Aug 5–6, 2016 · Cincinnati, OH · 📍 808 Neeb Rd
VELVET SMOKE won Grand Champion at the Holy Smokes BBQ Competition on August 5, 2016 in Cincinnati, OH at 808 Neeb Rd, scoring 691.3716 in a field of 23 teams. HISTORIC BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.1200. Category winners: Chicken — HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO (176.0116); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ (177.1544); Pork — HISTORIC BBQ (175.4172); Brisket — DUB TOWN SMOKERS (177.7144).
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.
VELVET SMOKE 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: VELVET SMOKE and HISTORIC BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: HISTORIC BBQ and MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ and Ale Yeah BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0116 | 173.1200 | 164.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 171.9888 | 166.2516 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 171.4172 | 165.7028 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 171.9656 | 167.3944 |
23 entries · top 691.3716 · median 653.5540
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 2 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 4 | DUB TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Big Dogg BBQ | |
| 6 | TEAM CANADA BBQ | |
| 7 | WE TWO QUE | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 9 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin' Dudes | |
| 11 | SMOKING BAD | |
| 12 | Ale Yeah BBQ | |
| 13 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 14 | FEEL THE BURN BBQ | |
| 15 | Phat Butt BBQ | |
| 16 | Shut Your Pie Whole Pork | |
| 17 | Get Smoked | |
| 18 | Hog Fest | |
| 19 | Big Pig Daddy BBQ | |
| 20 | Go Big or Go BBQ | |
| 21 | Dada Smokes | |
| 22 | Pit-To-Plate | |
| 23 | BOUCHARD'S BBQ |
22 entries · top 176.0116 · median 163.9486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 2 | Big Dogg BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 4 | DUB TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 5 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 6 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 7 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin' Dudes | |
| 9 | Pit-To-Plate | |
| 10 | Phat Butt BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKING BAD | |
| 12 | WE TWO QUE | |
| 13 | TEAM CANADA BBQ | |
| 14 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 15 | Ale Yeah BBQ | |
| 16 | Big Pig Daddy BBQ | |
| 17 | FEEL THE BURN BBQ | |
| 18 | Go Big or Go BBQ | |
| 19 | Shut Your Pie Whole Pork | |
| 20 | Hog Fest | |
| 21 | Get Smoked | |
| 22 | Dada Smokes |
23 entries · top 177.1544 · median 161.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 2 | TEAM CANADA BBQ | |
| 3 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 4 | FEEL THE BURN BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKING BAD | |
| 6 | Big Dogg BBQ | |
| 7 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 8 | Ale Yeah BBQ | |
| 9 | WE TWO QUE | |
| 10 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 11 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 12 | DUB TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Go Big or Go BBQ | |
| 14 | Get Smoked | |
| 15 | BOUCHARD'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Hog Fest | |
| 17 | Dada Smokes | |
| 18 | Phat Butt BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin' Dudes | |
| 20 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 21 | Big Pig Daddy BBQ | |
| 22 | Shut Your Pie Whole Pork | |
| 23 | Pit-To-Plate |
23 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 2 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 3 | Ale Yeah BBQ | |
| 4 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 5 | WE TWO QUE | |
| 6 | Smokin' Dudes | |
| 7 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 8 | TEAM CANADA BBQ | |
| 9 | FEEL THE BURN BBQ | |
| 10 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 11 | Hog Fest | |
| 12 | Big Pig Daddy BBQ | |
| 13 | DUB TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Shut Your Pie Whole Pork | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 16 | Get Smoked | |
| 17 | Dada Smokes | |
| 18 | Pit-To-Plate | |
| 19 | SMOKING BAD | |
| 20 | Phat Butt BBQ | |
| 21 | Big Dogg BBQ | |
| 22 | Go Big or Go BBQ | |
| 23 | BOUCHARD'S BBQ |
23 entries · top 177.7144 · median 162.2512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DUB TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 4 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 5 | Big Dogg BBQ | |
| 6 | VELVET SMOKE | |
| 7 | WE TWO QUE | |
| 8 | TEAM CANADA BBQ | |
| 9 | Shut Your Pie Whole Pork | |
| 10 | Phat Butt BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin' Dudes | |
| 12 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKING BAD | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 15 | Get Smoked | |
| 16 | Hog Fest | |
| 17 | FEEL THE BURN BBQ | |
| 18 | Go Big or Go BBQ | |
| 19 | Dada Smokes | |
| 20 | Big Pig Daddy BBQ | |
| 21 | Ale Yeah BBQ | |
| 22 | Pit-To-Plate | |
| 23 | BOUCHARD'S BBQ |