Aug 7–8, 2015 · Salina, KS
TRUEBUD BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin on the Smoky on August 7, 2015 in Salina, KS, scoring 705.1316 in a field of 33 teams. SMOKEAHOLICS took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.4172. Category winners: Chicken — TRUEBUD BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS (178.8572); Pork — TRUEBUD BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — SMOKEAHOLICS (177.1544).
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.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: SMOKEAHOLICS and TRUEBUD BBQ tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: LONGBONE BBQ and YARD TIME BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: TRUEBUD BBQ edged MANNY'S BBQ by 0.0116.
TRUEBUD BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
TRUEBUD BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1428 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.0344 | 170.8800 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 170.8572 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 174.8572 | 170.2972 |
33 entries · top 705.1316 · median 667.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 5 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 6 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 7 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN MAX BBQ | |
| 9 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 10 | Tread Heads BBQ | |
| 11 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 12 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 13 | LAZY 2 BBQ | |
| 14 | MANNY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | BLAZIN' 7'S BBQ CO. | |
| 16 | LONGBONE BBQ | |
| 17 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Daddy's Dan BBQ | |
| 19 | 3 B'S BBQ | |
| 20 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 21 | BEER & BUTTS QUE | |
| 22 | TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ | |
| 23 | CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | |
| 24 | SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ | |
| 25 | BEAN GOT BBQ | |
| 26 | Eye Que | |
| 27 | Meataholics Anonymous BBQ | |
| 28 | 11th ST. BOYS BBQ | |
| 29 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ OF HOISINGTON, KS | |
| 30 | BADLY BENT BBQ | |
| 31 | MadyQ | |
| 32 | Rib Reapers BBQ | |
| 33 | Lucky's Smokin BBQ |
33 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.0112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN MAX BBQ | |
| 3 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 6 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 7 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 9 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 10 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 11 | TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ | |
| 12 | Tread Heads BBQ | |
| 13 | BLAZIN' 7'S BBQ CO. | |
| 14 | LAZY 2 BBQ | |
| 15 | Meataholics Anonymous BBQ | |
| 16 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 17 | BEAN GOT BBQ | |
| 18 | 3 B'S BBQ | |
| 19 | BEER & BUTTS QUE | |
| 20 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 21 | Eye Que | |
| 22 | LONGBONE BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ | |
| 24 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 25 | CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | |
| 26 | Big Daddy's Dan BBQ | |
| 27 | BADLY BENT BBQ | |
| 28 | 11th ST. BOYS BBQ | |
| 29 | MANNY'S BBQ | |
| 30 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ OF HOISINGTON, KS | |
| 31 | MadyQ | |
| 32 | Lucky's Smokin BBQ | |
| 33 | Rib Reapers BBQ |
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 2 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 3 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 5 | LAZY 2 BBQ | |
| 6 | MANNY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 9 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Meataholics Anonymous BBQ | |
| 11 | Tread Heads BBQ | |
| 12 | CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | |
| 13 | LONGBONE BBQ | |
| 14 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 15 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 16 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 17 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN MAX BBQ | |
| 19 | BEAN GOT BBQ | |
| 20 | BEER & BUTTS QUE | |
| 21 | 3 B'S BBQ | |
| 22 | MadyQ | |
| 23 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ OF HOISINGTON, KS | |
| 24 | Eye Que | |
| 25 | Big Daddy's Dan BBQ | |
| 26 | 11th ST. BOYS BBQ | |
| 27 | BLAZIN' 7'S BBQ CO. | |
| 28 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 29 | TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ | |
| 31 | BADLY BENT BBQ | |
| 32 | Lucky's Smokin BBQ | |
| 33 | Rib Reapers BBQ |
33 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 2 | BLAZIN' 7'S BBQ CO. | |
| 3 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 4 | LONGBONE BBQ | |
| 5 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN MAX BBQ | |
| 9 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 10 | TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 12 | BEER & BUTTS QUE | |
| 13 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 14 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 15 | MANNY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Big Daddy's Dan BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 18 | Tread Heads BBQ | |
| 19 | 3 B'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 21 | Rib Reapers BBQ | |
| 22 | CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | |
| 23 | LAZY 2 BBQ | |
| 24 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ OF HOISINGTON, KS | |
| 25 | BADLY BENT BBQ | |
| 26 | Meataholics Anonymous BBQ | |
| 27 | 11th ST. BOYS BBQ | |
| 28 | BEAN GOT BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ | |
| 30 | MadyQ | |
| 31 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 32 | Eye Que | |
| 33 | Lucky's Smokin BBQ |
33 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 2 | Big Daddy's Dan BBQ | |
| 3 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 6 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 7 | SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ | |
| 8 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 9 | MANNY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Tread Heads BBQ | |
| 11 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 12 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 13 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 14 | 3 B'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Eye Que | |
| 16 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 17 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 18 | BLAZIN' 7'S BBQ CO. | |
| 19 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN MAX BBQ | |
| 21 | LAZY 2 BBQ | |
| 22 | 11th ST. BOYS BBQ | |
| 23 | LONGBONE BBQ | |
| 24 | CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | |
| 25 | TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ | |
| 26 | BEAN GOT BBQ | |
| 27 | BEER & BUTTS QUE | |
| 28 | MadyQ | |
| 29 | BADLY BENT BBQ | |
| 30 | PLUM CRAZY BBQ OF HOISINGTON, KS | |
| 31 | Meataholics Anonymous BBQ | |
| 32 | Rib Reapers BBQ | |
| 33 | Lucky's Smokin BBQ |