2015-06-12 – 2015-06-13 · Tryon, NC · 📍 Tryon, NC 28782
Grand Champion: ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE (697.6572) · 78 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL
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 2016 — 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.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 5 tracked editions
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
Chicken places 3–4: TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL and WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE and MIDNIGHT BURN tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: SWINE AND SHINE BBQ and BUB-BA-Q tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 26th.
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 177.7142 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE (won 2013).
Bigger than 97% of the 5,410 contests in the data
78 teams made this a bigger field than 97% of every contest tracked.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-14 | Tryon, NC | Tryon, NC | 97 | 704.5712 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS |
| 2014-06-13 | Tryon, NC | Tryon, NC 28782 | 73 | 694.7884 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| 2014-08-22 | Harrisonburg, VA | Harrisonburg, VA 22801 | 16 | 656.5028 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ |
| 2015-06-12 ← this one | Tryon, NC | Tryon, NC 28782 | 78 | 697.6572 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL |
| 2016-06-10 | Tryon, NC | Harmon Field Rd | 76 | 710.2972 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| 2017-06-09 | Tryon, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.1544 | 173.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 177.1428 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.7028 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5828 | 173.1200 |
78 entries · top 697.6572 · median 651.8228
76 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3886 · 🔥 perfect 180
78 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.6858 · 🔥 perfect 180
76 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5484
75 entries · top 180.0000 · median 161.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
25 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.7256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Blind Hogs | |
| 2 | MOUNTAIN VIEW BBQ | |
| 3 | PIT BOSS | |
| 4 | NEANDERHOGS BBQ | |
| 5 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 6 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 7 | RECYCLED SMOKE | |
| 8 | Too Bad You're My Cousin | |
| 9 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | B4BBQ | |
| 11 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | PICKIN' PORKERS | |
| 13 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 14 | Pork County BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG MO FROM AHO | |
| 16 | Pigs In Heat | |
| 17 | B & G BBQ | |
| 18 | BOONETOWN BBQ | |
| 19 | Hometown BBQ | |
| 20 | YOUNG GUNS OF TEXAS | |
| 21 | CULTURE ON THE COBB | |
| 22 | TWO FARMERS & A LAWYER | |
| 23 | BOBO'S QUE | |
| 24 | PORK FAT RULES BBQ | |
| 25 | POOH & PIGLET BBQ |
22 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG MO FROM AHO | |
| 2 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 3 | Pigs In Heat | |
| 4 | PIT BOSS | |
| 5 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 6 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 9 | CULTURE ON THE COBB | |
| 10 | 3 Blind Hogs | |
| 11 | RECYCLED SMOKE | |
| 12 | MOUNTAIN VIEW BBQ | |
| 13 | Pork County BBQ | |
| 14 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 15 | BOBO'S QUE | |
| 16 | BOONETOWN BBQ | |
| 17 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 18 | TEXAS RIB RANGERS | |
| 19 | Hometown BBQ | |
| 20 | LARKIN'S CAROLINA GRILL | |
| 21 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 22 | POOH & PIGLET BBQ |
9 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOONETOWN BBQ | |
| 2 | CULTURE ON THE COBB | |
| 3 | TEXAS RIB RANGERS | |
| 4 | King's Cooking | |
| 5 | Oink, Cackle and Moo | |
| 6 | MAC'S SPEED SHOP | |
| 7 | CROW CREEK BBQ | |
| 8 | 3 Blind Hogs | |
| 9 | BUBBAJACK'S |