Apr 10–11, 2015 · Indianapolis, IN
YELLOW RIVER BBQ won Grand Champion at the CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition on April 10, 2015 in Indianapolis, IN, scoring 688.5256 in a field of 39 teams. HUG HOGS took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.0856. Category winners: Chicken — HUG HOGS (177.1428); Pork Ribs — SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ (176.5944); Pork — YELLOW RIVER BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — iBQ'n (177.7028).
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.
Brisket places 1–2: iBQ'n and YELLOW RIVER BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: HOBBIE BAR-B-Q edged Pappy Q by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 6–7: GREY STREET BBQ edged BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ by 0.0116.
YELLOW RIVER BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 19th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 174.2628 | 171.4284 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 173.1200 | 168.5600 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 168.0112 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 170.2972 |
39 entries · top 688.5256 · median 659.9196
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 2 | HUG HOGS | |
| 3 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 4 | QUAU | |
| 5 | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | |
| 6 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 7 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 8 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 9 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 10 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 11 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 12 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 13 | 82'S BBQ CREW | |
| 14 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 15 | iBQ'n | |
| 16 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 17 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 18 | AWW HELL | |
| 19 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 21 | SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ | |
| 22 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 23 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 24 | WEQ4U | |
| 25 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 26 | Pappy Q | |
| 27 | FEEL THE BURN BBQ | |
| 28 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 29 | CARSON'S BBQ / LIVY-Q | |
| 30 | MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES | |
| 31 | ALPHA SMOKE | |
| 32 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 33 | GRILLIANT FOODS | |
| 34 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 35 | D'VINE SWINE | |
| 36 | CAL-COOP BBQ | |
| 37 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 38 | DOLF'S BBQ | |
| 39 | THUNDER HOG BBQ |
39 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUG HOGS | |
| 2 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 3 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 4 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 5 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 6 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 7 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 8 | Pappy Q | |
| 9 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | WEQ4U | |
| 11 | QUAU | |
| 12 | iBQ'n | |
| 13 | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | |
| 14 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 15 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 16 | 82'S BBQ CREW | |
| 17 | SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ | |
| 18 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 19 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 20 | AWW HELL | |
| 21 | CAL-COOP BBQ | |
| 22 | DOLF'S BBQ | |
| 23 | FEEL THE BURN BBQ | |
| 24 | GRILLIANT FOODS | |
| 25 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 26 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 28 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | CARSON'S BBQ / LIVY-Q | |
| 30 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 31 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 32 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 33 | D'VINE SWINE | |
| 34 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 35 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 36 | ALPHA SMOKE | |
| 37 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 38 | MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES | |
| 39 | ALL IN QUE |
39 entries · top 176.5944 · median 163.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 3 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 4 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 5 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 6 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | 82'S BBQ CREW | |
| 9 | CARSON'S BBQ / LIVY-Q | |
| 10 | HUG HOGS | |
| 11 | AWW HELL | |
| 12 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 13 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 14 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 15 | Pappy Q | |
| 16 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 17 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 18 | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | |
| 19 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 20 | SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ | |
| 21 | CAL-COOP BBQ | |
| 22 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | QUAU | |
| 24 | FEEL THE BURN BBQ | |
| 25 | WEQ4U | |
| 26 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 27 | GRILLIANT FOODS | |
| 28 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 29 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 30 | iBQ'n | |
| 31 | ALPHA SMOKE | |
| 32 | MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES | |
| 33 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 34 | DOLF'S BBQ | |
| 35 | D'VINE SWINE | |
| 36 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 37 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 38 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 39 | THUNDER HOG BBQ |
39 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.7884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 2 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | QUAU | |
| 4 | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | |
| 5 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 6 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 7 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 9 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 11 | HUG HOGS | |
| 12 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 13 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 14 | AWW HELL | |
| 15 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 17 | 82'S BBQ CREW | |
| 18 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 19 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 20 | iBQ'n | |
| 21 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 22 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 23 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 24 | ALPHA SMOKE | |
| 25 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 26 | D'VINE SWINE | |
| 27 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 28 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 29 | CARSON'S BBQ / LIVY-Q | |
| 30 | MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES | |
| 31 | SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ | |
| 32 | WEQ4U | |
| 33 | FEEL THE BURN BBQ | |
| 34 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 35 | DOLF'S BBQ | |
| 36 | CAL-COOP BBQ | |
| 37 | Pappy Q | |
| 38 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 39 | GRILLIANT FOODS |
39 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iBQ'n | |
| 2 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 3 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 4 | QUAU | |
| 5 | SMITTY'S REAL PIT BBQ | |
| 6 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 7 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 8 | HUG HOGS | |
| 9 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 10 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 11 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 12 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 14 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 15 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 16 | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | |
| 17 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 18 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 19 | WEQ4U | |
| 20 | 82'S BBQ CREW | |
| 21 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 22 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 23 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 24 | AWW HELL | |
| 25 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 26 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 27 | FEEL THE BURN BBQ | |
| 28 | MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES | |
| 29 | GRILLIANT FOODS | |
| 30 | Pappy Q | |
| 31 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 32 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 33 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 34 | ALPHA SMOKE | |
| 35 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 36 | D'VINE SWINE | |
| 37 | CARSON'S BBQ / LIVY-Q | |
| 38 | DOLF'S BBQ | |
| 39 | CAL-COOP BBQ |
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.
5 entries · top 173.7600 · median 155.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plump Rump BBQ | |
| 2 | INDA'Pig House | |
| 3 | Hillbilly Couzin's BBQ | |
| 4 | Big T Smokers BBQ | |
| 5 | Uncle Charlie's |
9 entries · top 169.7256 · median 147.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big T Smokers BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin' Barrell | |
| 3 | Better than your BBQ | |
| 4 | Buckwild Barbeque | |
| 5 | Hillbilly Couzin's BBQ | |
| 6 | INDA'Pig House | |
| 7 | Uncle Charlie's | |
| 8 | Plump Rump BBQ | |
| 9 | Eric Herd |
6 entries · top 168.0800 · median 161.4342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Charlie's | |
| 2 | INDA'Pig House | |
| 3 | Big T Smokers BBQ | |
| 4 | Smok N' Que | |
| 5 | Hillbilly Couzin's BBQ | |
| 6 | Plump Rump BBQ |
9 entries · top 167.4400 · median 159.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Charlie's | |
| 2 | Plump Rump BBQ | |
| 3 | Smok N' Que | |
| 4 | INDA'Pig House | |
| 5 | Better than your BBQ | |
| 6 | Big T Smokers BBQ | |
| 7 | Buckwild Barbeque | |
| 8 | Hillbilly Couzin's BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin' Barrell |
16 entries · top 176.5600 · median 171.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOLF'S BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | Leah Farnsworth-Hurst | |
| 4 | Sheila Healey | |
| 5 | Shayla Denney | |
| 6 | Ruth Rogers | |
| 7 | Sarah Fotiadis | |
| 8 | Meredith Rogers | |
| 9 | Darlena Dean | |
| 10 | Marilyn Wray | |
| 11 | Peta-Ann Davis | |
| 12 | FEEL THE BURN BBQ | |
| 13 | Amber McCreery | |
| 14 | Spring King | |
| 15 | Plump Rump BBQ | |
| 16 | MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES |