Aug 5–7, 2016 · Macungie, PA · 📍 50 North Poplar St.
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ won Grand Champion at the Pit at the Park on August 5, 2016 in Macungie, PA at 50 North Poplar St., scoring 679.3944 in a field of 23 teams. SMOKIN FOOLZ took Reserve Grand Champion with 673.1200. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN' TEX BBQ (172.5484); Pork Ribs — BBQFLY (178.3200); Pork — CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ (174.2856); Brisket — Top Gun BBQ (174.8456). This is the 1st of 3 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2018 — 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.
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Brisket places 4–5: SMOKEN DUDES BBQ and SMOKIN FOOLZ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: 4:20 Q edged Bubba Joe's Que by 0.0112. Chicken places 2–3: LO' -N- SLO' BBQ edged FIRE & SPICE by 0.0116.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2016 ← this one | Macungie, PA | 50 North Poplar St. | 23 | 679.3944 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | SMOKIN FOOLZ |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Macungie, PA | 50 North Poplar St | 32 | 675.9660 | SMOKEN DUDES BBQ | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Macungie, PA | 50 North Poplar St | 25 | 674.2284 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.5484 | 169.1428 | 162.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.3200 | 169.1544 | 161.7372 |
| Pork | 174.2856 | 169.1428 | 166.2744 |
| Brisket | 174.8456 | 170.2628 | 165.7256 |
23 entries · top 679.3944 · median 651.3484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN FOOLZ | |
| 3 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 4 | FIRE & SPICE | |
| 5 | Top Gun BBQ | |
| 6 | 4:20 Q | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 8 | Sam's Best BBQ | |
| 9 | CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | |
| 10 | BLACK CAT BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQFLY | |
| 12 | SMOKEN DUDES BBQ | |
| 13 | Bubba Joe's Que | |
| 14 | J&M We Be Smokin BBQ | |
| 15 | Reverse Curve BBQ | |
| 16 | D&G'S REAL BBQ | |
| 17 | Bad Azz Mule BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE + FIRE CRAFT MEATS | |
| 19 | PAPPY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 20 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 21 | A 2 Z | |
| 22 | HERE COME THE JUDGE BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | Maverick |
23 entries · top 172.5484 · median 161.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 2 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 3 | FIRE & SPICE | |
| 4 | Top Gun BBQ | |
| 5 | 4:20 Q | |
| 6 | Bubba Joe's Que | |
| 7 | BLACK CAT BBQ | |
| 8 | Sam's Best BBQ | |
| 9 | CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | |
| 10 | J&M We Be Smokin BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN FOOLZ | |
| 12 | BBQFLY | |
| 13 | PAPPY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKEN DUDES BBQ | |
| 15 | HERE COME THE JUDGE BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 17 | Bad Azz Mule BBQ | |
| 18 | D&G'S REAL BBQ | |
| 19 | A 2 Z | |
| 20 | SMOKE + FIRE CRAFT MEATS | |
| 21 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 22 | Reverse Curve BBQ | |
| 23 | Maverick |
23 entries · top 178.3200 · median 161.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQFLY | |
| 2 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 3 | Sam's Best BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN FOOLZ | |
| 5 | 4:20 Q | |
| 6 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 7 | Top Gun BBQ | |
| 8 | BLACK CAT BBQ | |
| 9 | Bubba Joe's Que | |
| 10 | A 2 Z | |
| 11 | FIRE & SPICE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 13 | Reverse Curve BBQ | |
| 14 | CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | |
| 15 | J&M We Be Smokin BBQ | |
| 16 | D&G'S REAL BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKEN DUDES BBQ | |
| 18 | HERE COME THE JUDGE BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | Bad Azz Mule BBQ | |
| 20 | PAPPY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE + FIRE CRAFT MEATS | |
| 22 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 23 | Maverick |
23 entries · top 174.2856 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | |
| 2 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN FOOLZ | |
| 5 | FIRE & SPICE | |
| 6 | SMOKE + FIRE CRAFT MEATS | |
| 7 | Reverse Curve BBQ | |
| 8 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 9 | J&M We Be Smokin BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKEN DUDES BBQ | |
| 11 | D&G'S REAL BBQ | |
| 12 | Bad Azz Mule BBQ | |
| 13 | 4:20 Q | |
| 14 | PAPPY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Sam's Best BBQ | |
| 16 | Bubba Joe's Que | |
| 17 | Maverick | |
| 18 | Top Gun BBQ | |
| 19 | BLACK CAT BBQ | |
| 20 | BBQFLY | |
| 21 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 22 | HERE COME THE JUDGE BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | A 2 Z |
23 entries · top 174.8456 · median 161.6572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top Gun BBQ | |
| 2 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 3 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 4 | SMOKEN DUDES BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN FOOLZ | |
| 6 | BLACK CAT BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE & SPICE | |
| 8 | BBQFLY | |
| 9 | 4:20 Q | |
| 10 | Sam's Best BBQ | |
| 11 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 13 | CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | |
| 14 | Bubba Joe's Que | |
| 15 | J&M We Be Smokin BBQ | |
| 16 | D&G'S REAL BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE + FIRE CRAFT MEATS | |
| 18 | Reverse Curve BBQ | |
| 19 | Bad Azz Mule BBQ | |
| 20 | PAPPY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | A 2 Z | |
| 22 | HERE COME THE JUDGE BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | Maverick |
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.
7 entries · top 171.4400 · median 164.0800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | |
| 2 | FIRE & SPICE | |
| 3 | PAPPY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BLACK CAT BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN FOOLZ | |
| 6 | Maverick | |
| 7 | A 2 Z |
7 entries · top 174.9144 · median 173.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN FOOLZ | |
| 3 | PAPPY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE & SPICE | |
| 5 | BLACK CAT BBQ | |
| 6 | A 2 Z | |
| 7 | Maverick |