Jul 31 – Aug 1, 2015 · Brainerd, MN
EGGSPERT BBQ won Grand Champion at the Great Northern BBQ on July 31, 2015 in Brainerd, MN, scoring 689.1316 in a field of 26 teams. GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.9084. Category winners: Chicken — SONS OF BUTCHERS (175.4400); Pork Ribs — CITY SLICKERS BBQ (175.4056); Pork — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (174.8572); Brisket — EGGSPERT BBQ (178.2972). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by MUSTANG SALLY BBQ.
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.
Closer than 77% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2232 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
This was EGGSPERT BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 30th tracked contest.
Chicken places 8–9: MYASSIS SMOKIN and RUB MY RACK tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: SWEET MEAT INJECTIONS and MAGNUM P.I.G. tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: MAGNUM P.I.G. and EGGSPERT BBQ tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
EGGSPERT BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 13th.
EGGSPERT BBQ turned in 178.2972 in brisket — past the 177.1544 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2014 | Brainerd, MN | Brainerd, MN 65401 | 25 | 700.0232 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| Jul 31, 2015 ← this one | Brainerd, MN | Brainerd, MN 56401 | 26 | 689.1316 | EGGSPERT BBQ | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Brainerd, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 172.5600 | 170.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4056 | 169.6916 | 166.8916 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 170.8572 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 168.5372 | 163.9772 |
26 entries · top 689.1316 · median 656.4456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 2 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 5 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | |
| 6 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 7 | SWEET MEAT INJECTIONS | |
| 8 | JED'S HOT MESS | |
| 9 | THE SMOKING PIGS | |
| 10 | BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 11 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 12 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 13 | LUCKY 7'S BBQ | |
| 14 | CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS | |
| 15 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 16 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 17 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 18 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | FNG BBQ | |
| 20 | REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY | |
| 21 | MAGNUM P.I.G. | |
| 22 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 23 | BORDER BBQ | |
| 24 | CORNFIELD BBQ | |
| 25 | Thick Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | Eye Que |
26 entries · top 175.4400 · median 169.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 4 | JED'S HOT MESS | |
| 5 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 6 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 8 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 9 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 10 | THE SMOKING PIGS | |
| 11 | LUCKY 7'S BBQ | |
| 12 | REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY | |
| 13 | BORDER BBQ | |
| 14 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 15 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 17 | CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS | |
| 18 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 19 | FNG BBQ | |
| 20 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 21 | SWEET MEAT INJECTIONS | |
| 22 | MAGNUM P.I.G. | |
| 23 | CORNFIELD BBQ | |
| 24 | Thick Smoke BBQ | |
| 25 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 26 | Eye Que |
26 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.1144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 2 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 3 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 4 | THE SMOKING PIGS | |
| 5 | REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY | |
| 6 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | JED'S HOT MESS | |
| 9 | SWEET MEAT INJECTIONS | |
| 10 | MAGNUM P.I.G. | |
| 11 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 12 | BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 13 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 14 | CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS | |
| 15 | LUCKY 7'S BBQ | |
| 16 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 17 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 18 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 20 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 21 | FNG BBQ | |
| 22 | BORDER BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 24 | CORNFIELD BBQ | |
| 25 | Eye Que | |
| 26 | Thick Smoke BBQ |
26 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | SWEET MEAT INJECTIONS | |
| 3 | MAGNUM P.I.G. | |
| 4 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 7 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 8 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | |
| 9 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 11 | Thick Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | JED'S HOT MESS | |
| 13 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 14 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 15 | LUCKY 7'S BBQ | |
| 16 | THE SMOKING PIGS | |
| 17 | CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS | |
| 18 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 19 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 20 | REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY | |
| 21 | BORDER BBQ | |
| 22 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | CORNFIELD BBQ | |
| 24 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 25 | Eye Que | |
| 26 | FNG BBQ |
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 2 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 3 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 4 | SWEET MEAT INJECTIONS | |
| 5 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 6 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 7 | THE SMOKING PIGS | |
| 8 | FNG BBQ | |
| 9 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 10 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 11 | CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS | |
| 12 | JED'S HOT MESS | |
| 13 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | |
| 14 | BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 15 | LUCKY 7'S BBQ | |
| 16 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 17 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 18 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 19 | CORNFIELD BBQ | |
| 20 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 22 | BORDER BBQ | |
| 23 | Eye Que | |
| 24 | REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY | |
| 25 | Thick Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | MAGNUM P.I.G. |