May 8–9, 2015 · Council Bluffs, IA
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the BBQ in the Bluffs on May 8, 2015 in Council Bluffs, IA, scoring 691.9772 in a field of 33 teams. OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9656. Category winners: Chicken — Dig In Cookers (175.4172); Pork Ribs — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (177.7144); Pork — PORK PATROL BBQ (177.1428); Brisket — TWISTED Q (173.1544). This is the 3rd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by PARROTHEAD SMOKERS; 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 2018 — 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 98% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
691.9772 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 685.1432 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS set in 2014.
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
2 of 6 tracked editions
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 5–6: BUBBA-Q'S and PIGSKIN BBQ tied on 170.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: YOU GONNA LIKE IT and TRUE SMOKE BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: BLACK DOG BBQ IA and BIG STACKS BARBEQUE tied on 166.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS turned in 177.7144 in pork ribs — past the 175.4400 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SPITFIRE (won 2013), PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2013 | Council Bluffs, IA | Council Bluffs, IA | 32 | 680.5714 | SPITFIRE | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| May 9, 2014 | Council Bluffs, IA | Council Bluffs, IA 51503 | 33 | 685.1432 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | BUBBA-Q'S |
| May 8, 2015 ← this one | Council Bluffs, IA | Council Bluffs, IA 51503 | 33 | 691.9772 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ |
| May 13, 2016 | Council Bluffs, IA | Rivers Edge Park | 33 | 688.5716 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| May 12, 2017 | Council Bluffs, IA | River Edge Park(Hanafan Park) | 39 | 706.2972 | GETTIN' BASTED | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| May 11, 2018 | Council Bluffs, IA | Hanafan Park,Rivers Edge | 39 | 690.2284 | HELPING U BBQ | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 170.8228 | 167.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 170.2972 | 166.2860 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 174.2744 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 173.1544 | 169.1428 | 166.2972 |
33 entries · top 691.9772 · median 648.9940
33 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.6800
33 entries · top 177.7144 · median 160.5256
33 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.6800
33 entries · top 173.1544 · median 162.2628