2015-08-21 – 2015-08-22 · Liberty, MO · 📍 Liberty, MO 64068
Grand Champion: PHAT JACKS BBQ NE (699.9772) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THUMP & STRUM 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2015 — 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 78% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1772 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
699.9772 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 692.0004 DIRT ROAD BBQ set in 2014.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100
PHAT JACKS BBQ NE came in rated below the field's top team, DIRT ROAD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 4–5: SONS OF A BRISKET and Broken Bottle BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: IN DEEP SAUCE and HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Smoke It Till It Burns edged MUDHOLE BBQ by 0.0228.
PHAT JACKS BBQ NE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 16th.
SLAPS BBQ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 172.0000 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: DIRT ROAD BBQ (won 2014).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-23 | Liberty, MO | Liberty, MO | 31 | 689.7488 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | MASTERQUE |
| 2014-08-22 | Liberty, MO | Liberty, MO 64068 | 29 | 692.0004 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | SWEET BEAVER BBQ |
| 2015-08-21 ← this one | Liberty, MO | Liberty, MO 64068 | 28 | 699.9772 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | THUMP & STRUM BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1772 | 176.0000 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0000 | 174.2744 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4400 | 172.5600 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 168.5256 |
28 entries · top 699.9772 · median 670.7886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 2 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 3 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 4 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 7 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 8 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 9 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 10 | MUDHOLE BBQ | |
| 11 | LOW LIFE BBQ | |
| 12 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 13 | MASH 4077 | |
| 14 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 15 | HOLLA-N-SWALLA | |
| 16 | Slammin Sammy's | |
| 17 | Smoke It Till It Burns | |
| 18 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 19 | 2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY | |
| 20 | GEN QUE | |
| 21 | CQ BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKE DYNASTY | |
| 23 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 24 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 25 | THE SMOKIN BUDS | |
| 26 | SOMEWHERE IN THYME | |
| 27 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 28 | The Few That Que |
28 entries · top 177.1772 · median 170.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slammin Sammy's | |
| 2 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 3 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 4 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 5 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke It Till It Burns | |
| 7 | MUDHOLE BBQ | |
| 8 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 9 | MASH 4077 | |
| 10 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 11 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 12 | LOW LIFE BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE DYNASTY | |
| 14 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 15 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 16 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 17 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 18 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 19 | HOLLA-N-SWALLA | |
| 20 | SOMEWHERE IN THYME | |
| 21 | GEN QUE | |
| 22 | 2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY | |
| 23 | CQ BBQ | |
| 24 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 25 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 26 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 27 | THE SMOKIN BUDS | |
| 28 | The Few That Que |
28 entries · top 176.0000 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 2 | MUDHOLE BBQ | |
| 3 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 4 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 5 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 6 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 7 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 8 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 9 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 10 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 11 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 12 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 13 | LOW LIFE BBQ | |
| 14 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 15 | 2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY | |
| 16 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 17 | GEN QUE | |
| 18 | MASH 4077 | |
| 19 | SMOKE DYNASTY | |
| 20 | Smoke It Till It Burns | |
| 21 | Slammin Sammy's | |
| 22 | THE SMOKIN BUDS | |
| 23 | The Few That Que | |
| 24 | CQ BBQ | |
| 25 | HOLLA-N-SWALLA | |
| 26 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 27 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 28 | SOMEWHERE IN THYME |
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.3200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 4 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 5 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 6 | LOW LIFE BBQ | |
| 7 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 8 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 9 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 10 | HOLLA-N-SWALLA | |
| 11 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 12 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 13 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 14 | CQ BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke It Till It Burns | |
| 16 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 17 | MASH 4077 | |
| 18 | SOMEWHERE IN THYME | |
| 19 | GEN QUE | |
| 20 | MUDHOLE BBQ | |
| 21 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 22 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 23 | SMOKE DYNASTY | |
| 24 | Slammin Sammy's | |
| 25 | THE SMOKIN BUDS | |
| 26 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 27 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 28 | The Few That Que |
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 3 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 4 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 5 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 6 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 7 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 8 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 9 | HOLLA-N-SWALLA | |
| 10 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 11 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 12 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 13 | Broken Bottle BBQ | |
| 14 | CQ BBQ | |
| 15 | GEN QUE | |
| 16 | MASH 4077 | |
| 17 | MUDHOLE BBQ | |
| 18 | LOW LIFE BBQ | |
| 19 | THE SMOKIN BUDS | |
| 20 | Slammin Sammy's | |
| 21 | SMOKE DYNASTY | |
| 22 | SOMEWHERE IN THYME | |
| 23 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 25 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 26 | Smoke It Till It Burns | |
| 27 | 2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY | |
| 28 | The Few That Que |