Jun 5–6, 2015 · McLouth, KS
SMOKE RINGERS won Grand Champion at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) on June 5, 2015 in McLouth, KS, scoring 704.5828 in a field of 33 teams. KC SMOKE DAWGS took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.6400. Category winners: Chicken — BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ (177.1772); Pork Ribs — TRUEBUD BBQ (179.4400); Pork — PIG NEWTON (179.4400); Brisket — SMOKEN HOG RODS (179.4400).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100
SMOKE RINGERS came in rated below the field's top team, TRUEBUD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SMOKE RINGERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was SMOKE RINGERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
Pork places 5–6: PECULIAR SMOKE edged JOUSTING PIGS BBQ by 0.0228. Chicken places 1–2: BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ edged SMOKE RINGERS by 0.0344. Chicken places 9–10: TRUEBUD BBQ edged JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 by 0.0344.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1772 | 173.7028 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 169.6684 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 174.3200 | 170.8572 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 176 | 171.4628 |
33 entries · top 704.5828 · median 661.7256
33 entries · top 177.1772 · median 166.2744
33 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4056
33 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5600
33 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.6172
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.
20 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIDNIGHT STOKERS | |
| 2 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 3 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 4 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 5 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 6 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' R'S | |
| 8 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 9 | PECULIAR SMOKE | |
| 10 | CQ BBQ | |
| 11 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 12 | 913 BBQ | |
| 13 | THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS | |
| 14 | BULLDOG BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | SMOKEN HOG RODS | |
| 16 | SMOKIN & JOKIN BBQ - KS | |
| 17 | THREE ALARM SMOKERS | |
| 18 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 19 | Smokin Wide Open | |
| 20 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ |