Aug 22–23, 2015 · Hot Springs, AR
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE won Grand Champion at the Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 2 on August 22, 2015 in Hot Springs, AR, scoring 705.0972 in a field of 18 teams. GETTIN' BASTED took Reserve Grand Champion with 700.5256. Category winners: Chicken — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE (176.5716); Pork — DAD'S GRILLIN CREW (177.1544); Brisket — GETTIN' BASTED (179.4400).
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.
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 5–6: HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE and BLIND HOG BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: BLIND HOG BBQ and KILLER HOGS tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ and OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 172.5944 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 174.2628 | 169.1316 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 173.1084 | 166.8572 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 169.6800 |
18 entries · top 705.0972 · median 677.8684
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.8572
18 entries · top 176.5716 · median 169.6972
18 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.7086
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6914