May 8–9, 2015 · Claremore, OK
CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Boots & BBQ Festival on May 8, 2015 in Claremore, OK, scoring 701.6688 in a field of 29 teams. LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 700.5260. Category winners: Chicken — CLARK CREW BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — OKIEQ (177.1544); Pork — LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — CLARK CREW BBQ (178.8572). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by BUTCHER 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2015 — 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.
Pork places 7–8: RIB CRIB PIGMEN and FIRE DANCER BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: HABITUAL SMOKERS edged SUPER SWINE by 0.0112. Chicken places 4–5: SUPER SWINE edged THE OUTLAWS by 0.0116.
CLARK CREW BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
CLARK CREW BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 19th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2013 | Claremore, OK | Claremore, OK | 36 | 695.4282 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ |
| May 9, 2014 | Claremore, OK | Claremore, OK 74017 | 29 | 701.6800 | BUTCHER BBQ | BUFFALO'S BBQ |
| May 8, 2015 ← this one | Claremore, OK | Claremore, OK 74018 | 29 | 701.6688 | CLARK CREW BBQ | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.2860 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.7028 | 172.0344 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 169.1084 |
29 entries · top 701.6688 · median 677.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 3 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 6 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 7 | OKIEQ | |
| 8 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 9 | SUNRISE BBQ | |
| 10 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 11 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 12 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 13 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 14 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 15 | TNK BBQ | |
| 16 | RIB CRIB PIGMEN | |
| 17 | Tattoo'd and BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin Hot J's | |
| 19 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 20 | Sizzlin Bones | |
| 21 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 22 | Mac's BBQ | |
| 23 | GRAY BEARDS BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG SLICK BBQ | |
| 25 | L and M BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN OKIES | |
| 27 | Dirty Buzzards | |
| 28 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 29 | Ram Country BBQ |
28 entries · top 180 · median 172.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 3 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 5 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 6 | Smokin Hot J's | |
| 7 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 9 | SUNRISE BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG SLICK BBQ | |
| 11 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 12 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 13 | TNK BBQ | |
| 14 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 15 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 16 | Tattoo'd and BBQ | |
| 17 | RIB CRIB PIGMEN | |
| 18 | OKIEQ | |
| 19 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 20 | Mac's BBQ | |
| 21 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 22 | Sizzlin Bones | |
| 23 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 24 | GRAY BEARDS BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN OKIES | |
| 26 | L and M BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 28 | Dirty Buzzards |
29 entries · top 177.1544 · median 169.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OKIEQ | |
| 2 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 3 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 4 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 7 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 8 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 9 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 10 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SUNRISE BBQ | |
| 12 | Mac's BBQ | |
| 13 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 14 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 15 | Sizzlin Bones | |
| 16 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 17 | TNK BBQ | |
| 18 | RIB CRIB PIGMEN | |
| 19 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 20 | Tattoo'd and BBQ | |
| 21 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin Hot J's | |
| 23 | GRAY BEARDS BBQ | |
| 24 | L and M BBQ | |
| 25 | Ram Country BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN OKIES | |
| 27 | BIG SLICK BBQ | |
| 28 | Dirty Buzzards | |
| 29 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ |
29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 2 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 4 | SUNRISE BBQ | |
| 5 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 6 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 7 | RIB CRIB PIGMEN | |
| 8 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 9 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 10 | Smokin Hot J's | |
| 11 | TNK BBQ | |
| 12 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 13 | Tattoo'd and BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 15 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 16 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 17 | Sizzlin Bones | |
| 18 | OKIEQ | |
| 19 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 20 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 21 | Mac's BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 23 | BIG SLICK BBQ | |
| 24 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN OKIES | |
| 26 | L and M BBQ | |
| 27 | GRAY BEARDS BBQ | |
| 28 | Dirty Buzzards | |
| 29 | Ram Country BBQ |
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 4 | OKIEQ | |
| 5 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 7 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 8 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 9 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 10 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 11 | SUNRISE BBQ | |
| 12 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 13 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 14 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 15 | RIB CRIB PIGMEN | |
| 16 | Tattoo'd and BBQ | |
| 17 | TNK BBQ | |
| 18 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 19 | GRAY BEARDS BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 21 | Smokin Hot J's | |
| 22 | Sizzlin Bones | |
| 23 | SMOKIN OKIES | |
| 24 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 25 | Mac's BBQ | |
| 26 | L and M BBQ | |
| 27 | BIG SLICK BBQ | |
| 28 | Dirty Buzzards | |
| 29 | Ram Country BBQ |
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.
5 entries · top 180 · median 178.2972 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Hot J's | |
| 2 | Dirty Buzzards | |
| 3 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | TNK BBQ | |
| 5 | MOOCHEWSOOEY |