May 16–17, 2015 · Birmingham, AL
Organizer Portal won Grand Champion at the Barber Q Battle on May 16, 2015 in Birmingham, AL, scoring 699.3484 in a field of 18 teams. SOUTH PORK took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6572. Category winners: Chicken — HICKORY PRIME (180.0000); Pork Ribs — JIGGY PIGGY (177.7028); Pork — 2 MEN AND A PIG (177.7028); Brisket — FAT, DRUNK & STUPID (177.7028). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Organizer Portal won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 91% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1629 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: HICKORY PRIME and QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: FAT, DRUNK & STUPID and RED EYED SMOKERS tied on 169.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: SMOKIN BUTT CREW and RED EYED SMOKERS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2015 ← this one | Birmingham, AL | Birmingham, AL | 18 | 699.3484 | SMOKE ME SILLY | SOUTH PORK |
| May 20, 2016 | Birmingham, AL | 6040 Barber Motorsports | 30 | 701.6916 | JIGGY PIGGY | RED EYED SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.1428 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 168.5484 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1084 | 166.2284 |
18 entries · top 699.3484 · median 681.3198
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 3 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 4 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 5 | The Specialists | |
| 6 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 7 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 8 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 9 | 2 MEN AND A PIG | |
| 10 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 11 | LITTLE BIT OF R AND R | |
| 12 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 13 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 14 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 15 | River Rat Pig Porkers | |
| 16 | ON FIRE | |
| 17 | ROSSER'S BBQ | |
| 18 | INDUSTRIAL STAFFING |
18 entries · top 180 · median 173.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 2 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 3 | The Specialists | |
| 4 | River Rat Pig Porkers | |
| 5 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 6 | LITTLE BIT OF R AND R | |
| 7 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 8 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 9 | Organizer Portal | |
| 10 | 2 MEN AND A PIG | |
| 11 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 13 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 14 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 15 | ON FIRE | |
| 16 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 17 | ROSSER'S BBQ | |
| 18 | INDUSTRIAL STAFFING |
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 2 | LITTLE BIT OF R AND R | |
| 3 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 4 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 7 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 8 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 9 | The Specialists | |
| 10 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 11 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 12 | ON FIRE | |
| 13 | River Rat Pig Porkers | |
| 14 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 15 | 2 MEN AND A PIG | |
| 16 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 17 | INDUSTRIAL STAFFING | |
| 18 | ROSSER'S BBQ |
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 MEN AND A PIG | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 4 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 5 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 6 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 7 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 8 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 9 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 10 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 11 | ROSSER'S BBQ | |
| 12 | The Specialists | |
| 13 | LITTLE BIT OF R AND R | |
| 14 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 15 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 16 | ON FIRE | |
| 17 | INDUSTRIAL STAFFING | |
| 18 | River Rat Pig Porkers |
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.5370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 4 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 6 | The Specialists | |
| 7 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 8 | 2 MEN AND A PIG | |
| 9 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 10 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 11 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 12 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 13 | LITTLE BIT OF R AND R | |
| 14 | River Rat Pig Porkers | |
| 15 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 16 | INDUSTRIAL STAFFING | |
| 17 | ROSSER'S BBQ | |
| 18 | ON FIRE |
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.
4 entries · top 173.1428 · median 171.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 2 | 2 MEN AND A PIG | |
| 3 | River Rat Pig Porkers | |
| 4 | INDUSTRIAL STAFFING |