 | THAT JUST AIN'T RIGHT | |
| 22 | Ground & Pound BBQ | |
| 23 | HATS AND HOGS | |
| 24 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 25 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 26 | BBQ A LA BAMA | |
| 27 | BACON WARS | |
| 28 | Boob-B-Q | |
| 29 | Smokes Pigs-A-Lot | |
| 30 | Veterans United | |
| 31 | Hobbs Island BBQ | |
| 32 | HAWGS GONE WILD |