2015-09-18 – 2015-09-19 · Kearney, NE · 📍 Kearney, NE 68848
Grand Champion: PHAT JACKS BBQ NE (691.3828) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN MAX 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, 2015 to 2017 — 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 69 times in 100
PHAT JACKS BBQ NE came in rated below the field's top team, 4 LEGS UP BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 92% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.5604 points — a wider margin than 92% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 7–8: KEARNEY SOUTH SIDE SMOKERS and WNW BBQ tied on 165.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SMOKED and BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ tied on 164.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: Boots Style BBQ and OREGON TRAIL tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PHAT JACKS BBQ NE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 6th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-18 ← this one | Kearney, NE | Kearney, NE 68848 | 25 | 691.3828 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | SMOKIN MAX BBQ |
| 2016-08-26 | Kearney, NE | Kearney, NE | 34 | 700.5716 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ |
| 2017-08-25 | Kearney, NE | 24th street & Central Ave | 34 | 695.9544 | Thunder Pig BBQ | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 169.1656 | 165.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.2000 | 166.2512 | 164.5372 |
| Pork | 174.8456 | 167.4172 | 163.3828 |
| Brisket | 173.1544 | 170.2512 | 166.8456 |
25 entries · top 691.3828 · median 646.1600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN MAX BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 4 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 5 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKED | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | NE Cattleman's Classic | |
| 10 | KEARNEY SOUTH SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 11 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 12 | OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM | |
| 13 | PLATTE RIVER BBQ | |
| 14 | OREGON TRAIL | |
| 15 | SMOKED HAWG BBQ | |
| 16 | EDNA'S KIDS | |
| 17 | Bug Eaters BBQ | |
| 18 | WNW BBQ | |
| 19 | BACKYARD SMOKE SIGNALS BBQ | |
| 20 | Buk N Pig | |
| 21 | RIBS N WHISKEY NEB | |
| 22 | GOT WOOD | |
| 23 | S.A.M. QUE AND CATERING | |
| 24 | Platte Valley Auto Mart | |
| 25 | Smokin Naked |
25 entries · top 177.7372 · median 160.6172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN MAX BBQ | |
| 2 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 3 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 4 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 5 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 6 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 7 | KEARNEY SOUTH SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 8 | WNW BBQ | |
| 9 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 10 | PLATTE RIVER BBQ | |
| 11 | NE Cattleman's Classic | |
| 12 | OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM | |
| 13 | SMOKED HAWG BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKED | |
| 15 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 16 | Bug Eaters BBQ | |
| 17 | OREGON TRAIL | |
| 18 | EDNA'S KIDS | |
| 19 | RIBS N WHISKEY NEB | |
| 20 | Buk N Pig | |
| 21 | GOT WOOD | |
| 22 | BACKYARD SMOKE SIGNALS BBQ | |
| 23 | Platte Valley Auto Mart | |
| 24 | S.A.M. QUE AND CATERING | |
| 25 | Smokin Naked |
25 entries · top 173.2000 · median 161.7256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACKYARD SMOKE SIGNALS BBQ | |
| 2 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 3 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 4 | NE Cattleman's Classic | |
| 5 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 6 | Platte Valley Auto Mart | |
| 7 | SMOKED | |
| 8 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN MAX BBQ | |
| 10 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 12 | EDNA'S KIDS | |
| 13 | SMOKED HAWG BBQ | |
| 14 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 15 | OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM | |
| 16 | GOT WOOD | |
| 17 | KEARNEY SOUTH SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 18 | OREGON TRAIL | |
| 19 | Buk N Pig | |
| 20 | WNW BBQ | |
| 21 | RIBS N WHISKEY NEB | |
| 22 | PLATTE RIVER BBQ | |
| 23 | S.A.M. QUE AND CATERING | |
| 24 | Bug Eaters BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin Naked |
25 entries · top 174.8456 · median 160.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 2 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 3 | SMOKED | |
| 4 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 6 | OREGON TRAIL | |
| 7 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN MAX BBQ | |
| 9 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 10 | PLATTE RIVER BBQ | |
| 11 | KEARNEY SOUTH SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 12 | SMOKED HAWG BBQ | |
| 13 | Bug Eaters BBQ | |
| 14 | NE Cattleman's Classic | |
| 15 | WNW BBQ | |
| 16 | EDNA'S KIDS | |
| 17 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 18 | OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM | |
| 19 | RIBS N WHISKEY NEB | |
| 20 | GOT WOOD | |
| 21 | Buk N Pig | |
| 22 | S.A.M. QUE AND CATERING | |
| 23 | Smokin Naked | |
| 24 | BACKYARD SMOKE SIGNALS BBQ | |
| 25 | Platte Valley Auto Mart |
25 entries · top 173.1544 · median 162.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN MAX BBQ | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 5 | OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM | |
| 6 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 7 | PLATTE RIVER BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKED | |
| 9 | KEARNEY SOUTH SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 10 | OREGON TRAIL | |
| 11 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 12 | Bug Eaters BBQ | |
| 13 | Buk N Pig | |
| 14 | NE Cattleman's Classic | |
| 15 | Boots Style BBQ | |
| 16 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 17 | S.A.M. QUE AND CATERING | |
| 18 | EDNA'S KIDS | |
| 19 | BACKYARD SMOKE SIGNALS BBQ | |
| 20 | RIBS N WHISKEY NEB | |
| 21 | WNW BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKED HAWG BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin Naked | |
| 24 | Platte Valley Auto Mart | |
| 25 | GOT WOOD |
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 174.2972 · median 166.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | |
| 2 | S.A.M. QUE AND CATERING | |
| 3 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 4 | RIBS N WHISKEY NEB | |
| 5 | PLATTE RIVER BBQ | |
| 6 | NE Cattleman's Classic |