Sep 12–13, 2015 · Bloomington, IN
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ won Grand Champion at the Balloons, Blues & BBQ on September 12, 2015 in Bloomington, IN, scoring 690.1940 in a field of 23 teams. CARSON'S BBQ / LIVY-Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.7372. Category winners: Chicken — GREY STREET BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ (180.0000); Pork — THUNDER HOG BBQ (174.2628); Brisket — CARSON'S BBQ / LIVY-Q (178.8800). This is the 1st of 2 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.
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 0.4568 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 3–4: ALL IN QUE and ONE2BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ and SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: RIB RUNNERS and SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC tied on 170.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 15th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2015 ← this one | Bloomington, IN | Bloomington, IN 47403 | 23 | 690.1940 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | CARSON'S BBQ / LIVY-Q |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Bloomington, IN | 5700 W Airport RD | 20 | 688.5024 | GREY STREET BBQ | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 172 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.1544 | 170.2972 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 170.8228 | 165.1084 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 171.4172 | 165.1084 |
23 entries · top 690.1940 · median 658.8116
23 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6684
23 entries · top 180 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
23 entries · top 174.2628 · median 163.9772
23 entries · top 178.8800 · median 163.9772