Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) 2016

Mar 4–5, 2016 · Lawrenceville, GA · 📍 Coolray Field- Lawrenceville, GA

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CHECKERED PIG

692.5372 · Master Series — Overall

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SAUCED! BBQ TEAM

692.4796 · Master Series — Overall

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K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ

691.8968 · Master Series — Overall

CHECKERED PIG won Grand Champion at the Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) on March 4, 2016 in Lawrenceville, GA at Coolray Field- Lawrenceville, GA, scoring 692.5372 in a field of 59 teams. SAUCED! BBQ TEAM took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.4796. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKE ON THIS (178.8572); Pork Ribs — WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ (176.5944); Pork — Porkaholics Barbeque (180.0000); Brisket — SWIGGIN PIG (180.0000). This is the 1st of 9 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2020.

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

625.51 median 662.18 692.54 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 178.86
Pork Ribs 176.59
Pork 180 🔥
Brisket 180 🔥

141.62 180

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2026 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 6 ancillary

Top score

692.5372

Winning margin

0.0576

GC over RC

Field average

662.86

625.51692.54

median 662.18 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

SWIGGIN PIG (Brisket), Porkaholics Barbeque (Pork)

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

682.7772

625.51692.54

10th place overall

Field spread

67.0284

winner to last place

Most consistent

K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ

avg finish 11 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 1.1888 pts — WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 63%

beats 37% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,568

avg power rating going in · stronger than 52% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS

rated 1869 pre-contest

Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

A razor-thin finish

0.0576 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 96% of the 4,714 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0576 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.

CHECKERED PIG
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM

Won without a category win

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

CHECKERED PIG won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 2nd
Pork Ribs 27th
Pork 19th
Brisket 5th

A knife fight at the top

2.8688 points across the top five

First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 2.8688 points — 3 teams sat within a single point of the lead.

1st CHECKERED PIG
2nd SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
3rd K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ
4th SWIGGIN PIG
5th OLD PLANTATION BBQ

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 4–5: WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS and GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: WAY 2 QUE and K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ and CONTAGIOUS Q tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 4–5 · tie
Chicken 9–10 · tie
Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie

One of the big ones

59 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 91% of the 5,469 contests in the data

59 teams — bigger than 91% of the 5,469 contests in the data.

A perfect score on the table

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

SWIGGIN PIG · Brisket
Porkaholics Barbeque · Pork

Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)

Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
Mar 4, 2016 ← this one	Lawrenceville, GA	Coolray Field- Lawrenceville, GA	59	692.5372	CHECKERED PIG	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
Mar 6, 2020	Lawrenceville, GA	2500 Buford Dr	61	693.0624	ANGRY JACK BBQ	4 LEGS UP BBQ
Mar 5, 2021	Lawrenceville, GA	Lawrenceville, GA 30043	81	704.5488	TRIPLE H BBQ	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
Mar 4, 2022	Lawrenceville, GA	Lawrenceville, GA 30043	73	706.2284	SMOKINGHOSTBBQ	SWEET DIXIE BBQ
Mar 3, 2023	Lawrenceville, GA	2500 Buford Dr.	65	703.9660	CHEWIN' THE BBQ FAT!	Gardenvalley Smokers
Mar 1, 2024	Lawrenceville, GA	2500 Buford Dr.	59	703.9428	YES DEAR BBQ	Ham Squad
Mar 7, 2025	Lawrenceville, GA	2500 Buford Dr.	45	702.8000	Janky Leg BBQ	COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ
Mar 6, 2026	Lawrenceville, GA	2500 Buford Dr.	44	705.6916	Electro-Que-ted	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ
Mar 5, 2027	Lawrenceville, GA	—	—	—	—	—

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	178.8572	176.5600	173.7028
Pork Ribs	176.5944	173.1200	171.9884
Pork	180	177.1428	174.2628
Brisket	180	176.5600	173.1428

