Aug 28–29, 2015 · Paola, KS
BIG WIGS BBQ won Grand Champion at the East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival on August 28, 2015 in Paola, KS, scoring 682.2860 in a field of 65 teams. SMOKIN' R'S took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.2516. Category winners: Chicken — DEAD LAST BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — JUSTCUZ BBQ (174.2972); Pork — KC Butt-Rubbers (176.5600); Brisket — BIG WIGS BBQ (176.0000). This is the 3rd of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by DEAD LAST BBQ; 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 2022 — 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 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0344 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100
Big Wigs BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 8 tracked editions
BIG WIGS BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
Chicken places 4–5: PORK PULLERS and CASUAL SMOKERS tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: RUB N TUG BBQ and DRUM DADDY BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD edged BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS by 0.0116.
BIG WIGS BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 30th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BIG WIGS BBQ (won 2013), DEAD LAST BBQ (won 2014).
Bigger than 94% of the 5,468 contests in the data
65 teams — bigger than 94% of the 5,468 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2013 | Paola, KS | Paola, KS | 68 | 681.1200 | BIG WIGS BBQ | SWEET PETE'S SMOKIN' HOT MEAT |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Paola, KS | Paola, KS 66071 | 69 | 685.7372 | DEAD LAST BBQ | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 |
| Aug 28, 2015 ← this one | Paola, KS | Paola, KS 66071 | 65 | 682.2860 | BIG WIGS BBQ | SMOKIN' R'S |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Paola, KS | Park Square | 61 | 690.8228 | B & C SMOKERS | SMOKIN' R'S |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Paola, KS | Park Square | 57 | 703.3712 | SLAPS BBQ | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Paola, KS | Park Square | 67 | 690.7996 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Paola, KS | Town Square | 66 | 696.4912 | Man Meat BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Paola, KS | Town Square | 45 | 705.1428 | FERGOLICIOUS BBQ | HIGH i QUE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 175.4056 | 169.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2972 | 172.5484 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 172.5484 | 169.1544 |
| Brisket | 176 | 169.6800 | 167.9772 |
65 entries · top 682.2860 · median 647.2916
65 entries · top 177.7028 · median 159.9428
64 entries · top 174.2972 · median 162.8114
65 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.2744
65 entries · top 176 · median 160.5372
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
36 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin On Cloud Nine | |
| 5 | PORK FICTION | |
| 6 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 7 | FUNNY FARM BBQ | |
| 8 | PORK 'N MINDY | |
| 9 | Bewildered BBQ | |
| 10 | GRISWOLD GRILLERS | |
| 11 | BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS | |
| 12 | HAVE GRILL WILL TRAVEL | |
| 13 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 14 | FIGHTING DELFUEGOS | |
| 15 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 16 | DOUBLE STACK BBQ | |
| 17 | CD's BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN ASS BBQ | |
| 19 | ABS OF SQUEAL | |
| 20 | High On The Hog | |
| 21 | BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS | |
| 22 | Royal Smoke | |
| 23 | Slow & Easy BBQ | |
| 24 | SWEET PETE'S SMOKIN' HOT MEAT | |
| 25 | PORK PULLERS | |
| 26 | SMOKIN SUZY | |
| 27 | KNIGHTS OF THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 28 | SMOKIN' R'S | |
| 29 | DUNN UP BBQ | |
| 30 | PV Smokin | |
| 31 | Sausage Fest BBQ | |
| 32 | BEAUX HAWG BBQ | |
| 33 | TopherDrew BBQ | |
| 34 | Two Fat Guys Burning Meat | |
| 35 | Choke Em & Smoke Em | |
| 36 | Village Idiots |