Apr 10–11, 2015 · Smithville, MO
WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS won Grand Champion at The Best Damn BBQ Contest on April 10, 2015 in Smithville, MO, scoring 689.1544 in a field of 52 teams. EXE-QUE-TIONERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.8572. Category winners: Chicken — WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — GRILLIN GRIFFINS (175.4400); Pork — GETTIN' BASTED (177.7028); Brisket — GETTIN' BASTED (178.2972).
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 87 times in 100
WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS came in rated below the field's top team, TRUEBUD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 9th tracked contest.
Chicken places 9–10: 50 SHADES OF QUE and SWEET BEAVER BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY and Toad Hollar tied on 174.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: SMOKIN GUNS BBQ and SMOKIN O BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
GETTIN' BASTED won Pork, Brisket — a double.
WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 19th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2972 | 172 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 172.5484 | 170.8688 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.8800 | 172 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 172.5600 | 168.5600 |
52 entries · top 689.1544 · median 658.2974
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS | |
| 2 | EXE-QUE-TIONERS | |
| 3 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 4 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 7 | SPITFIRE | |
| 8 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 9 | Toad Hollar | |
| 10 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 11 | GRILLIN GRIFFINS | |
| 12 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 13 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 14 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 15 | Midwest Scuba Que | |
| 16 | PARK AVENUE PORK | |
| 17 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 18 | MOO COW | |
| 19 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 20 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | BADASS BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 23 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 24 | BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ | |
| 25 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 26 | GONNA GET MESSY | |
| 27 | Ragin' Ridgley Q | |
| 28 | Millers Barnyard BBQ | |
| 29 | Smoke Ringers | |
| 30 | SMOKIN VAN NORMAN | |
| 31 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 32 | BACKFIRIN' BBQ | |
| 33 | MO BBQ | |
| 34 | GRILLAS | |
| 35 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 36 | RUB N TUG BBQ | |
| 37 | Rick's Racks | |
| 38 | Grinders BBQ | |
| 39 | COOKED TO A "T | |
| 40 | PORKARITAVILLE | |
| 41 | MAD PIG BBQ | |
| 42 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 43 | THIS LITTLE PIGGY GOT SMOKED | |
| 44 | JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ | |
| 45 | THE SMOKIN BUDS | |
| 46 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 47 | Full Strut BBQ | |
| 48 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 49 | Smok'in Buckshot Barbeque | |
| 50 | OMB Cooking Team | |
| 51 | SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 52 | Hillbilly Sheek BBQ |
52 entries · top 180 · median 165.4058 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS | |
| 2 | SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 4 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 5 | PORKARITAVILLE | |
| 6 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 7 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 8 | GONNA GET MESSY | |
| 9 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 10 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 11 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 13 | RUB N TUG BBQ | |
| 14 | EXE-QUE-TIONERS | |
| 15 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 16 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 18 | BADASS BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | Midwest Scuba Que | |
| 20 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 21 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 22 | BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ | |
| 23 | PARK AVENUE PORK | |
| 24 | THIS LITTLE PIGGY GOT SMOKED | |
| 25 | MOO COW | |
| 26 | Millers Barnyard BBQ | |
| 27 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 28 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 29 | Smoke Ringers | |
| 30 | Ragin' Ridgley Q | |
| 31 | MAD PIG BBQ | |
| 32 | Grinders BBQ | |
| 33 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 34 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 35 | Toad Hollar | |
| 36 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 37 | GRILLIN GRIFFINS | |
| 38 | THE SMOKIN BUDS | |
| 39 | BACKFIRIN' BBQ | |
| 40 | Rick's Racks | |
| 41 | COOKED TO A "T | |
| 42 | Full Strut BBQ | |
| 43 | GRILLAS | |
| 44 | JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ | |
| 45 | SMOKIN VAN NORMAN | |
| 46 | MO BBQ | |
| 47 | SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 48 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 49 | OMB Cooking Team | |
| 50 | Smok'in Buckshot Barbeque | |
| 51 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 52 | Hillbilly Sheek BBQ |
52 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLIN GRIFFINS | |
| 2 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 3 | Toad Hollar | |
| 4 | BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ | |
| 5 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 8 | Full Strut BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN VAN NORMAN | |
