Jul 22–23, 2016 · Arvada, CO
SCORCH AND RESQUE won Grand Champion at the Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest on July 22, 2016 in Arvada, CO, scoring 684.5716 in a field of 35 teams. SWINESTONE COWBOYS took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.5140. Category winners: Chicken — BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES (178.2972); Pork Ribs — RESQUE JOE'S BBQ (173.7716); Pork — SCORCH AND RESQUE (176.0228); Brisket — SWINESTONE COWBOYS (174.2628). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2017.
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 96% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0576 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100
SCORCH AND RESQUE 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.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 2.9488 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 4–5: BRACKEN RACKS BBQ and SWINESTONE COWBOYS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SHB Customs and BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ tied on 169.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: B-S BBQ OUTLAWS and SKUNK RIVER BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SCORCH AND RESQUE took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2016 ← this one | Arvada, CO | Arvada, CO | 35 | 684.5716 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | SWINESTONE COWBOYS |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Arvada, CO | Arvada, CO | 46 | 694.2284 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 173.1200 | 169.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7716 | 171.4172 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 176.0228 | 170.8800 | 168.5828 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 170.8456 | 169.1200 |
35 entries · top 684.5716 · median 661.6344
35 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2744
35 entries · top 173.7716 · median 164.5716
35 entries · top 176.0228 · median 166.2856
35 entries · top 174.2628 · median 165.6800
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.
9 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.1660
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ETHAN GROBB | |
| 2 | LEXI DOONAN | |
| 3 | BRADLEY METZER | |
| 4 | NICHOLAS & BENJAMIN HEATH | |
| 5 | AMANDA METZER | |
| 6 | JOHNNY BEAVER | |
| 7 | SAMANTHA DOMINGUEZ | |
| 8 | CARMEN SZABADOS | |
| 9 | PETER URICH |