Aug 12–13, 2016 · Atlanta, GA · 📍 Perimeter Mall, 4400 Ashford Dunwoody RD
POT'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Atlanta Bar B Q Festival on August 12, 2016 in Atlanta, GA at Perimeter Mall, 4400 Ashford Dunwoody RD, scoring 705.0856 in a field of 28 teams. CRAFT BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.2400. Category winners: Chicken — Schorr Good BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — Department of Porks and Rumpreation (176.5828); Pork — POT'S BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — CRAFT BBQ (178.8572).
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.
Chicken places 3–4: Unprohibited and AWESOME Q tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Unprohibited and BEN'S BEST QUE AND STEW tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: UNCOMMON Q and BHR BIG BUTTS BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
POT'S BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 173.1200 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4056 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2856 | 168.5256 |
28 entries · top 705.0856 · median 667.8914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 2 | CRAFT BBQ | |
| 3 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 4 | Unprohibited | |
| 5 | BHR BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | AWESOME Q | |
| 7 | CITY GONE COUNTRY | |
| 8 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 9 | Willingham's | |
| 10 | Department of Porks and Rumpreation | |
| 11 | Schorr Good BBQ | |
| 12 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 13 | 3TAXIGUYS | |
| 14 | Marr B Q | |
| 15 | UNCOMMON Q | |
| 16 | The 300 | |
| 17 | IB SMOKIN' - ATL | |
| 18 | FRONT PORCH GEORGIA BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE SLINGERS - GA | |
| 20 | BEN'S BEST QUE AND STEW | |
| 21 | Hogslap BBQ | |
| 22 | BBQ SHOGUN | |
| 23 | MOUNTAIN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke in a Tree | |
| 25 | SONNY'S PIT MASTERS | |
| 26 | HOG AND ALE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 27 | ADVANCED SMOKENOMICS | |
| 28 | Southern Tailgates |
27 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schorr Good BBQ | |
| 2 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Unprohibited | |
| 4 | AWESOME Q | |
| 5 | CRAFT BBQ | |
| 6 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 7 | 3TAXIGUYS | |
| 8 | CITY GONE COUNTRY | |
| 9 | Department of Porks and Rumpreation | |
| 10 | Willingham's | |
| 11 | Marr B Q | |
| 12 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 13 | IB SMOKIN' - ATL | |
| 14 | Hogslap BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke in a Tree | |
| 16 | BEN'S BEST QUE AND STEW | |
| 17 | UNCOMMON Q | |
| 18 | BHR BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 19 | The 300 | |
| 20 | MOUNTAIN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE SLINGERS - GA | |
| 22 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ SHOGUN | |
| 24 | HOG AND ALE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 25 | SONNY'S PIT MASTERS | |
| 26 | ADVANCED SMOKENOMICS | |
| 27 | FRONT PORCH GEORGIA BBQ |
28 entries · top 176.5828 · median 168.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Porks and Rumpreation | |
| 2 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 3 | CRAFT BBQ | |
| 4 | Willingham's | |
| 5 | Unprohibited | |
| 6 | BEN'S BEST QUE AND STEW | |
| 7 | 3TAXIGUYS | |
| 8 | UNCOMMON Q | |
| 9 | BHR BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | Marr B Q | |
| 11 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 12 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 13 | FRONT PORCH GEORGIA BBQ | |
| 14 | AWESOME Q | |
| 15 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 16 | Southern Tailgates | |
| 17 | CITY GONE COUNTRY | |
| 18 | Schorr Good BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE SLINGERS - GA | |
| 20 | The 300 | |
| 21 | IB SMOKIN' - ATL | |
| 22 | Hogslap BBQ | |
| 23 | MOUNTAIN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | SONNY'S PIT MASTERS | |
| 25 | BBQ SHOGUN | |
| 26 | HOG AND ALE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 27 | ADVANCED SMOKENOMICS | |
| 28 | Smoke in a Tree |
28 entries · top 180 · median 169.1258 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 2 | BHR BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 4 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 5 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 6 | CITY GONE COUNTRY | |
| 7 | AWESOME Q | |
| 8 | Schorr Good BBQ | |
| 9 | CRAFT BBQ | |
| 10 | The 300 | |
| 11 | SMOKE SLINGERS - GA | |
| 12 | Department of Porks and Rumpreation | |
| 13 | ADVANCED SMOKENOMICS | |
| 14 | 3TAXIGUYS | |
| 15 | Unprohibited | |
| 16 | UNCOMMON Q | |
| 17 | MOUNTAIN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | Willingham's | |
| 19 | FRONT PORCH GEORGIA BBQ | |
| 20 | IB SMOKIN' - ATL | |
| 21 | BEN'S BEST QUE AND STEW | |
| 22 | BBQ SHOGUN | |
| 23 | SONNY'S PIT MASTERS | |
| 24 | HOG AND ALE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 25 | Smoke in a Tree | |
| 26 | Southern Tailgates | |
| 27 | Marr B Q | |
| 28 | Hogslap BBQ |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRAFT BBQ | |
| 2 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Unprohibited | |
| 4 | BHR BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | CITY GONE COUNTRY | |
| 6 | FRONT PORCH GEORGIA BBQ | |
| 7 | AWESOME Q | |
| 8 | Willingham's | |
| 9 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 10 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 11 | Marr B Q | |
| 12 | Hogslap BBQ | |
| 13 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 14 | ADVANCED SMOKENOMICS | |
| 15 | BBQ SHOGUN | |
| 16 | IB SMOKIN' - ATL | |
| 17 | The 300 | |
| 18 | Smoke in a Tree | |
| 19 | HOG AND ALE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 20 | SONNY'S PIT MASTERS | |
| 21 | Schorr Good BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKE SLINGERS - GA | |
| 23 | Department of Porks and Rumpreation | |
| 24 | UNCOMMON Q | |
| 25 | MOUNTAIN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 26 | 3TAXIGUYS | |
| 27 | BEN'S BEST QUE AND STEW |