Feb 19–20, 2016 · Queen Creek, AZ · 📍 21802 E Ellsworth Rd
BURNIN AND LOOTIN won Grand Champion at The Queen Creek BBQ Battle on February 19, 2016 in Queen Creek, AZ at 21802 E Ellsworth Rd, scoring 690.8116 in a field of 37 teams. IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.0628. Category winners: Chicken — COW TIPPIN BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — DRY 2 DA BONE (174.2856); Pork — BURNIN AND LOOTIN (179.4400); Brisket — RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ (173.7372).
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
Burnin and Lootin came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 7–8: BURNIN AND LOOTIN and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: BAD BOYZ BBQ and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: SMOKED PERFECTION and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BURNIN AND LOOTIN took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 12th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1316 | 169.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2856 | 171.4744 | 168.5600 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 170.2628 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 173.7372 | 170.2972 | 169.1200 |
37 entries · top 690.8116 · median 644.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 5 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 6 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 7 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 9 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 10 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 11 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 12 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 13 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | |
| 16 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 17 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 18 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 19 | WHISKEY RANCH BBQ | |
| 20 | ROUGHSTOCK BBQ | |
| 21 | JBS SMOKEWAGON | |
| 22 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 23 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 24 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 25 | MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 26 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 27 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 28 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 29 | BURNIN BELLIES | |
| 30 | BBQ'S DUNN | |
| 31 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 32 | Cider House BBQ | |
| 33 | DIFFERENT SMOKES BBQ | |
| 34 | Vets Gone Hog Wild | |
| 35 | HOGFATHER | |
| 36 | BROWN BEAR BBQ | |
| 37 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ |
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 3 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 4 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 5 | WHISKEY RANCH BBQ | |
| 6 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 7 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 8 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 10 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 11 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 13 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 14 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 15 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 16 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 17 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 18 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 20 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 21 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 22 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 23 | MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 24 | ROUGHSTOCK BBQ | |
| 25 | BURNIN BELLIES | |
| 26 | BBQ'S DUNN | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | |
| 28 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 29 | DIFFERENT SMOKES BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 31 | Cider House BBQ | |
| 32 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 33 | JBS SMOKEWAGON | |
| 34 | Vets Gone Hog Wild | |
| 35 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 36 | BROWN BEAR BBQ | |
| 37 | HOGFATHER |
37 entries · top 174.2856 · median 161.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 2 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 3 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 6 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | |
| 8 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 9 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 10 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 11 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 12 | DIFFERENT SMOKES BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 14 | HOGFATHER | |
| 15 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 16 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 17 | ROUGHSTOCK BBQ | |
| 18 | JBS SMOKEWAGON | |
| 19 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 20 | Cider House BBQ | |
| 21 | WHISKEY RANCH BBQ | |
| 22 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 23 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 24 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 25 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 26 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 27 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 28 | Vets Gone Hog Wild | |
| 29 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 30 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 31 | MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 32 | BBQ'S DUNN | |
| 33 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 34 | BURNIN BELLIES | |
| 35 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 36 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 37 | BROWN BEAR BBQ |
37 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 2 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 3 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 6 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 8 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 9 | Vets Gone Hog Wild | |
| 10 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 11 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 12 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 13 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 15 | JBS SMOKEWAGON | |
| 16 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 17 | BBQ'S DUNN | |
| 18 | MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | |
| 20 | BURNIN BELLIES | |
| 21 | Cider House BBQ | |
| 22 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 23 | HOGFATHER | |
| 24 | WHISKEY RANCH BBQ | |
| 25 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 26 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 27 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 28 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 29 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 30 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 31 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 32 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 33 | DIFFERENT SMOKES BBQ | |
| 34 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 35 | ROUGHSTOCK BBQ | |
| 36 | BROWN BEAR BBQ | |
| 37 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ |
37 entries · top 173.7372 · median 163.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 5 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 6 | DRY 2 DA BONE | |
| 7 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 8 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 9 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | ROUGHSTOCK BBQ | |
| 11 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 13 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 14 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 16 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 17 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 18 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 19 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 20 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 21 | JBS SMOKEWAGON | |
| 22 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | |
| 24 | BURNIN BELLIES | |
| 25 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 26 | MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 27 | BROWN BEAR BBQ | |
| 28 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 29 | BBQ'S DUNN | |
| 30 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 31 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 32 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 33 | Cider House BBQ | |
| 34 | WHISKEY RANCH BBQ | |
| 35 | HOGFATHER | |
| 36 | DIFFERENT SMOKES BBQ | |
| 37 | Vets Gone Hog Wild |
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 177.7600 · median 163.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | JBS SMOKEWAGON | |
| 3 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 5 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 6 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 7 | WHISKEY RANCH BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | |
| 10 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 12 | NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | |
| 13 | ROUGHSTOCK BBQ |