Jun 12–13, 2015 · Hays, KS
JP CUSTOM SMOKE won Grand Champion at the Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic on June 12, 2015 in Hays, KS, scoring 694.2628 in a field of 35 teams. SLAPS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.7032. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Three Brothers Different Mothers (180.0000); Pork — BIG BLUE BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — GRILLIN' BEAVERS (179.4400). 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 92% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5596 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
JP CUSTOM SMOKE came in rated below the field's top team, BUTCHER BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
JP CUSTOM SMOKE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4860 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 1–2: SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS and HIGH i QUE tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: SMOKEAHOLICS and BUTCHER BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Three Brothers Different Mothers and SLAPS BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2015 ← this one | Hays, KS | Hays, KS 67601 | 35 | 694.2628 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | SLAPS BBQ |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Hays, KS | Main Street | 31 | 700.5372 | HIGH i QUE II | SMOKEAHOLICS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2628 | 170.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5600 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 176.5944 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 173.1428 |
35 entries · top 694.2628 · median 666.8460
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 4 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 5 | WHITE MOOSE BBQ | |
| 6 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 8 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 10 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 11 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 12 | SMOKING CO | |
| 13 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 14 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 16 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 17 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 18 | MOO PIG BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 20 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 21 | SMOKIN LEPRECHAUNS | |
| 22 | BIG BLUE BBQ | |
| 23 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 24 | South of Manitoba | |
| 25 | Chubby Butts BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN K | |
| 27 | LONGBONE BBQ | |
| 28 | MANDALORIAN BBQ | |
| 29 | BEAN GOT BBQ | |
| 30 | Rum N Brew BBQ | |
| 31 | Smokin' Sprays | |
| 32 | 2 Chicks and a Cock | |
| 33 | TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ | |
| 34 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 35 | Meat Treat BBQ Team |
34 entries · top 180 · median 168.2800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 2 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 3 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 4 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 6 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 7 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 8 | South of Manitoba | |
| 9 | MOO PIG BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 11 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 12 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN LEPRECHAUNS | |
| 14 | BEAN GOT BBQ | |
| 15 | Chubby Butts BBQ | |
| 16 | 2 Chicks and a Cock | |
| 17 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 18 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 19 | SMOKIN K | |
| 20 | MANDALORIAN BBQ | |
| 21 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 22 | TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ | |
| 23 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG BLUE BBQ | |
| 25 | WHITE MOOSE BBQ | |
| 26 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 27 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 28 | SMOKING CO | |
| 29 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 30 | Smokin' Sprays | |
| 31 | Rum N Brew BBQ | |
| 32 | LONGBONE BBQ | |
| 33 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 34 | Meat Treat BBQ Team |
35 entries · top 180 · median 165.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | WHITE MOOSE BBQ | |
| 4 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 5 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 6 | Rum N Brew BBQ | |
| 7 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 8 | MOO PIG BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 10 | SMOKING CO | |
| 11 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 12 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 14 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 15 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 16 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 17 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 18 | Chubby Butts BBQ | |
| 19 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 20 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 21 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 22 | SMOKIN LEPRECHAUNS | |
| 23 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin' Sprays | |
| 25 | BIG BLUE BBQ | |
| 26 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 27 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 28 | LONGBONE BBQ | |
| 29 | MANDALORIAN BBQ | |
| 30 | BEAN GOT BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKIN K | |
| 32 | TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ | |
| 33 | South of Manitoba | |
| 34 | 2 Chicks and a Cock | |
| 35 | Meat Treat BBQ Team |
35 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BLUE BBQ | |
| 2 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 3 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 4 | WHITE MOOSE BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 6 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 7 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 8 | 2 Chicks and a Cock | |
| 9 | MOO PIG BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 11 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 12 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKING CO | |
| 14 | Meat Treat BBQ Team | |
| 15 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 16 | SMOKIN LEPRECHAUNS | |
| 17 | Rum N Brew BBQ | |
| 18 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 19 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 20 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 21 | LONGBONE BBQ | |
| 22 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 23 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 24 | SMOKIN K | |
| 25 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 26 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 27 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 28 | Chubby Butts BBQ | |
| 29 | MANDALORIAN BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokin' Sprays | |
| 31 | BEAN GOT BBQ | |
| 32 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 33 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 34 | South of Manitoba | |
| 35 | TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ |
35 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 2 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 3 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 4 | SMOKING CO | |
| 5 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 6 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 7 | WHITE MOOSE BBQ | |
| 8 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 9 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 10 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 11 | JP CUSTOM SMOKE | |
| 12 | RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | |
| 13 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 14 | LONGBONE BBQ | |
| 15 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 16 | South of Manitoba | |
| 17 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 18 | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | |
| 19 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 20 | GREAT PLAINS BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin' Sprays | |
| 22 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 23 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 24 | TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN K | |
| 26 | MANDALORIAN BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke Eatrs BBQ | |
| 28 | BEAN GOT BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN LEPRECHAUNS | |
| 30 | Chubby Butts BBQ | |
| 31 | Rum N Brew BBQ | |
| 32 | BIG BLUE BBQ | |
| 33 | MOO PIG BARBEQUE | |
| 34 | 2 Chicks and a Cock | |
| 35 | Meat Treat BBQ Team |