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

59 entries · top 692.5372 · median 662.1828

#	Team	Score
1	CHECKERED PIG	692.5372
2	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	692.4796
3	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	691.8968
4	SWIGGIN PIG	689.6916
5	OLD PLANTATION BBQ	689.6684
6	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	688.5484
7	SMOKE THIS	687.9084
8	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	687.4516
9	BALD HAWG BBQ	682.8228
10	J & B'S BBQ	682.7772
11	SMOKE ON THIS	682.2400
12	CRAFT BBQ	681.0400
13	SWINE DINING GA	677.0856
14	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	673.6112
15	KILLER B'S BBQ	673.5880
16	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	671.3828
17	FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	671.3716
18	SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ	671.3144
19	ROAST BEAST BBQ	671.3024
20	CRIMSON Q	670.7428
21	Porkaholics Barbeque	670.7428
22	CONTAGIOUS Q	670.7084
23	Hawg Feathers	670.1712
24	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	669.0172
25	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	668.9596
26	CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE	667.4060
27	WAY 2 QUE	667.3372
28	E.T.'S BBQ	665.0396
29	SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ	662.7884
30	BAREKNUCKLES BBQ	662.1828
31	STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA	662.1716
32	Schorr Good BBQ	660.4800
33	901Q	660.4572
34	RUNWAY SMOKE	659.3140
35	JUST BLOWING SMOKE	658.7428
36	WATER HAWGS BBQ	658.2400
37	BAR-B-QUE MONSTERS	657.5884
38	SMOKIN NC	656.4344
39	JO JO BBQ	655.9088
40	SPRAT BOY BARBEQUE	655.3716
41	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	655.2112
42	UNCLE CHET'S BBQ	653.6912
43	WILL AND THE THRILLS	653.0168
44	APEXBBQ	651.8976
45	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	648.4684
46	BIG MO FROM AHO	648.4456
47	PIG ON FIRE	648.4344
48	ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE	648.4340
49	GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q	645.0056
50	CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	644.9828
51	WANNA B A PITMASTER	644.9480
52	PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS	642.1600
53	HOOTIE-Q	640.3656
54	SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE	635.8632
55	TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	634.6968
56	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM	634.1832
57	ROCKIN' PIG BBQ	634.1716
58	CITY GONE COUNTRY	630.6396
59	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	625.5088

Chicken

59 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKE ON THIS	178.8572
2	CHECKERED PIG	177.7144
3	FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	177.7028
4	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	176.5600
5	GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q	176.5600
6	Porkaholics Barbeque	176
7	SWINE DINING GA	175.4056
8	Hawg Feathers	174.2628
9	WAY 2 QUE	173.7028
10	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	173.7028
11	SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ	173.1428
12	J & B'S BBQ	173.1200
13	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	173.1084
14	CRIMSON Q	173.1084
15	KILLER B'S BBQ	173.1084
16	OLD PLANTATION BBQ	172
17	JUST BLOWING SMOKE	171.9656
18	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	171.4056
19	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	171.4056
20	SWIGGIN PIG	170.8572
21	ROCKIN' PIG BBQ	170.2972
22	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	170.2628
23	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	169.6684
24	SPRAT BOY BARBEQUE	169.1200
25	UNCLE CHET'S BBQ	168.5828
26	APEXBBQ	168.5372
27	ROAST BEAST BBQ	168.5256
28	SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ	168.5140
29	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	168
30	CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	167.9656
31	WILL AND THE THRILLS	167.9656
32	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	166.2400
33	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM	165.7144
34	WATER HAWGS BBQ	165.6800
35	BAR-B-QUE MONSTERS	165.6800
36	E.T.'S BBQ	165.6684
37	SMOKIN NC	165.1200
38	JO JO BBQ	165.1084
39	PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS	165.0972
40	BALD HAWG BBQ	164.5828
41	BAREKNUCKLES BBQ	164.5600
42	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	164.5372
43	STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA	163.9772
44	TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	163.9656
45	CRAFT BBQ	163.3828
46	SMOKE THIS	163.3712
47	RUNWAY SMOKE	163.3712
48	CONTAGIOUS Q	161.6572
49	Schorr Good BBQ	161.6456
50	PIG ON FIRE	161.1088
51	ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE	161.1084
52	CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE	160.5372
53	HOOTIE-Q	160.5256
54	SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE	158.8572
55	901Q	157.6800
56	BIG MO FROM AHO	155.3600
57	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	153.6112
58	CITY GONE COUNTRY	153.0628
59	WANNA B A PITMASTER	152.5028

