A razor-thin finish
Closer than 85% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0740 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
- SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ
- Organizer Portal
2015-10-08 – 2015-10-10 · Helena, AR · 📍 Helena, AR
Grand Champion: SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ (695.3484) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Organizer Portal
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 85% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0740 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: SMOKING THROUGH THE NIGHT and DAD'S GRILLIN CREW tied on 167.9888 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Organizer Portal edged Poker Porkers by 0.0116. Chicken places 9–10: WILD WOLVES BBQ edged The Last Squeal by 0.0228.
SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 169.6800 | 166.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2856 | 168.5600 | 161.7372 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 172.5600 | 160.5372 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 169.6800 | 165.7028 |
25 entries · top 695.3484 · median 647.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | All Q'ued" Up! | |
| 6 | The Last Squeal | |
| 7 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 8 | KEY CORNER COOKERS | |
| 9 | SMOKING THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 10 | Poker Porkers | |
| 11 | 2 FAT DRUNKS COOKIN | |
| 12 | STATELY COTTON | |
| 13 | WILD WOLVES BBQ | |
| 14 | Sholly AM Hams | |
| 15 | Dirty Sow Grillers | |
| 16 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 17 | 3D BBQ | |
| 18 | BOSS PITT | |
| 19 | CENTRAL SMOKERS | |
| 20 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 21 | CRISPY CRITTERS - MEMPHIS | |
| 22 | DEADWOOD SMOKERS | |
| 23 | TNB GRILLERS | |
| 24 | RUB ME RIGHT | |
| 25 | ISLE OF CAPRI DELTA PIT MASTERS |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 4 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | Sholly AM Hams | |
| 6 | All Q'ued" Up! | |
| 7 | KEY CORNER COOKERS | |
| 8 | Dirty Sow Grillers | |
| 9 | WILD WOLVES BBQ | |
| 10 | The Last Squeal | |
| 11 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 12 | BOSS PITT | |
| 13 | 2 FAT DRUNKS COOKIN | |
| 14 | CENTRAL SMOKERS | |
| 15 | ISLE OF CAPRI DELTA PIT MASTERS | |
| 16 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 17 | Poker Porkers | |
| 18 | CRISPY CRITTERS - MEMPHIS | |
| 19 | RUB ME RIGHT | |
| 20 | SMOKING THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 21 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 22 | TNB GRILLERS | |
| 23 | DEADWOOD SMOKERS | |
| 24 | 3D BBQ | |
| 25 | STATELY COTTON |
25 entries · top 174.2856 · median 160.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Q'ued" Up! | |
| 2 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | Poker Porkers | |
| 5 | WILD WOLVES BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKING THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 7 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 8 | CENTRAL SMOKERS | |
| 9 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 10 | STATELY COTTON | |
| 11 | KEY CORNER COOKERS | |
| 12 | Dirty Sow Grillers | |
| 13 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 14 | ISLE OF CAPRI DELTA PIT MASTERS | |
| 15 | Sholly AM Hams | |
| 16 | BOSS PITT | |
| 17 | The Last Squeal | |
| 18 | 2 FAT DRUNKS COOKIN | |
| 19 | 3D BBQ | |
| 20 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 21 | CRISPY CRITTERS - MEMPHIS | |
| 22 | RUB ME RIGHT | |
| 23 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 24 | TNB GRILLERS | |
| 25 | DEADWOOD SMOKERS |
24 entries · top 175.4056 · median 158.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 2 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 3 | STATELY COTTON | |
| 4 | Organizer Portal | |
| 5 | SMOKING THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 6 | The Last Squeal | |
| 7 | 3D BBQ | |
| 8 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 9 | KEY CORNER COOKERS | |
| 10 | Sholly AM Hams | |
| 11 | All Q'ued" Up! | |
| 12 | Poker Porkers | |
| 13 | 2 FAT DRUNKS COOKIN | |
| 14 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Dirty Sow Grillers | |
| 16 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 17 | WILD WOLVES BBQ | |
| 18 | CRISPY CRITTERS - MEMPHIS | |
| 19 | DEADWOOD SMOKERS | |
| 20 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 21 | BOSS PITT | |
| 22 | CENTRAL SMOKERS | |
| 23 | RUB ME RIGHT | |
| 24 | TNB GRILLERS |
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 162.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 2 | SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | All Q'ued" Up! | |
| 5 | The Last Squeal | |
| 6 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 7 | 2 FAT DRUNKS COOKIN | |
| 8 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 9 | STATELY COTTON | |
| 10 | ISLE OF CAPRI DELTA PIT MASTERS | |
| 11 | KEY CORNER COOKERS | |
| 12 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 13 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Poker Porkers | |
| 15 | Dirty Sow Grillers | |
| 16 | WILD WOLVES BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKING THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 18 | Sholly AM Hams | |
| 19 | BOSS PITT | |
| 20 | 3D BBQ | |
| 21 | DEADWOOD SMOKERS | |
| 22 | CENTRAL SMOKERS | |
| 23 | CRISPY CRITTERS - MEMPHIS | |
| 24 | TNB GRILLERS | |
| 25 | RUB ME RIGHT |