Jul 2–4, 2016 · Rio Rancho, NM · 📍 3001 Civic Center Circle NE · State championship
4 LEGS UP BBQ won Grand Champion at the 13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship on July 2, 2016 in Rio Rancho, NM at 3001 Civic Center Circle NE, scoring 687.9772 in a field of 31 teams. SHIG NINJA BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.0856. Category winners: Chicken — KNIFE PORK AND SPOON (174.2628); Pork Ribs — Duck Dog Bar-B-Que (176.5600); Pork — SMOKEAHOLICS (178.8572); Brisket — SHIG NINJA 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.
4 LEGS UP BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork places 1–2: SMOKEAHOLICS and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: Duck Dog Bar-B-Que and SUNDANCER BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Duck Dog Bar-B-Que edged BS Grilling by 0.0116.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2628 | 167.4172 | 165.7484 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 171.4056 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 172 | 165.1656 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 168.5256 | 162.2284 |
31 entries · top 687.9772 · median 640.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 3 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 4 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 6 | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | Duck Dog Bar-B-Que | |
| 8 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 9 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 10 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 11 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 13 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 14 | Lolli Q | |
| 15 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 16 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 17 | Stack House BBQ | |
| 18 | CH2M/Sho dawg BBQ | |
| 19 | Virdinski's Rub Shack | |
| 20 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 21 | Brooks House of BBQ | |
| 22 | Poppa Pig & Porkchop | |
| 23 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 24 | Multiple Systems | |
| 25 | BS Grilling | |
| 26 | 3-D BBQ | |
| 27 | Doc's Bar B Que | |
| 28 | Village Fyre BBQ | |
| 29 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokin'101 | |
| 31 | Peppers Old Fashion BBQ |
30 entries · top 174.2628 · median 163.1542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 2 | Multiple Systems | |
| 3 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 4 | Brooks House of BBQ | |
| 5 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | Lolli Q | |
| 8 | Duck Dog Bar-B-Que | |
| 9 | BS Grilling | |
| 10 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 11 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 12 | CH2M/Sho dawg BBQ | |
| 13 | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 15 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 16 | Doc's Bar B Que | |
| 17 | Stack House BBQ | |
| 18 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 19 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 20 | 3-D BBQ | |
| 21 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 22 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 23 | Poppa Pig & Porkchop | |
| 24 | Virdinski's Rub Shack | |
| 25 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 26 | Village Fyre BBQ | |
| 27 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 28 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 29 | Smokin'101 | |
| 30 | BIG PIG BBQ |
31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duck Dog Bar-B-Que | |
| 2 | Virdinski's Rub Shack | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 5 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 6 | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 8 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 9 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 10 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 11 | Brooks House of BBQ | |
| 12 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 13 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 14 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 15 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 16 | Poppa Pig & Porkchop | |
| 17 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 18 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 19 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 20 | Smokin'101 | |
| 21 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 22 | Lolli Q | |
| 23 | Stack House BBQ | |
| 24 | BS Grilling | |
| 25 | Village Fyre BBQ | |
| 26 | Peppers Old Fashion BBQ | |
| 27 | Multiple Systems | |
| 28 | CH2M/Sho dawg BBQ | |
| 29 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 30 | 3-D BBQ | |
| 31 | Doc's Bar B Que |
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 4 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 5 | Duck Dog Bar-B-Que | |
| 6 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 7 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 8 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 9 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 10 | CH2M/Sho dawg BBQ | |
| 11 | Stack House BBQ | |
| 12 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 13 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 14 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 15 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 16 | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 18 | Lolli Q | |
| 19 | BS Grilling | |
| 20 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 21 | Village Fyre BBQ | |
| 22 | Brooks House of BBQ | |
| 23 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 24 | 3-D BBQ | |
| 25 | Virdinski's Rub Shack | |
| 26 | Multiple Systems | |
| 27 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 28 | Doc's Bar B Que | |
| 29 | Poppa Pig & Porkchop | |
| 30 | Peppers Old Fashion BBQ | |
| 31 | Smokin'101 |
31 entries · top 174.2628 · median 155.3824
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 2 | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 4 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 5 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 9 | Lolli Q | |
| 10 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 11 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 12 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 13 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 14 | Poppa Pig & Porkchop | |
| 15 | Doc's Bar B Que | |
| 16 | Duck Dog Bar-B-Que | |
| 17 | 3-D BBQ | |
| 18 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 19 | CH2M/Sho dawg BBQ | |
| 20 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 21 | Virdinski's Rub Shack | |
| 22 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 23 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 24 | Stack House BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin'101 | |
| 27 | Multiple Systems | |
| 28 | BS Grilling | |
| 29 | Brooks House of BBQ | |
| 30 | Village Fyre BBQ | |
| 31 | Peppers Old Fashion BBQ |
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.
17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lolli Q | |
| 2 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 3 | Village Fyre BBQ | |
| 4 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 5 | Brooks House of BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG PIG BBQ | |
| 7 | 3-D BBQ | |
| 8 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 9 | Virdinski's Rub Shack | |
| 10 | Doc's Bar B Que | |
| 11 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 12 | Multiple Systems | |
| 13 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 14 | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 16 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 17 | Poppa Pig & Porkchop |
16 entries · top 176.5828 · median 169.7258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duck Dog Bar-B-Que | |
| 2 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 3 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 4 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 5 | Village Fyre BBQ | |
| 6 | CH2M/Sho dawg BBQ | |
| 7 | Multiple Systems | |
| 8 | TEXAS RIB RANGERS | |
| 9 | Lefty's Cafe | |
| 10 | Virdinski's Rub Shack | |
| 11 | BarrelHead Cookers | |
| 12 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 13 | Lolli Q | |
| 14 | Poppa Pig & Porkchop | |
| 15 | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | Brooks House of BBQ |