Jun 5–6, 2015 · Boonville, MO
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Hott Butts BBQ Contest on June 5, 2015 in Boonville, MO, scoring 685.7032 in a field of 32 teams. VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.6800. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKE THIS BBQ MO (174.2972); Pork Ribs — OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ (174.8688); Pork — VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY (178.2972); Brisket — SMOKIN O BBQ (176.0228). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 97% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0232 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 1–2: SMOKE THIS BBQ MO and IN DEEP SAUCE tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: SHOOTIN SMOKE and CALLAWAY CREAMATORS tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: ROCKABILLY BBQ and BACKFIRIN' BBQ tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 11th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2015 ← this one | Boonville, MO | Boonville, MO 65203 | 32 | 685.7032 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Boonville, MO | Boonville, MO | 22 | 682.2172 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Boonville, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2972 | 172.5600 | 168.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8688 | 170.8684 | 168 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 173.7028 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 176.0228 | 170.8572 | 165.6800 |
32 entries · top 685.7032 · median 658.4626
32 entries · top 174.2972 · median 164.5428
32 entries · top 174.8688 · median 163.1314
32 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.5314
32 entries · top 176.0228 · median 161.1086