A razor-thin finish
Closer than 86% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6172 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
- THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ
- IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
Apr 17–18, 2015 · Enid, OK
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ won Grand Champion at the 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ on April 17, 2015 in Enid, OK, scoring 702.3088 in a field of 75 teams. IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.6916. Category winners: Chicken — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — SPICY SPITFIRE (179.4400); Pork — BUFFALO'S BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — SMOKEAHOLICS (180.0000).
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 86% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6172 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 65 times in 100
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 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.
Chicken places 3–4: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ and BUBBA-Q'S tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: BUBBA-Q'S and BUFFALO'S BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: CAVEMAN CUISINE and CLARK CREW BBQ tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bigger than 96% of the 5,469 contests in the data
75 teams — bigger than 96% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 176.5600 | 174.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 174.8572 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5828 | 175.4400 |
| Brisket | 180 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
75 entries · top 702.3088 · median 660.5484
73 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.6684
75 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5828
75 entries · top 180 · median 166.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
75 entries · top 180 · median 164.0116 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
21 entries · top 180 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | Benton's Sugar Mafia | |
| 3 | Burn Out BBQ | |
| 4 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin Hot J's | |
| 6 | Hurry Up & Wait | |
| 7 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | |
| 8 | Sanders And Sons BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoke Wagon | |
| 10 | JAC JAC'S SMOKESTACK | |
| 11 | WILD OAKS BBQ | |
| 12 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 13 | Tool Time | |
| 14 | OKIEQ | |
| 15 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin Bear@Enid Event Center | |
| 17 | OUTLAW RAYS BARBEQUE | |
| 18 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 19 | Jack Attack | |
| 20 | PURPLEVOODOO BBQ | |
| 21 | The Bar B-Q Joint |
13 entries · top 173.7488 · median 164.5372
4 entries · top 170.3200 · median 155.1140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anyhow Knee Endi | |
| 2 | Okie Q Kid's Q | |
| 3 | Team Spaceman | |
| 4 | Iron Wheel Cooker Kid's Q |