Jun 5–6, 2015 · Levittown, PA
DANTE'S INFERNO won Grand Champion at the Que for the Troops on June 5, 2015 in Levittown, PA, scoring 678.2972 in a field of 54 teams. CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.7144. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN FOOLZ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — Smokin' Dudes (176.0572); Pork — DANTE'S INFERNO (178.3200); Brisket — THE BBQ GURU (177.1544). This is the 3rd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA; the next was held in 2016.
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, 2013 to 2018 — 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 89% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
678.2972 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 665.0968 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA set in 2014.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100
DANTE'S INFERNO came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was DANTE'S INFERNO's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5712 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Smokin' Dudes finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 5–6: LO' -N- SLO' BBQ and DRILLING & GRILLING tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ and REDNECK SMOKE CLUB tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: REDNECK SMOKE CLUB and PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
DANTE'S INFERNO took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 42nd.
DANTE'S INFERNO turned in 178.3200 in pork — past the 171.4400 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WILBUR'S REVENGE (won 2013), SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2013 | Levittown, PA | Levittown, PA | 46 | 658.2858 | WILBUR'S REVENGE | FIRE & SPICE |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Levittown, PA | Levittown, PA | 65 | 665.0968 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | STUBBORN BULL BBQ |
| Jun 5, 2015 ← this one | Levittown, PA | Levittown, PA 19030 | 54 | 678.2972 | DANTE'S INFERNO | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Levittown, PA | 3125 Millcreek | 67 | 678.8000 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | HAWG NATION BBQ |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Levittown, PA | 9125 Millcreek RD | 63 | 684.4800 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | SMOKEN DUDES BBQ |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Levittown, PA | 9125 Millcreek RD | 61 | 681.7028 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 170.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0572 | 172.5828 | 168.5716 |
| Pork | 178.3200 | 173.7600 | 172 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 173.1200 | 168.5600 |
54 entries · top 678.2972 · median 655.9254
54 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.8458
54 entries · top 176.0572 · median 164.2628
54 entries · top 178.3200 · median 165.1428
54 entries · top 177.1544 · median 161.7028
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.
25 entries · top 171.4628 · median 154.3200
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 157.1544