Jun 17–18, 2016 · Oconomowoc, WI · 📍 128 Blue Ribbon Dr
43RD PARALLEL BBQ won Grand Champion at the Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition and Festival on June 17, 2016 in Oconomowoc, WI at 128 Blue Ribbon Dr, scoring 683.9768 in a field of 18 teams. A MOTLEY QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.8572. Category winners: Chicken — A MOTLEY QUE (179.4400); Pork Ribs — 5 FINGER BBQ (177.1544); Pork — 43RD PARALLEL BBQ (176.0000); Brisket — CRASH TEST SMOKERS (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.
Closer than 84% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1196 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 88 times in 100
43RD PARALLEL BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 12-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was 43RD PARALLEL BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 12th tracked contest.
Pork places 2–3: HILL-BILLY BBQ and CRASH TEST SMOKERS tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: Second Hand Smoke-SLV edged HILL-BILLY BBQ by 0.0004. Pork Ribs places 9–10: CHEFS GONE GRILLIN edged Littles BBQ Co by 0.0112.
43RD PARALLEL BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 12th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 170.8228 | 163.3944 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 167.9656 | 163.9544 |
| Pork | 176 | 169.6684 | 161.6684 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 169.1200 | 165.7028 |
18 entries · top 683.9768 · median 660.1656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 2 | A MOTLEY QUE | |
| 3 | CHUCKWAGON'S TWO TWO SMOKIN CREW | |
| 4 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 5 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 6 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 7 | Second Hand Smoke-SLV | |
| 8 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 9 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 10 | HILL-BILLY BBQ | |
| 11 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 12 | SEERIOUS SMOKE | |
| 13 | HOLY SMOQUE BBQ | |
| 14 | SURVEYOR OF THE BBQ | |
| 15 | DU-LITTLE BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG NASTY BBQ | |
| 17 | Dickeys | |
| 18 | FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ |
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A MOTLEY QUE | |
| 2 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 3 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 4 | Second Hand Smoke-SLV | |
| 5 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 6 | SEERIOUS SMOKE | |
| 7 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 8 | SURVEYOR OF THE BBQ | |
| 9 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 10 | CHUCKWAGON'S TWO TWO SMOKIN CREW | |
| 11 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 12 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 13 | HILL-BILLY BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG NASTY BBQ | |
| 15 | HOLY SMOQUE BBQ | |
| 16 | DU-LITTLE BBQ | |
| 17 | FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ | |
| 18 | Dickeys |
18 entries · top 177.1544 · median 163.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 2 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 3 | Second Hand Smoke-SLV | |
| 4 | Dickeys | |
| 5 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 6 | A MOTLEY QUE | |
| 7 | CHUCKWAGON'S TWO TWO SMOKIN CREW | |
| 8 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 9 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 10 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 11 | SURVEYOR OF THE BBQ | |
| 12 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 13 | SEERIOUS SMOKE | |
| 14 | HOLY SMOQUE BBQ | |
| 15 | DU-LITTLE BBQ | |
| 16 | HILL-BILLY BBQ | |
| 17 | FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG NASTY BBQ |
18 entries · top 176 · median 161.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 2 | HILL-BILLY BBQ | |
| 3 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 4 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 5 | CHUCKWAGON'S TWO TWO SMOKIN CREW | |
| 6 | A MOTLEY QUE | |
| 7 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 8 | Second Hand Smoke-SLV | |
| 9 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 10 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 11 | SEERIOUS SMOKE | |
| 12 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 13 | BIG NASTY BBQ | |
| 14 | FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ | |
| 15 | DU-LITTLE BBQ | |
| 16 | Dickeys | |
| 17 | SURVEYOR OF THE BBQ | |
| 18 | HOLY SMOQUE BBQ |
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.7030
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 2 | HOLY SMOQUE BBQ | |
| 3 | CHUCKWAGON'S TWO TWO SMOKIN CREW | |
| 4 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 5 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 6 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 7 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 8 | A MOTLEY QUE | |
| 9 | Second Hand Smoke-SLV | |
| 10 | HILL-BILLY BBQ | |
| 11 | SEERIOUS SMOKE | |
| 12 | 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | |
| 13 | DU-LITTLE BBQ | |
| 14 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 15 | BIG NASTY BBQ | |
| 16 | FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ | |
| 17 | Dickeys | |
| 18 | SURVEYOR OF THE BBQ |