Sep 11–12, 2015 · Derby, KS
OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Derby BBQ Festival on September 11, 2015 in Derby, KS, scoring 677.1428 in a field of 26 teams. SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS took Reserve Grand Champion with 675.9196. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS (174.8456); Pork Ribs — SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS (176.5828); Pork — GREAT PLAINS BBQ (174.2972); Brisket — OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ (173.1772). This is the 2nd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by WILDCATTERS Q CREW; 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, 2014 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 77% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2232 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100
OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
2 of 5 tracked editions
BARREL BOYS BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
Chicken places 2–3: NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ and POK N DA RIBS tied on 169.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: OUTHOUSE BBQ and C & A Gametime Grillers tied on 165.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: POK N DA RIBS and CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2014 | Derby, KS | Derby, KS 67037 | 38 | 705.7144 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | PELLET ENVY |
| Sep 11, 2015 ← this one | Derby, KS | Derby, KS 67037 | 26 | 677.1428 | OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Derby, KS | 2801 E James | 38 | 697.1200 | BARREL BOYS BBQ | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Derby, KS | Derby, KS | 29 | 690.2744 | BARREL BOYS BBQ | PORK PULLERS |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Derby, KS | 2801 E James St. | 40 | 700 | BUTCHER BBQ | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8456 | 169.1312 | 165.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 166.2400 | 163.4400 |
| Pork | 174.2972 | 167.3944 | 162.8572 |
| Brisket | 173.1772 | 170.2972 | 165.7028 |
26 entries · top 677.1428 · median 647.3028
26 entries · top 174.8456 · median 162.5428
26 entries · top 176.5828 · median 160.5716
26 entries · top 174.2972 · median 161.7200
26 entries · top 173.1772 · median 162.5314
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.
6 entries · top 176.5944 · median 170.0286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARREL BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | SUGAR HOUNDS BARBECUE | |
| 3 | Smokesteak BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin Carr BBQ | |
| 5 | CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | |
| 6 | SMOKEMASTER'S SOUTHERN BBQ |
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.7030
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Carr BBQ | |
| 2 | Dr. Love's BBQ | |
| 3 | Freedom BBQ | |
| 4 | Dem Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | Freedom BBQ Also | |
| 6 | RUBNSMK BBQ Co | |
| 7 | TnT Barbeque | |
| 8 | Getting Drunk and Fallin' Down | |
| 9 | BBQ on a Budget | |
| 10 | Tasty Choice | |
| 11 | BS Barbecue | |
| 12 | Little Ladies BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokesteak BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokemaster's Southern BBQ Backyard | |
| 15 | Senor Smokey | |
| 16 | MJ'S BBQ | |
| 17 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 18 | SUGAR HOUNDS BARBECUE |
18 entries · top 177.7372 · median 164.0400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Love's BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Carr BBQ | |
| 3 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 4 | Senor Smokey | |
| 5 | RUBNSMK BBQ Co | |
| 6 | BBQ on a Budget | |
| 7 | Little Ladies BBQ | |
| 8 | Freedom BBQ Also | |
| 9 | MJ'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Tasty Choice | |
| 11 | Smokesteak BBQ | |
| 12 | Getting Drunk and Fallin' Down | |
| 13 | BS Barbecue | |
| 14 | SUGAR HOUNDS BARBECUE | |
| 15 | Dem Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokemaster's Southern BBQ Backyard | |
| 17 | Freedom BBQ | |
| 18 | TnT Barbeque |
4 entries · top 178.8800 · median 175.1256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCKENA CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | |
| 2 | MACKENZIE HEACOCK | |
| 3 | JOE BANSEMER | |
| 4 | ZACKERY WEAVER |
17 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WYATT RANKIN | |
| 2 | LJ Bansemer | |
| 3 | MASON SHURTZ | |
| 4 | ANNA BELLE | |
| 5 | Emily Bahruth | |
| 6 | ALYSSA CAMPBELL | |
| 7 | BRAELYN CLARK | |
| 8 | TARNY TREDWAY | |
| 9 | ALYSSA 2 CAMPBELL | |
| 10 | MACY RENBERGER | |
| 11 | NATHAN POIRIER | |
| 12 | TYLER HILL | |
| 13 | Ethan Powers | |
| 14 | ELIZABETH HAFFNER | |
| 15 | RILEY WALENGA | |
| 16 | KEELEY CHANCE | |
| 17 | KELSEY-KYLIE LOOMIS |
12 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRISTAN BRAY | |
| 2 | Grace Buck | |
| 3 | ZACH BACON | |
| 4 | LANDON CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | |
| 5 | CORBIN TAUER | |
| 6 | Parker Tauer | |
| 7 | Tanner Shurtz | |
| 8 | HAYLEY CARR | |
| 9 | ETHAN 2 POWERS | |
| 10 | ELENA DRAPER | |
| 11 | Gracie Poirier | |
| 12 | BROCK BAHRUTH |