Apr 24–25, 2015 · Garnett, KS
SMOKEAHOLICS won Grand Champion at The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze) on April 24, 2015 in Garnett, KS, scoring 681.0972 in a field of 25 teams. BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ took Reserve Grand Champion with 679.9544. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKEAHOLICS (175.4172); Pork Ribs — LAZY BUTT BBQ (174.8800); Pork — R BUTTS R SMOKIN (174.8456); Brisket — FOUR MEN AND A PIG (177.7372). This is the 1st of 3 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 81% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
Brisket places 3–4: THE SMOKING HILLS and GETTIN' SAUCED tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: THESLABS.COM edged FOUR MEN AND A PIG by 0.0112. Chicken places 9–10: GETTIN' SAUCED edged JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 by 0.0112.
SMOKEAHOLICS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2015 ← this one | Garnett, KS | Garnett, KS 66032 | 25 | 681.0972 | SMOKEAHOLICS | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Garnett, KS | Garnett, KS 66032 | 26 | 704.0344 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Garnett, KS | Fairgrounds in Garnett KS | 27 | 696.5716 | GETTIN' BASTED | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 169.6916 | 165.0972 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8800 | 172.5828 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 174.8456 | 170.8344 | 166.8572 |
| Brisket | 177.7372 | 167.9772 | 166.2284 |
25 entries · top 681.0972 · median 662.1484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 2 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 3 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 4 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 5 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 6 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 7 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 9 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 10 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 11 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 12 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 13 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 14 | RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ | |
| 15 | ONE EYED SQUEALIE'S | |
| 16 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 17 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 18 | FUNNY FARM BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 20 | PECULIAR SMOKE | |
| 21 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 23 | JUST SMOKED YOUR BUTT | |
| 24 | DOUBLE D | |
| 25 | Chuck Roast & Beer Nuts |
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 2 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 4 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 5 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 6 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 7 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 8 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 9 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 10 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 11 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 12 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 13 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 14 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 15 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 16 | RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 18 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 19 | PECULIAR SMOKE | |
| 20 | FUNNY FARM BBQ | |
| 21 | Chuck Roast & Beer Nuts | |
| 22 | ONE EYED SQUEALIE'S | |
| 23 | JUST SMOKED YOUR BUTT | |
| 24 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 25 | DOUBLE D |
25 entries · top 174.8800 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 2 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ | |
| 4 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 5 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 6 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 7 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 8 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 9 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 10 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 11 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 12 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 13 | ONE EYED SQUEALIE'S | |
| 14 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 15 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 16 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 17 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 18 | PECULIAR SMOKE | |
| 19 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 20 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 21 | JUST SMOKED YOUR BUTT | |
| 22 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 23 | FUNNY FARM BBQ | |
| 24 | DOUBLE D | |
| 25 | Chuck Roast & Beer Nuts |
25 entries · top 174.8456 · median 164.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 2 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 3 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 4 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 5 | FUNNY FARM BBQ | |
| 6 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | ONE EYED SQUEALIE'S | |
| 8 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 9 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 10 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 11 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 12 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 13 | RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ | |
| 14 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 15 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 16 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 17 | JUST SMOKED YOUR BUTT | |
| 18 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 19 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 20 | PECULIAR SMOKE | |
| 21 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 22 | DOUBLE D | |
| 23 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 24 | Chuck Roast & Beer Nuts | |
| 25 | SMOKEVILLE |
25 entries · top 177.7372 · median 164.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 2 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 3 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 4 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 5 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 6 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 7 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 8 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 9 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 10 | FUNNY FARM BBQ | |
| 11 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 12 | ONE EYED SQUEALIE'S | |
| 13 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 14 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 15 | RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ | |
| 16 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 18 | DOUBLE D | |
| 19 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 20 | PECULIAR SMOKE | |
| 21 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 22 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 23 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 24 | JUST SMOKED YOUR BUTT | |
| 25 | Chuck Roast & Beer Nuts |
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.
10 entries · top 173.7144 · median 167.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 2 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 3 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 4 | PECULIAR SMOKE | |
| 5 | DOUBLE D | |
| 6 | FUNNY FARM BBQ | |
| 7 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 8 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 9 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 10 | Chuck Roast & Beer Nuts |