2015-05-08 – 2015-05-09 · Lawrence, KS · 📍 Lawrence, KS 66044
Grand Champion: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (697.1200) · 45 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG WIGS 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 2019 — 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.
697.1200 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 691.4284 OLD STYLE BBQ set in 2013.
Wider than 89% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.8912 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: Wanna B's BBQ and LAZY BACON BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: LAZY BACON BBQ and BIG WIGS BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: MIDNIGHT STOKERS edged THE SMOKING HILLS by 0.0112.
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 17th.
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.2858 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: OLD STYLE BBQ (won 2013), BIG WIGS BBQ (won 2014).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-10 | Lawrence, KS | Lawrence, KS | 49 | 691.4284 | OLD STYLE BBQ | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| 2014-05-09 | Lawrence, KS | Lawrence, KS 66044 | 54 | 689.0972 | BIG WIGS BBQ | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| 2015-05-08 ← this one | Lawrence, KS | Lawrence, KS 66044 | 45 | 697.1200 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | BIG WIGS BBQ |
| 2016-05-06 | Lawrence, KS | Lawrence, KS | 42 | 696.5488 | BLACK EYE BBQ | 913 BBQ |
| 2017-05-05 | Lawrence, KS | Broken Arrow Park | 44 | 701.1084 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | 913 BBQ |
| 2018-05-04 | Lawrence, KS | Broken Arrow Park | 41 | 694.3432 | SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE | 913 BBQ |
| 2019-04-26 | Lawrence, KS | Broken Arrow Park | 38 | 690.8456 | Skunk River BBQ | Fergolicious BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Lawrence, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 173.1544 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 172.5600 | 169.7372 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 172.5828 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 171.4400 | 169.1200 |
45 entries · top 697.1200 · median 651.3028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 3 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 4 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 5 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | |
| 6 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 7 | Wanna B's BBQ | |
| 8 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 9 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 10 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 11 | Rumspring BBQ | |
| 12 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 13 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 14 | Hole 'Nother Level | |
| 15 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 16 | 777 BBQ | |
| 17 | HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS | |
| 18 | PASSIONS OF THE PIT | |
| 19 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 20 | EVENING WOOD | |
| 21 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 22 | Bob-O-Que | |
| 23 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 24 | RUB N TUG BBQ | |
| 25 | GEN QUE | |
| 26 | RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 27 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 28 | BMB BBQ | |
| 29 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 30 | Broken Toe BBQ | |
| 31 | BIG BUTT BBQ | |
| 32 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 33 | PORK 'N MINDY | |
| 34 | WHIMPY'S BBQ | |
| 35 | Christian's BBQ | |
| 36 | SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER | |
| 37 | JUST FOR FUN | |
| 38 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 39 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 40 | RIVER SALT BBQ | |
| 41 | SpanAlot | |
| 42 | Royal Smoke | |
| 43 | SWEET OLD BUZZARDS | |
| 44 | MEATRUBBERS | |
| 45 | BARBEQUTIONERS |
45 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | Rumspring BBQ | |
| 3 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 4 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 5 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 6 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 7 | 777 BBQ | |
| 8 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 9 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 10 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 11 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 12 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 13 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | |
| 14 | RUB N TUG BBQ | |
| 15 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 16 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 17 | HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS | |
| 18 | PORK 'N MINDY | |
| 19 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 20 | GEN QUE | |
| 21 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 22 | BMB BBQ | |
| 23 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 24 | SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER | |
| 25 | Hole 'Nother Level | |
| 26 | RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 27 | PASSIONS OF THE PIT | |
| 28 | SpanAlot | |
| 29 | Wanna B's BBQ | |
| 30 | Christian's BBQ | |
| 31 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 32 | BIG BUTT BBQ | |
| 33 | EVENING WOOD | |
| 34 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 35 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 36 | BARBEQUTIONERS | |
