Jun 5–6, 2015 · Valley Center, CA
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the 4th Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ on June 5, 2015 in Valley Center, CA, scoring 698.3200 in a field of 25 teams. MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.2516. Category winners: Chicken — PORKETEERS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (176.5944); Pork — SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (178.8800).
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 96% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0684 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.6400 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 2–3: MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ and B' MACKIN BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SMOKIN MO'S BBQ and COOL GRILLING tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q and MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BIG POPPA SMOKERS took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 12th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.1428 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 171.9772 | 168.5712 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2744 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 173.1084 | 170.2628 |
25 entries · top 698.3200 · median 673.6460
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | PORKETEERS | |
| 4 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | |
| 8 | LADY OF Q | |
| 9 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 10 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 12 | DEAD PIG WALKING | |
| 13 | VICIOUS SMOKE | |
| 14 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 15 | TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | |
| 16 | SILVER SPUR BBQ | |
| 17 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 18 | 7 KINDS OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG ACES BBQ | |
| 21 | JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS | |
| 22 | Smoking Tokin BBQ | |
| 23 | THE ACE TOMATO COMPANY | |
| 24 | SCREAMING PETE'S BBQ | |
| 25 | PRIBS RIB |
25 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKETEERS | |
| 2 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | DEAD PIG WALKING | |
| 5 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 8 | LADY OF Q | |
| 9 | 7 KINDS OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 11 | VICIOUS SMOKE | |
| 12 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 14 | TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | |
| 15 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | |
| 16 | SILVER SPUR BBQ | |
| 17 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 18 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG ACES BBQ | |
| 20 | THE ACE TOMATO COMPANY | |
| 21 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 22 | SCREAMING PETE'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoking Tokin BBQ | |
| 24 | JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS | |
| 25 | PRIBS RIB |
25 entries · top 176.5944 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | DEAD PIG WALKING | |
| 3 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 5 | LADY OF Q | |
| 6 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | |
| 8 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 9 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 11 | PORKETEERS | |
| 12 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 13 | TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | |
| 14 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 15 | VICIOUS SMOKE | |
| 16 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG ACES BBQ | |
| 18 | PRIBS RIB | |
| 19 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 20 | SILVER SPUR BBQ | |
| 21 | SCREAMING PETE'S BBQ | |
| 22 | 7 KINDS OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS | |
| 24 | Smoking Tokin BBQ | |
| 25 | THE ACE TOMATO COMPANY |
25 entries · top 180 · median 168 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 2 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 3 | PORKETEERS | |
| 4 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 7 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | VICIOUS SMOKE | |
| 9 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 10 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | |
| 11 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 13 | DEAD PIG WALKING | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 15 | LADY OF Q | |
| 16 | TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | |
| 17 | SILVER SPUR BBQ | |
| 18 | JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS | |
| 19 | THE ACE TOMATO COMPANY | |
| 20 | BIG ACES BBQ | |
| 21 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 22 | 7 KINDS OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoking Tokin BBQ | |
| 24 | PRIBS RIB | |
| 25 | SCREAMING PETE'S BBQ |
25 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SILVER SPUR BBQ | |
| 3 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | |
| 4 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 6 | PORKETEERS | |
| 7 | LADY OF Q | |
| 8 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 9 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 11 | JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 13 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 14 | TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | |
| 15 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 16 | VICIOUS SMOKE | |
| 17 | Smoking Tokin BBQ | |
| 18 | 7 KINDS OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | DEAD PIG WALKING | |
| 20 | PRIBS RIB | |
| 21 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 22 | BIG ACES BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 24 | SCREAMING PETE'S BBQ | |
| 25 | THE ACE TOMATO COMPANY |