Sep 11–12, 2015 · Independence, MO
CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Independence Fire & Ice BBQ on September 11, 2015 in Independence, MO, scoring 689.0512 in a field of 76 teams. R BUTTS R SMOKIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5716. Category winners: Chicken — TEAM GETTING SAUCED (178.8572); Pork Ribs — PIG NEWTON (177.7372); Pork — PELLET ENVY (179.4400); Brisket — R BUTTS R SMOKIN (177.7372). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; 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, 2015 to 2018 — 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 95% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.4796 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
CLARK CREW BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5372 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Pork places 6–7: CLARK CREW BBQ and SUBLIME BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS edged SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD by 0.0112. Chicken places 3–4: SUBLIME BBQ edged CLARK CREW BBQ by 0.0116.
Bigger than 96% of the 5,482 contests in the data
76 teams — bigger than 96% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2015 ← this one | Independence, MO | Independence, MO 64055 | 76 | 689.0512 | CLARK CREW BBQ | R BUTTS R SMOKIN |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Independence, MO | 1900 E Valley View | 76 | 703.4056 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Independence, MO | 19100 E valley view parkway | 76 | 700.5488 | THE TWISTED TAIL | THUMP & STRUM BBQ |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Independence, MO | 19100 East Valley View Parkway | 56 | 699.9312 | SMOOTH SMOKE | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 171.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 174.8456 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 173.1084 | 171.4284 |
| Brisket | 177.7372 | 174.3200 | 171.9772 |
76 entries · top 689.0512 · median 644.8228
76 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.5370
76 entries · top 177.7372 · median 161.1314
76 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.1372
76 entries · top 177.7372 · median 160.5314
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.
11 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.5600
3 entries · top 180 · median 180 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Rawson 133 | |
| 2 | Jakob Hammond 125 | |
| 3 | Sara Dinwiddie 152 |
28 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 2 | GEN QUE | |
| 3 | BIG LOG BBQ | |
| 4 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 5 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 6 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 7 | E.R. BBQ | |
| 8 | SPLITLOG SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Man V Que | |
| 10 | THREE LEGGED PIG BBQ | |
| 11 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Knights of Holy Smokers | |
| 13 | BBQ GUYS | |
| 14 | Swag BBQ ( IBEW Local 53 ) | |
| 15 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 16 | A Slew of Sows and a Smoker | |
| 17 | BEER & BUTTS QUE | |
| 18 | HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ | |
| 19 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 20 | Missouri Outlaws | |
| 21 | Rib Busters | |
| 22 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 23 | James Brothers BBQ | |
| 24 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 25 | DOUBLE TRUBLE KC | |
| 26 | Power Smokers | |
| 27 | Hi-Tech Smokers | |
| 28 | Fat Cat BBQ, LSMO |