Aug 28–29, 2015 · Washington Island, WI
T-MAC SMOKIN won Grand Champion at the 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue on August 28, 2015 in Washington Island, WI, scoring 689.6456 in a field of 35 teams. TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.0972. Category winners: Chicken — T-MAC SMOKIN (176.0000); Pork Ribs — THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ (172.5600); Pork — T-MAC SMOKIN (176.5600); Brisket — SMOKE INFUSION (173.7028).
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.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ edged BAZINGA BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BAZINGA BBQ edged TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI by 0.0116. Pork places 3–4: CRACKHOUSE BBQ edged FOX RIVER BBQ by 0.0116.
T-MAC SMOKIN won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
T-MAC SMOKIN took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 170.8572 | 168.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5600 | 168.5256 | 165.1316 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 169.6684 | 165.1084 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 169.6800 | 163.9772 |
35 entries · top 689.6456 · median 641.0052
35 entries · top 176 · median 164.5256
35 entries · top 172.5600 · median 158.2744
35 entries · top 176.5600 · median 160.5028
35 entries · top 173.7028 · median 158.8456
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.
15 entries · top 180 · median 173.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180