Jul 29–30, 2016 · Gilroy, CA · 📍 7050 Miller Av
BURNIN AND LOOTIN won Grand Champion at the 2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge on July 29, 2016 in Gilroy, CA at 7050 Miller Av, scoring 679.9200 in a field of 20 teams. Smokey and the Pirate took Reserve Grand Champion with 673.1084. Category winners: Chicken — Smokey and the Pirate (177.1428); Pork Ribs — BAR-B-Q'S-2GO (175.4172); Pork — BAR-B-Q'S-2GO (172.5828); Brisket — SON OF SMOKE (171.4056). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2019.
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.
BURNIN AND LOOTIN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: BURNIN AND LOOTIN and BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: PIRATES OF THE PIG edged Smokey and the Pirate by 0.0116. Brisket places 6–7: Bad S. BBQ/Armadillo Willy's edged BAR-B-Q'S-2GO by 0.0116.
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2016 ← this one | Gilroy, CA | 7050 Miller Av | 20 | 679.9200 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | Smokey and the Pirate |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Gilroy, CA | 7050 Miller Ave | 36 | 691.3828 | Simply Marvelous BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 167.4400 | 162.8000 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 168.5600 | 163.4172 |
| Pork | 172.5828 | 165.0972 | 160.5256 |
| Brisket | 171.4056 | 167.3828 | 162.2284 |
20 entries · top 679.9200 · median 645.6228
20 entries · top 177.1428 · median 162.2342
20 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.1200
20 entries · top 172.5828 · median 159.9600
20 entries · top 171.4056 · median 161.9656
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.
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 159.6856