May 29–30, 2015 · Lima, OH
YELLOW RIVER BBQ won Grand Champion at the PigMania Lima on May 29, 2015 in Lima, OH, scoring 705.7144 in a field of 27 teams. THUNDER HOG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9884. Category winners: Chicken — SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM (179.4400); Pork Ribs — YELLOW RIVER BBQ (176.5944); Pork — THUNDER HOG BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC (176.5600).
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.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: VELVET SMOKE and GREY STREET BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: YELLOW RIVER BBQ and HISTORIC BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: CORPORAL KLINGERS Q and JAMBRIE SMOKE BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
YELLOW RIVER BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 4th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 175.4628 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 172 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.1084 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 173.1316 | 170.8344 |
27 entries · top 705.7144 · median 671.3256
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4516
27 entries · top 176.5944 · median 167.9656
27 entries · top 180 · median 168.0116 · 🔥 perfect 180
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5372