Aug 6–7, 2016 · Ottawa, Canada · CANADA
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA won Grand Champion at the Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship on August 6, 2016 in Ottawa, CA, scoring 657.6800 in a field of 41 teams. Q'N CANUCKS took Reserve Grand Champion with 650.8688. Category winners: Chicken — Q'N CANUCKS (168.5600); Pork Ribs — KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND (171.4744); Pork — McLay Brothers BBQ (171.4628); Brisket — GOOD SMOKE BBQ (169.7028).
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.
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Brisket places 9–10: Amberwood BBQ and THE SNORTIN' BOAR tied on 155.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: SAINT BBQ edged BEHIND BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 9–10: HANGING BELLIES BBQ edged BIG BUBBA'S BBQ CO. by 0.0116.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 168.5600 | 164.0116 | 158.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4744 | 159.4172 | 156.5828 |
| Pork | 171.4628 | 162.8572 | 157.7144 |
| Brisket | 169.7028 | 160 | 155.9772 |
41 entries · top 657.6800 · median 602.1712
41 entries · top 168.5600 · median 154.2284
41 entries · top 171.4744 · median 150.8572
41 entries · top 171.4628 · median 151.9772
41 entries · top 169.7028 · median 148.5944
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.
31 entries · top 176.0344 · median 153.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokey Joe BBQ | |
| 3 | Amberwood BBQ | |
| 4 | KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND | |
| 5 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | KC ROCK | |
| 7 | Q+BREW | |
| 8 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 9 | PORK NINJAS | |
| 10 | HEAVY D BBQ | |
| 11 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 12 | Meatopia | |
| 13 | THE GOOD CUE CREW | |
| 14 | Ruby-Que Barbeque | |
| 15 | True Northern Barbecue | |
| 16 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 17 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 18 | SAINT BBQ | |
| 19 | THE SNORTIN' BOAR | |
| 20 | BOYMEETSGRILL | |
| 21 | BIG BUBBA'S BBQ CO. | |
| 22 | L'artisan du Fumoir | |
| 23 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 24 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 25 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 26 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 27 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 28 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 29 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 30 | P& R Sweet Heat - Appetite For Consumption | |
| 31 | PIG CASKET BBQ |
28 entries · top 179.4400 · median 160.8228