Jul 8–9, 2016 · Fort Smith, AR
BUTCHER BBQ won Grand Champion at the 15th Annual Bordertown Bash on July 8, 2016 in Fort Smith, AR, scoring 692.5256 in a field of 39 teams. HABITUAL SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.9888. Category winners: Chicken — RAZORRACKS (177.7028); Pork Ribs — INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE (175.4288); Pork — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — MOVIN' THE CHAINS (176.5600).
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.
BUTCHER BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 6–7: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ and SMOKEAHOLICS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: NCOGNITO COOKERS and CAVEMAN CUISINE tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.7144 | 172 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4288 | 172.5600 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.6172 | 171.4056 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 170.8456 | 167.9772 |
39 entries · top 692.5256 · median 659.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 2 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 3 | OKIEQ | |
| 4 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 5 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 7 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 11 | Righteous Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 13 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 14 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | |
| 15 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 16 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 17 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 18 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 19 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 20 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 21 | TNK BBQ | |
| 22 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 23 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 24 | CRYSTAL BBQ | |
| 25 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 26 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 27 | BOTTOMLAND BBQ | |
| 28 | BIG SEXY BBQ | |
| 29 | BURN ONE BBQ | |
| 30 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 31 | The Wright BBQ Team | |
| 32 | Fat Daddy BBQ | |
| 33 | BACK NINE BBQ | |
| 34 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 35 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 36 | Cross Wireless | |
| 37 | Good Time Smokin' BBQ | |
| 38 | Cheorkee Casino W. Siloam Springs | |
| 39 | SPICY SPITFIRE |
39 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 3 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 5 | CRYSTAL BBQ | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 9 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 10 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 11 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 12 | Cross Wireless | |
| 13 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 14 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 15 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 16 | BACK NINE BBQ | |
| 17 | The Wright BBQ Team | |
| 18 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 19 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 20 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | |
| 21 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 22 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 23 | OKIEQ | |
| 24 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 25 | Righteous Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 27 | BOTTOMLAND BBQ | |
| 28 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 29 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 30 | TNK BBQ | |
| 31 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 32 | BURN ONE BBQ | |
| 33 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 34 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 35 | BIG SEXY BBQ | |
| 36 | Fat Daddy BBQ | |
| 37 | Good Time Smokin' BBQ | |
| 38 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 39 | Cheorkee Casino W. Siloam Springs |
39 entries · top 175.4288 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 2 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 3 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 4 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 5 | OKIEQ | |
| 6 | Fat Daddy BBQ | |
| 7 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 9 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 10 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 12 | Righteous Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 14 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | |
| 15 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 16 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 17 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 18 | TNK BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG SEXY BBQ | |
| 20 | BOTTOMLAND BBQ | |
| 21 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 22 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 23 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 24 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 25 | BURN ONE BBQ | |
| 26 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 27 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 28 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 29 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 30 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 31 | BACK NINE BBQ | |
| 32 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 33 | The Wright BBQ Team | |
| 34 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 35 | CRYSTAL BBQ | |
| 36 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 37 | Good Time Smokin' BBQ | |
| 38 | Cross Wireless | |
| 39 | Cheorkee Casino W. Siloam Springs |
39 entries · top 180 · median 164 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 3 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | |
| 6 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 7 | OKIEQ | |
| 8 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 9 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 10 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 12 | TNK BBQ | |
| 13 | CRYSTAL BBQ | |
| 14 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 15 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 16 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 17 | Righteous Smoke BBQ | |
| 18 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 19 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 20 | BOTTOMLAND BBQ | |
| 21 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 22 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 23 | BURN ONE BBQ | |
| 24 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 25 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 26 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 27 | The Wright BBQ Team | |
| 28 | Good Time Smokin' BBQ | |
| 29 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 30 | BIG SEXY BBQ | |
| 31 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 32 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 33 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 34 | Fat Daddy BBQ | |
| 35 | BACK NINE BBQ | |
| 36 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 37 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 38 | Cross Wireless | |
| 39 | Cheorkee Casino W. Siloam Springs |
38 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.6514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 2 | OKIEQ | |
| 3 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 6 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 7 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 8 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 9 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 10 | PUPP'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 12 | Righteous Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 15 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 16 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 17 | MOOCHEWSOOEY | |
| 18 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 19 | SONS OF SAUCE | |
| 20 | INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | |
| 21 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 22 | BIG SEXY BBQ | |
| 23 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 24 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 25 | CRYSTAL BBQ | |
| 26 | TNK BBQ | |
| 27 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | |
| 28 | Cross Wireless | |
| 29 | OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ | |
| 30 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 31 | Cheorkee Casino W. Siloam Springs | |
| 32 | BOTTOMLAND BBQ | |
| 33 | BURN ONE BBQ | |
| 34 | The Wright BBQ Team | |
| 35 | Fat Daddy BBQ | |
| 36 | BACK NINE BBQ | |
| 37 | POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 38 | Good Time Smokin' BBQ |