2015-11-06 – 2015-11-07 · St. James, MO · 📍 St. James, MO 65559
Grand Champion: BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE (695.9544) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BRICKHEAD 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 92% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1635 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 5–6: OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ and SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and SMOKE THIS BBQ MO tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: ALL IN QUE and FIRE DANCER BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-06 ← this one | St. James, MO | St. James, MO 65559 | 26 | 695.9544 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | BRICKHEAD BBQ |
| 2015-11-07 | St. James, MO | St. James, MO 65559 | 18 | 697.1316 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 172.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1772 | 173.1200 | 166.8228 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 172.5600 | 168.0000 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 170.8344 | 168.5256 |
26 entries · top 695.9544 · median 669.0686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | BIG WOODIE BBQ | |
| 10 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 11 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 12 | Mistler's BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 14 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 15 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 17 | BLOWN AWAY BBQ | |
| 18 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 19 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | |
| 20 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 21 | SCALDED HOG BBQ | |
| 22 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | Gibby and the Ole Time Cooks | |
| 24 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 25 | Mexiquetioner | |
| 26 | Shut Your Mouth BBQ |
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG WOODIE BBQ | |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 4 | Mistler's BBQ | |
| 5 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 8 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 10 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 11 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | SCALDED HOG BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 14 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 15 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 16 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 18 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 19 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 20 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | |
| 21 | Shut Your Mouth BBQ | |
| 22 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 23 | BLOWN AWAY BBQ | |
| 24 | Gibby and the Ole Time Cooks | |
| 25 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 26 | Mexiquetioner |
26 entries · top 177.1772 · median 164.8056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 2 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 5 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 6 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 7 | BIG WOODIE BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 9 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 10 | BLOWN AWAY BBQ | |
| 11 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 13 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 14 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 15 | SCALDED HOG BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 17 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | |
| 18 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 19 | Mistler's BBQ | |
| 20 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 21 | Shut Your Mouth BBQ | |
| 22 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 23 | Gibby and the Ole Time Cooks | |
| 24 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 25 | Mexiquetioner | |
| 26 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ |
26 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 2 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 3 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 7 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 8 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 9 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 10 | SCALDED HOG BBQ | |
| 11 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 12 | Mistler's BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 14 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 15 | BLOWN AWAY BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG WOODIE BBQ | |
| 17 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 18 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 19 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | |
| 20 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 22 | Gibby and the Ole Time Cooks | |
| 23 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | Mexiquetioner | |
| 25 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 26 | Shut Your Mouth BBQ |
26 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 9 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 11 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 12 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG WOODIE BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 15 | Mistler's BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 17 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 18 | Gibby and the Ole Time Cooks | |
| 19 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | |
| 20 | BLOWN AWAY BBQ | |
| 21 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 22 | Mexiquetioner | |
| 23 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 24 | Shut Your Mouth BBQ | |
| 25 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 26 | SCALDED HOG 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.