2015-10-16 – 2015-10-17 · Libertyville, IL · 📍 Libertyville, IL 60048
Grand Champion: YELLOW RIVER BBQ (689.0400) · 35 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG "E" 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 84% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0972 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
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: JH OLD SCHOOL and HARBOR HOGS BAR-B-QUE tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Risky Brisket and DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: DUCE'S WILD and TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BIG "E" BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 171.4056 | 169.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 169.1428 | 168.0116 |
| Pork | 173.7144 | 171.4056 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 167.9656 |
35 entries · top 689.0400 · median 649.0056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 3 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 4 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 5 | THE BBQ SHERPAS | |
| 6 | HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE | |
| 7 | QUAU | |
| 8 | AXE-MEN BBQ | |
| 9 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 10 | NUTTHIN BUT PORK | |
| 11 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 13 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 14 | Risky Brisket | |
| 15 | JH OLD SCHOOL | |
| 16 | THE SMOKE HUNTERS | |
| 17 | STOCKCAR BBQ | |
| 18 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 19 | MEATSWEATS BBQ | |
| 20 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOT DIGGITY HOG | |
| 21 | PAPA'S SMOKIN' SEVEN | |
| 22 | Valet Porking | |
| 23 | HARBOR HOGS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 24 | HAWGWASH BBQ | |
| 25 | Blue Island BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKE DADDY INC VOODOO BBQ | |
| 27 | Papa Sean's BBQ | |
| 28 | Cravin' Que | |
| 29 | Low Dough" B-Que | |
| 30 | BARB CITY BBQ | |
| 31 | Smoking Logan Bar-B-Q | |
| 32 | Ziggy's Piggies | |
| 33 | Seabass BBQ | |
| 34 | Shae Hog BBQ | |
| 35 | MANGIA.TV |
35 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.9312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 2 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 3 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 4 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 5 | JH OLD SCHOOL | |
| 6 | HARBOR HOGS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 8 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 9 | Valet Porking | |
| 10 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 11 | NUTTHIN BUT PORK | |
| 12 | THE BBQ SHERPAS | |
| 13 | Cravin' Que | |
| 14 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 15 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 16 | HAWGWASH BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE DADDY INC VOODOO BBQ | |
| 18 | HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE | |
| 19 | Shae Hog BBQ | |
| 20 | Blue Island BBQ | |
| 21 | THE SMOKE HUNTERS | |
| 22 | AXE-MEN BBQ | |
| 23 | QUAU | |
| 24 | PAPA'S SMOKIN' SEVEN | |
| 25 | BARB CITY BBQ | |
| 26 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOT DIGGITY HOG | |
| 27 | Risky Brisket | |
| 28 | MANGIA.TV | |
| 29 | Papa Sean's BBQ | |
| 30 | Ziggy's Piggies | |
| 31 | STOCKCAR BBQ | |
| 32 | Smoking Logan Bar-B-Q | |
| 33 | MEATSWEATS BBQ | |
| 34 | Low Dough" B-Que | |
| 35 | Seabass BBQ |
35 entries · top 177.1544 · median 163.4516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 2 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 3 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 4 | Risky Brisket | |
| 5 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 6 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 7 | QUAU | |
| 8 | PAPA'S SMOKIN' SEVEN | |
| 9 | Valet Porking | |
| 10 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOT DIGGITY HOG | |
| 11 | STOCKCAR BBQ | |
| 12 | AXE-MEN BBQ | |
| 13 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 14 | HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE | |
| 15 | Papa Sean's BBQ | |
| 16 | JH OLD SCHOOL | |
| 17 | NUTTHIN BUT PORK | |
| 18 | Blue Island BBQ | |
| 19 | MEATSWEATS BBQ | |
| 20 | THE BBQ SHERPAS | |
| 21 | Low Dough" B-Que | |
| 22 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 23 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 24 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 25 | BARB CITY BBQ | |
| 26 | THE SMOKE HUNTERS | |
| 27 | HARBOR HOGS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 28 | Seabass BBQ | |
| 29 | HAWGWASH BBQ | |
| 30 | Smoking Logan Bar-B-Q | |
| 31 | Ziggy's Piggies | |
| 32 | Cravin' Que | |
| 33 | MANGIA.TV | |
| 34 | SMOKE DADDY INC VOODOO BBQ | |
| 35 | Shae Hog BBQ |
34 entries · top 173.7144 · median 165.3770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAWGWASH BBQ | |
| 2 | HARBOR HOGS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE | |
| 4 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 5 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 6 | AXE-MEN BBQ | |
| 7 | MEATSWEATS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 9 | THE SMOKE HUNTERS | |
| 10 | THE BBQ SHERPAS | |
| 11 | Seabass BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE DADDY INC VOODOO BBQ | |
| 13 | Low Dough" B-Que | |
| 14 | Blue Island BBQ | |
| 15 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 16 | Risky Brisket | |
| 17 | QUAU | |
| 18 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOT DIGGITY HOG | |
| 19 | STOCKCAR BBQ | |
| 20 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 22 | NUTTHIN BUT PORK | |
| 23 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 24 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 25 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 26 | JH OLD SCHOOL | |
| 27 | PAPA'S SMOKIN' SEVEN | |
| 28 | Ziggy's Piggies | |
| 29 | Smoking Logan Bar-B-Q | |
| 30 | Papa Sean's BBQ | |
| 31 | Shae Hog BBQ | |
| 32 | Valet Porking | |
| 33 | Cravin' Que | |
| 34 | BARB CITY BBQ |
34 entries · top 179.4400 · median 160.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 2 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 3 | THE BBQ SHERPAS | |
| 4 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 5 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 6 | QUAU | |
| 7 | AXE-MEN BBQ | |
| 8 | NUTTHIN BUT PORK | |
| 9 | HATFIELD AND MCCOY BARBECUE | |
| 10 | THE SMOKE HUNTERS | |
| 11 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 12 | MEATSWEATS BBQ | |
| 13 | Valet Porking | |
| 14 | STOCKCAR BBQ | |
| 15 | Risky Brisket | |
| 16 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 17 | PAPA'S SMOKIN' SEVEN | |
| 18 | JH OLD SCHOOL | |
| 19 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 20 | Cravin' Que | |
| 21 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 22 | STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOT DIGGITY HOG | |
| 23 | SMOKE DADDY INC VOODOO BBQ | |
| 24 | Papa Sean's BBQ | |
| 25 | HAWGWASH BBQ | |
| 26 | HARBOR HOGS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 27 | BARB CITY BBQ | |
| 28 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 29 | Seabass BBQ | |
| 30 | Ziggy's Piggies | |
| 31 | Smoking Logan Bar-B-Q | |
| 32 | Shae Hog BBQ | |
| 33 | Blue Island BBQ | |
| 34 | Low Dough" B-Que |
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.
12 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.4000