Jun 17–18, 2016 · Apex, NC
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Peak City Pigfest on June 17, 2016 in Apex, NC, scoring 687.9428 in a field of 46 teams. FAT HEADS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.7772. Category winners: Chicken — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (176.5716); Pork Ribs — REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (180.0000); Pork — MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — PRIME BBQ (175.4400). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by REDNECK SCIENTIFIC.
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 79% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1656 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
687.9428 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 683.9428 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC set in 2015.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 10th tracked contest.
Chicken places 6–7: CQ BBQ Angier NC and SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: COASTAL SMOKE and CAMMO'S BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: CAMMO'S BBQ edged DANCING MOOSE BBQ by 0.0116.
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 14th.
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ turned in 176.5716 in chicken — past the 174.8572 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (won 2015).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2015 | Apex, NC | Apex, NC 27502 | 45 | 683.9428 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | PRIME BBQ |
| Jun 17, 2016 ← this one | Apex, NC | Apex, NC | 46 | 687.9428 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | FAT HEADS BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5716 | 171.9656 | 170.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.7028 | 169.7372 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 171.4172 | 169.1084 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 172.5600 | 168.5372 |
46 entries · top 687.9428 · median 656.1942
46 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.1428
46 entries · top 180 · median 165.1086 · 🔥 perfect 180
46 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.2284
45 entries · top 175.4400 · median 160.5600
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.
14 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.4228
9 entries · top 177.7144 · median 173.1084