Jun 5–6, 2015 · Mayetta, KS
CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest on June 5, 2015 in Mayetta, KS, scoring 684.5372 in a field of 64 teams. TRUE SMOKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.4400. Category winners: Chicken — JP CUSTOM SMOKE (178.2972); Pork Ribs — GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS (175.4172); Pork — PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS (176.0228); Brisket — TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW (177.7028). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by JP CUSTOM SMOKE.
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 2015 — 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 84% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0972 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
CLARK CREW BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 2.3316 points.
Chicken places 6–7: BLUE BUCKET BBQ and WHITE MOOSE BBQ tied on 173.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: JAESTAR BBQ and LAZY BUTT BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW and Fergolicious BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
JP CUSTOM SMOKE turned in 178.2972 in chicken — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PIGSKIN BBQ (won 2013), JP CUSTOM SMOKE (won 2014).
Bigger than 93% of the 5,469 contests in the data
64 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2013 | Mayetta, KS | Mayetta, KS | 69 | 702.2856 | PIGSKIN BBQ | WOODWARD BARBEQUE |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Mayetta, KS | Mayetta, KS 66509 | 54 | 701.7372 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | SMOKEAHOLICS |
| Jun 5, 2015 ← this one | Mayetta, KS | Mayetta, KS 66509 | 64 | 684.5372 | CLARK CREW BBQ | TRUE SMOKE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 173.1200 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 176.0228 | 172.6172 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 169.1200 |
64 entries · top 684.5372 · median 648.0970
64 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.5486
64 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.9942
63 entries · top 176.0228 · median 162.8228
63 entries · top 177.7028 · median 159.9888
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.
27 entries · top 176.5944 · median 158.3200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 2 | CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | |
| 3 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 4 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 5 | GIRLS RULE BBQ | |
| 6 | MAKE M' SQUEAL | |
| 7 | BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 9 | Rubbed Raw | |
| 10 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 11 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 12 | 3 B'S BBQ | |
| 13 | WHITE MOOSE BBQ | |
| 14 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 15 | PARK AVENUE PORK | |
| 16 | DOVER BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 18 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 19 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 20 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 21 | WICHITA SWINEMEN | |
| 22 | SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE | |
| 23 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 24 | Babe's BBQ | |
| 25 | CRAZY BONES BBQ | |
| 26 | Smoking Pallet | |
| 27 | BLOWIN' SMOKE |
17 entries · top 172.0228 · median 158.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICHITA SWINEMEN | |
| 2 | SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE | |
| 3 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoking Pallet | |
| 5 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | |
| 8 | OVERLAND PORK BBQ | |
| 9 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 10 | Big 'Uns Grill | |
| 11 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 12 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 13 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 14 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 15 | CRAZY BONES BBQ | |
| 16 | GUNNY FINNS BBQ | |
| 17 | BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE |