Feb 20–21, 2016 · San Juan, PR · PUERTO RICO
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN won Grand Champion at the 9th Annual Smoking Hot BBQ San Juan on February 20, 2016 in San Juan, PR, scoring 676.0000 in a field of 28 teams. 3 EYZ BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 672.5600. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ FREAKS (173.1428); Pork Ribs — Q-bitas BBQ (172.5828); Pork — 3 EYZ BBQ (173.1200); Brisket — Sabor A Lena (174.9028).
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.
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Brisket places 7–8: La Estacion Team Compart and Smoke Em All tied on 165.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: 5 FINGER BBQ edged Sabor A Lena by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 2–3: T-MAC SMOKIN edged 5 FINGER BBQ by 0.0116.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1428 | 165.1200 | 161.7256 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5828 | 171.4400 | 167.9656 |
| Pork | 173.1200 | 168.5600 | 164.5600 |
| Brisket | 174.9028 | 166.8228 | 161.7256 |
28 entries · top 676 · median 642.0056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke Em All | |
| 4 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 5 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 6 | Da Snapper Crew Nassau Bahamas | |
| 7 | BBQ FREAKS | |
| 8 | Sabor A Lena | |
| 9 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 10 | La Manada Ribs | |
| 11 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 12 | Smoking Joe | |
| 13 | BARBICUEROS | |
| 14 | Spatran's BBQ | |
| 15 | A-La Bar-Ba Koa BBQ Team | |
| 16 | La Estacion Team Compart | |
| 17 | Backyard BBQ & Grill | |
| 18 | Slowly Smoked | |
| 19 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 20 | MIAC | |
| 21 | Bori Jano Cookers | |
| 22 | Mother Smokers | |
| 23 | BBQB BBQ BOWLERS | |
| 24 | BARBADOS BBQ | |
| 25 | Viva Vantage BBQ Team | |
| 26 | BBQ RIDERS | |
| 27 | Latin Flavors | |
| 28 | Cocineros del Este |
27 entries · top 173.1428 · median 160.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ FREAKS | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | Spatran's BBQ | |
| 4 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 5 | Sabor A Lena | |
| 6 | Da Snapper Crew Nassau Bahamas | |
| 7 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | Latin Flavors | |
| 9 | MIAC | |
| 10 | Bori Jano Cookers | |
| 11 | Smoke Em All | |
| 12 | BARBICUEROS | |
| 13 | A-La Bar-Ba Koa BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 15 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoking Joe | |
| 17 | La Manada Ribs | |
| 18 | Backyard BBQ & Grill | |
| 19 | BBQB BBQ BOWLERS | |
| 20 | BARBADOS BBQ | |
| 21 | Mother Smokers | |
| 22 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 23 | Viva Vantage BBQ Team | |
| 24 | La Estacion Team Compart | |
| 25 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 26 | Slowly Smoked | |
| 27 | BBQ RIDERS |
28 entries · top 172.5828 · median 163.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 2 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 3 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 4 | La Estacion Team Compart | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | Smoking Joe | |
| 7 | Smoke Em All | |
| 8 | La Manada Ribs | |
| 9 | BBQ FREAKS | |
| 10 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 11 | Mother Smokers | |
| 12 | Slowly Smoked | |
| 13 | Backyard BBQ & Grill | |
| 14 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 15 | Da Snapper Crew Nassau Bahamas | |
| 16 | Sabor A Lena | |
| 17 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 18 | A-La Bar-Ba Koa BBQ Team | |
| 19 | BARBICUEROS | |
| 20 | Bori Jano Cookers | |
| 21 | Spatran's BBQ | |
| 22 | BBQB BBQ BOWLERS | |
| 23 | MIAC | |
| 24 | BARBADOS BBQ | |
| 25 | Latin Flavors | |
| 26 | BBQ RIDERS | |
| 27 | Viva Vantage BBQ Team | |
| 28 | Cocineros del Este |
28 entries · top 173.1200 · median 160.5772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke Em All | |
| 3 | Da Snapper Crew Nassau Bahamas | |
| 4 | BARBICUEROS | |
| 5 | Slowly Smoked | |
| 6 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 7 | Smoking Joe | |
| 8 | La Manada Ribs | |
| 9 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 10 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 11 | BBQ FREAKS | |
| 12 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 13 | Spatran's BBQ | |
| 14 | A-La Bar-Ba Koa BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Backyard BBQ & Grill | |
| 16 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 17 | Viva Vantage BBQ Team | |
| 18 | MIAC | |
| 19 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 20 | Bori Jano Cookers | |
| 21 | La Estacion Team Compart | |
| 22 | BBQB BBQ BOWLERS | |
| 23 | Sabor A Lena | |
| 24 | Mother Smokers | |
| 25 | BARBADOS BBQ | |
| 26 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 27 | BBQ RIDERS | |
| 28 | Latin Flavors |
28 entries · top 174.9028 · median 156.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabor A Lena | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 4 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 5 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 6 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 7 | La Estacion Team Compart | |
| 8 | Smoke Em All | |
| 9 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 10 | La Manada Ribs | |
| 11 | Da Snapper Crew Nassau Bahamas | |
| 12 | A-La Bar-Ba Koa BBQ Team | |
| 13 | BARBICUEROS | |
| 14 | BBQ FREAKS | |
| 15 | Smoking Joe | |
| 16 | Slowly Smoked | |
| 17 | BARBADOS BBQ | |
| 18 | Backyard BBQ & Grill | |
| 19 | Spatran's BBQ | |
| 20 | MIAC | |
| 21 | BBQB BBQ BOWLERS | |
| 22 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 23 | Bori Jano Cookers | |
| 24 | Mother Smokers | |
| 25 | BBQ RIDERS | |
| 26 | Viva Vantage BBQ Team | |
| 27 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 28 | Latin Flavors |
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.
23 entries · top 169.1428 · median 160.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Manada Ribs | |
| 2 | Smoke Em All | |
| 3 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 4 | BARBICUEROS | |
| 5 | BBQ RIDERS | |
| 6 | Spatran's BBQ | |
| 7 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 8 | Mother Smokers | |
| 9 | A-La Bar-Ba Koa BBQ Team | |
| 10 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 11 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 12 | MIAC | |
| 13 | La Estacion Team Compart | |
| 14 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 15 | Smoking Joe | |
| 16 | Backyard BBQ & Grill | |
| 17 | Latin Flavors | |
| 18 | Viva Vantage BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Slowly Smoked | |
| 20 | BBQB BBQ BOWLERS | |
| 21 | Sabor A Lena | |
| 22 | Bori Jano Cookers | |
| 23 | 5 FINGER BBQ |
22 entries · top 168.0572 · median 150.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabor A Lena | |
| 2 | Mother Smokers | |
| 3 | Smoking Joe | |
| 4 | Latin Flavors | |
| 5 | Spatran's BBQ | |
| 6 | Backyard BBQ & Grill | |
| 7 | La Estacion Team Compart | |
| 8 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 9 | BARBICUEROS | |
| 10 | La Manada Ribs | |
| 11 | Bori Jano Cookers | |
| 12 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 13 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 14 | BBQB BBQ BOWLERS | |
| 15 | Slowly Smoked | |
| 16 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 17 | A-La Bar-Ba Koa BBQ Team | |
| 18 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 19 | BBQ RIDERS | |
| 20 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 21 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoke Em All |
5 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ FREAKS | |
| 3 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 4 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 5 | T-MAC SMOKIN |
22 entries · top 172.5484 · median 152.0572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 2 | Latin Flavors | |
| 3 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 4 | Smoke Em All | |
| 5 | Backyard BBQ & Grill | |
| 6 | A-La Bar-Ba Koa BBQ Team | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | La Estacion Team Compart | |
| 9 | BBQB BBQ BOWLERS | |
| 10 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoking Joe | |
| 12 | La Manada Ribs | |
| 13 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 14 | BARBICUEROS | |
| 15 | Sabor A Lena | |
| 16 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 17 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 18 | Slowly Smoked | |
| 19 | Bori Jano Cookers | |
| 20 | Spatran's BBQ | |
| 21 | Mother Smokers | |
| 22 | BBQ RIDERS |
24 entries · top 168 · median 154.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A-La Bar-Ba Koa BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Spatran's BBQ | |
| 3 | BARBICUEROS | |
| 4 | Bori Jano Cookers | |
| 5 | Sabor A Lena | |
| 6 | Slowly Smoked | |
| 7 | La Estacion Team Compart | |
| 8 | Smoke Em All | |
| 9 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 10 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 11 | Backyard BBQ & Grill | |
| 12 | La Manada Ribs | |
| 13 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 14 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQB BBQ BOWLERS | |
| 16 | Mother Smokers | |
| 17 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 18 | BBQ RIDERS | |
| 19 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 20 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 21 | Latin Flavors | |
| 22 | MIAC | |
| 23 | Viva Vantage BBQ Team | |
| 24 | Smoking Joe |