Aug 21–22, 2015 · Cape Girardeau, MO
Hot Mess BBQ won Grand Champion at the Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest on August 21, 2015 in Cape Girardeau, MO, scoring 682.2856 in a field of 58 teams. BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.2628. Category winners: Chicken — Hot Mess BBQ (177.1428); Pork Ribs — Hot Mess BBQ (174.8572); Pork — RURAL ROUTE BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ (175.4400). This is the 2nd of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by SMOKIN T'S; 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 2021 — 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.
Closer than 97% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
HotMess BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Q-BONES BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Hot Mess BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 6th tracked contest.
2 of 7 tracked editions
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4856 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 6–7: Q-BONES BBQ and SMOKE'M ALL ST. LOUIS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: GOOD GRIEF BBQ edged BIG WOODIE BBQ by 0.0112. Pork places 9–10: Q-BONES BBQ edged Hawg Feathers by 0.0112.
Hot Mess BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Hot Mess BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 17th.
RURAL ROUTE BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Bigger than 91% of the 5,462 contests in the data
58 teams — bigger than 91% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2013 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Cape Girardeau, MO | 56 | 687.3256 | SMOKIN T'S | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS |
| Aug 21, 2015 ← this one | Cape Girardeau, MO | Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 | 58 | 682.2856 | Hot Mess BBQ | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Arena Park | 51 | 683.9196 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Arena Park | 43 | 685.6800 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Arena Park | 44 | 701.6684 | BYO GRILL | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 410 Kiwanis dr. | 45 | 701.6456 | Outlaw Hawgs BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 410 Kiwanis dr. | 27 | 682.7312 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 173.1200 | 170.8112 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 170.9144 | 167.4400 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 171.4400 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 172.0116 | 168.5944 |
58 entries · top 682.2856 · median 629.1256
58 entries · top 177.1428 · median 157.9942
57 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.1088
58 entries · top 178.8572 · median 158.5542
58 entries · top 175.4400 · median 156.2572