Jul 22–24, 2016 · Kingston, RI · 📍 Uri athletic Field
CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island on July 22, 2016 in Kingston, RI at Uri athletic Field, scoring 679.9544 in a field of 34 teams. INSANE SWINE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.8688. Category winners: Chicken — INSANE SWINE BBQ (177.7372); Pork Ribs — CHICKEN CHOKERS (174.8456); Pork — SMOKIN BULLDOGS (172.5828); Brisket — FOUR SMOKING GUYS (170.8800).
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.
Closer than 85% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0856 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100
CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork places 5–6: THE DEVINE SWINE and QUE BIZ tied on 165.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: PADDY MCQ'S and 5-ALARM BBQ tied on 164.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: THE DEVINE SWINE edged SMOKIN ACES by 0.0116.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 172.5600 | 166.8916 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8456 | 170.8572 | 165.7028 |
| Pork | 172.5828 | 165.1200 | 164 |
| Brisket | 170.8800 | 169.1200 | 165.0972 |
34 entries · top 679.9544 · median 649.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 5 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 6 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 7 | QUE BIZ | |
| 8 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 10 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 11 | ACK-QUE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 13 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 14 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 15 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 16 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 17 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 18 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 19 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 20 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 21 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 22 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 23 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 24 | Joe Peanuts BBQ | |
| 25 | BABYLON GRILLBILLIES | |
| 26 | Q SHANTY | |
| 27 | BEN'S BIG RED BBQ | |
| 28 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 29 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 30 | FORKIN' AWESOME Q | |
| 31 | PORKS & REC | |
| 32 | SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING | |
| 33 | Hops & Hogs | |
| 34 | FATTY BELLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ |
34 entries · top 177.7372 · median 164.0172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | BABYLON GRILLBILLIES | |
| 5 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 6 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 7 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 8 | FORKIN' AWESOME Q | |
| 9 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | QUE BIZ | |
| 11 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 12 | Joe Peanuts BBQ | |
| 13 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 14 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 15 | ACK-QUE | |
| 16 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 17 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 18 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 19 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 20 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 21 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 22 | BEN'S BIG RED BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING | |
| 25 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 26 | Hops & Hogs | |
| 27 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 28 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 29 | Q SHANTY | |
| 30 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 31 | PORKS & REC | |
| 32 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 33 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 34 | FATTY BELLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ |
34 entries · top 174.8456 · median 162.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 5 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | QUE BIZ | |
| 7 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 8 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 9 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 10 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 11 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 12 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 13 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 14 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 15 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 16 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 17 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 18 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 19 | ACK-QUE | |
| 20 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 21 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 22 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 23 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 24 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 25 | Joe Peanuts BBQ | |
| 26 | Q SHANTY | |
| 27 | PORKS & REC | |
| 28 | BEN'S BIG RED BBQ | |
| 29 | BABYLON GRILLBILLIES | |
| 30 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 31 | FORKIN' AWESOME Q | |
| 32 | Hops & Hogs | |
| 33 | SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING | |
| 34 | FATTY BELLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ |
34 entries · top 172.5828 · median 161.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 2 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 3 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 4 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 5 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 6 | QUE BIZ | |
| 7 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 8 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 9 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 10 | ACK-QUE | |
| 11 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 12 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 13 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 14 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 15 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 16 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 17 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 18 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 19 | Q SHANTY | |
| 20 | FORKIN' AWESOME Q | |
| 21 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 22 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 23 | Joe Peanuts BBQ | |
| 24 | BEN'S BIG RED BBQ | |
| 25 | PORKS & REC | |
| 26 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 27 | BABYLON GRILLBILLIES | |
| 28 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 29 | SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING | |
| 30 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 31 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 32 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 33 | Hops & Hogs | |
| 34 | FATTY BELLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ |
34 entries · top 170.8800 · median 161.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 2 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 3 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 4 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 5 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 9 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 10 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 11 | ACK-QUE | |
| 12 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 13 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 14 | Q SHANTY | |
| 15 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 16 | BABYLON GRILLBILLIES | |
| 17 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 18 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 19 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 20 | BEN'S BIG RED BBQ | |
| 21 | QUE BIZ | |
| 22 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 23 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 24 | Joe Peanuts BBQ | |
| 25 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 26 | FORKIN' AWESOME Q | |
| 27 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 28 | FATTY BELLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 29 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 30 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 31 | PORKS & REC | |
| 32 | SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING | |
| 33 | Hops & Hogs | |
| 34 | BONEYARD SMOKERS |