Jun 12–13, 2015 · Oconomowoc, WI
A FINE SWINE won Grand Champion at the 3rd Annual Hog & Steer Barbecue Competition and Festival on June 12, 2015 in Oconomowoc, WI, scoring 684.5832 in a field of 17 teams. TRUE SMOKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.0856. Category winners: Chicken — THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — Risky Brisket (172.5944); Pork — 43RD PARALLEL BBQ (172.5828); Brisket — TRUE SMOKE BBQ (173.7028).
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.
A FINE SWINE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Brisket places 6–7: A FINE SWINE and BIG "E" BBQ tied on 169.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: CHUCKWAGON'S TWO TWO SMOKIN CREW edged HILL-BILLY BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 4–5: A FINE SWINE edged QUAU by 0.0116.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.7372 | 165.0972 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5944 | 169.7028 | 161.1200 |
| Pork | 172.5828 | 166.8228 | 164.5600 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 170.2628 | 164 |
17 entries · top 684.5832 · median 666.8688
17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5256
17 entries · top 172.5944 · median 162.8572
17 entries · top 172.5828 · median 165.0856
17 entries · top 173.7028 · median 165.1200