Sep 25–26, 2015 · Junction City, KS
GRILLIN' BEAVERS won Grand Champion at the Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival on September 25, 2015 in Junction City, KS, scoring 685.7256 in a field of 25 teams. THE SMOKING HILLS took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.6800. Category winners: Chicken — BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ (176.5600); Pork Ribs — LAZY 2 BBQ (177.7028); Pork — PHAT JACKS BBQ NE (175.4400); Brisket — MANNY'S BBQ (172.5600). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2017.
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 96% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0456 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
GRILLIN' BEAVERS came in rated below the field's top team, 4 LEGS UP BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
GRILLIN' BEAVERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 1–2: BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ and THE SMOKING HILLS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: PHAT JACKS BBQ NE and GREAT PLAINS BBQ tied on 167.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: SMOKIN MAX BBQ edged MELTON IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ by 0.0116.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2015 ← this one | Junction City, KS | Junction City, KS 66441 | 25 | 685.7256 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Junction City, KS | Heritage Park, 6th & Jefferson | 35 | 706.8688 | THE SMOKING HILLS | R BUTTS R SMOKIN |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 166.2628 | 164 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 172 | 167.4056 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 171.9772 | 166.2628 |
| Brisket | 172.5600 | 167.9656 | 165.1084 |
25 entries · top 685.7256 · median 649.0056
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 160.5600
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.8456
25 entries · top 175.4400 · median 161.6684
25 entries · top 172.5600 · median 162.8572