Mar 27–28, 2015 · Ashburn, GA
KILLER B'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash on March 27, 2015 in Ashburn, GA, scoring 695.9660 in a field of 28 teams. CHECKERED PIG took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.3828. Category winners: Chicken — HOLY SMOKES GA (180.0000); Pork Ribs — WINK'S BARBEQUE (180.0000); Pork — PIG WHISPERERS (180.0000); Brisket — SMOKIN' 42 BBQ (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by Budmeisters.
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 89% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5832 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
KILLER B'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
HOLY SMOKES GA finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 4–5: WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA and CHECKERED PIG tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: B&T BBQ COOK TEAM and BUB-BA-Q tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: KLEAR LAKE BBQ and Budmeisters tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMOKIN' 42 BBQ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Budmeisters (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2014 | Ashburn, GA | Ashburn, GA 31714 | 35 | 697.1316 | Budmeisters | SWAMP BOYS |
| Mar 27, 2015 ← this one | Ashburn, GA | Ashburn, GA 31714 | 28 | 695.9660 | KILLER B'S BBQ | CHECKERED PIG |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 180 | 172 | 166.8228 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 166.8572 |
28 entries · top 695.9660 · median 659.8284
28 entries · top 180 · median 166.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
28 entries · top 180 · median 168 · 🔥 perfect 180
27 entries · top 180 · median 164.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
27 entries · top 180 · median 165.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180