Apr 25, 2015 · Boone, IA
BIG BROTHERS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Central Iowa Expo BBQ on April 25, 2015 in Boone, IA, scoring 692.0228 in a field of 41 teams. DIRT ROAD BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.0000. Category winners: Chicken — WOODWARD BARBEQUE (177.7028); Pork Ribs — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (178.8572); Pork — MIDNIGHT SMOKERS (177.7600); Brisket — BIG BROTHERS BBQ (177.7600). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ.
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 98% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
692.0228 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 689.1084 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ set in 2015.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
BIG BROTHERS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 4–5: SPITFIRE and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: SMOKERS PURGATORY and BIG BROTHERS BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI edged TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW by 0.0112.
BIG BROTHERS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 28th.
MIDNIGHT SMOKERS turned in 177.7600 in pork — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (won 2015).
36 of 42 teams from 2015-04-24 came back
36 of the 42 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2015 | Boone, IA | Boone, IA 50010 | 42 | 689.1084 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | HOGLINE |
| Apr 25, 2015 ← this one | Boone, IA | Boone, IA 50010 | 41 | 692.0228 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | DIRT ROAD BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 176 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 169.7144 |
| Pork | 177.7600 | 174.2972 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 177.7600 | 174.8572 | 173.7144 |
41 entries · top 692.0228 · median 673.6224
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | BUBBA-Q'S | |
| 7 | Wine & Swine | |
| 8 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 9 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 10 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 12 | HOGLINE | |
| 13 | Risky Brisket | |
| 14 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 15 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | iBQ'n | |
| 17 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 18 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 19 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 20 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 21 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 22 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 23 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 25 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 26 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 27 | Fox River BBQ, LLC | |
| 28 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 29 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 30 | BEAR NAKED BBQ | |
| 31 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 32 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 33 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 34 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 35 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 36 | TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS | |
| 37 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 38 | THE CHOCOLATE HOG BBQ AND CATERING CO. | |
| 39 | Toad Hollar BBQ | |
| 40 | Smokin' Grumps BBQ | |
| 41 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ |
41 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 3 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 6 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin' Grumps BBQ | |
| 8 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 9 | Risky Brisket | |
| 10 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 11 | BEAR NAKED BBQ | |
| 12 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 13 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 14 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 15 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 16 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 17 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 18 | THE CHOCOLATE HOG BBQ AND CATERING CO. | |
| 19 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 20 | TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS | |
| 21 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 22 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 23 | HOGLINE | |
| 24 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 25 | BUBBA-Q'S | |
| 26 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 27 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 28 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 29 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 30 | Fox River BBQ, LLC | |
| 31 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 32 | iBQ'n | |
| 33 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 34 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 35 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 36 | Wine & Swine | |
| 37 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 38 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 39 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 40 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 41 | Toad Hollar BBQ |
41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | BUBBA-Q'S | |
| 3 | HOGLINE | |
| 4 | Wine & Swine | |
| 5 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 7 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 9 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 10 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 11 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 12 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 13 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 14 | SPITFIRE | |
| 15 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 16 | Risky Brisket | |
| 17 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS | |
| 20 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 21 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 22 | iBQ'n | |
| 23 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 24 | Fox River BBQ, LLC | |
| 25 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 26 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 27 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 28 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 29 | Toad Hollar BBQ | |
| 30 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 31 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 32 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 33 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 34 | BEAR NAKED BBQ | |
| 35 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 36 | Smokin' Grumps BBQ | |
| 37 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 38 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 39 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 40 | THE CHOCOLATE HOG BBQ AND CATERING CO. | |
| 41 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS |
41 entries · top 177.7600 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 4 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 5 | BUBBA-Q'S | |
| 6 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 7 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 8 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 9 | Wine & Swine | |
| 10 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 12 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 13 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SPITFIRE | |
| 15 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 16 | HOGLINE | |
| 17 | TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS | |
| 18 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 19 | iBQ'n | |
| 20 | Risky Brisket | |
| 21 | Fox River BBQ, LLC | |
| 22 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 23 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 24 | Toad Hollar BBQ | |
| 25 | THE CHOCOLATE HOG BBQ AND CATERING CO. | |
| 26 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 27 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 28 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 29 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 30 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 31 | Smokin' Grumps BBQ | |
| 32 | BEAR NAKED BBQ | |
| 33 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 34 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 35 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 36 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 37 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 38 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 39 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 40 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 41 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ |
41 entries · top 177.7600 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 3 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 4 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | Wine & Swine | |
| 6 | A FINE SWINE | |
| 7 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 8 | iBQ'n | |
| 9 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 10 | TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | |
| 11 | SIN CIRCLE BBQ | |
| 12 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 13 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 14 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 15 | TREEFROG BBQ | |
| 16 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 18 | SPITFIRE | |
| 19 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 20 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 21 | Risky Brisket | |
| 22 | BUBBA-Q'S | |
| 23 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 24 | HOGLINE | |
| 25 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 26 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 27 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 28 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 29 | BEAR NAKED BBQ | |
| 30 | Fox River BBQ, LLC | |
| 31 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 32 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 33 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 34 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 35 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 36 | Toad Hollar BBQ | |
| 37 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 38 | THE CHOCOLATE HOG BBQ AND CATERING CO. | |
| 39 | TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS | |
| 40 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 41 | Smokin' Grumps BBQ |