Jun 5–6, 2015 · Branson, MO
CAVEMAN CUISINE won Grand Champion at the Smokin' Summer Kick-off on June 5, 2015 in Branson, MO, scoring 687.3600 in a field of 17 teams. BIG WOODIE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.0856. Category winners: Chicken — CAVEMAN CUISINE (180.0000); Pork Ribs — HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE (174.8572); Pork — Bonemaker Outdoors (180.0000); Brisket — Bonemaker Outdoors (177.7028).
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.
Chicken places 6–7: GETTIN' BASTED and A GOOD RUB BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: SLEEPY HOLLOW and FLAMIN YAWNS tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP and FLAMIN YAWNS tied on 165.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bonemaker Outdoors won Pork, Brisket — a double.
CAVEMAN CUISINE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2744 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 166.8344 | 163.3944 |
| Pork | 180 | 167.9656 | 164.5372 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 170.8228 | 163.4056 |
17 entries · top 687.3600 · median 667.3600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 2 | BIG WOODIE BBQ | |
| 3 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 7 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 8 | Hackers-n-Hogs | |
| 9 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 10 | COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP | |
| 11 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 12 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 13 | T'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Rib Crib Corporate | |
| 15 | BIG BEE'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Eli's Pit Crew | |
| 17 | Smoker on the Bandit |
17 entries · top 180 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 2 | COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP | |
| 3 | BIG WOODIE BBQ | |
| 4 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 8 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 9 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 10 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 11 | Smoker on the Bandit | |
| 12 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 13 | Hackers-n-Hogs | |
| 14 | Eli's Pit Crew | |
| 15 | Rib Crib Corporate | |
| 16 | T'S BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG BEE'S BBQ |
17 entries · top 174.8572 · median 163.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | Hackers-n-Hogs | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 5 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 6 | COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP | |
| 7 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 8 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 9 | BIG WOODIE BBQ | |
| 10 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 11 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG BEE'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Rib Crib Corporate | |
| 14 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 15 | T'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Eli's Pit Crew | |
| 17 | Smoker on the Bandit |
17 entries · top 180 · median 165.0856 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 2 | BIG WOODIE BBQ | |
| 3 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 4 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 5 | BIG BEE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | Hackers-n-Hogs | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 10 | COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP | |
| 11 | Eli's Pit Crew | |
| 12 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 13 | T'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Rib Crib Corporate | |
| 15 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoker on the Bandit | |
| 17 | FLAMIN YAWNS |
17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 2 | BIG WOODIE BBQ | |
| 3 | T'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 5 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 9 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 10 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 11 | A GOOD RUB BBQ | |
| 12 | Hackers-n-Hogs | |
| 13 | COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP | |
| 14 | Rib Crib Corporate | |
| 15 | BIG BEE'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Eli's Pit Crew | |
| 17 | Smoker on the Bandit |
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.
6 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 2 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 3 | Bonemaker Outdoors | |
| 4 | Hackers-n-Hogs | |
| 5 | Smoker on the Bandit | |
| 6 | Eli's Pit Crew |