2015-09-11 – 2015-09-12 · Carrollton, KY · 📍 Carrollton, KY 41008
Grand Champion: BARK BROTHERS BBQ (694.2856) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 GREY STREET 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 2024 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100
BARK BROTHERS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
3 of 11 tracked editions
BLUE CHIP BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 11 tracked editions.
Pork places 6–7: LITTLE BOB'S BBQ and GREY STREET BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: WEQ4U and EAT MOR BUTT BBQ tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 1–2: FRIENDS OF OBR edged BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ by 0.0116.
BARK BROTHERS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 12th.
BARK BROTHERS BBQ turned in 177.7372 in pork ribs — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BLUE CHIP BBQ (won 2014).
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-06 | Carrollton, KY | Carrollton, KY | 34 | 693.6916 | Nobody from Nowhere | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| 2014-09-05 | Carrollton, KY | Carrollton, KY 41008 | 36 | 694.8572 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | YELLOW RIVER BBQ |
| 2015-09-11 ← this one | Carrollton, KY | Carrollton, KY 41008 | 29 | 694.2856 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | GREY STREET BBQ |
| 2016-09-16 | Carrollton, KY | Point Park | 31 | 707.9772 | GREY STREET BBQ | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ |
| 2017-09-15 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 33 | 696.5372 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | GREY STREET BBQ |
| 2018-09-14 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 27 | 703.9544 | GREY STREET BBQ | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ |
| 2019-09-13 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 28 | 697.0744 | Blue Chip BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2021-09-10 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 28 | 694.8228 | High on the Hawg - TN | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2022-09-09 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 32 | 698.8460 | Smoke-N-Peppers | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH |
| 2023-09-08 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 33 | 700.6060 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2024-09-13 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main Street | 31 | 699.3828 | WeQ4U | DANG GOOD BBQ |
| 2026-09-11 | Carrollton, KY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 174.8572 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 171.4056 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 173.1544 | 170.8572 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 171.4172 | 169.6800 |
29 entries · top 694.2856 · median 669.0288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 2 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 3 | RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT | |
| 4 | Pappy Q | |
| 5 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 6 | HUG HOGS | |
| 7 | WEQ4U | |
| 8 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 9 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 10 | ACME BBQ | |
| 11 | Divine Swine BBQ | |
| 12 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 14 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 15 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 17 | McQ Smokers | |
| 18 | NUTTHIN BUT PORK | |
| 19 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 20 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 21 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 22 | PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 24 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 25 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 26 | DUB TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 27 | Bad Boy BBQ | |
| 28 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 29 | Bull Headed BBQ |
29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 2 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 5 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 6 | RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT | |
| 7 | Divine Swine BBQ | |
| 8 | ACME BBQ | |
| 9 | Pappy Q | |
| 10 | Bad Boy BBQ | |
| 11 | HUG HOGS | |
| 12 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 13 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 14 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 15 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 16 | WEQ4U | |
| 17 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 18 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 19 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 20 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 21 | DUB TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 22 | Bull Headed BBQ | |
| 23 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 24 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 25 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 26 | PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | McQ Smokers | |
| 28 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 29 | NUTTHIN BUT PORK |
29 entries · top 177.7372 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | HUG HOGS | |
| 4 | McQ Smokers | |
| 5 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 6 | WEQ4U | |
| 7 | NUTTHIN BUT PORK | |
| 8 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 9 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 10 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 11 | Pappy Q | |
| 12 | DUB TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 13 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 14 | RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT | |
| 15 | ACME BBQ | |
| 16 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 17 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 18 | Divine Swine BBQ | |
| 19 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 20 | PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 23 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 24 | Bad Boy BBQ | |
| 25 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 26 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 27 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 28 | Bull Headed BBQ | |
| 29 | MEAT MISTERS |
29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT | |
| 2 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 3 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 4 | Divine Swine BBQ | |
| 5 | Bad Boy BBQ | |
| 6 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 7 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 8 | HUG HOGS | |
| 9 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 10 | Pappy Q | |
| 11 | ACME BBQ | |
| 12 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 13 | NUTTHIN BUT PORK | |
| 14 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 15 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 17 | McQ Smokers | |
| 18 | PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 20 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 21 | WEQ4U | |
| 22 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 23 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 24 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 26 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 28 | DUB TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 29 | Bull Headed BBQ |
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEQ4U | |
| 2 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 4 | Pappy Q | |
| 5 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 6 | ACME BBQ | |
| 7 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 8 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 9 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 10 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 11 | Divine Swine BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 13 | RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT | |
| 14 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 16 | NUTTHIN BUT PORK | |
| 17 | HUG HOGS | |
| 18 | PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 20 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 21 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 22 | DUB TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 23 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 24 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 25 | McQ Smokers | |
| 26 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 27 | Bull Headed BBQ | |
| 28 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 29 | Bad Boy BBQ |
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.
5 entries · top 167.3944 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McQ Smokers | |
| 2 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 3 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 4 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 5 | BLUE DOG BBQ |
15 entries · top 173.7028 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 2 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 3 | Bad Boy BBQ | |
| 4 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 5 | BLUE DOG BBQ | |
| 6 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 7 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 8 | McQ Smokers | |
| 9 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 10 | PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 12 | Bull Headed BBQ | |
| 13 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 14 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 15 | NUTTHIN BUT PORK |