2015-09-25 – 2015-09-26 · Dothan, AL · 📍 Dothan, AL 36301
Grand Champion: RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN (688.5716) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BITE MY BUTT BBQ
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, 2014 to 2017 — 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.
688.5716 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 680.5488 UNCLE KENNY'S BBQ set in 2014.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN came in rated below the field's top team, HAULIN' BUTT BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 4th tracked contest.
Chicken places 1–2: DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ and RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN tied on 178.8800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: BITE MY BUTT BBQ and Rooster Sunday tied on 176.0228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE and GRANDPA'S PRIDE BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 13th.
Bo's Bodacious BBQ turned in 177.7144 in pork ribs — past the 169.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-26 | Dothan, AL | Dothan, AL 36301 | 29 | 680.5488 | UNCLE KENNY'S BBQ | WOODHOUSE BARBECUE |
| 2015-09-25 ← this one | Dothan, AL | Dothan, AL 36301 | 26 | 688.5716 | RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN | BITE MY BUTT BBQ |
| 2017-09-29 | Dothan, AL | 257 S St Andrews St | 30 | 701.7144 | THE PIT CREW GA | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 174.2628 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 173.1200 | 169.1428 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 172.0000 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 171.4056 | 167.3828 |
26 entries · top 688.5716 · median 662.6912
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN | |
| 2 | BITE MY BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | POVERTY HILL SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Rooster Sunday | |
| 5 | Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | Bo's Bodacious BBQ | |
| 8 | GRANDPA'S PRIDE BBQ | |
| 9 | COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 10 | Poolside BBQ | |
| 11 | Pit Posse | |
| 12 | BIG DADDY Q - FL | |
| 13 | WINK'S BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | HAULIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 15 | McDeese | |
| 16 | BUTT FACE BBQ | |
| 17 | Open Gate BBQ | |
| 18 | DOUBLE D PLEASURE SMOKERS | |
| 19 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 20 | I Go Low and Slow BBQ Team | |
| 21 | BACKYARD BISTRO | |
| 22 | OVER THE TOP BBQ | |
| 23 | Alpha Q | |
| 24 | FUNNY FARM BBQ | |
| 25 | 3 HILLS BBQ | |
| 26 | Lost Cause BBQ |
26 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN | |
| 3 | BITE MY BUTT BBQ | |
| 4 | GRANDPA'S PRIDE BBQ | |
| 5 | COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | BACKYARD BISTRO | |
| 7 | DOUBLE D PLEASURE SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BUTT FACE BBQ | |
| 9 | POVERTY HILL SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Rooster Sunday | |
| 11 | McDeese | |
| 12 | Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | BIG DADDY Q - FL | |
| 14 | Lost Cause BBQ | |
| 15 | FUNNY FARM BBQ | |
| 16 | Pit Posse | |
| 17 | Open Gate BBQ | |
| 18 | Bo's Bodacious BBQ | |
| 19 | Alpha Q | |
| 20 | HAULIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 21 | Poolside BBQ | |
| 22 | I Go Low and Slow BBQ Team | |
| 23 | 3 HILLS BBQ | |
| 24 | WINK'S BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | OVER THE TOP BBQ | |
| 26 | E.T.'S BBQ |
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bo's Bodacious BBQ | |
| 2 | BITE MY BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | Rooster Sunday | |
| 4 | Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 6 | POVERTY HILL SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Poolside BBQ | |
| 8 | RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN | |
| 9 | 3 HILLS BBQ | |
| 10 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG DADDY Q - FL | |
| 12 | WINK'S BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | BUTT FACE BBQ | |
| 14 | Pit Posse | |
| 15 | GRANDPA'S PRIDE BBQ | |
| 16 | Open Gate BBQ | |
| 17 | I Go Low and Slow BBQ Team | |
| 18 | COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 19 | Alpha Q | |
| 20 | FUNNY FARM BBQ | |
| 21 | HAULIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 22 | DOUBLE D PLEASURE SMOKERS | |
| 23 | McDeese | |
| 24 | BACKYARD BISTRO | |
| 25 | OVER THE TOP BBQ | |
| 26 | Lost Cause BBQ |
26 entries · top 174.8572 · median 166.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN | |
| 2 | Pit Posse | |
| 3 | Rooster Sunday | |
| 4 | Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 6 | COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 7 | GRANDPA'S PRIDE BBQ | |
| 8 | Open Gate BBQ | |
| 9 | WINK'S BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | HAULIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 11 | BACKYARD BISTRO | |
| 12 | POVERTY HILL SMOKERS | |
| 13 | McDeese | |
| 14 | BITE MY BUTT BBQ | |
| 15 | Poolside BBQ | |
| 16 | I Go Low and Slow BBQ Team | |
| 17 | OVER THE TOP BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG DADDY Q - FL | |
| 19 | Bo's Bodacious BBQ | |
| 20 | DOUBLE D PLEASURE SMOKERS | |
| 21 | BUTT FACE BBQ | |
| 22 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Lost Cause BBQ | |
| 24 | Alpha Q | |
| 25 | 3 HILLS BBQ | |
| 26 | FUNNY FARM BBQ |
26 entries · top 175.4056 · median 164.5544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POVERTY HILL SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Poolside BBQ | |
| 3 | HAULIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 4 | Bo's Bodacious BBQ | |
| 5 | OVER THE TOP BBQ | |
| 6 | WINK'S BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | BIG DADDY Q - FL | |
| 8 | COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | McDeese | |
| 10 | BITE MY BUTT BBQ | |
| 11 | Pit Posse | |
| 12 | GRANDPA'S PRIDE BBQ | |
| 13 | RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN | |
| 14 | Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | Rooster Sunday | |
| 16 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 17 | DOUBLE D PLEASURE SMOKERS | |
| 18 | FUNNY FARM BBQ | |
| 19 | Alpha Q | |
| 20 | BUTT FACE BBQ | |
| 21 | Lost Cause BBQ | |
| 22 | I Go Low and Slow BBQ Team | |
| 23 | Open Gate BBQ | |
| 24 | DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 25 | BACKYARD BISTRO | |
| 26 | 3 HILLS BBQ |
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.
18 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin and Dee Ann Van Der Schaaf | |
| 2 | Melissa McCracken | |
| 3 | Keith Bowen | |
| 4 | Gary Dunlap | |
| 5 | Eric and Tracy | |
| 6 | Elaine Miller | |
| 7 | Wink and Robin Yelverton | |
| 8 | Gary Williams | |
| 9 | Kenneth Barton | |
| 10 | Terry Stokes | |
| 11 | Edward Lovett | |
| 12 | Caryn Smith | |
| 13 | Bruce Nidy | |
| 14 | Jo Holker | |
| 15 | L.C. Cook | |
| 16 | Don Johnson | |
| 17 | Karen Searcy | |
| 18 | Randy Hicks |
11 entries · top 176.5828 · median 167.9772