2015-09-18 – 2015-09-19 · Denver, CO · 📍 Denver, CO
Grand Champion: GETTIN' SAUCED (705.7144) · 35 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE
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 79% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1656 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
GETTIN' SAUCED came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
GETTIN' SAUCED won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Stronger than 100% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1722 power rating going in — stronger than 100% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: LEFT COAST Q and GETTIN' SAUCED tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: PORK PATROL BBQ and JAESTAR BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: JAESTAR BBQ and THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 175.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5716 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 176.0344 | 173.7372 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
35 entries · top 705.7144 · median 685.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 2 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 6 | THE CELTIC PIG | |
| 7 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 8 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 9 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 10 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 11 | GQUE | |
| 12 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 13 | JAMBO PITS | |
| 14 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 15 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 16 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 17 | BLAZEN BBQ | |
| 18 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 19 | BIG DADDY QUE | |
| 20 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 22 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 24 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 25 | CHIBI-Q | |
| 26 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 27 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 28 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 29 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 30 | ONE SLICE AT A TIME | |
| 31 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 32 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 33 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 34 | QUAU | |
| 35 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ |
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 2 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 3 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 4 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 5 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 7 | GQUE | |
| 8 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 11 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 12 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 14 | BLAZEN BBQ | |
| 15 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 16 | CHIBI-Q | |
| 17 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 19 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 20 | BIG DADDY QUE | |
| 21 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 22 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 23 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 24 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 25 | JAMBO PITS | |
| 26 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 27 | THE CELTIC PIG | |
| 28 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 29 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 30 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 31 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 32 | QUAU | |
| 33 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 34 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 35 | ONE SLICE AT A TIME |
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 2 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 4 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | THE CELTIC PIG | |
| 6 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 7 | ONE SLICE AT A TIME | |
| 8 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 9 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 10 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 11 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 12 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 14 | GQUE | |
| 15 | BIG DADDY QUE | |
| 16 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 17 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 18 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 19 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 20 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 21 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 22 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 23 | CHIBI-Q | |
| 24 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 25 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 26 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 27 | BLAZEN BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 29 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 30 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 31 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 32 | QUAU | |
| 33 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 34 | JAMBO PITS | |
| 35 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ |
35 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 2 | JAMBO PITS | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | GQUE | |
| 5 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 9 | THE CELTIC PIG | |
| 10 | ONE SLICE AT A TIME | |
| 11 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG DADDY QUE | |
| 14 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 15 | BLAZEN BBQ | |
| 16 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 17 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 18 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 19 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 20 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 21 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 22 | CHIBI-Q | |
| 23 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 24 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 25 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 26 | QUAU | |
| 27 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 28 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 29 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 30 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 31 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 32 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 33 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 34 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 35 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO |
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 2 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 3 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 4 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 5 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | JAMBO PITS | |
| 7 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 8 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | THE CELTIC PIG | |
| 11 | BLAZEN BBQ | |
| 12 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 13 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 14 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 15 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 16 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 17 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 18 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 19 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 21 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 22 | BIG DADDY QUE | |
| 23 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 24 | PIGSKIN BBQ | |
| 25 | QUAU | |
| 26 | CHIBI-Q | |
| 27 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 28 | GQUE | |
| 29 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 30 | ONE SLICE AT A TIME | |
| 31 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 32 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 33 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 34 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 35 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ |