Aug 5–6, 2016 · Manitowoc, WI
BUFFALO'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1) on August 5, 2016 in Manitowoc, WI, scoring 683.9772 in a field of 27 teams. BIG "E" BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.2516. Category winners: Chicken — 5 FINGER BBQ (173.1200); Pork Ribs — CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE (177.1544); Pork — A MOTLEY QUE (172.0000); Brisket — A MOTLEY QUE (177.7372).
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 71 times in 100
BUFFALO'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BUFFALO'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 5–6: BIG "E" BBQ edged PLASTERED PORK BBQ by 0.0004. Pork places 5–6: QUE THE SMOKE edged IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 7–8: SKIN AND BONES BBQ edged TOPPGATOR BBQ by 0.0116.
A MOTLEY QUE won Pork, Brisket — a double.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1200 | 169.7260 | 166.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 166.2860 | 160.5600 |
| Pork | 172 | 166.8228 | 164.5828 |
| Brisket | 177.7372 | 169.6684 | 167.9888 |
27 entries · top 683.9772 · median 647.8740
27 entries · top 173.1200 · median 164.0344
27 entries · top 177.1544 · median 157.6800
27 entries · top 172 · median 161.6800
27 entries · top 177.7372 · median 161.0856