May 22–23, 2015 · Kennett, MO
RURAL ROUTE BBQ won Grand Champion at the 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff on May 22, 2015 in Kennett, MO, scoring 695.3828 in a field of 32 teams. THE BLUE BLOODS took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2400. Category winners: Chicken — RURAL ROUTE BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — THE BLUE BLOODS (174.2628); Pork — TWO LITTLE PIGS (178.2972); Brisket — 2 WORTHLESS NUTS, NATURAL BORN GRILLERS (180.0000).
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.
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.
Chicken places 2–3: FIRE DANCER BBQ and Que-N-Brew tied on 178.3200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: SWINE CRUE and All Q'ued" Up! tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: RURAL ROUTE BBQ and THE BLUE BLOODS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
RURAL ROUTE BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 12th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.7144 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | 172.5484 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 169.6916 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.8572 | 171.4056 |
32 entries · top 695.3828 · median 666.1886
32 entries · top 180 · median 167.1028 · 🔥 perfect 180
32 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.4058
32 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3942
32 entries · top 180 · median 165.4228 · 🔥 perfect 180