2015-11-07 – 2015-11-08 · St. James, MO · 📍 St. James, MO 65559
Grand Champion: BRICKHEAD BBQ (697.1316) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 GETTIN' BASTED
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 98% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
697.1316 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 695.9544 BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE set in 2015.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100
BRICKHEAD BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Stronger than 99% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1678 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
Pork places 9–10: BRICKHEAD BBQ and ALL IN QUE tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: SMOKEY'S Q and BUTCHER BBQ tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: SMOKIN' BUTTS and WILD BOAR SMOKERS tied on 164.5372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BRICKHEAD BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BRICKHEAD BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 15th.
BRICKHEAD BBQ turned in 178.3200 in brisket — past the 175.4172 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE (won 2015).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-06 | St. James, MO | St. James, MO 65559 | 26 | 695.9544 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | BRICKHEAD BBQ |
| 2015-11-07 ← this one | St. James, MO | St. James, MO 65559 | 18 | 697.1316 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 173.1316 | 169.7256 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 175.4172 | 172.5600 |
| Brisket | 178.3200 | 169.1084 | 164.5372 |
18 entries · top 697.1316 · median 680.2230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 8 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 10 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 11 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 13 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 15 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 17 | Shut Your Mouth BBQ | |
| 18 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN |
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 3 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 4 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 7 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 8 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 9 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 11 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 12 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 13 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 14 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | |
| 15 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 17 | Shut Your Mouth BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' BUTTS |
18 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 2 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 4 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 7 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 8 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 10 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 11 | Shut Your Mouth BBQ | |
| 12 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 13 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 14 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 17 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 18 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN |
18 entries · top 177.1544 · median 172.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 3 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 4 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 5 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 9 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 10 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 11 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 13 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 16 | Shut Your Mouth BBQ | |
| 17 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' BUTTS |
18 entries · top 178.3200 · median 164.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRICKHEAD BBQ | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 6 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 7 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 8 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 10 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 12 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 13 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 15 | Shut Your Mouth BBQ | |
| 16 | IN DEEP SAUCE | |
| 17 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 18 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN |