2016-07-22 – 2016-07-23 · Effingham, IL · 📍 Effingham, IL 62401
Grand Champion: ONE2BBQ (694.2400) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 EAT MOR BUTT 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, 2016 to 2022 — 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.
ONE2BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Wider than 96% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 15.4288 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: ONE2BBQ edged EAT MOR BUTT BBQ by 0.0116. Brisket places 6–7: THE REAL SMOKIN ACES edged HOT MESS BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Kickin Ash edged SMOKE FREAKS by 0.0228.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-22 ← this one | Effingham, IL | Effingham, IL 62401 | 29 | 694.2400 | ONE2BBQ | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ |
| 2017-07-28 | Effingham, IL | Jefferson St | 35 | 694.8572 | Fergolicious BBQ | MAC ATTACK BBQ |
| 2018-07-27 | Effingham, IL | Jefferson St | 30 | 685.0856 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | HIGH ON THE HAWG |
| 2019-07-26 | Effingham, IL | Washington Street | 26 | 699.9656 | Heavy Smoke STL | JaBs BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham, IL | Effingham, IL 62401 | 29 | 688.5716 | Janky Leg BBQ | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2022-07-22 | Effingham, IL | Washington Street | 25 | 697.0628 | Continental Barbecue Co. | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 170.8456 | 165.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 169.7028 | 166.2744 |
| Pork | 174.8800 | 170.8112 | 166.8228 |
| Brisket | 177.7372 | 172.5600 | 166.8228 |
29 entries · top 694.2400 · median 652.4800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 4 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 5 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 7 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 8 | THE BBQ SHERPAS | |
| 9 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 10 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 11 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 12 | Kickin Ash | |
| 13 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 14 | HOT MESS BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' WET BBQ | |
| 16 | BLUE RIDGE BBQ | |
| 17 | OAK STREET BBQ CO. | |
| 18 | MOORE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | MANTUCKY MAYHEM | |
| 20 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 21 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 23 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 24 | Good Ole Boys | |
| 25 | High Voltage BBQ | |
| 26 | BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE | |
| 27 | MOTHER TRUCKIN' BBQ | |
| 28 | Mean Green Grillin' Machine | |
| 29 | Meet Your Makers BBQ |
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.4744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 2 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 3 | HOT MESS BBQ | |
| 4 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 5 | Kickin Ash | |
| 6 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 7 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 9 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' WET BBQ | |
| 11 | OAK STREET BBQ CO. | |
| 12 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 13 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 14 | THE BBQ SHERPAS | |
| 15 | Meet Your Makers BBQ | |
| 16 | MANTUCKY MAYHEM | |
| 17 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 18 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 20 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 21 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 22 | MOTHER TRUCKIN' BBQ | |
| 23 | BLUE RIDGE BBQ | |
| 24 | BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE | |
| 25 | High Voltage BBQ | |
| 26 | MOORE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 27 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 28 | Good Ole Boys | |
| 29 | Mean Green Grillin' Machine |
29 entries · top 177.1428 · median 161.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 2 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 3 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 4 | THE BBQ SHERPAS | |
| 5 | Kickin Ash | |
| 6 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 7 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 8 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 9 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | BLUE RIDGE BBQ | |
| 12 | MOORE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | MANTUCKY MAYHEM | |
| 14 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 15 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' WET BBQ | |
| 17 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 18 | Good Ole Boys | |
| 19 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 20 | High Voltage BBQ | |
| 21 | Mean Green Grillin' Machine | |
| 22 | HOT MESS BBQ | |
| 23 | MOTHER TRUCKIN' BBQ | |
| 24 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 25 | OAK STREET BBQ CO. | |
| 26 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 27 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 28 | Meet Your Makers BBQ | |
| 29 | BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE |
29 entries · top 174.8800 · median 163.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 2 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 4 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 5 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 6 | BLUE RIDGE BBQ | |
| 7 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 8 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' WET BBQ | |
| 11 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 12 | BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE | |
| 13 | MOORE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 15 | MANTUCKY MAYHEM | |
| 16 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 18 | THE BBQ SHERPAS | |
| 19 | OAK STREET BBQ CO. | |
| 20 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 21 | HOT MESS BBQ | |
| 22 | Kickin Ash | |
| 23 | Mean Green Grillin' Machine | |
| 24 | High Voltage BBQ | |
| 25 | Meet Your Makers BBQ | |
| 26 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 27 | Good Ole Boys | |
| 28 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 29 | MOTHER TRUCKIN' BBQ |
29 entries · top 177.7372 · median 161.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 3 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 4 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 5 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 6 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 7 | HOT MESS BBQ | |
| 8 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 9 | OAK STREET BBQ CO. | |
| 10 | THE BBQ SHERPAS | |
| 11 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 12 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 13 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 14 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKEY'S Q | |
| 16 | Kickin Ash | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' WET BBQ | |
| 18 | MOORE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | BLUE RIDGE BBQ | |
| 20 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 21 | Good Ole Boys | |
| 22 | BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE | |
| 23 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 24 | High Voltage BBQ | |
| 25 | MANTUCKY MAYHEM | |
| 26 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 27 | Mean Green Grillin' Machine | |
| 28 | MOTHER TRUCKIN' BBQ | |
| 29 | Meet Your Makers BBQ |