| 10 | EXE-QUE-TIONERS | |
| 11 | PARK AVENUE PORK | |
| 12 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 13 | SPITFIRE | |
| 14 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 15 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 16 | COOKED TO A "T | |
| 17 | MOO COW | |
| 18 | THE SMOKIN BUDS | |
| 19 | WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS | |
| 20 | Smoke Ringers | |
| 21 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 22 | BACKFIRIN' BBQ | |
| 23 | Midwest Scuba Que | |
| 24 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 25 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 26 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 27 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 28 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 29 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 30 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 31 | Hillbilly Sheek BBQ | |
| 32 | Rick's Racks | |
| 33 | MO BBQ | |
| 34 | Millers Barnyard BBQ | |
| 35 | GONNA GET MESSY | |
| 36 | GRILLAS | |
| 37 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 38 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 39 | Smok'in Buckshot Barbeque | |
| 40 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 41 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 42 | BADASS BBQ TEAM | |
| 43 | MAD PIG BBQ | |
| 44 | Ragin' Ridgley Q | |
| 45 | SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 46 | Grinders BBQ | |
| 47 | RUB N TUG BBQ | |
| 48 | OMB Cooking Team | |
| 49 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 50 | JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ | |
| 51 | PORKARITAVILLE | |
| 52 | THIS LITTLE PIGGY GOT SMOKED |
52 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | MOO COW | |
| 3 | Toad Hollar | |
| 4 | Midwest Scuba Que | |
| 5 | GRILLIN GRIFFINS | |
| 6 | GRILLAS | |
| 7 | WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS | |
| 8 | Millers Barnyard BBQ | |
| 9 | BADASS BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 11 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 12 | EXE-QUE-TIONERS | |
| 13 | SPITFIRE | |
| 14 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 15 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 16 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 17 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 18 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 19 | GONNA GET MESSY | |
| 20 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 21 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 22 | THIS LITTLE PIGGY GOT SMOKED | |
| 23 | MO BBQ | |
| 24 | BACKFIRIN' BBQ | |
| 25 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 26 | Ragin' Ridgley Q | |
| 27 | MAD PIG BBQ | |
| 28 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 29 | SMOKIN VAN NORMAN | |
| 30 | Rick's Racks | |
| 31 | JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ | |
| 32 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 33 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 34 | PORKARITAVILLE | |
| 35 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 36 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 37 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 38 | COOKED TO A "T | |
| 39 | Grinders BBQ | |
| 40 | BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ | |
| 41 | RUB N TUG BBQ | |
| 42 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 43 | PARK AVENUE PORK | |
| 44 | Smoke Ringers | |
| 45 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 46 | SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 47 | THE SMOKIN BUDS | |
| 48 | Full Strut BBQ | |
| 49 | Smok'in Buckshot Barbeque | |
| 50 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 51 | OMB Cooking Team | |
| 52 | Hillbilly Sheek BBQ |
52 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | PARK AVENUE PORK | |
| 3 | EXE-QUE-TIONERS | |
| 4 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 5 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 7 | Ragin' Ridgley Q | |
| 8 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 9 | WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS | |
| 10 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 11 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke Ringers | |
| 14 | BADASS BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 16 | GRILLIN GRIFFINS | |
| 17 | MO BBQ | |
| 18 | Hillbilly Sheek BBQ | |
| 19 | Toad Hollar | |
| 20 | RUB N TUG BBQ | |
| 21 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 22 | Grinders BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN VAN NORMAN | |
| 24 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 25 | BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ | |
| 26 | SPITFIRE | |
| 27 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 28 | Midwest Scuba Que | |
| 29 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 30 | Rick's Racks | |
| 31 | SMOKIN O BBQ | |
| 32 | JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ | |
| 33 | BACKFIRIN' BBQ | |
| 34 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 35 | OMB Cooking Team | |
| 36 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 37 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 38 | GRILLAS | |
| 39 | GONNA GET MESSY | |
| 40 | PORKARITAVILLE | |
| 41 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 42 | COOKED TO A "T | |
| 43 | MOO COW | |
| 44 | Millers Barnyard BBQ | |
| 45 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 46 | Buckshot BBQ | |
| 47 | THIS LITTLE PIGGY GOT SMOKED | |
| 48 | MAD PIG BBQ | |
| 49 | Smok'in Buckshot Barbeque | |
| 50 | Full Strut BBQ | |
| 51 | THE SMOKIN BUDS | |
| 52 | SMOKEY D'S BBQ |