Jul 15–16, 2016 · Laramie, WY
UTAH BBQ COMPANY won Grand Champion at the Griller's Cup on July 15, 2016 in Laramie, WY, scoring 691.3944 in a field of 27 teams. FLYBOY BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.3316. Category winners: Chicken — FLYBOY BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG (180.0000); Pork — WILD HOGS BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — THE CELTIC PIG (176.0000). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ.
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 2016 — 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.
Closer than 85% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0628 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
691.3944 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.2400 THE CELTIC PIG set in 2014.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100
UTAH BBQ COMPANY came in rated below the field's top team, JO-BAWB'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
UTAH BBQ COMPANY won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was UTAH BBQ COMPANY's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
Pork places 3–4: JO-BAWB'S BBQ and UTAH BBQ COMPANY tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ and B-S BBQ OUTLAWS tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: JO-BAWB'S BBQ edged BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES by 0.0004.
WILD HOGS BBQ turned in 178.2972 in pork — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: FLYBOY BBQ (won 2013), THE CELTIC PIG (won 2014).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2013 | Laramie, WY | Laramie, WY | 33 | 680.4912 | FLYBOY BBQ | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ |
| Jul 16, 2014 | Laramie, WY | Laramie, WY 82072 | 26 | 690.2400 | THE CELTIC PIG | FLYBOY BBQ |
| Jul 17, 2015 | Laramie, WY | Laramie, WY 82072 | 29 | 689.6800 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | JO-BAWB'S BBQ |
| Jul 15, 2016 ← this one | Laramie, WY | Laramie, WY | 27 | 691.3944 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | FLYBOY BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1428 | 167.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 172.5944 | 170.8572 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 171.4056 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 176 | 169.7144 | 166.2512 |
27 entries · top 691.3944 · median 662.2168
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2628
27 entries · top 180 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8800
27 entries · top 176 · median 162.8228
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.
3 entries · top 174.3200 · median 165.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dental Arts, PC Griller | |
| 2 | Smokin' Boxers BBQ Griller | |
| 3 | Just-In Wyoming Griller |
3 entries · top 162.8344 · median 151.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Boxers BBQ Griller | |
| 2 | Just-In Wyoming Griller | |
| 3 | Dental Arts, PC Griller |
3 entries · top 162.2628 · median 160.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Boxers BBQ Griller | |
| 2 | Dental Arts, PC Griller | |
| 3 | McK-Eggers Griller |
2 entries · top 162.2284 · median 153.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Boxers BBQ Griller | |
| 2 | Dental Arts, PC Griller |
6 entries · top 173.1200 · median 170.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MINISTER OF BARBECUE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 3 | McK-Eggers Griller | |
| 4 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 5 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON |
2 entries · top 178.2972 · median 173.4342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Boxers BBQ Griller | |
| 2 | Dental Arts, PC Griller |