Jun 12–13, 2015 · Mankato, MN
CITY SLICKERS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Bend of the River CookOut on June 12, 2015 in Mankato, MN, scoring 694.2400 in a field of 42 teams. MUSTANG SALLY BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.5832. Category winners: Chicken — TOTALLY SAUCED (177.1428); Pork Ribs — SPITFIRE (175.4400); Pork — CITY SLICKERS BBQ (174.8456); Brisket — CITY SLICKERS BBQ (176.5716). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by HOGLINE.
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 76 times in 100
CITY SLICKERS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SPITFIRE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was CITY SLICKERS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 27th tracked contest.
Wider than 86% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.6568 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: BUCKAROO BBQ and HOGLINE tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: QUETOPIA and CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI and NECTAR OF THE HOGS tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CITY SLICKERS BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
CITY SLICKERS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 14th.
SPITFIRE turned in 175.4400 in pork ribs — past the 175.4172 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: HOGLINE (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2014 | Mankato, MN | Mankato, MN 56001 | 50 | 702.3088 | HOGLINE | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| Jun 12, 2015 ← this one | Mankato, MN | Mankato, MN 56082 | 42 | 694.2400 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 171.9772 | 170.8916 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 170.8460 | 169.1544 |
| Pork | 174.8456 | 171.4172 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 176.5716 | 173.1772 | 171.9656 |
42 entries · top 694.2400 · median 662.2114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 2 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 3 | SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 6 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 7 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 8 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 9 | HOGLINE | |
| 10 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 12 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 13 | QUETOPIA | |
| 14 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 15 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 16 | Hobo Que | |
| 17 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 18 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 19 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 20 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 21 | CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS | |
| 22 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 23 | NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 25 | BURDETTE BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 27 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 28 | GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ | |
| 29 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKIN PELLETHEADS | |
| 31 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 32 | THE Q CREW | |
| 33 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 34 | PoPo Pork | |
| 35 | ALL AROUND PIGTAILS PORK | |
| 36 | Sexy Pig BBQ-Nasty Sauce | |
| 37 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 38 | GOOD BATCH BBQ | |
| 39 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 40 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 41 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE | |
| 42 | Sweet M's BBQ Pro |
42 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 2 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 3 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 5 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 6 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 7 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Hobo Que | |
| 9 | GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ | |
| 10 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 12 | HOGLINE | |
| 13 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 14 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 15 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 16 | SPITFIRE | |
| 17 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 18 | BURDETTE BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 20 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 21 | ALL AROUND PIGTAILS PORK | |
| 22 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 23 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 24 | QUETOPIA | |
| 25 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 26 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 27 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 28 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 29 | NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ | |
| 30 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 31 | CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS | |
| 32 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 34 | Sexy Pig BBQ-Nasty Sauce | |
| 35 | SMOKIN PELLETHEADS | |
| 36 | GOOD BATCH BBQ | |
| 37 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 38 | PoPo Pork | |
| 39 | THE Q CREW | |
| 40 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE | |
| 41 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 42 | Sweet M's BBQ Pro |
42 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPITFIRE | |
| 2 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 3 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 4 | HOGLINE | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 7 | QUETOPIA | |
| 8 | CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 10 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 11 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 12 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 13 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 14 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 15 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 16 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 17 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 18 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 19 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 20 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 21 | Sexy Pig BBQ-Nasty Sauce | |
| 22 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 24 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 25 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 26 | BURDETTE BARBEQUE | |
| 27 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 28 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 29 | THE Q CREW | |
| 30 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE | |
| 31 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 32 | GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ | |
| 33 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 34 | PoPo Pork | |
| 35 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 36 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 37 | NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ | |
| 38 | SMOKIN PELLETHEADS | |
| 39 | Hobo Que | |
| 40 | ALL AROUND PIGTAILS PORK | |
| 41 | GOOD BATCH BBQ | |
| 42 | Sweet M's BBQ Pro |
42 entries · top 174.8456 · median 164.0172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 2 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 3 | ALL AROUND PIGTAILS PORK | |
| 4 | Hobo Que | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 10 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 11 | Sweet M's BBQ Pro | |
| 12 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 13 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 14 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 15 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 16 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 17 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 18 | THE Q CREW | |
| 19 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 20 | CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS | |
| 21 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 22 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 23 | SMOKIN PELLETHEADS | |
| 24 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 26 | GOOD BATCH BBQ | |
| 27 | PoPo Pork | |
| 28 | HOGLINE | |
| 29 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 30 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 31 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 32 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 33 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 34 | GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ | |
| 35 | QUETOPIA | |
| 36 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 37 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 38 | Sexy Pig BBQ-Nasty Sauce | |
| 39 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 40 | BURDETTE BARBEQUE | |
| 41 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 42 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE |
42 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 2 | QUETOPIA | |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 4 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 5 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 6 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 7 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 8 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 9 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 10 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 11 | BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ | |
| 12 | BURDETTE BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 14 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 15 | HOGLINE | |
| 16 | SMOKIN PELLETHEADS | |
| 17 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 18 | Hobo Que | |
| 19 | SPITFIRE | |
| 20 | PoPo Pork | |
| 21 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 22 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 23 | NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ | |
| 24 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 25 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 26 | THE Q CREW | |
| 27 | CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS | |
| 28 | GOOD BATCH BBQ | |
| 29 | GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ | |
| 30 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 31 | BUCKAROO BBQ | |
| 32 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 33 | Sexy Pig BBQ-Nasty Sauce | |
| 34 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 35 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 36 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 37 | ALL AROUND PIGTAILS PORK | |
| 38 | Sweet M's BBQ Pro | |
| 39 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 40 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE | |
| 41 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 42 | RUB MY RACK |