| 37 | SWEET OLD BUZZARDS | |
| 38 | Broken Toe BBQ | |
| 39 | Bob-O-Que | |
| 40 | WHIMPY'S BBQ | |
| 41 | JUST FOR FUN | |
| 42 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 43 | MEATRUBBERS | |
| 44 | RIVER SALT BBQ | |
| 45 | Royal Smoke |
45 entries · top 173.7028 · median 161.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 2 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 3 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | |
| 4 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 5 | Hole 'Nother Level | |
| 6 | Wanna B's BBQ | |
| 7 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 9 | BMB BBQ | |
| 10 | HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 12 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 13 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 14 | PASSIONS OF THE PIT | |
| 15 | Bob-O-Que | |
| 16 | Rumspring BBQ | |
| 17 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 19 | WHIMPY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Royal Smoke | |
| 21 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 22 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 23 | JUST FOR FUN | |
| 24 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 25 | EVENING WOOD | |
| 26 | RUB N TUG BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER | |
| 28 | GEN QUE | |
| 29 | RIVER SALT BBQ | |
| 30 | 777 BBQ | |
| 31 | BIG BUTT BBQ | |
| 32 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 33 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 34 | Christian's BBQ | |
| 35 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 36 | Broken Toe BBQ | |
| 37 | RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 38 | MEATRUBBERS | |
| 39 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 40 | PORK 'N MINDY | |
| 41 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 42 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 43 | BARBEQUTIONERS | |
| 44 | SpanAlot | |
| 45 | SWEET OLD BUZZARDS |
45 entries · top 176.0000 · median 163.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVENING WOOD | |
| 2 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 3 | GEN QUE | |
| 4 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 5 | Wanna B's BBQ | |
| 6 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 7 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 8 | RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 9 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 10 | PORK 'N MINDY | |
| 11 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 12 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 13 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 14 | RUB N TUG BBQ | |
| 15 | PASSIONS OF THE PIT | |
| 16 | Rumspring BBQ | |
| 17 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | |
| 18 | Hole 'Nother Level | |
| 19 | Bob-O-Que | |
| 20 | WHIMPY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 22 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 23 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 25 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 26 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 27 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 28 | BIG BUTT BBQ | |
| 29 | 777 BBQ | |
| 30 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 31 | SWEET OLD BUZZARDS | |
| 32 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 33 | HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS | |
| 34 | Broken Toe BBQ | |
| 35 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 36 | MEATRUBBERS | |
| 37 | BMB BBQ | |
| 38 | Christian's BBQ | |
| 39 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 40 | SpanAlot | |
| 41 | BARBEQUTIONERS | |
| 42 | Royal Smoke | |
| 43 | RIVER SALT BBQ | |
| 44 | JUST FOR FUN | |
| 45 | SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER |
45 entries · top 177.1428 · median 162.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | TRUEBUD BBQ | |
| 3 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 5 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | |
| 6 | Broken Toe BBQ | |
| 7 | Wanna B's BBQ | |
| 8 | 777 BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 10 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 11 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 12 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 13 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 14 | HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS | |
| 15 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 16 | RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 17 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 18 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 19 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 20 | Hole 'Nother Level | |
| 21 | BIG BUTT BBQ | |
| 22 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 23 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 24 | Bob-O-Que | |
| 25 | PASSIONS OF THE PIT | |
| 26 | Rumspring BBQ | |
| 27 | Christian's BBQ | |
| 28 | JUST FOR FUN | |
| 29 | EVENING WOOD | |
| 30 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 31 | RUB N TUG BBQ | |
| 32 | SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER | |
| 33 | PORK 'N MINDY | |
| 34 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 35 | BMB BBQ | |
| 36 | SpanAlot | |
| 37 | Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 38 | GEN QUE | |
| 39 | SWEET OLD BUZZARDS | |
| 40 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 41 | RIVER SALT BBQ | |
| 42 | WHIMPY'S BBQ | |
| 43 | MEATRUBBERS | |
| 44 | Royal Smoke | |
| 45 | BARBEQUTIONERS |