2015-05-29 – 2015-05-30 · Brimfield, IL · 📍 Brimfield, IL 61517
Grand Champion: MONSTER-QUE (678.7884) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
MONSTER-QUE came in rated below the field's top team, QUAU, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Brisket places 8–9: IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE edged ALL IN QUE by 0.0116. Chicken places 5–6: CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE edged JUGS BBQ by 0.0116. Brisket places 9–10: ALL IN QUE edged THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS by 0.0340.
MONSTER-QUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS turned in 177.1428 in chicken — past the 173.7372 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-13 | Brimfield, IL | Brimfield, IL 61517 | 28 | 688.5716 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| 2015-05-29 ← this one | Brimfield, IL | Brimfield, IL 61517 | 18 | 678.7884 | MONSTER-QUE | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE |
| 2016-06-10 | Brimfield, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-05-29 | Brimfield, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 167.9772 | 162.2516 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0000 | 167.9772 | 162.2632 |
| Pork | 174.8800 | 165.0972 | 159.4172 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 167.9656 | 163.9544 |
18 entries · top 678.7884 · median 654.4686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 2 | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | |
| 3 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 4 | FIDDLIN' FATBACK | |
| 5 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 6 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | |
| 7 | CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | |
| 8 | BJ's Smokin Pistols | |
| 9 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 10 | QUAU | |
| 11 | THE SMOKE HUNTERS | |
| 12 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 13 | BLACK FLAG BBQ | |
| 14 | BUCK SMOKE | |
| 15 | JAGERS BBQ | |
| 16 | FARM-Q | |
| 17 | DANDDY BBQ | |
| 18 | Donk's BBQ |
18 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | |
| 2 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 3 | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | |
| 4 | BLACK FLAG BBQ | |
| 5 | CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | |
| 6 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 7 | FIDDLIN' FATBACK | |
| 8 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 9 | BJ's Smokin Pistols | |
| 10 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 11 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 12 | THE SMOKE HUNTERS | |
| 13 | FARM-Q | |
| 14 | JAGERS BBQ | |
| 15 | QUAU | |
| 16 | DANDDY BBQ | |
| 17 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 18 | BUCK SMOKE |
18 entries · top 176.0000 · median 162.5488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 2 | FIDDLIN' FATBACK | |
| 3 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 4 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 5 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 6 | BJ's Smokin Pistols | |
| 7 | QUAU | |
| 8 | BLACK FLAG BBQ | |
| 9 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 10 | THE SMOKE HUNTERS | |
| 11 | BUCK SMOKE | |
| 12 | FARM-Q | |
| 13 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | |
| 14 | JAGERS BBQ | |
| 15 | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | |
| 16 | CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | |
| 17 | DANDDY BBQ | |
| 18 | Donk's BBQ |
18 entries · top 174.8800 · median 159.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | |
| 2 | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | |
| 3 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 4 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 5 | FIDDLIN' FATBACK | |
| 6 | THE SMOKE HUNTERS | |
| 7 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | |
| 8 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 9 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 10 | BJ's Smokin Pistols | |
| 11 | BLACK FLAG BBQ | |
| 12 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 13 | DANDDY BBQ | |
| 14 | BUCK SMOKE | |
| 15 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 16 | QUAU | |
| 17 | FARM-Q | |
| 18 | JAGERS BBQ |
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUAU | |
| 2 | TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE | |
| 3 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 4 | BUCK SMOKE | |
| 5 | BJ's Smokin Pistols | |
| 6 | THE SMOKE HUNTERS | |
| 7 | FIDDLIN' FATBACK | |
| 8 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 9 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 10 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | |
| 11 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 12 | CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | |
| 13 | JAGERS BBQ | |
| 14 | DANDDY BBQ | |
| 15 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 16 | FARM-Q | |
| 17 | BLACK FLAG BBQ | |
| 18 | Donk's BBQ |