Pork Ribs

59 entries · top 176.5944 · median 166.2628

#	Team	Score
1	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	176.5944
2	BIG MO FROM AHO	175.4056
3	SMOKE THIS	174.8572
4	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	173.7028
5	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	173.1200
6	CONTAGIOUS Q	173.1200
7	OLD PLANTATION BBQ	173.1200
8	Schorr Good BBQ	172.5716
9	SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ	171.9888
10	KILLER B'S BBQ	171.9884
11	JO JO BBQ	171.4516
12	E.T.'S BBQ	170.8228
13	BALD HAWG BBQ	170.8228
14	FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	170.2972
15	901Q	170.2628
16	HOOTIE-Q	169.6916
17	ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE	168.5600
18	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	168.5256
19	SWIGGIN PIG	168.0116
20	SMOKE ON THIS	168
21	SMOKIN NC	167.9888
22	BAREKNUCKLES BBQ	167.9656
23	CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	167.3944
24	CRAFT BBQ	167.3944
25	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	166.8800
26	STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA	166.8572
27	CHECKERED PIG	166.8572
28	ROAST BEAST BBQ	166.8228
29	CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE	166.3200
30	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	166.2628
31	WANNA B A PITMASTER	166.2628
32	UNCLE CHET'S BBQ	165.1428
33	J & B'S BBQ	164.5372
34	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	164.5372
35	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM	163.9888
36	JUST BLOWING SMOKE	163.9888
37	SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ	163.9656
38	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	163.9428
39	Hawg Feathers	163.4056
40	ROCKIN' PIG BBQ	163.3944
41	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	162.2972
42	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	161.7372
43	PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS	161.7144
44	SPRAT BOY BARBEQUE	161.6916
45	CRIMSON Q	160.5256
46	SWINE DINING GA	159.9428
47	SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE	159.3944
48	WILL AND THE THRILLS	159.3828
49	WATER HAWGS BBQ	158.2856
50	WAY 2 QUE	158.2288
51	APEXBBQ	157.1316
52	BAR-B-QUE MONSTERS	156.5256
53	RUNWAY SMOKE	156.0116
54	GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q	153.7028
55	CITY GONE COUNTRY	153.0856
56	PIG ON FIRE	153.0856
57	TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	150.8000
58	Porkaholics Barbeque	149.6228
59	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	147.9200

Pork

59 entries · top 180 · median 166.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Porkaholics Barbeque	180 🔥
2	WATER HAWGS BBQ	178.8572
3	901Q	177.7144
4	ROAST BEAST BBQ	177.7028
5	BAR-B-QUE MONSTERS	177.1428
6	SMOKE THIS	176.5600
7	BALD HAWG BBQ	175.4056
8	CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE	174.8572
9	UNCLE CHET'S BBQ	174.2856
10	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	174.2628
11	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	174.2628
12	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	174.2628
13	CRAFT BBQ	173.7028
14	J & B'S BBQ	173.1200
15	CONTAGIOUS Q	171.9884
16	PIG ON FIRE	171.9656
17	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	171.9656
18	APEXBBQ	171.4172
19	CHECKERED PIG	171.4056
20	SWIGGIN PIG	170.8228
21	KILLER B'S BBQ	170.8112
22	SPRAT BOY BARBEQUE	170.2972
23	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	170.2972
24	RUNWAY SMOKE	169.1200
25	HOOTIE-Q	168.5256
26	WILL AND THE THRILLS	168
27	E.T.'S BBQ	167.4056
28	OLD PLANTATION BBQ	167.4056
29	CITY GONE COUNTRY	167.3828
30	SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ	166.8572
31	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	166.8456
32	Schorr Good BBQ	165.1428
33	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	165.0856
34	CRIMSON Q	163.9544
35	ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE	163.3828
36	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	163.3712
37	SWINE DINING GA	162.2972
38	WAY 2 QUE	162.2628
39	PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS	162.2628
40	SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ	162.2516
41	SMOKE ON THIS	162.2400
42	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	161.6800
43	SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE	161.6572
44	FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	160.5372
45	JUST BLOWING SMOKE	160.5256
46	STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA	160.5144
47	WANNA B A PITMASTER	159.9656
48	BAREKNUCKLES BBQ	159.9428
49	JO JO BBQ	159.3944
50	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	159.3484
51	TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	158.2628
52	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM	158.2400
53	GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q	157.0628
54	CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	157.0628
55	Hawg Feathers	156.5028
56	SMOKIN NC	155.9428
57	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	153.6800
58	BIG MO FROM AHO	149.7028
59	ROCKIN' PIG BBQ	147.9544

