Sep 18–19, 2015 · Plymouth, IN
THUNDER HOG BBQ won Grand Champion at the Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass on September 18, 2015 in Plymouth, IN, scoring 693.6684 in a field of 27 teams. SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9888. Category winners: Chicken — THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — GREY STREET BBQ (175.4172); Pork — THUNDER HOG BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC (177.7028).
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 75% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6796 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
THUNDER HOG BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, YELLOW RIVER BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 7–8: THE REAL SMOKIN ACES and FIREHOUSE SMOKE tied on 172.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: THE REAL SMOKIN ACES and SMOKIN' IN THE D tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: HOLY SMOKERS MI and BONEHEAD BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THUNDER HOG BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 12th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2015 ← this one | Plymouth, IN | Plymouth, IN 46563 | 27 | 693.6684 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Plymouth, IN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Plymouth, IN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 173.1428 | 172.0116 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 172 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 175.4056 | 170.2744 |
27 entries · top 693.6684 · median 669.0516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC | |
| 3 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 5 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 6 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 7 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 8 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 9 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 10 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 11 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 12 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 13 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 14 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | iBQ'n | |
| 16 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 17 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 18 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 19 | Risky Brisket | |
| 20 | Simon's BBQ | |
| 21 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Blue Island BBQ | |
| 23 | Valet Porking | |
| 24 | HOLY SMOQUE BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 26 | Plymouth Barbecue Company | |
| 27 | WOW THAT'S SMOKIN |
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 2 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 3 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 4 | Valet Porking | |
| 5 | Risky Brisket | |
| 6 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 7 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 9 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 10 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 11 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 12 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 13 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 15 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 16 | Blue Island BBQ | |
| 17 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 18 | Simon's BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 20 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 21 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC | |
| 23 | WOW THAT'S SMOKIN | |
| 24 | iBQ'n | |
| 25 | HOLY SMOQUE BBQ | |
| 26 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 27 | Plymouth Barbecue Company |
27 entries · top 175.4172 · median 164.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC | |
| 4 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 5 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 6 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 7 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 9 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 11 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Blue Island BBQ | |
| 13 | Risky Brisket | |
| 14 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 16 | iBQ'n | |
| 17 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 18 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 19 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 20 | HOLY SMOQUE BBQ | |
| 21 | Simon's BBQ | |
| 22 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 23 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 24 | WOW THAT'S SMOKIN | |
| 25 | Plymouth Barbecue Company | |
| 26 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 27 | Valet Porking |
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC | |
| 4 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 5 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 6 | iBQ'n | |
| 7 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 8 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 9 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 10 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 11 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 12 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Valet Porking | |
| 14 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 15 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 16 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 17 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Simon's BBQ | |
| 19 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 20 | Blue Island BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 22 | HOLY SMOQUE BBQ | |
| 23 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 24 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 25 | Plymouth Barbecue Company | |
| 26 | Risky Brisket | |
| 27 | WOW THAT'S SMOKIN |
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC | |
| 2 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 3 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 4 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 8 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 9 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 10 | Valet Porking | |
| 11 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 12 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 13 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 14 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 15 | iBQ'n | |
| 16 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 17 | Risky Brisket | |
| 18 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 19 | Simon's BBQ | |
| 20 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 21 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 22 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Blue Island BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 25 | HOLY SMOQUE BBQ | |
| 26 | Plymouth Barbecue Company | |
| 27 | WOW THAT'S SMOKIN |
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.
4 entries · top 173.1544 · median 170.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 2 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Plymouth Barbecue Company | |
| 4 | HOLY SMOQUE BBQ |