Aug 5–6, 2016 · Huntington Beach, CA
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ won Grand Champion at the Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons on August 5, 2016 in Huntington Beach, CA, scoring 695.9428 in a field of 36 teams. LADY OF Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9544. Category winners: Chicken — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ (177.1544); Pork — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (176.5600); Brisket — TEAM WOODSHED (176.0116). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by PIGSKIN 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, 2013 to 2016 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 5–6: HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ and MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: SIN CITY SMOKERS and 7 SINS BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: COME AND TAKE IT BBQ and SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Chicken, Pork — a double.
BIG POPPA SMOKERS turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.8800 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2013 | Huntington State Beach, CA | Huntington State Beach, CA | 63 | 690.8000 | LEFT COAST Q | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Huntington Beach, CA | Huntington Beach, CA 92655 | 58 | 701.6684 | PIGSKIN BBQ | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ |
| Aug 5, 2016 ← this one | Huntington Beach, CA | Huntington Beach, CA 92655 | 36 | 695.9428 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | LADY OF Q |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4056 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 173.7372 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.1544 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 176.0116 | 170.8572 | 167.9656 |
36 entries · top 695.9428 · median 657.0572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | LADY OF Q | |
| 3 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 4 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 6 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 7 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 9 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | |
| 10 | Brisket Brothers | |
| 11 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 12 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 14 | TEAM WOODSHED | |
| 15 | SIN CITY SMOKERS | |
| 16 | TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 18 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 19 | FOUR KING BBQ | |
| 20 | COME AND TAKE IT BBQ | |
| 21 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 22 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 23 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 24 | YARD LOBSTER BBQ | |
| 25 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 26 | HBQ | |
| 27 | REVIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 28 | BAD DOG BBQ - DE | |
| 29 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 30 | Westgrove Smokehouse | |
| 31 | BREW HAWG | |
| 32 | Team Awesome | |
| 33 | RONI'S RIBS | |
| 34 | .Smokin J's | |
| 35 | A.F.U. - ALL FIRED UP | |
| 36 | TIE DYE BBQ |
36 entries · top 180 · median 167.3942 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | LADY OF Q | |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 5 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 6 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SIN CITY SMOKERS | |
| 8 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 9 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 10 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 11 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 12 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | |
| 13 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 14 | TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | |
| 15 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 16 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 19 | FOUR KING BBQ | |
| 20 | Westgrove Smokehouse | |
| 21 | Brisket Brothers | |
| 22 | YARD LOBSTER BBQ | |
| 23 | REVIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 24 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 25 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 26 | BAD DOG BBQ - DE | |
| 27 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 28 | .Smokin J's | |
| 29 | TEAM WOODSHED | |
| 30 | HBQ | |
| 31 | BREW HAWG | |
| 32 | COME AND TAKE IT BBQ | |
| 33 | Team Awesome | |
| 34 | RONI'S RIBS | |
| 35 | TIE DYE BBQ | |
| 36 | A.F.U. - ALL FIRED UP |
36 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 3 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | |
| 4 | LADY OF Q | |
| 5 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 6 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 7 | COME AND TAKE IT BBQ | |
| 8 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 9 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Brisket Brothers | |
| 11 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 12 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 14 | SIN CITY SMOKERS | |
| 15 | FOUR KING BBQ | |
| 16 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 17 | YARD LOBSTER BBQ | |
| 18 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 19 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 21 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 22 | TEAM WOODSHED | |
| 23 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 24 | BAD DOG BBQ - DE | |
| 25 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 26 | Westgrove Smokehouse | |
| 27 | REVIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 28 | TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | |
| 29 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 30 | BREW HAWG | |
| 31 | Team Awesome | |
| 32 | HBQ | |
| 33 | RONI'S RIBS | |
| 34 | A.F.U. - ALL FIRED UP | |
| 35 | TIE DYE BBQ | |
| 36 | .Smokin J's |
36 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 4 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | |
| 5 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 6 | LADY OF Q | |
| 7 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 8 | Team Awesome | |
| 9 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 10 | HBQ | |
| 11 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 12 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 13 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Brisket Brothers | |
| 15 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 16 | TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | |
| 17 | COME AND TAKE IT BBQ | |
| 18 | BREW HAWG | |
| 19 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | REVIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 21 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 22 | TEAM WOODSHED | |
| 23 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 24 | FOUR KING BBQ | |
| 25 | YARD LOBSTER BBQ | |
| 26 | Westgrove Smokehouse | |
| 27 | SIN CITY SMOKERS | |
| 28 | BAD DOG BBQ - DE | |
| 29 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 30 | RONI'S RIBS | |
| 31 | A.F.U. - ALL FIRED UP | |
| 32 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 33 | .Smokin J's | |
| 34 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 35 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 36 | TIE DYE BBQ |
36 entries · top 176.0116 · median 161.1144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM WOODSHED | |
| 2 | CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S | |
| 3 | Brisket Brothers | |
| 4 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 5 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 6 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 8 | TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | |
| 9 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 12 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 13 | LADY OF Q | |
| 14 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 15 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 17 | SIN CITY SMOKERS | |
| 18 | HBQ | |
| 19 | TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | |
| 20 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 21 | COME AND TAKE IT BBQ | |
| 22 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 23 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 24 | FOUR KING BBQ | |
| 25 | REVIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN IT UP BBQ | |
| 27 | YARD LOBSTER BBQ | |
| 28 | BAD DOG BBQ - DE | |
| 29 | RONI'S RIBS | |
| 30 | Westgrove Smokehouse | |
| 31 | BREW HAWG | |
| 32 | Team Awesome | |
| 33 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 34 | TIE DYE BBQ | |
| 35 | .Smokin J's | |
| 36 | A.F.U. - ALL FIRED UP |
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 173.7372 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Brendan | |
| 2 | Ferbeque | |
| 3 | .Hickory & Spice, JR | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 5 | .Grill & Chill BBQ | |
| 6 | ..Yard Shrimp BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Jayden |
3 entries · top 169.1772 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Loot | |
| 2 | TEAM BACON | |
| 3 | .Fatty Nat's |