2015-05-29 – 2015-05-30 · Monroe City, MO · 📍 Monroe City, MO 63456
Grand Champion: PITMASTERIQ BBQ (700.5368) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BOSS HAWG BBQ
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 93% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5368 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
700.5368 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.8800 SMOKIN O BBQ set in 2014.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
PITMASTERIQ BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 3 tracked editions
PITMASTERIQ BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW and Jonnie O's tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: 3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SMOKE THIS BBQ MO and SMOKIN REDNECKS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PITMASTERIQ BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
BOSS HAWG BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-17 | Monroe City, MO | Monroe City, MO 63456 | 25 | 690.8800 | SMOKIN O BBQ | BRICKHEAD BBQ |
| 2015-05-29 ← this one | Monroe City, MO | Monroe City, MO 63456 | 26 | 700.5368 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | BOSS HAWG BBQ |
| 2019-05-31 | Monroe City, MO | 42819 Landing Lane | 25 | 687.9884 | Pitmaster IQ BBQ | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 170.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 173.7028 | 168.0116 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 171.4400 |
26 entries · top 700.5368 · median 668.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 2 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 4 | Fat Texan | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 7 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 8 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 9 | 3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 10 | Jonnie O's | |
| 11 | SMOKIN REDNECKS | |
| 12 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 13 | MO BBQ | |
| 14 | Last Cow South | |
| 15 | Blind Guys BBQ | |
| 16 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 17 | T&J Smoke & BBQ | |
| 18 | Gorilla Maniacs | |
| 19 | RENAISSAUCE MAN | |
| 20 | Captain BBQ & The Hot Pokers | |
| 21 | Papa Moss's BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin Crew | |
| 23 | BA SMOKIN WAGON | |
| 24 | Rub It Out | |
| 25 | Smokin Cuts & Rubbin Butts | |
| 26 | JBQ |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.2570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 2 | Jonnie O's | |
| 3 | 3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 7 | SMOKIN REDNECKS | |
| 8 | Fat Texan | |
| 9 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 10 | MO BBQ | |
| 11 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 12 | T&J Smoke & BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin Cuts & Rubbin Butts | |
| 14 | Blind Guys BBQ | |
| 15 | Captain BBQ & The Hot Pokers | |
| 16 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 17 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 18 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 19 | RENAISSAUCE MAN | |
| 20 | Gorilla Maniacs | |
| 21 | JBQ | |
| 22 | Papa Moss's BBQ | |
| 23 | Last Cow South | |
| 24 | BA SMOKIN WAGON | |
| 25 | Smokin Crew | |
| 26 | Rub It Out |
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fat Texan | |
| 2 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 3 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 4 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 6 | Last Cow South | |
| 7 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 8 | Jonnie O's | |
| 9 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 10 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 11 | SMOKIN REDNECKS | |
| 12 | Rub It Out | |
| 13 | Gorilla Maniacs | |
| 14 | T&J Smoke & BBQ | |
| 15 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 16 | Captain BBQ & The Hot Pokers | |
| 17 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 18 | 3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 19 | Papa Moss's BBQ | |
| 20 | RENAISSAUCE MAN | |
| 21 | Blind Guys BBQ | |
| 22 | BA SMOKIN WAGON | |
| 23 | MO BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin Crew | |
| 25 | JBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin Cuts & Rubbin Butts |
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 2 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 3 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 6 | Fat Texan | |
| 7 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 8 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 9 | Blind Guys BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin Crew | |
| 11 | RENAISSAUCE MAN | |
| 12 | 3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 13 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 14 | Last Cow South | |
| 15 | MO BBQ | |
| 16 | Jonnie O's | |
| 17 | T&J Smoke & BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN REDNECKS | |
| 19 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 20 | Gorilla Maniacs | |
| 21 | Smokin Cuts & Rubbin Butts | |
| 22 | BA SMOKIN WAGON | |
| 23 | Papa Moss's BBQ | |
| 24 | JBQ | |
| 25 | Rub It Out | |
| 26 | Captain BBQ & The Hot Pokers |
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 2 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | 3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 6 | MO BBQ | |
| 7 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 8 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 9 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 10 | Last Cow South | |
| 11 | Fat Texan | |
| 12 | Gorilla Maniacs | |
| 13 | Blind Guys BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN REDNECKS | |
| 15 | Jonnie O's | |
| 16 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 17 | Captain BBQ & The Hot Pokers | |
| 18 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 19 | T&J Smoke & BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin Crew | |
| 21 | RENAISSAUCE MAN | |
| 22 | Smokin Cuts & Rubbin Butts | |
| 23 | Papa Moss's BBQ | |
| 24 | BA SMOKIN WAGON | |
| 25 | Rub It Out | |
| 26 | JBQ |
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.
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | Captain BBQ & The Hot Pokers | |
| 4 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 5 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Crew | |
| 7 | Jonnie O's | |
| 8 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ |
5 entries · top 178.2972 · median 173.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby Loth | |
| 2 | Molly Leighnigher | |
| 3 | Carter Rhodes | |
| 4 | August Giffen | |
| 5 | Owen Frye |
3 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Loth | |
| 2 | Quinlan Giffen | |
| 3 | Eric The Man" Lent |