Jun 24–25, 2016 · Auburn Hills, MI
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES won Grand Champion at the 8th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cookoff on June 24, 2016 in Auburn Hills, MI, scoring 682.2512 in a field of 30 teams. SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 674.8800. Category winners: Chicken — OMG-BBQ-TX (174.3200); Pork Ribs — SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ (174.8572); Pork — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES (173.1428); Brisket — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES (177.1428).
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 2–3: STINKY D'S BBQ and SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ tied on 174.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: THE REAL SMOKIN ACES and FIREHOUSE SMOKE tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: MOTLEY QUE CREW and BO B Q BBQ tied on 165.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.3200 | 173.1772 | 168.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 168 | 163.4060 |
| Pork | 173.1428 | 167.4056 | 165.1544 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 169.1084 | 166.2516 |
30 entries · top 682.2512 · median 645.0172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 4 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 5 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | iBQ'n | |
| 7 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 8 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | AWW HELL | |
| 10 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 11 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 13 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 15 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 16 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 17 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 18 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 19 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 20 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 22 | Giggly Pig BBQ Team | |
| 23 | HenriQ | |
| 24 | Capt N Smoke | |
| 25 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 27 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 28 | S.O.P. BBQ | |
| 29 | NMI SMOKE | |
| 30 | Steiny's |
30 entries · top 174.3200 · median 161.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 2 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | iBQ'n | |
| 5 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 6 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 9 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 10 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 11 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 12 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 13 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 14 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 15 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 16 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 18 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | Capt N Smoke | |
| 20 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 21 | AWW HELL | |
| 22 | Giggly Pig BBQ Team | |
| 23 | S.O.P. BBQ | |
| 24 | HenriQ | |
| 25 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 26 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 27 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 28 | NMI SMOKE | |
| 29 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 30 | Steiny's |
30 entries · top 174.8572 · median 160.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 2 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 3 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 6 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | AWW HELL | |
| 8 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 10 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 11 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 12 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 13 | iBQ'n | |
| 14 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 16 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 17 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 19 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 20 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 21 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 22 | Capt N Smoke | |
| 23 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 24 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 25 | Giggly Pig BBQ Team | |
| 26 | HenriQ | |
| 27 | NMI SMOKE | |
| 28 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 29 | S.O.P. BBQ | |
| 30 | Steiny's |
30 entries · top 173.1428 · median 160.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 3 | AWW HELL | |
| 4 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 5 | iBQ'n | |
| 6 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 7 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 8 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 10 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 11 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 12 | Giggly Pig BBQ Team | |
| 13 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 14 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 15 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 16 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 18 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 19 | HenriQ | |
| 20 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 22 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 23 | Capt N Smoke | |
| 24 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 25 | Steiny's | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 27 | S.O.P. BBQ | |
| 28 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 29 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 30 | NMI SMOKE |
30 entries · top 177.1428 · median 158.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 5 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 6 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 7 | AWW HELL | |
| 8 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 9 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 12 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 13 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 14 | iBQ'n | |
| 15 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 17 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 18 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 19 | HenriQ | |
| 20 | Giggly Pig BBQ Team | |
| 21 | S.O.P. BBQ | |
| 22 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 23 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 24 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Capt N Smoke | |
| 26 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 28 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 29 | NMI SMOKE | |
| 30 | Steiny's |