2015-08-29 – 2015-08-30 · New London, CT · 📍 New London, CT 06320
Grand Champion: SMOKIN MO'S BBQ (680.4912) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 STUBBORN BULL BBQ
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.
Pork places 7–8: BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ edged FOUR SMOKING GUYS by 0.0112. Chicken places 5–6: ACK-QUE edged THAT'S OUR QUE by 0.0116. Chicken places 8–9: THE SMOKING SECTION - NY edged Rogue Hog BBQ by 0.0116.
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ turned in 173.7028 in pork ribs — past the 172.5484 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-28 | New London, CT | New London, CT | 26 | 685.6456 | Rhode Hog BBQ | STUBBORN BULL BBQ |
| 2014-09-27 | New London, CT | New London, CT 06320 | 15 | 674.2284 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | BIG ROCK BBQ |
| 2015-08-29 ← this one | New London, CT | New London, CT 06320 | 17 | 680.4912 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | STUBBORN BULL BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 165.1316 | 163.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 165.6800 | 161.7260 |
| Pork | 174.3544 | 166.2284 | 161.0856 |
| Brisket | 172.5828 | 165.6912 | 161.6572 |
17 entries · top 680.4912 · median 651.9312
17 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.9772
17 entries · top 173.7028 · median 162.2628
17 entries · top 174.3544 · median 163.3712
17 entries · top 172.5828 · median 161.7144