May 8–9, 2015 · Long Beach, CA
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the West Coast BBQ Classic on May 8, 2015 in Long Beach, CA, scoring 699.3944 in a field of 57 teams. MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2628. Category winners: Chicken — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ (179.4400); Pork — FUNTIME BBQ (177.7372); Brisket — KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE; 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, 2013 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.
699.3944 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 680.6172 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE set in 2014.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 5 tracked editions
BIG POPPA SMOKERS has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: BIG POPPA SMOKERS and MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: THE RIB DOCTOR LLC and SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ tied on 173.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ and GORILLA ISLANDS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BIG POPPA SMOKERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 16th.
BIG POPPA SMOKERS turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LEFT COAST Q (won 2013), JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE (won 2014).
Bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data
57 teams — bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2013 | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach, CA | 54 | 675.9998 | LEFT COAST Q | PORKETEERS |
| May 9, 2014 | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach , CA 90802 | 59 | 680.6172 | JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q |
| May 8, 2015 ← this one | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach, CA 90802 | 57 | 699.3944 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND |
| May 13, 2016 | Long Beach, CA | 1126 Queens HWY | 44 | 700.5484 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | LEFT COAST Q |
| May 12, 2017 | Long Beach, CA | The Queen Mary Events Park | 40 | 694.8800 | SHARPE GOURMET COOKING WOOD | BURNIN AND LOOTIN |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5944 | 174.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 173.7028 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 173.7144 | 172.5600 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
57 entries · top 699.3944 · median 665.5772
56 entries · top 180 · median 167.4228 · 🔥 perfect 180
57 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.8456
57 entries · top 177.7372 · median 165.7028
56 entries · top 180 · median 164.8056 · 🔥 perfect 180