Mar 11–12, 2016 · Bainbridge, GA
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) on March 11, 2016 in Bainbridge, GA, scoring 691.9428 in a field of 89 teams. YES, DEAR BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0628. Category winners: Chicken — BALD HAWG BBQ (177.7372); Pork Ribs — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (180.0000); Pork — SMOKEAHOLICS (178.8800); Brisket — SMOKIN TRIGGERS (177.1428). This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by WAY 2 QUE; the next was held in 2017.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2018 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Chicken places 3–4: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC and FAT, DRUNK & STUPID tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: YES, DEAR BBQ and HOLY SMOKES GA tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: PITT'S & SPITT'S and WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took the title on 1 call from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 26th.
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 176.5716 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHECKERED PIG (won 2014), WAY 2 QUE (won 2015).
Bigger than 98% of the 5,462 contests in the data
89 teams — bigger than 98% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
This contest usually draws about 58 teams
89 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 58.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2014 | Bainbridge, GA | Bainbridge, GA 39817 | 43 | 685.0512 | CHECKERED PIG | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |
| Mar 13, 2015 | Bainbridge, GA | Bainbridge, GA 39819 | 72 | 697.1200 | WAY 2 QUE | WINK'S BARBEQUE |
| Mar 11, 2016 ← this one | Bainbridge, GA | Bainbridge, GA 39819 | 89 | 691.9428 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Bainbridge, GA | Earl May Boat Basin | 67 | 697.0972 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | BOOTYQUE |
| Mar 9, 2018 | Bainbridge, GA | Earl May Boat Basin | 42 | 696.5260 | SERIAL GRILLER | THE PIT CREW GA |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 177.1428 | 174.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.2856 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 172.5600 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 175.4056 | 171.9772 |
89 entries · top 691.9428 · median 663.3144
89 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.2512
89 entries · top 180 · median 165.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
89 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.0856
89 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.4056
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.
6 entries · top 170.2628 · median 162.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNDER CONSTRUCTION BBQ | |
| 2 | Q-LISH-US | |
| 3 | EAST COAST BBQ | |
| 4 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 5 | BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 6 | CASTLE SMOKE |
6 entries · top 166.2400 · median 158.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EAST COAST BBQ | |
| 2 | UNDER CONSTRUCTION BBQ | |
| 3 | BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 4 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 5 | Q-LISH-US | |
| 6 | CASTLE SMOKE |
6 entries · top 170.8688 · median 155.9488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNDER CONSTRUCTION BBQ | |
| 2 | EAST COAST BBQ | |
| 3 | Q-LISH-US | |
| 4 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 5 | BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 6 | CASTLE SMOKE |
21 entries · top 178.3200 · median 146.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 2 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 3 | WINK'S BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 5 | DIVA Q | |
| 6 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 7 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | THE BBQ NINJA | |
| 9 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 10 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 11 | BONES GRILL SHACK | |
| 12 | BBQ MEDICS | |
| 13 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 14 | BLUEGRASS SMOKERS | |
| 15 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 16 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 17 | EAST COAST BBQ | |
| 18 | PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS | |
| 19 | NAKED PIG BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG MO FROM AHO | |
| 21 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ |