May 29–30, 2015 · Owatonna, MN
DRY 2 DA BONE won Grand Champion at the Smokin' in Steel on May 29, 2015 in Owatonna, MN, scoring 683.9428 in a field of 60 teams. PIGSKIN BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.8116. Category winners: Chicken — SPITFIRE (174.2744); Pork Ribs — ANGRY JACK BBQ (172.5600); Pork — BIGBRAD'S BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — LUCKY'S Q (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 82% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
DRY 2 DA BONE came in rated below the field's top team, Pig Skin BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
DRY 2 DA BONE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 5th. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was DRY 2 DA BONE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 27th tracked contest.
Chicken places 4–5: CASE OF RIBS and HOGLINE tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: DRY 2 DA BONE and FARMBOY BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: APRIL'S BIG CITY BBQ and BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ tied on 169.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bigger than 92% of the 5,469 contests in the data
60 teams — bigger than 92% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2744 | 173.1200 | 170.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5600 | 170.8572 | 168.5600 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 172 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.8456 | 171.9884 |
60 entries · top 683.9428 · median 652.4856
58 entries · top 174.2744 · median 165.0856
59 entries · top 172.5600 · median 162.8228
57 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5372
58 entries · top 180 · median 163.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
12 entries · top 180 · median 170.8514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGLINE | |
| 2 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | Lerrmon BBQ | |
| 5 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 6 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 7 | APRIL'S BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 8 | Q Commander | |
| 9 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 11 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 12 | LUCKY 7'S BBQ |