Apr 3–4, 2015 · Somerville, TN
FIRE DANCER BBQ won Grand Champion at the Fifth Annual Bull Moose on April 3, 2015 in Somerville, TN, scoring 695.3944 in a field of 41 teams. KILLER HOGS took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.9084. Category winners: Chicken — Butts A Blaze (180.0000); Pork Ribs — HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ (180.0000); Pork — SWINE CRUE (180.0000); Brisket — SWINE LIFE (174.2744).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100
FIRE DANCER BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
FIRE DANCER BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Pork places 5–6: Q-BONES BBQ and WILD BOAR SMOKERS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: BIG TASTY BBQ and KILLER HOGS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: KILLER HOGS and SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.8456 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.8572 | 170.8572 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.1200 | 170.8572 |
| Brisket | 174.2744 | 174.2628 | 171.4172 |
41 entries · top 695.3944 · median 665.5888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 3 | Butts A Blaze | |
| 4 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 5 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 7 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 8 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 9 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 10 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 11 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 12 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 13 | Q SMOKE | |
| 14 | BIG TASTY BBQ | |
| 15 | Organizer Portal | |
| 16 | MISFITS OF SMOKE | |
| 17 | SEXY Q | |
| 18 | Cloud 9 Swine | |
| 19 | DOUBLE A'S BBQ | |
| 20 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 21 | Blind Hogs BBQ | |
| 22 | 901Q | |
| 23 | B&D BBQ | |
| 24 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 25 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 26 | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 27 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 28 | MeatCraft BBQ | |
| 29 | Backyard Kuisine | |
| 30 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 31 | What the Pork | |
| 32 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 33 | TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS | |
| 34 | Pig Surprise | |
| 35 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 36 | Howe's My Cookin | |
| 37 | WE HONGREE | |
| 38 | ASLEEP AT THE GRILL | |
| 39 | SMOKIN' MISS PIGGY | |
| 40 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 41 | Bubba's BBQ |
41 entries · top 180 · median 165.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butts A Blaze | |
| 2 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 4 | Q SMOKE | |
| 5 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 6 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 7 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 8 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 10 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 11 | DOUBLE A'S BBQ | |
| 12 | SEXY Q | |
| 13 | MISFITS OF SMOKE | |
| 14 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 15 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 16 | What the Pork | |
| 17 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 18 | WE HONGREE | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' MISS PIGGY | |
| 20 | ASLEEP AT THE GRILL | |
| 21 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 22 | Backyard Kuisine | |
| 23 | Cloud 9 Swine | |
| 24 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 25 | Howe's My Cookin | |
| 26 | Pig Surprise | |
| 27 | BIG TASTY BBQ | |
| 28 | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 29 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 30 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 31 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 32 | Blind Hogs BBQ | |
| 33 | MeatCraft BBQ | |
| 34 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 35 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 36 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 37 | TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS | |
| 38 | Organizer Portal | |
| 39 | 901Q | |
| 40 | B&D BBQ | |
| 41 | Bubba's BBQ |
41 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 4 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 5 | MeatCraft BBQ | |
| 6 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 7 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 8 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | B&D BBQ | |
| 10 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 11 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 12 | BIG TASTY BBQ | |
| 13 | 901Q | |
| 14 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 15 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 17 | Blind Hogs BBQ | |
| 18 | DOUBLE A'S BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 20 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 21 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 22 | SEXY Q | |
| 23 | Cloud 9 Swine | |
| 24 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 25 | MISFITS OF SMOKE | |
| 26 | Q SMOKE | |
| 27 | Butts A Blaze | |
| 28 | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 29 | ASLEEP AT THE GRILL | |
| 30 | Pig Surprise | |
| 31 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 32 | Backyard Kuisine | |
| 33 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 34 | Bubba's BBQ | |
| 35 | TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS | |
| 36 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 37 | Howe's My Cookin | |
| 38 | What the Pork | |
| 39 | SMOKIN' MISS PIGGY | |
| 40 | WE HONGREE | |
| 41 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M |
41 entries · top 180 · median 164.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 3 | Butts A Blaze | |
| 4 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 5 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 6 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 7 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 8 | Cloud 9 Swine | |
| 9 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 10 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 11 | Q SMOKE | |
| 12 | TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS | |
| 13 | 901Q | |
| 14 | Blind Hogs BBQ | |
| 15 | What the Pork | |
| 16 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 17 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 18 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 19 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 20 | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 21 | BIG TASTY BBQ | |
| 22 | Organizer Portal | |
| 23 | SEXY Q | |
| 24 | MISFITS OF SMOKE | |
| 25 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 26 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 27 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 28 | DOUBLE A'S BBQ | |
| 29 | B&D BBQ | |
| 30 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 31 | Backyard Kuisine | |
| 32 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 33 | WE HONGREE | |
| 34 | Bubba's BBQ | |
| 35 | ASLEEP AT THE GRILL | |
| 36 | MeatCraft BBQ | |
| 37 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 38 | SMOKIN' MISS PIGGY | |
| 39 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 40 | Pig Surprise | |
| 41 | Howe's My Cookin |
41 entries · top 174.2744 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 2 | BIG TASTY BBQ | |
| 3 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 4 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 5 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 6 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 7 | B&D BBQ | |
| 8 | Organizer Portal | |
| 9 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 10 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 11 | 901Q | |
| 12 | MISFITS OF SMOKE | |
| 13 | Butts A Blaze | |
| 14 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 15 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 16 | Blind Hogs BBQ | |
| 17 | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | |
| 18 | Howe's My Cookin | |
| 19 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 20 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 21 | SEXY Q | |
| 22 | Backyard Kuisine | |
| 23 | DOUBLE A'S BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 25 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 26 | WE HONGREE | |
| 27 | Q SMOKE | |
| 28 | Cloud 9 Swine | |
| 29 | Pig Surprise | |
| 30 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 31 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 32 | MeatCraft BBQ | |
| 33 | Bubba's BBQ | |
| 34 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 35 | SMOKIN' MISS PIGGY | |
| 36 | What the Pork | |
| 37 | TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS | |
| 38 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 39 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 40 | ASLEEP AT THE GRILL | |
| 41 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK |