Jun 5–6, 2015 · Bardstown, KY
BLUE CHIP BBQ won Grand Champion at the Bourbon City BBQ Festival on June 5, 2015 in Bardstown, KY, scoring 704.5828 in a field of 34 teams. RICE BROTHERS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3944. Category winners: Chicken — BLUE CHIP BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) (176.0228); Pork — BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — EXTRA MILE BBQ (180.0000).
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 74 times in 100
BLUE CHIP BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: MUSIC CITY BBQ and BLUE CHIP BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ and SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: RICE BROTHERS BBQ and Pappy Q tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BLUE CHIP BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2015 ← this one | Bardstown, KY | Bardstown, KY 40004 | 34 | 704.5828 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | RICE BROTHERS BBQ |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Bardstown, KY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 176 | 170.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0228 | 173.7028 | 170.2972 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4400 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180 | 175.4056 | 172.5484 |
34 entries · top 704.5828 · median 671.8798
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 2 | RICE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 3 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 4 | Pappy Q | |
| 5 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 6 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 7 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 10 | MUSIC CITY BBQ | |
| 11 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 12 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 13 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) | |
| 14 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 15 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 16 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 17 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 18 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 19 | WEQ4U | |
| 20 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 21 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 22 | PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 24 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 25 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 27 | SWEET LIPS BBQ | |
| 28 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 29 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 30 | Bar Beam Que | |
| 31 | ALL OUT PIG OUT | |
| 32 | TNT KICKIN' BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKERS ONLY | |
| 34 | COL. D'S SWEET SMOKIN Q |
34 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 2 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 3 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 4 | RICE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 5 | Pappy Q | |
| 6 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 7 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 8 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 9 | WEQ4U | |
| 10 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 12 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 13 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 16 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 17 | Bar Beam Que | |
| 18 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 19 | SWEET LIPS BBQ | |
| 20 | TNT KICKIN' BBQ | |
| 21 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 22 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 23 | COL. D'S SWEET SMOKIN Q | |
| 24 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 25 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 26 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 27 | ALL OUT PIG OUT | |
| 28 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) | |
| 29 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 30 | MUSIC CITY BBQ | |
| 31 | PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 32 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 33 | SMOKERS ONLY | |
| 34 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS |
34 entries · top 176.0228 · median 166.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) | |
| 2 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 4 | MUSIC CITY BBQ | |
| 5 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 6 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 7 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 8 | RICE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 9 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 10 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 11 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 12 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 13 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 14 | Pappy Q | |
| 15 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 17 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 18 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 19 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 20 | SWEET LIPS BBQ | |
| 21 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 22 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 23 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 24 | ALL OUT PIG OUT | |
| 25 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 26 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 27 | WEQ4U | |
| 28 | PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 29 | TNT KICKIN' BBQ | |
| 30 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 31 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 32 | Bar Beam Que | |
| 33 | SMOKERS ONLY | |
| 34 | COL. D'S SWEET SMOKIN Q |
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 5 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 6 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 7 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 8 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 9 | RICE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 10 | Pappy Q | |
| 11 | MUSIC CITY BBQ | |
| 12 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 13 | SMOKERS ONLY | |
| 14 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 15 | SWEET LIPS BBQ | |
| 16 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 17 | WEQ4U | |
| 18 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 20 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) | |
| 21 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 22 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 23 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 24 | Bar Beam Que | |
| 25 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 26 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 27 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 28 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 29 | ALL OUT PIG OUT | |
| 30 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 31 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 32 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 33 | COL. D'S SWEET SMOKIN Q | |
| 34 | TNT KICKIN' BBQ |
34 entries · top 180 · median 168.2688 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 2 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 3 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 4 | RICE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 5 | Pappy Q | |
| 6 | SWINEHOLIO | |
| 7 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 8 | LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 9 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 10 | MUSIC CITY BBQ | |
| 11 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 12 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 13 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 14 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 15 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 16 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 17 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 18 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 19 | BIG RACK SMOKERS | |
| 20 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 21 | WEQ4U | |
| 22 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 23 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) | |
| 24 | PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 26 | Bar Beam Que | |
| 27 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 28 | ALL OUT PIG OUT | |
| 29 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 30 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 31 | SWEET LIPS BBQ | |
| 32 | TNT KICKIN' BBQ | |
| 33 | COL. D'S SWEET SMOKIN Q | |
| 34 | SMOKERS ONLY |
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.
9 entries · top 173.1428 · median 159.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 2 | Pork N' Pigs | |
| 3 | 2 Jokers & A Smoker | |
| 4 | Tower | |
| 5 | Bull Headed BBQ | |
| 6 | Midget Mountain BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Dat Ash | |
| 8 | ELKHAWG SMOKERS | |
| 9 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ |
10 entries · top 330.8228 · median 319.0798
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 3 | Smokin Dat Ash | |
| 4 | Midget Mountain BBQ | |
| 5 | 2 Jokers & A Smoker | |
| 6 | ELKHAWG SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Pork N' Pigs | |
| 8 | Meat, myself and I | |
| 9 | Bull Headed BBQ | |
| 10 | Tower |
10 entries · top 164.5484 · median 155.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Jokers & A Smoker | |
| 2 | Smokin Dat Ash | |
| 3 | Bull Headed BBQ | |
| 4 | Midget Mountain BBQ | |
| 5 | ELKHAWG SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Meat, myself and I | |
| 7 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 8 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Tower | |
| 10 | Pork N' Pigs |
9 entries · top 169.7144 · median 154.8916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bull Headed BBQ | |
| 2 | Pork N' Pigs | |
| 3 | ELKHAWG SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 5 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Dat Ash | |
| 7 | Midget Mountain BBQ | |
| 8 | 2 Jokers & A Smoker | |
| 9 | Tower |
10 entries · top 180 · median 162.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 3 | Midget Mountain BBQ | |
| 4 | Pork N' Pigs | |
| 5 | ELKHAWG SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Smokin Dat Ash | |
| 7 | 2 Jokers & A Smoker | |
| 8 | Meat, myself and I | |
| 9 | Tower | |
| 10 | Bull Headed BBQ |