2015-09-11 – 2015-09-12 · Leavenworth, KS · 📍 Leavenworth, KS 66048
Grand Champion: JAESTAR BBQ (714.8800) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ
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.
714.8800 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 685.7260 JAESTAR BBQ set in 2014.
JAESTAR BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
Wider than 88% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.3316 points — a wider margin than 88% of championships in the data.
JAESTAR BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 2 tracked editions
JAESTAR BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
Chicken places 6–7: 4 MEAT SAKES and AM & PM SMOKERS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: JAESTAR BBQ and BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW and CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
JAESTAR BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 2nd.
JAESTAR BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 174.2628 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: JAESTAR BBQ (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-12 | Leavenworth, KS | Leavenworth, KS 66048 | 29 | 685.7260 | JAESTAR BBQ | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ |
| 2015-09-11 ← this one | Leavenworth, KS | Leavenworth, KS 66048 | 28 | 714.8800 | JAESTAR BBQ | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 172.5716 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5944 | 175.4172 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.8688 | 170.8572 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.4400 | 169.1428 |
28 entries · top 714.8800 · median 672.5142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 3 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 4 | WANNA B'S | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' R'S | |
| 6 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 7 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 8 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 9 | 777 BBQ | |
| 10 | Jumpin' Joe's BBQ | |
| 11 | Showtime | |
| 12 | CRAZY BONES BBQ | |
| 13 | MAKE M' SQUEAL | |
| 14 | CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE | |
| 15 | 4 MEAT SAKES | |
| 16 | MEL'S BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 18 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 19 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 20 | Ribbed for her Pleasure | |
| 21 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 22 | Just Blow'n Smoke | |
| 23 | SMOKIN & JOKIN BBQ - KS | |
| 24 | Team Smokin Zeke's | |
| 25 | Rubb'n Butts n Smok'n Hinds | |
| 26 | Knights of Columbus | |
| 27 | Wild House | |
| 28 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY |
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.4342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 2 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 3 | CRAZY BONES BBQ | |
| 4 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 5 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 6 | 4 MEAT SAKES | |
| 7 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Showtime | |
| 9 | WANNA B'S | |
| 10 | SMOKIN & JOKIN BBQ - KS | |
| 11 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' R'S | |
| 14 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 15 | Jumpin' Joe's BBQ | |
| 16 | MEL'S BBQ | |
| 17 | 777 BBQ | |
| 18 | MAKE M' SQUEAL | |
| 19 | Rubb'n Butts n Smok'n Hinds | |
| 20 | SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 21 | Ribbed for her Pleasure | |
| 22 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 23 | Wild House | |
| 24 | Just Blow'n Smoke | |
| 25 | Knights of Columbus | |
| 26 | CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE | |
| 27 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 28 | Team Smokin Zeke's |
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5602 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 3 | WANNA B'S | |
| 4 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 5 | MEL'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 7 | CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE | |
| 8 | MAKE M' SQUEAL | |
| 9 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 10 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 11 | SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 12 | 777 BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN & JOKIN BBQ - KS | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' R'S | |
| 15 | Just Blow'n Smoke | |
| 16 | Jumpin' Joe's BBQ | |
| 17 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 18 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 19 | CRAZY BONES BBQ | |
| 20 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Team Smokin Zeke's | |
| 22 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 23 | Showtime | |
| 24 | Ribbed for her Pleasure | |
| 25 | 4 MEAT SAKES | |
| 26 | Rubb'n Butts n Smok'n Hinds | |
| 27 | Wild House | |
| 28 | Knights of Columbus |
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 2 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 3 | Knights of Columbus | |
| 4 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 5 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 6 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' R'S | |
| 8 | MEL'S BBQ | |
| 9 | CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE | |
| 10 | 777 BBQ | |
| 11 | WANNA B'S | |
| 12 | Showtime | |
| 13 | MAKE M' SQUEAL | |
| 14 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 15 | Rubb'n Butts n Smok'n Hinds | |
| 16 | SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 17 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 18 | Jumpin' Joe's BBQ | |
| 19 | Team Smokin Zeke's | |
| 20 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 21 | 4 MEAT SAKES | |
| 22 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 23 | Ribbed for her Pleasure | |
| 24 | CRAZY BONES BBQ | |
| 25 | Wild House | |
| 26 | Just Blow'n Smoke | |
| 27 | SMOKIN & JOKIN BBQ - KS |
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.8172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 3 | Jumpin' Joe's BBQ | |
| 4 | 4 MEAT SAKES | |
| 5 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 6 | WANNA B'S | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' R'S | |
| 8 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 9 | Showtime | |
| 10 | CRAZY BONES BBQ | |
| 11 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 12 | 777 BBQ | |
| 13 | CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE | |
| 14 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 15 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 16 | Just Blow'n Smoke | |
| 17 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 18 | MAKE M' SQUEAL | |
| 19 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 20 | Ribbed for her Pleasure | |
| 21 | SMOKIN & JOKIN BBQ - KS | |
| 22 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 24 | Team Smokin Zeke's | |
| 25 | Wild House | |
| 26 | Knights of Columbus | |
| 27 | MEL'S BBQ | |
| 28 | Rubb'n Butts n Smok'n Hinds |