Jun 17–18, 2016 · State Center, IA
BIG T'Z Q CRU won Grand Champion at the State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full) on June 17, 2016 in State Center, IA, scoring 698.2516 in a field of 31 teams. IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9544. Category winners: Chicken — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — BIG T'Z Q CRU (177.1544); Pork — BIG T'Z Q CRU (178.2972); Brisket — LUCKY'S Q (177.7028).
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 71 times in 100
BIG T'Z Q CRU came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 5–6: DRY 2 DA BONE and GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: BIG T'Z Q CRU and SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY tied on 177.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW and GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BIG T'Z Q CRU won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BIG T'Z Q CRU took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 15th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.2972 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 174.8572 | 170.2744 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 170.8228 |
31 entries · top 698.2516 · median 674.2400
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1312
31 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.7144
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3828
31 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6800