Jun 12–13, 2015 · Jeffersonville, IN
YELLOW RIVER BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' On The River on June 12, 2015 in Jeffersonville, IN, scoring 695.3716 in a field of 59 teams. SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.0512. Category winners: Chicken — BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — TEAM RINE-O (176.5716); Pork — HUG HOGS (176.0000); Brisket — HUG HOGS (178.8572). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by HUG HOGS.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2015 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
YELLOW RIVER BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 5–6: EXTRA MILE BBQ and IVY TECH SMOKY BEARS tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: RURAL ROUTE BBQ and BLUE CHIP BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS and FRIENDS OF OBR tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HUG HOGS won Pork, Brisket — a double.
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.8800 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: HUG HOGS (won 2014).
Bigger than 91% of the 5,469 contests in the data
59 teams — bigger than 91% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
This contest usually draws about 47 teams
59 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 47.
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 14, 2013 | Jeffersonville, IN | Jeffersonville, IN | 52 | 695.4284 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | YELLOW RIVER BBQ |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Glasgow, MO | Glasgow, MO | 36 | 694.2288 | TRUEBUD BBQ | BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Jeffersonville, IN | Jeffersonville, IN 47130 | 52 | 693.6688 | HUG HOGS | SWIGGIN PIG |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Glasgow, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2015 ← this one | Jeffersonville, IN | Jeffersonville, IN 47119 | 59 | 695.3716 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.8572 | 173.1656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 175.4172 | 172.6060 |
| Pork | 176 | 174.2628 | 172.5600 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 170.8456 |
59 entries · top 695.3716 · median 657.5768
59 entries · top 180 · median 163.9312 · 🔥 perfect 180
59 entries · top 176.5716 · median 164.5372
59 entries · top 176 · median 166.8228
59 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.0972
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.
5 entries · top 177.2000 · median 169.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big E's Southern 'Q | |
| 2 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 3 | Q Pine BBQ | |
| 4 | Team 3DF (three dumb friends) | |
| 5 | Turn Down For Butt |
5 entries · top 168.5712 · median 162.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team 3DF (three dumb friends) | |
| 2 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 3 | Big E's Southern 'Q | |
| 4 | Q Pine BBQ | |
| 5 | Turn Down For Butt |
5 entries · top 683.4288 · median 650.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 2 | Team 3DF (three dumb friends) | |
| 3 | Q Pine BBQ | |
| 4 | Turn Down For Butt | |
| 5 | Big E's Southern 'Q |
5 entries · top 338.2972 · median 317.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 2 | Team 3DF (three dumb friends) | |
| 3 | Q Pine BBQ | |
| 4 | Turn Down For Butt | |
| 5 | Big E's Southern 'Q |
5 entries · top 174.8572 · median 164.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 2 | Big E's Southern 'Q | |
| 3 | Turn Down For Butt | |
| 4 | Q Pine BBQ | |
| 5 | Team 3DF (three dumb friends) |
5 entries · top 170.8800 · median 158.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 2 | Team 3DF (three dumb friends) | |
| 3 | Turn Down For Butt | |
| 4 | Q Pine BBQ | |
| 5 | Big E's Southern 'Q |