Aug 14–15, 2015 · Fulton, MS
KILLER HOGS won Grand Champion at the Stand By Your Grill on August 14, 2015 in Fulton, MS, scoring 701.7032 in a field of 57 teams. BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.6688. Category winners: Chicken — VICTORY LANE BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BOOTYQUE (176.5944); Pork — KILLER HOGS (178.8572); Brisket — SOUTHERN SMOKERS (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by JIGGY PIGGY; 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 2016 — 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 66 times in 100
KILLER HOGS came in rated below the field's top team, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 7–8: SOUTH PORK and BIG TASTY BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: BIG TASTY BBQ and FIRE DANCER BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ and JIGGY PIGGY tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
KILLER HOGS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 25th.
VICTORY LANE BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N (won 2013), JIGGY PIGGY (won 2014).
Bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data
57 teams — bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2013 | Fulton, MS | Fulton, MS | 62 | 702.2628 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | SWIGGIN PIG |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Fulton, MS | Fulton, MS 38843 | 65 | 702.2284 | JIGGY PIGGY | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N |
| Aug 14, 2015 ← this one | Fulton, MS | Fulton, MS 38876 | 57 | 701.7032 | KILLER HOGS | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Fulton, MS | 100 Campground Rd | 40 | 699.3944 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | SWINE LIFE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 175.4288 | 173.1316 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 172.5828 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.7028 | 175.4056 |
57 entries · top 701.7032 · median 670.7312
57 entries · top 180 · median 169.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
57 entries · top 176.5944 · median 165.7144
57 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9772
57 entries · top 180 · median 167.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180