2016-06-24 – 2016-06-25 · Covington, VA · 📍 333 W Locust St.
Grand Champion: CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (695.9888) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
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 2023 — 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.
695.9888 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.8344 SMOKE-AHOLICS set in 2015.
Wider than 96% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 15.9544 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
2 of 6 tracked editions
SMOKE-AHOLICS has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 6–7: CHECKERED PIG and 270 SMOKERS tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE and RED VALLEY BBQ tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ and SAUCED! BBQ TEAM tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ turned in 174.8572 in brisket — past the 174.2744 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHECKERED PIG (won 2014), SMOKE-AHOLICS (won 2015).
This contest usually draws about 26 teams
27 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 26.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-27 | Covington, VA | Covington, VA 24426 | 26 | 689.0512 | CHECKERED PIG | 4:20 Q |
| 2015-06-26 | Covington, VA | Covington, VA 24426 | 25 | 690.8344 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | CHECKERED PIG |
| 2016-06-24 ← this one | Covington, VA | 333 W Locust St. | 27 | 695.9888 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| 2017-06-23 | Covington, VA | 333 W Locust St | 32 | 685.1428 | 4:20 Q | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2018-06-22 | Covington, VA | 333 W Locust St | 27 | 697.6800 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington, VA | 333 W Locust St | 27 | 697.6456 | Optimus Swine | OFF THE RACK BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8572 | 170.8344 | 168.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 170.8572 | 165.7716 |
| Pork | 174.3200 | 170.8572 | 168.5256 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 169.1428 | 164.5372 |
27 entries · top 695.9888 · median 655.8744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 4 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 5 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 6 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 7 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 9 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 10 | RED BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 11 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 12 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 13 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 14 | 412Q | |
| 15 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 16 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 17 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 18 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 19 | PIG PICKERS | |
| 20 | GAME ON BBQ | |
| 21 | FOOMANCHOO BBQ | |
| 22 | APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 23 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 24 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 25 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 26 | SPECIAL ED'S BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKEHOUSE GRILL |
27 entries · top 174.8572 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 2 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 3 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 4 | RED BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 5 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 6 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 7 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 8 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 10 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 12 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 13 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 14 | FOOMANCHOO BBQ | |
| 15 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 16 | 412Q | |
| 17 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 18 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 19 | APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 20 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 21 | PIG PICKERS | |
| 22 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 23 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 24 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 25 | GAME ON BBQ | |
| 26 | SPECIAL ED'S BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKEHOUSE GRILL |
27 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 4 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 5 | GAME ON BBQ | |
| 6 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 7 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 8 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 10 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 11 | APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | RED BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 13 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 14 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 16 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 17 | PIG PICKERS | |
| 18 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 19 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 20 | 412Q | |
| 21 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 22 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 23 | FOOMANCHOO BBQ | |
| 24 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 25 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 26 | SPECIAL ED'S BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKEHOUSE GRILL |
27 entries · top 174.3200 · median 166.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 3 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 4 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 5 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 7 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 8 | PIG PICKERS | |
| 9 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 10 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 11 | RED BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 12 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 14 | 412Q | |
| 15 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 17 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 18 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 19 | FOOMANCHOO BBQ | |
| 20 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 21 | APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 22 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 23 | SPECIAL ED'S BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKEHOUSE GRILL | |
| 25 | GAME ON BBQ | |
| 26 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 27 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
27 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 4 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 5 | GAME ON BBQ | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 8 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 9 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 10 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 11 | 412Q | |
| 12 | FOOMANCHOO BBQ | |
| 13 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 14 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 15 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 16 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 17 | PIG PICKERS | |
| 18 | APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 19 | RED BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 20 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 21 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 22 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 23 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 24 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 25 | SMOKEHOUSE GRILL | |
| 26 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 27 | SPECIAL ED'S BBQ |