Jul 16–17, 2016 · New Palestine, IN · 📍 5242 W V 552
AWW HELL won Grand Champion at the Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! Day 2 on July 16, 2016 in New Palestine, IN at 5242 W V 552, scoring 705.7372 in a field of 33 teams. THUNDER HOG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.4288. Category winners: Chicken — GREY STREET BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS (179.4400); Pork — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (179.4400).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100
AWW HELL came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
AWW HELL won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was AWW HELL's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 30th tracked contest.
Stronger than 97% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1657 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 2–3: SAUCED! BBQ TEAM and THUNDER HOG BBQ tied on 177.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: CHARCOAL & MORE and ALL IN QUE tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: HICKORY PRIME and VELVET SMOKE tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7144 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 176.5716 | 174.2628 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.1544 | 173.1316 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 177.1544 | 172.5944 |
33 entries · top 705.7372 · median 681.0744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWW HELL | |
| 2 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 3 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 5 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 7 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 8 | QUAU | |
| 9 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 10 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 11 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 12 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 13 | WEQ4U | |
| 14 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 15 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 16 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 18 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 19 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 20 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 21 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 22 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 23 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 24 | SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS | |
| 25 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 26 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 28 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 29 | ACME BBQ | |
| 30 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 31 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 32 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 33 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE |
33 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 5 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 6 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 7 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 8 | AWW HELL | |
| 9 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 10 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 11 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 12 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 13 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 14 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | QUAU | |
| 16 | WEQ4U | |
| 17 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 18 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 19 | SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS | |
| 20 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 21 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 22 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 23 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 25 | ACME BBQ | |
| 26 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 27 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 28 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 29 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 30 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 31 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 32 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 33 | EXTRA MILE BBQ |
33 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8460
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS | |
| 2 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 4 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 5 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 7 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 8 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 10 | WEQ4U | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 13 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 14 | AWW HELL | |
| 15 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 16 | QUAU | |
| 17 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 19 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 20 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 22 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 23 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 24 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 25 | ACME BBQ | |
| 26 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 27 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 28 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 29 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 31 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 32 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 33 | GREY STREET BBQ |
33 entries · top 180 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 3 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 4 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 5 | AWW HELL | |
| 6 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 8 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 9 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 11 | WEQ4U | |
| 12 | QUAU | |
| 13 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 14 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 15 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 17 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 20 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 21 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 22 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 24 | ACME BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 26 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 27 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 28 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 30 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 31 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 32 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 33 | SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS |
33 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | AWW HELL | |
| 3 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 8 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 9 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 10 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 12 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 13 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 14 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | QUAU | |
| 16 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 17 | ACME BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 19 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 20 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 22 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 23 | WEQ4U | |
| 24 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 25 | SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS | |
| 26 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 28 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 29 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 30 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 31 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 32 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 33 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE |