Aug 6–7, 2016 · Gothenburg, Sweden · SWEDEN
BUTTRUB.COM won Grand Champion at the Smoke in the North on August 6, 2016 in Gothenburg, SE, scoring 674.2512 in a field of 31 teams. FREE RANGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 668.0688. Category winners: Chicken — FREE RANGE BBQ (173.7372); Pork Ribs — GRILLIGION (174.3316); Pork — BUTTRUB.COM (175.4400); Brisket — Viking BBQ (178.8572). This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by MISS PIGGY'S U.K.; the next was held in 2024.
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, 2014 to 2025 — 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.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: The BBQ Hill Billy's and PUREBBQ tied on 170.8800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: FREE RANGE BBQ and THE BARKTENDERS tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS edged WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ by 0.0116.
BUTTRUB.COM took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 16th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM (won 2014), MISS PIGGY'S U.K. (won 2015).
This contest usually draws about 21 teams
31 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 21.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2014 | Olofstorp Sweden, EU | Olofstorp Sweden, EU 42470 | 15 | 675.3600 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | GHOST BARBECUE |
| Aug 1, 2015 | Gunnilse/Gothenburg | Gunnilse/Gothenburg, | 26 | 704.5944 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | LETZQ |
| Aug 6, 2016 ← this one | Gothenburg, Sweden | Gothenburg, SE | 31 | 674.2512 | BUTTRUB.COM | FREE RANGE BBQ |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Rolfstorp | Akulla Outdoor Resort | 23 | 693.1544 | Insomnia BBQ Team | BADBOY BUTCHERS BBQ |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Rolfstorp | Akulla Outdoor Resort | 31 | 674.8680 | No Name | BBQ+ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7372 | 169.1084 | 165.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.3316 | 169.7372 | 164.6172 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 166.8456 | 163.3828 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 172.0228 | 165.1316 |
31 entries · top 674.2512 · median 646.7540
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 2 | FREE RANGE BBQ | |
| 3 | PUREBBQ | |
| 4 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 6 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 7 | SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 8 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 9 | LETZQ | |
| 10 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 11 | GRILLIGION | |
| 12 | Viking BBQ | |
| 13 | WOODSMOKE.DK | |
| 14 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 15 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 16 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 17 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 18 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 19 | HET KOOKVUUR | |
| 20 | BURNING TORNADO BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 21 | Cozy Pig BBQ | |
| 22 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 23 | Real Smokers BBQ team | |
| 24 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 25 | The BBQ Hill Billy's | |
| 26 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 27 | GRRILLGRABBARNA | |
| 28 | Infernum BBQ | |
| 29 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 30 | Pirates bbq team | |
| 31 | M&M BBQ and Racing Team |
31 entries · top 173.7372 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FREE RANGE BBQ | |
| 2 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 3 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 4 | Cozy Pig BBQ | |
| 5 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 6 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 7 | GRILLIGION | |
| 8 | WOODSMOKE.DK | |
| 9 | SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 10 | BURNING TORNADO BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 11 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 12 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 13 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 14 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 15 | LETZQ | |
| 16 | PUREBBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 18 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 19 | Viking BBQ | |
| 20 | HET KOOKVUUR | |
| 21 | Infernum BBQ | |
| 22 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 23 | Pirates bbq team | |
| 24 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 25 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 26 | GRRILLGRABBARNA | |
| 27 | M&M BBQ and Racing Team | |
| 28 | The BBQ Hill Billy's | |
| 29 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 30 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 31 | Real Smokers BBQ team |
31 entries · top 174.3316 · median 158.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLIGION | |
| 2 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 3 | The BBQ Hill Billy's | |
| 4 | PUREBBQ | |
| 5 | SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 6 | Real Smokers BBQ team | |
| 7 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 8 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 9 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 10 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 11 | LETZQ | |
| 12 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 13 | Cozy Pig BBQ | |
| 14 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 15 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 16 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 17 | WOODSMOKE.DK | |
| 18 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 19 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 20 | Infernum BBQ | |
| 21 | FREE RANGE BBQ | |
| 22 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 23 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 24 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 25 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | Pirates bbq team | |
| 27 | HET KOOKVUUR | |
| 28 | GRRILLGRABBARNA | |
| 29 | BURNING TORNADO BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 30 | Viking BBQ | |
| 31 | M&M BBQ and Racing Team |
31 entries · top 175.4400 · median 160.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 2 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 5 | BURNING TORNADO BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 6 | LETZQ | |
| 7 | FREE RANGE BBQ | |
| 8 | Viking BBQ | |
| 9 | GRRILLGRABBARNA | |
| 10 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 11 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 12 | WOODSMOKE.DK | |
| 13 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 15 | PUREBBQ | |
| 16 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 17 | Real Smokers BBQ team | |
| 18 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 19 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 20 | HET KOOKVUUR | |
| 21 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 22 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 23 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 24 | GRILLIGION | |
| 25 | Pirates bbq team | |
| 26 | SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 27 | Cozy Pig BBQ | |
| 28 | The BBQ Hill Billy's | |
| 29 | Infernum BBQ | |
| 30 | M&M BBQ and Racing Team | |
| 31 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS |
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viking BBQ | |
| 2 | FREE RANGE BBQ | |
| 3 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 4 | PUREBBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 6 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 7 | SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 8 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 9 | Real Smokers BBQ team | |
| 10 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 11 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 12 | HET KOOKVUUR | |
| 13 | LETZQ | |
| 14 | WOODSMOKE.DK | |
| 15 | SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC | |
| 16 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 17 | GRILLIGION | |
| 18 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 19 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 20 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 21 | The BBQ Hill Billy's | |
| 22 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 23 | BURNING TORNADO BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 24 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 25 | GRRILLGRABBARNA | |
| 26 | Infernum BBQ | |
| 27 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 28 | Cozy Pig BBQ | |
| 29 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 30 | Pirates bbq team | |
| 31 | M&M BBQ and Racing Team |
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.
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.2742