Brisket

59 entries · top 180 · median 163.9428 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SWIGGIN PIG	180 🔥
2	SWINE DINING GA	179.4400
3	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	177.7372
4	OLD PLANTATION BBQ	177.1428
5	CHECKERED PIG	176.5600
6	CRAFT BBQ	176.5600
7	Hawg Feathers	176
8	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	175.4056
9	CRIMSON Q	173.1544
10	WAY 2 QUE	173.1428
11	SMOKE ON THIS	173.1428
12	SMOKE THIS	173.1200
13	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	172.5600
14	BALD HAWG BBQ	172.0116
15	J & B'S BBQ	172
16	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	171.9772
17	STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA	170.8228
18	RUNWAY SMOKE	170.8112
19	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	170.8112
20	BAREKNUCKLES BBQ	169.7144
21	RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	169.6916
22	SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ	168.5600
23	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	168.5256
24	BIG MO FROM AHO	167.9772
25	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	167.4172
26	SMOKIN NC	167.3828
27	WANNA B A PITMASTER	166.2168
28	CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE	165.6916
29	Porkaholics Barbeque	165.1200
30	CONTAGIOUS Q	163.9428
31	FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	162.8344
32	PIG ON FIRE	162.2744
33	JUST BLOWING SMOKE	162.2628
34	TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	161.6684
35	E.T.'S BBQ	161.1428
36	Schorr Good BBQ	161.1200
37	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	161.0972
38	JO JO BBQ	159.9544
39	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	159.3716
40	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	158.8572
41	SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ	158.8228
42	ROAST BEAST BBQ	158.2512
43	BAR-B-QUE MONSTERS	158.2400
44	KILLER B'S BBQ	157.6800
45	GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q	157.6800
46	WILL AND THE THRILLS	157.6684
47	CITY GONE COUNTRY	157.1084
48	SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE	155.9544
49	WATER HAWGS BBQ	155.4172
50	ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE	155.3828
51	APEXBBQ	154.8116
52	901Q	154.8000
53	SPRAT BOY BARBEQUE	154.2628
54	PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS	153.0856
55	CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	152.5600
56	ROCKIN' PIG BBQ	152.5256
57	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM	146.2400
58	UNCLE CHET'S BBQ	145.6800
59	HOOTIE-Q	141.6228

Ancillary categories

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.

Master Series — Anything Butt

14 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.7028

#	Team	Score
1	RUNWAY SMOKE	179.4400
2	PIG ON FIRE	177.7372
3	SMOKIN R/T	168.5484
4	GRAND SLAM BBQ	168.0800
5	IRON PIG BBQ	166.3200
6	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	163.9884
7	Bite Me	163.9428
8	BASTIE BOYS BBQ	163.4628
9	JOHNNY CLAY'S BBQ	160.6056
10	ALICE N JACK'S RIB SHACK	160.0916
11	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	160.0112
12	SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ	158.8456
13	HOOKERS AND HOSE BARBEQUE CO.	153.7712
14	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	147.9768

Master Series — Backyard Champions

27 entries · top 514.8572 · median 485.0744

#	Team	Score
1	Bubba Q	514.8572
2	STANK BUTT BBQ	507.9428
3	BROTHER-IN-LAW BBQ	505.0400
4	THREE LITTLE BULLETS	502.8228
5	CR'S SMOKIN BBQ	498.8344
6	JOHNNY CLAY'S BBQ	498.2288
7	THE FAT GUYZ	494.2400
8	BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE	492.4112
9	MILL HILL BBQ COMPANY	489.6456
10	BALDY'S BUTTS	487.3600
11	Bite Me	487.3028
12	My Fat Baby Loves to Eat	486.7200
13	Swinal Tap	485.6688
14	GRAND SLAM BBQ	485.0744
15	EAST COAST BBQ	484.3884
16	Garden Valley Smokers	483.3600
17	TEAM SWAG	483.2456
18	THREE LIL PIGS BARBEQUE	482.7656
19	IRON PIG BBQ	478.1140
20	SMOKE EM IF YOU GOT EM (BY)	475.9772
21	ALICE N JACK'S RIB SHACK	475.9088
22	LAZY DAYS BBQ	474.7084
23	Wiggle Butts BBQ	472.3884
24	SMOKIN R/T	471.3028
25	HOOKERS AND HOSE BARBEQUE CO.	470.7888
26	BASTIE BOYS BBQ	462.2056
27	SOW'TH BOUND	448.5256

Master Series — Backyard Chicken

27 entries · top 176.0228 · median 163.9768

#	Team	Score
1	THE FAT GUYZ	176.0228
2	STANK BUTT BBQ	176
3	IRON PIG BBQ	175.4056
4	BALDY'S BUTTS	173.1200
5	THREE LITTLE BULLETS	171.4400
6	MILL HILL BBQ COMPANY	171.4056
7	BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE	170.8228
8	Bubba Q	170.2628
9	JOHNNY CLAY'S BBQ	169.1200
10	BROTHER-IN-LAW BBQ	168.5256
11	Bite Me	167.9656
12	CR'S SMOKIN BBQ	165.7144
13	TEAM SWAG	164.5256
14	Garden Valley Smokers	163.9768
15	LAZY DAYS BBQ	163.3828
16	GRAND SLAM BBQ	162.8344
17	SMOKE EM IF YOU GOT EM (BY)	161.1428
18	SOW'TH BOUND	161.1428
19	ALICE N JACK'S RIB SHACK	159.9772
20	EAST COAST BBQ	159.3600
21	HOOKERS AND HOSE BARBEQUE CO.	157.7028
22	Swinal Tap	155.9772
23	THREE LIL PIGS BARBEQUE	155.9544
24	My Fat Baby Loves to Eat	155.9200
25	SMOKIN R/T	155.3944
26	Wiggle Butts BBQ	155.3484
27	BASTIE BOYS BBQ	152.5028

