Nov 13–14, 2015 · Chatsworth, GA
UNDER THE RADAR won Grand Champion at the Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) on November 13, 2015 in Chatsworth, GA, scoring 695.9084 in a field of 48 teams. SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.3484. Category winners: Chicken — UNCULTURED SWINE (180.0000); Pork Ribs — THE PIT CREW GA (178.8572); Pork — 270 SMOKERS (177.1428); Brisket — THE PIT CREW GA (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by CHECKERED PIG.
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 91% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
Under the Radar came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
UNDER THE RADAR won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 96% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1652 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 4–5: MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM and SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and SAUCED! BBQ TEAM tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: THE REAL SMOKIN ACES and UNCULTURED SWINE tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE PIT CREW GA won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
270 SMOKERS turned in 177.1428 in pork — past the 176.5716 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHECKERED PIG (won 2014).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2014 | Chatsworth, GA | Chatsworth, GA 30710 | 34 | 705.6916 | CHECKERED PIG | UNDER THE RADAR |
| Nov 13, 2015 ← this one | Chatsworth, GA | Chatsworth, GA 30705 | 48 | 695.9084 | UNDER THE RADAR | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 171.9884 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4288 | 174.2744 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 171.9656 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 171.4056 |
48 entries · top 695.9084 · median 673.5770
48 entries · top 180 · median 168.8170 · 🔥 perfect 180
48 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1430
48 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.9886
48 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9828
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.
16 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.1200
16 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.2686
16 entries · top 177.7144 · median 163.1314