Nov 20–21, 2015 · Knoxville, TN
CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Bar-B-Cure on November 20, 2015 in Knoxville, TN, scoring 697.0744 in a field of 35 teams. FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.4516. Category winners: Chicken — CONTAGIOUS Q (177.7028); Pork Ribs — Organizer Portal (177.7144); Pork — Organizer Portal (180.0000); Brisket — SMOKE ON THIS (177.7028). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2016.
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 76% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6228 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
CLARK CREW BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 4–5: UNCLE BUTCH BARBEQUE and QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: GETTIN' BASTED and FIRE DANCER BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Organizer Portal and THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Organizer Portal won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2015 ← this one | Knoxville, TN | Knoxville, TN 37922 | 35 | 697.0744 | CLARK CREW BBQ | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Knoxville, TN | 9133 Hunter Valley Lane | 29 | 702.2628 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | CONTAGIOUS Q |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Knoxville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 171.9772 | 169.7144 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.1316 | 171.4056 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 177.1428 | 171.9656 |
35 entries · top 697.0744 · median 670.2056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 5 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 6 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 7 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 8 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 9 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ | |
| 10 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 13 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 14 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 15 | NIBBLE ME THIS | |
| 16 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 17 | Q-FACTOR | |
| 18 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 19 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 20 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 21 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 22 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 23 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 24 | UNCLE BUTCH BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 26 | KNOXVEGAS BBQ | |
| 27 | ONCE IN A BLUE MOON | |
| 28 | Louisville Branded BBQ | |
| 29 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 30 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 31 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 32 | BIG BUBBAS BBQ | |
| 33 | 865 BBQ | |
| 34 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 35 | The Right Way |
35 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 2 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 3 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 4 | UNCLE BUTCH BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 6 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 9 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ | |
| 11 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 12 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 13 | Louisville Branded BBQ | |
| 14 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 15 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 16 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 17 | Q-FACTOR | |
| 18 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 19 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 20 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 21 | ONCE IN A BLUE MOON | |
| 22 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 23 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 24 | NIBBLE ME THIS | |
| 25 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 26 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 27 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 28 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 29 | Organizer Portal | |
| 30 | KNOXVEGAS BBQ | |
| 31 | 865 BBQ | |
| 32 | BIG BUBBAS BBQ | |
| 33 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 34 | The Right Way | |
| 35 | BULLHEADED BBQ |
35 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 3 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 4 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 5 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ | |
| 7 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 8 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 9 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 10 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | BIG BUBBAS BBQ | |
| 13 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 14 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 15 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 16 | NIBBLE ME THIS | |
| 17 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Louisville Branded BBQ | |
| 19 | Q-FACTOR | |
| 20 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 21 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 22 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 23 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 24 | ONCE IN A BLUE MOON | |
| 25 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 26 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 27 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 28 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 29 | UNCLE BUTCH BARBEQUE | |
| 30 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 31 | The Right Way | |
| 32 | KNOXVEGAS BBQ | |
| 33 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 34 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 35 | 865 BBQ |
34 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 4 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 5 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 6 | NIBBLE ME THIS | |
| 7 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ | |
| 8 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 10 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 11 | BIG BUBBAS BBQ | |
| 12 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 13 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 14 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 15 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 16 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 17 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 18 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 19 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 20 | KNOXVEGAS BBQ | |
| 21 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 22 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 23 | ONCE IN A BLUE MOON | |
| 24 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 25 | UNCLE BUTCH BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 27 | Q-FACTOR | |
| 28 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 29 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 30 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 31 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 32 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 33 | 865 BBQ | |
| 34 | Louisville Branded BBQ |
34 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.9770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 4 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 5 | Q-FACTOR | |
| 6 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 7 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 8 | Organizer Portal | |
| 9 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 10 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 12 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 13 | NIBBLE ME THIS | |
| 14 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 15 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 16 | SMOKIN NC | |
| 17 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 18 | KNOXVEGAS BBQ | |
| 19 | MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ | |
| 20 | SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | |
| 21 | SONS OF SMOKE | |
| 22 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 23 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 24 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 25 | PARADISE QUE | |
| 26 | Louisville Branded BBQ | |
| 27 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 28 | UNCLE BUTCH BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | 865 BBQ | |
| 30 | CRITTER COOKER'S | |
| 31 | ONCE IN A BLUE MOON | |
| 32 | BULLHEADED BBQ | |
| 33 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 34 | BIG BUBBAS BBQ |