Master Series — Backyard Pork

27 entries · top 174.2972 · median 161.7372

#	Team	Score
1	Bubba Q	174.2972
2	CR'S SMOKIN BBQ	174.2972
3	Wiggle Butts BBQ	170.8228
4	STANK BUTT BBQ	170.2628
5	BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE	168.5256
6	THREE LIL PIGS BARBEQUE	167.9884
7	My Fat Baby Loves to Eat	167.4056
8	Garden Valley Smokers	165.6916
9	JOHNNY CLAY'S BBQ	165.1544
10	THREE LITTLE BULLETS	164.5600
11	ALICE N JACK'S RIB SHACK	163.3944
12	BROTHER-IN-LAW BBQ	162.8000
13	TEAM SWAG	162.8000
14	BALDY'S BUTTS	161.7372
15	Swinal Tap	161.7144
16	THE FAT GUYZ	161.1428
17	GRAND SLAM BBQ	160.5372
18	BASTIE BOYS BBQ	158.8572
19	MILL HILL BBQ COMPANY	157.1428
20	IRON PIG BBQ	157.0512
21	SMOKE EM IF YOU GOT EM (BY)	156.5144
22	EAST COAST BBQ	156.5028
23	Bite Me	155.9428
24	LAZY DAYS BBQ	154.7884
25	SMOKIN R/T	151.9428
26	SOW'TH BOUND	149.6800
27	HOOKERS AND HOSE BARBEQUE CO.	149.6800

Master Series — Backyard Ribs

27 entries · top 173.7144 · median 158.8228

#	Team	Score
1	BROTHER-IN-LAW BBQ	173.7144
2	Bubba Q	170.2972
3	EAST COAST BBQ	168.5256
4	Swinal Tap	167.9772
5	THREE LITTLE BULLETS	166.8228
6	SMOKIN R/T	163.9656
7	JOHNNY CLAY'S BBQ	163.9544
8	HOOKERS AND HOSE BARBEQUE CO.	163.4060
9	My Fat Baby Loves to Eat	163.3944
10	Bite Me	163.3944
11	GRAND SLAM BBQ	161.7028
12	STANK BUTT BBQ	161.6800
13	MILL HILL BBQ COMPANY	161.0972
14	CR'S SMOKIN BBQ	158.8228
15	THREE LIL PIGS BARBEQUE	158.8228
16	SMOKE EM IF YOU GOT EM (BY)	158.3200
17	THE FAT GUYZ	157.0744
18	LAZY DAYS BBQ	156.5372
19	TEAM SWAG	155.9200
20	Garden Valley Smokers	153.6916
21	BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE	153.0628
22	ALICE N JACK'S RIB SHACK	152.5372
23	BALDY'S BUTTS	152.5028
24	BASTIE BOYS BBQ	150.8456
25	Wiggle Butts BBQ	146.2172
26	IRON PIG BBQ	145.6572
27	SOW'TH BOUND	137.7028

Master Series — Dessert

18 entries · top 180 · median 172.0114 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SPRAT BOY BARBEQUE	180 🔥
2	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	179.4400
3	RUNWAY SMOKE	178.8572
4	BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE	178.2972
5	Bite Me	175.4056
6	BASTIE BOYS BBQ	174.8572
7	SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ	174.8456
8	THE FAT GUYZ	173.1200
9	GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q	172.0228
10	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	172
11	BIG MO FROM AHO	168.0456
12	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	166.8572
13	IRON PIG BBQ	164.5256
14	JOHNNY CLAY'S BBQ	158.3428
15	CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	157.1544
16	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	150.2512
17	SMOKIN R/T	147.9656
18	ROAST BEAST BBQ	145.7028

Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) 2016

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

Won without a category win

A knife fight at the top

Photo finishes

One of the big ones

A perfect score on the table

Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)

Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

Score distribution

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

This contest over the years full contest page →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Anything Butt

Master Series — Backyard Champions

Master Series — Backyard Chicken

Master Series — Backyard Pork

Master Series — Backyard Ribs

Master Series — Dessert