A new contest record
697.1084 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 695.9540 PELLET ENVY set in 2015.
- old record 695.9540
- set 2015 by PELLET ENVY
Jun 24–25, 2016 · Lenexa, KS · State championship
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE won Grand Champion at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship on June 24, 2016 in Lenexa, KS, scoring 697.1084 in a field of 183 teams. HIGH i QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.1428. Category winners: Chicken — Bare Bones (178.2972); Pork Ribs — BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE (179.4400); Pork — Nice Rack (177.1544); Brisket — FOUR MEN AND A PIG (178.3200). This is the 4th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by PELLET ENVY; the next was held in 2017.
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, 2013 to 2017 — 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.
697.1084 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 695.9540 PELLET ENVY set in 2015.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE came in rated below the field's top team, PELLET ENVY, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 5–6: FOUR MEN AND A PIG and Cove of Craziness tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: The Dalton Gang and NO BUTTS ABOUT IT - KS tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: HAWG WILD and Rusty Que tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 39th.
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE turned in 179.4400 in pork ribs — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PORK 'N MINDY (won 2013), HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS (won 2014), PELLET ENVY (won 2015).
Bigger than 99% of the 5,482 contests in the data
183 teams — bigger than 99% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
146 of 183 teams from 2015-06-26 came back
146 of the 183 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2013 | Lenexa, KS | Lenexa, KS | 183 | 681.1432 | PORK 'N MINDY | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Lenexa, KS | Lenexa, KS 66215 | 184 | 683.9540 | HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS | FOUR MEN AND A PIG |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Lenexa, KS | Lenexa, KS 66215 | 183 | 695.9540 | PELLET ENVY | HIGH i QUE |
| Jun 24, 2016 ← this one | Lenexa, KS | Lenexa, KS | 183 | 697.1084 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | HIGH i QUE |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Lenexa, KS | 87th & Lackman | 184 | 687.3828 | 913 BBQ | SUBLIME BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.8456 | 172.5716 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 176 | 173.1772 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 175.4400 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 178.3200 | 175.4056 | 173.1428 |
183 entries · top 697.1084 · median 632.5024
183 entries · top 178.2972 · median 158.2744
183 entries · top 179.4400 · median 159.4400
183 entries · top 177.1544 · median 160.0228
181 entries · top 178.3200 · median 157.1312
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.
75 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.8228
118 entries · top 180 · median 162.2970 · 🔥 perfect 180
149 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.1544
5 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts | |
| 2 | KNIGHTS OF THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 3 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 4 | GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 5 | Royal Smoke |