Apr 10–11, 2015 · Cedar Park, TX
BUTCHER BBQ won Grand Champion at the Cedar Fest BBQ on April 10, 2015 in Cedar Park, TX, scoring 675.9884 in a field of 53 teams. Die Freundliche Schweine took Reserve Grand Champion with 662.7652. Category winners: Chicken — Die Freundliche Schweine (172.5484); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN HOT BBQ (175.4400); Pork — BARRY & ERICA (172.0000); Brisket — TEX'S SMOKE (172.5600). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2016.
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.
BUTCHER BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Wider than 94% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.2232 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
Old Crusty Dogs finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 6–7: Old Crusty Dogs and CCQ BBQ tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: LoneStar Que Crew and BUTCHER BBQ tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: THE BREADMAN and U-Gotta-B-Chitlin-Me tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2015 ← this one | Cedar Park, TX | Cedar Park, TX 78613 | 53 | 675.9884 | BUTCHER BBQ | Die Freundliche Schweine |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Cedar Park, TX | Cedar Park, TX | 67 | 678.8000 | Buckshot BBQ | JAMBO PITS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.5484 | 168.0344 | 166.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 169.7256 | 167.4400 |
| Pork | 172 | 170.2856 | 163.9544 |
| Brisket | 172.5600 | 168.5256 | 165.1428 |
53 entries · top 675.9884 · median 629.5312
53 entries · top 172.5484 · median 161.0972
53 entries · top 175.4400 · median 159.9772
52 entries · top 172 · median 157.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 2 | LoneStar Que Crew | |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 4 | THE BREADMAN | |
| 5 | U-Gotta-B-Chitlin-Me | |
| 6 | Panther Creek Cookers | |
| 7 | La Pasadita 2 | |
| 8 | 3 WOODYS BBQ | |
| 9 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 10 | JOE'S COOKSHACK | |
| 11 | Que Balls | |
| 12 | EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM | |
| 13 | Bud BBQ | |
| 14 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | |
| 15 | Old Crusty Dogs | |
| 16 | Turn and Burn | |
| 17 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 18 | C-N-B BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 20 | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Brew'n N Que'n | |
| 22 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 23 | LA PASADITA | |
| 24 | LUCILLE'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Longhorn Cookers | |
| 26 | Die Freundliche Schweine | |
| 27 | BARN BURNERS | |
| 28 | CIRCLE R COOKERS | |
| 29 | Billy Ray's Backyard | |
| 30 | JERRY KING MIDLAND TX | |
| 31 | LS Smokers | |
| 32 | Smokin Bro's | |
| 33 | OPEN FLUE BBQ | |
| 34 | Dukes Pepper Co | |
| 35 | TEX'S SMOKE | |
| 36 | Smokin Hot J's | |
| 37 | Supreme Born Grillerz | |
| 38 | High Life | |
| 39 | Arnold Grading | |
| 40 | Wilstones | |
| 41 | CCQ BBQ | |
| 42 | BEER AND BULLETS BBQ | |
| 43 | Creek Bottom Cookers | |
| 44 | THE Q | |
| 45 | Garage Door Grillers | |
| 46 | Homewreckers | |
| 47 | CACTUS FLAT COOKERS | |
| 48 | Smokin' GMC's | |
| 49 | Minyard Sons Service | |
| 50 | MONSTER MEAT COOKING TEAM | |
| 51 | Busted Knuckles | |
| 52 | Main Street Grillers |
53 entries · top 172.5600 · median 155.4288