Aug 28–29, 2015 · Marne, MI
BIG BROTHERS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing on August 28, 2015 in Marne, MI, scoring 675.9656 in a field of 32 teams. THE REAL SMOKIN ACES took Reserve Grand Champion with 674.2856. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN' IN THE D (177.1544); Pork Ribs — CHUCKWAGON'S TWO TWO SMOKIN CREW (174.8456); Pork — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES (174.3200); Brisket — BIG BROTHERS BBQ (174.8456).
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.
Closer than 75% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6800 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
Pork Ribs places 8–9: OMG-BBQ-TX and MAC ATTACK BBQ tied on 165.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ and BIG BROTHERS BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ edged RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ by 0.0112.
BIG BROTHERS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 15th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 166.8572 | 164.0344 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8456 | 166.8800 | 163.9772 |
| Pork | 174.3200 | 169.7028 | 164 |
| Brisket | 174.8456 | 165.6800 | 162.8000 |
32 entries · top 675.9656 · median 623.6456
32 entries · top 177.1544 · median 159.4058
32 entries · top 174.8456 · median 157.4230
32 entries · top 174.3200 · median 159.9772
32 entries · top 174.8456 · median 156.8400