May 1–2, 2015 · Elk Grove, CA
PORKCHOP & BUBBAS won Grand Champion at the Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship on May 1, 2015 in Elk Grove, CA, scoring 663.3488 in a field of 32 teams. BAR-B-Q'S-2GO took Reserve Grand Champion with 662.2400. Category winners: Chicken — BLUE RIDGE SMOKERS (179.4400); Pork Ribs — SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ (171.4172); Pork — PORKCHOP & BUBBAS (172.5600); Brisket — BAR-B-Q'S-2GO (174.9028). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by WOODHOUSE BARBECUE.
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 84% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1088 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
PORKCHOP & BUBBAS came in rated below the field's top team, TOO ASHAMED TO NAME, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was PORKCHOP & BUBBAS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 7th tracked contest.
HOG EAT HOG BBQ finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 8–9: PORKCHOP & BUBBAS and PORK DYNASTY tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS edged Raley's BBQ Pit Crew by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Get Some Saltworks edged BLUE RIDGE SMOKERS by 0.0228.
PORKCHOP & BUBBAS took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 13th.
BLUE RIDGE SMOKERS turned in 179.4400 in chicken — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2014 | Elk Grove, CA | Elk Grove, CA 95624 | 33 | 684.5028 | WOODHOUSE BARBECUE | TOO ASHAMED TO NAME |
| May 1, 2015 ← this one | Elk Grove, CA | Elk Grove, CA 95682 | 32 | 663.3488 | PORKCHOP & BUBBAS | BAR-B-Q'S-2GO |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 172.0116 | 168.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4172 | 165.1772 | 160.5600 |
| Pork | 172.5600 | 165.1544 | 161.7028 |
| Brisket | 174.9028 | 167.3828 | 161.7372 |
32 entries · top 663.3488 · median 631.6000
32 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.5600
32 entries · top 171.4172 · median 157.6688
32 entries · top 172.5600 · median 156.2744
31 entries · top 174.9028 · median 154.8800
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 333.1316 · median 307.7084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 2 | Yonder BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin Fools BBQ | |
| 4 | Rob's Smokin' Rub BBQ Crew | |
| 5 | HELLO BBQ | |
| 6 | Steady Hoggin' BBQ Team | |
| 7 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 8 | Dave and His Dog | |
| 9 | 3 COACHES BBQ | |
| 10 | CHERRY LANE SMOKERS |
10 entries · top 171.9656 · median 151.4342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 2 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 3 | Yonder BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin Fools BBQ | |
| 5 | Dave and His Dog | |
| 6 | Steady Hoggin' BBQ Team | |
| 7 | HELLO BBQ | |
| 8 | 3 COACHES BBQ | |
| 9 | Rob's Smokin' Rub BBQ Crew | |
| 10 | CHERRY LANE SMOKERS |
10 entries · top 167.4056 · median 157.1542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob's Smokin' Rub BBQ Crew | |
| 2 | Smokin Fools BBQ | |
| 3 | SLO DOG Q | |
| 4 | HELLO BBQ | |
| 5 | Steady Hoggin' BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Yonder BBQ | |
| 7 | Dave and His Dog | |
| 8 | CHERRY LANE SMOKERS | |
| 9 | 3 COACHES BBQ | |
| 10 | ROLLIN' SMOKE |