Jun 24–25, 2016 · Newport, CA
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Newport Beach Barbecue Competition on June 24, 2016 in Newport, CA, scoring 692.5028 in a field of 33 teams. LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8116. Category winners: Chicken — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (179.4400); Pork Ribs — MONSOON BBQ (175.4744); Pork — DG FIREHOUSE BBQ (177.1772); Brisket — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (174.2628).
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.
Chicken places 7–8: LADY OF Q and SMOKIN' HART'S tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: MONSOON BBQ and SMOKIN IT UP BBQ tied on 175.4744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: SMOKIN' MONEY and BLAZED N' GLAZED tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BIG POPPA SMOKERS took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.7028 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4744 | 173.1544 | 170.8804 |
| Pork | 177.1772 | 173.7028 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 170.8228 | 168.5484 |
33 entries · top 692.5028 · median 670.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 3 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 4 | LADY OF Q | |
| 5 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 6 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 7 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 8 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 9 | TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | |
| 10 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 11 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 12 | JW HAYES BBQ | |
| 13 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 14 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 15 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 18 | YARD LOBSTER BBQ | |
| 19 | SIN CITY SMOKERS | |
| 20 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 22 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 23 | BLAZED N' GLAZED | |
| 24 | Brisket Brothers | |
| 25 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 26 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 27 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 28 | Poppys BBQ | |
| 29 | QUED UP | |
| 30 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 31 | Ember | |
| 32 | PIT KICKERS BBQ | |
| 33 | PINCHES PRIMAL BBQ |
33 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 3 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 4 | JW HAYES BBQ | |
| 5 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 6 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 7 | LADY OF Q | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 9 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 10 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 11 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 12 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 14 | Brisket Brothers | |
| 15 | TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | |
| 16 | Poppys BBQ | |
| 17 | SIN CITY SMOKERS | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 19 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 21 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 22 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 23 | YARD LOBSTER BBQ | |
| 24 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 25 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ | |
| 26 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 27 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 28 | QUED UP | |
| 29 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 30 | BLAZED N' GLAZED | |
| 31 | Ember | |
| 32 | PIT KICKERS BBQ | |
| 33 | PINCHES PRIMAL BBQ |
33 entries · top 175.4744 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 3 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 4 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 6 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 8 | LADY OF Q | |
| 9 | TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | |
| 10 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 11 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 12 | YARD LOBSTER BBQ | |
| 13 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 14 | JW HAYES BBQ | |
| 15 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 16 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 17 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 18 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 19 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 20 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 21 | SIN CITY SMOKERS | |
| 22 | Brisket Brothers | |
| 23 | PIT KICKERS BBQ | |
| 24 | BLAZED N' GLAZED | |
| 25 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 26 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 27 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 28 | PINCHES PRIMAL BBQ | |
| 29 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 30 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 31 | QUED UP | |
| 32 | Poppys BBQ | |
| 33 | Ember |
33 entries · top 177.1772 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 2 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 3 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 4 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 7 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 9 | BLAZED N' GLAZED | |
| 10 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 11 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 12 | SIN CITY SMOKERS | |
| 13 | YARD LOBSTER BBQ | |
| 14 | TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 16 | LADY OF Q | |
| 17 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 18 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 20 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 21 | Ember | |
| 22 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 23 | JW HAYES BBQ | |
| 24 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 25 | Poppys BBQ | |
| 26 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 27 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 28 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 29 | Brisket Brothers | |
| 30 | QUED UP | |
| 31 | PINCHES PRIMAL BBQ | |
| 32 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 33 | PIT KICKERS BBQ |
33 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 3 | LADY OF Q | |
| 4 | JW HAYES BBQ | |
| 5 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 6 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 8 | BLAZED N' GLAZED | |
| 9 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 10 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 13 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 14 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 16 | TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | |
| 17 | Brisket Brothers | |
| 18 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 19 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 20 | QUED UP | |
| 21 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 22 | SIN CITY SMOKERS | |
| 23 | YARD LOBSTER BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 26 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 28 | PINCHES PRIMAL BBQ | |
| 29 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 30 | PIT KICKERS BBQ | |
| 31 | Poppys BBQ | |
| 32 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 33 | Ember |