Aug 7–8, 2015 · Penn Valley, CA
SON OF SMOKE won Grand Champion at the Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way on August 7, 2015 in Penn Valley, CA, scoring 671.9084 in a field of 24 teams. PIRATES OF THE PIG took Reserve Grand Champion with 669.6688. Category winners: Chicken — 2 ROLLING BONES (177.7372); Pork Ribs — Smokey and the Pirate (173.7256); Pork — REDNECKS WITH FIRE (174.2856); Brisket — PIRATES OF THE PIG (172.0000).
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.
SON OF SMOKE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork Ribs places 9–10: G & Pop's BBQ and FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. tied on 162.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: PORK DYNASTY and RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS tied on 167.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: CANYON RIDERS BBQ edged 2 ROLLING BONES by 0.0004.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 168.5484 | 165.1544 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7256 | 170.2628 | 162.2744 |
| Pork | 174.2856 | 169.6684 | 165.1316 |
| Brisket | 172 | 162.8456 | 158.2284 |
24 entries · top 671.9084 · median 638.1314
24 entries · top 177.7372 · median 163.9942
24 entries · top 173.7256 · median 160.5372
24 entries · top 174.2856 · median 161.7086
24 entries · top 172 · median 156.2688