2015-08-28 – 2015-08-29 · Sheridan, WY · 📍 Sheridan, WY 82801
Grand Champion: GRILLIN' BEAVERS (691.4056) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CHARQUETERIE
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.
691.4056 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 682.2740 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS set in 2013.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100
GRILLIN' BEAVERS came in rated below the field's top team, QUAU, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
GRILLIN' BEAVERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 1–2: LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS and JO-BAWB'S BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: GRATE EXPECTATIONS and Little Rebels tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: JO-BAWB'S BBQ and WYOMING BS BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CHARQUETERIE won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
CHARQUETERIE turned in 177.1428 in pork ribs — past the 175.4400 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS (won 2013), JO-BAWB'S BBQ (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-06 | Sheridan, WY | Sheridan, WY | 15 | 682.2740 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| 2014-09-05 | Sheridan, WY | Sheridan, WY 82801 | 25 | 657.0632 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | GQUE |
| 2015-08-28 ← this one | Sheridan, WY | Sheridan, WY 82801 | 25 | 691.4056 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | CHARQUETERIE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2744 | 173.7028 | 170.2512 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 173.7028 | 166.8456 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 172.5484 | 161.1200 |
| Brisket | 174.8456 | 172.0116 | 167.4288 |
25 entries · top 691.4056 · median 646.2288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 2 | CHARQUETERIE | |
| 3 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 4 | QUAU | |
| 5 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 6 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 7 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 8 | Wine, Brew & BBQ | |
| 9 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 10 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 12 | WYOMING BS BBQ | |
| 13 | Cafe BBQ | |
| 14 | Boom Boom BBQ | |
| 15 | DILLAQUE BBQ | |
| 16 | Hill Billy BBQ | |
| 17 | Little Rebels | |
| 18 | Sheridan Motor 1 BBQ | |
| 19 | Road Kill Specialties | |
| 20 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 21 | Barr's BQ | |
| 22 | Sheridan Motor 2 BBQ | |
| 23 | That's What She Said BBQ | |
| 24 | Chili Pepper BBQ | |
| 25 | FLY LINE BBQ |
25 entries · top 174.2744 · median 165.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 2 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 3 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 4 | Little Rebels | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 7 | WYOMING BS BBQ | |
| 8 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 9 | QUAU | |
| 10 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 11 | Wine, Brew & BBQ | |
| 12 | DILLAQUE BBQ | |
| 13 | Hill Billy BBQ | |
| 14 | CHARQUETERIE | |
| 15 | Boom Boom BBQ | |
| 16 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 17 | Cafe BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 19 | Barr's BQ | |
| 20 | Chili Pepper BBQ | |
| 21 | Sheridan Motor 2 BBQ | |
| 22 | That's What She Said BBQ | |
| 23 | Sheridan Motor 1 BBQ | |
| 24 | Road Kill Specialties | |
| 25 | FLY LINE BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 159.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHARQUETERIE | |
| 2 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 3 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 4 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 5 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 6 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Cafe BBQ | |
| 8 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 9 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 10 | QUAU | |
| 11 | Hill Billy BBQ | |
| 12 | Wine, Brew & BBQ | |
| 13 | That's What She Said BBQ | |
| 14 | Little Rebels | |
| 15 | Barr's BQ | |
| 16 | Sheridan Motor 1 BBQ | |
| 17 | Sheridan Motor 2 BBQ | |
| 18 | WYOMING BS BBQ | |
| 19 | Boom Boom BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 21 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 22 | FLY LINE BBQ | |
| 23 | Road Kill Specialties | |
| 24 | Chili Pepper BBQ | |
| 25 | DILLAQUE BBQ |
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 158.7884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wine, Brew & BBQ | |
| 2 | QUAU | |
| 3 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 4 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 5 | CHARQUETERIE | |
| 6 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 7 | DILLAQUE BBQ | |
| 8 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 9 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 10 | Road Kill Specialties | |
| 11 | Boom Boom BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 13 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 14 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 15 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 16 | Sheridan Motor 1 BBQ | |
| 17 | Sheridan Motor 2 BBQ | |
| 18 | WYOMING BS BBQ | |
| 19 | Hill Billy BBQ | |
| 20 | That's What She Said BBQ | |
| 21 | FLY LINE BBQ | |
| 22 | Cafe BBQ | |
| 23 | Little Rebels | |
| 24 | Barr's BQ | |
| 25 | Chili Pepper BBQ |
25 entries · top 174.8456 · median 165.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHARQUETERIE | |
| 2 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 3 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 4 | WYOMING BS BBQ | |
| 5 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 6 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | QUAU | |
| 9 | Cafe BBQ | |
| 10 | Sheridan Motor 1 BBQ | |
| 11 | Wine, Brew & BBQ | |
| 12 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 13 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 14 | BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 15 | Road Kill Specialties | |
| 16 | Boom Boom BBQ | |
| 17 | DILLAQUE BBQ | |
| 18 | Barr's BQ | |
| 19 | That's What She Said BBQ | |
| 20 | Sheridan Motor 2 BBQ | |
| 21 | Chili Pepper BBQ | |
| 22 | FLY LINE BBQ | |
| 23 | Hill Billy BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 25 | Little Rebels |