Jul 31 – Aug 1, 2015 · Dillard, GA
THE PIT CREW GA won Grand Champion at the Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) on July 31, 2015 in Dillard, GA, scoring 698.2744 in a field of 55 teams. TENACIOUS Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.4912. Category winners: Chicken — WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q (178.2972); Pork Ribs — MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM (178.8572); Pork — BUB-BA-Q (178.8572); Brisket — WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS (178.8572). This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by KILLER B'S 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 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 74 times in 100
THE PIT CREW GA came in rated below the field's top team, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
THE PIT CREW GA won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 5 tracked editions
BALD HAWG BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
Chicken places 9–10: PIG WHISPERERS and BUTTRUB.COM tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM and BUB-BA-Q tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: BUB-BA-Q and OLD PLANTATION BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PIG WHISPERERS (won 2013).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2013 | Dillard, GA | Dillard, GA | 61 | 695.3600 | PIG WHISPERERS | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Dillard, GA | Dillard, GA 30537 | 56 | 702.8340 | KILLER B'S BBQ | OLD PLANTATION BBQ |
| Jul 31, 2015 ← this one | Dillard, GA | Dillard, GA | 55 | 698.2744 | THE PIT CREW GA | TENACIOUS Q |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Dillard, GA | 892 Franklin St | 56 | 700.5484 | BALD HAWG BBQ | SMOKE THIS |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Dillard, GA | 982 Franklin Street | 57 | 697.6800 | BALD HAWG BBQ | SMOKE & SPICE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 175.4288 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 172.5828 |
55 entries · top 698.2744 · median 672.4456
55 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8228
55 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
55 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256
55 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2284
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
15 entries · top 180 · median 171.9884 · 🔥 perfect 180
15 entries · top 180 · median 173.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
15 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2972