Aug 6–7, 2016 · Manitowoc, WI
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI won Grand Champion at the Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2) on August 6, 2016 in Manitowoc, WI, scoring 685.6800 in a field of 22 teams. IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.0972. Category winners: Chicken — 5 FINGER BBQ (177.7372); Pork Ribs — FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ (173.7372); Pork — T-MAC SMOKIN (177.7028); Brisket — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (180.0000).
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 78 times in 100
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: SMOKE FREAKS and TRUE SMOKE BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: PLASTERED PORK BBQ and WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY edged FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ by 0.0116.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 169.7144 | 166.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7372 | 170.8344 | 166.8344 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 180 | 167.9772 | 165.0856 |
22 entries · top 685.6800 · median 660.1828
22 entries · top 177.7372 · median 165.1028
22 entries · top 173.7372 · median 164.8286
22 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.4114
22 entries · top 180 · median 163.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180