Feb 19–20, 2016 · Indio, CA · 📍 40655 Jefferson St
LADY OF Q won Grand Champion at The Pig (Guinea Pig) on February 19, 2016 in Indio, CA at 40655 Jefferson St, scoring 701.1088 in a field of 48 teams. HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6800. Category winners: Chicken — LADY OF Q (178.8572); Pork Ribs — LADY OF Q (177.1544); Pork — GETTIN' BASTED (178.2972); Brisket — HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ (178.2972).
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 74 times in 100
LADY OF Q came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 7–8: WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ and ROOFTOP BBQ tied on 172.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: LADY OF Q and PORTERHOUSE BBQ tied on 177.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and GET SOME BBQ ASSASSINS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
LADY OF Q won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
LADY OF Q took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 25th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.2628 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 174.8572 | 172 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 172.5600 |
48 entries · top 701.1088 · median 667.0740
48 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8572
48 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.6000
48 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3828
48 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8286
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.
13 entries · top 180 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 2 | OUTTA GAS BBQ | |
| 3 | TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 5 | DADDY O'S SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 6 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 7 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 8 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 10 | GREEN CARD Q | |
| 11 | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE | |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 13 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ |
5 entries · top 172.5600 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Jayden | |
| 2 | Smokin Brendan | |
| 3 | Smokin' Ashley | |
| 4 | ..Hickory and Spice Jr. | |
| 5 | ..Miss" Q |
6 entries · top 174.8800 · median 171.1772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TINY BRE'MACKIN | |
| 2 | .Flying Bacon Bits | |
| 3 | .Little Loots | |
| 4 | OWYN'S BBQ | |
| 5 | .Smokin Nichole | |
| 6 | THE FORK AWAKENS |