Won without a category win
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 8th
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 2nd
Jun 17–18, 2016 · Red Wing, MN · 📍 1725 West Main St
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN won Grand Champion at the Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest on June 17, 2016 in Red Wing, MN at 1725 West Main St, scoring 681.6116 in a field of 34 teams. TOTALLY SAUCED took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.7772. Category winners: Chicken — TOTALLY SAUCED (176.5600); Pork Ribs — GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA (172.5716); Pork — WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY (170.8228); Brisket — THE SMOKING HILLS (176.0000).
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 — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork places 1–2: WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY and THE SMOKING HILLS tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: TOTALLY SAUCED and TRUE SMOKE BBQ tied on 168.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: CASE OF RIBS and GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA tied on 168.5484 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 171.9656 | 169.6916 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5716 | 168.5484 | 165.1200 |
| Pork | 170.8228 | 169.6800 | 168.5256 |
| Brisket | 176 | 168.5484 | 165.1200 |
34 entries · top 681.6116 · median 650.7202
33 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.1656
34 entries · top 172.5716 · median 162.8058
31 entries · top 170.8228 · median 164.5372
32 entries · top 176 · median 160.5430
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.
8 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.4342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Bros BBQ | |
| 3 | MARIE'S | |
| 4 | Smokin Fat Racks | |
| 5 | Treasure Island Chefs | |
| 6 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 7 | Salsa Del Diablo | |
| 8 | Michael/Angela's All Pro's |
29 entries · top 173.7372 · median 161.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FULL BOAR BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Fat Racks | |
| 3 | Pa's Sauce and Such | |
| 4 | Smokin Bros BBQ | |
| 5 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 6 | Eroc's - 4 | |
| 7 | Eroc's - 3 | |
| 8 | Krustyz Cookery -3 | |
| 9 | TEA KEY TUE BBQ | |
| 10 | KRUSTYZ COOKERY | |
| 11 | Eroc's - 2 | |
| 12 | Snaptail Smoker | |
| 13 | PIT 9 BBQ | |
| 14 | DRAWN TO SMOKE | |
| 15 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 16 | Down Under BBQ - 2 | |
| 17 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 18 | The Belgian's Nasty | |
| 19 | GUARDIANS OF THE GRILLAXY | |
| 20 | Salsa Del Diablo | |
| 21 | Krustyz Cookery - 2 | |
| 22 | Eroc's | |
| 23 | Pa's Sauce - 3 | |
| 24 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 25 | Salsa Del Diablo - 2 | |
| 26 | Pa's Sauce - 2 | |
| 27 | GRLK | |
| 28 | Michael/Angela's All Pro's | |
| 29 | Treasure Island Chefs |