Sep 4–6, 2015 · Bedford, TX
BUTCHER BBQ won Grand Champion at the City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival on September 4, 2015 in Bedford, TX, scoring 682.8228 in a field of 70 teams. HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.1828. Category winners: Chicken — BUTCHER BBQ (176.0228); Pork Ribs — HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE (176.5600); Pork — Jac Jac's Smokehouse (178.8800); Brisket — 3 WOODYS BBQ (177.1544). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by FIRE DANCER 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 2016 — 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 86% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6400 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
682.8228 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 682.2972 BUTCHER BBQ set in 2013.
2 of 4 tracked editions
BUTCHER BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
Chicken places 5–6: TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE edged THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 2–3: KOSMO'S Q edged 3 WOODYS BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 5–6: LoneStar Que Crew edged RED RIVER BBQ by 0.0116.
BUTCHER BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 22nd.
Jac Jac's Smokehouse turned in 178.8800 in pork — past the 176.0228 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BUTCHER BBQ (won 2013).
Bigger than 95% of the 5,468 contests in the data
70 teams — bigger than 95% of the 5,468 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2013 | Bedford, TX | Bedford, TX | 89 | 682.2972 | BUTCHER BBQ | SMOKE ON WHEELS |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Bedford, TX | Bedford, TX 76021 | 76 | 681.1084 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE |
| Sep 4, 2015 ← this one | Bedford, TX | Bedford, TX 76021 | 70 | 682.8228 | BUTCHER BBQ | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE |
| Sep 3, 2016 | Bedford, TX | 1951 Dondodson | 58 | 692.5484 | Fergolicious BBQ | UNCLE BC'S |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0228 | 172.5716 | 169.7256 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 173.7144 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 172.5600 | 169.7372 |
70 entries · top 682.8228 · median 649.9314
70 entries · top 176.0228 · median 163.4170
70 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.4230
70 entries · top 178.8800 · median 163.6800
70 entries · top 177.1544 · median 160.8342
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.
12 entries · top 159.4972 · median 137.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan BBQ | |
| 2 | AARON'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Kettle Kings BBQ | |
| 4 | Nina's BBQ | |
| 5 | Bubba Billy's BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin 7's BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin EE's | |
| 8 | ASH KICKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | Shiflet's BBQ | |
| 10 | BLAZIN' PITS SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | Q Warriors | |
| 12 | TC's True Que |
12 entries · top 165.1656 · median 141.1654
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AARON'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin EE's | |
| 3 | Shiflet's BBQ | |
| 4 | BLAZIN' PITS SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | TC's True Que | |
| 6 | Kettle Kings BBQ | |
| 7 | Bubba Billy's BBQ | |
| 8 | Q Warriors | |
| 9 | ASH KICKIN BBQ | |
| 10 | Nina's BBQ | |
| 11 | Evan BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin 7's BBQ |
22 entries · top 169.7256 · median 161.7314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RED RIVER BBQ | |
| 2 | Suck the Bone BBQ | |
| 3 | DEJA Q | |
| 4 | 1911 Outlaw Cookers | |
| 5 | CIRCLE R COOKERS | |
| 6 | J bar W Chuckwagon | |
| 7 | BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | Meat Church | |
| 9 | ESS Pit Crew BBQ | |
| 10 | Jac Jac's Smokehouse | |
| 11 | Smokin Hot J's | |
| 12 | REDNECK COOKERS | |
| 13 | SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 14 | THIN, BEAUTIFUL, BLUE SMOKE | |
| 15 | LoneStar Que Crew | |
| 16 | SMOKIN PENDEJOS | |
| 17 | WUTZ SMOKIN | |
| 18 | Stone Cold Cook Team | |
| 19 | Kroger Team | |
| 20 | Smokin Fiorenza's | |
| 21 | Texan Smoke Bandits | |
| 22 | KOSMO'S Q |
16 entries · top 180 · median 171.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THIN, BEAUTIFUL, BLUE SMOKE | |
| 2 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 3 | Smokin Hot J's | |
| 4 | Meat Church | |
| 5 | Smokin Fiorenza's | |
| 6 | CIRCLE R COOKERS | |
| 7 | BIG BS BBQ -TX | |
| 8 | Texan Smoke Bandits | |
| 9 | OUTTA THE BOX BBQ | |
| 10 | OLD 99 MEAT CO. | |
| 11 | Brew'n-N-Que'n | |
| 12 | REDNECK COOKERS | |
| 13 | DEJA Q | |
| 14 | Jac Jac's Smokehouse | |
| 15 | SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 16 | 1911 Outlaw Cookers |
25 entries · top 175.4400 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 2 | CIRCLE R COOKERS | |
| 3 | Meat Church | |
| 4 | Smokin Hot J's | |
| 5 | RED RIVER BBQ | |
| 6 | Texan Smoke Bandits | |
| 7 | BARNHILL BROTHERS | |
| 8 | Jac Jac's Smokehouse | |
| 9 | SMOKIN WILDCATTERS | |
| 10 | SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 11 | KOSMO'S Q | |
| 12 | THIN, BEAUTIFUL, BLUE SMOKE | |
| 13 | ESS Pit Crew BBQ | |
| 14 | J bar W Chuckwagon | |
| 15 | CACTUS FLAT COOKERS | |
| 16 | SMOKIN PENDEJOS | |
| 17 | Cap'n John's BBQ | |
| 18 | Brew'n-N-Que'n | |
| 19 | TEX'S SMOKE | |
| 20 | Smokin Fiorenza's | |
| 21 | REDNECK COOKERS | |
| 22 | BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 23 | CLOUDSMOKER | |
| 24 | WUTZ SMOKIN | |
| 25 | ELLIS COUNTY BBQ |