Aug 12–13, 2016 · Woodward, OK · 📍 Christal Beach Park
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO won Grand Champion at the CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ on August 12, 2016 in Woodward, OK at Christal Beach Park, scoring 691.9772 in a field of 29 teams. CLARK CREW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0968. Category winners: Chicken — BUTCHER BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (179.4400); Pork — SMOKEDOUT BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — RISE N SWINE (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by THE AMERICAN DREAM 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.
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
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO came in rated below the field's top team, CLARK CREW BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 3–4: BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ and IDA RED'S tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO and OKIEQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: CLARK CREW BBQ and NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
RISE N SWINE turned in 178.8572 in brisket — past the 175.4400 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (won 2015).
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 7, 2015 | Woodward, OK | Woodward, OK 73801 | 26 | 701.1084 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| Aug 12, 2016 ← this one | Woodward, OK | Christal Beach Park | 29 | 691.9772 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 173.1544 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 172.5828 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2856 | 169.1428 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 171.4056 | 169.1084 |
29 entries · top 691.9772 · median 648.4800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 4 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 5 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 6 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 7 | OKIEQ | |
| 8 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 9 | KOSMOSQ.COM | |
| 10 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 11 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 12 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 13 | Dr. Alan | |
| 14 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 15 | Truckin' Good BBQ | |
| 16 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 19 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 20 | IDA RED'S | |
| 21 | Texas Twisted Trio BBQ | |
| 22 | SOONER QUE | |
| 23 | TIKI QUE | |
| 24 | Seaboard Foods | |
| 25 | SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ | |
| 26 | LITTLE HOLLEY'S BBQ | |
| 27 | J-Mac BBQ | |
| 28 | SWATTY CREW BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN ME CRAZY |
29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 2 | TIKI QUE | |
| 3 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 4 | IDA RED'S | |
| 5 | OKIEQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN ME CRAZY | |
| 7 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 8 | KOSMOSQ.COM | |
| 9 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 10 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 11 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 13 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Dr. Alan | |
| 15 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 16 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 17 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 18 | SOONER QUE | |
| 19 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 20 | Texas Twisted Trio BBQ | |
| 21 | J-Mac BBQ | |
| 22 | Seaboard Foods | |
| 23 | LITTLE HOLLEY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Truckin' Good BBQ | |
| 25 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 26 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 29 | SWATTY CREW BBQ |
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 3 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 4 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Truckin' Good BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 7 | OKIEQ | |
| 8 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | Dr. Alan | |
| 10 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 11 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 12 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | Texas Twisted Trio BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ | |
| 15 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 16 | SWATTY CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | LITTLE HOLLEY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 19 | KOSMOSQ.COM | |
| 20 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 21 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 22 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 23 | SMOKIN ME CRAZY | |
| 24 | TIKI QUE | |
| 25 | IDA RED'S | |
| 26 | SOONER QUE | |
| 27 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 28 | Seaboard Foods | |
| 29 | J-Mac BBQ |
28 entries · top 180 · median 165.9884 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 2 | KOSMOSQ.COM | |
| 3 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 4 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 6 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 7 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 8 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 9 | Truckin' Good BBQ | |
| 10 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 11 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 12 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 13 | SWATTY CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | Dr. Alan | |
| 15 | Seaboard Foods | |
| 16 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | J-Mac BBQ | |
| 18 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 19 | SOONER QUE | |
| 20 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 21 | SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ | |
| 22 | OKIEQ | |
| 23 | LITTLE HOLLEY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 25 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 26 | IDA RED'S | |
| 27 | TIKI QUE | |
| 28 | Texas Twisted Trio BBQ |
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 2 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 3 | OKIEQ | |
| 4 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 5 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 8 | KOSMOSQ.COM | |
| 9 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 10 | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE | |
| 11 | SWATTY CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | BOOM CITY BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN ME CRAZY | |
| 14 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 15 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 16 | TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 18 | BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 19 | SOONER QUE | |
| 20 | Texas Twisted Trio BBQ | |
| 21 | Dr. Alan | |
| 22 | IDA RED'S | |
| 23 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 24 | Truckin' Good BBQ | |
| 25 | Seaboard Foods | |
| 26 | TIKI QUE | |
| 27 | J-Mac BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ | |
| 29 | LITTLE HOLLEY'S BBQ |
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.
4 entries · top 180 · median 168.8972 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JD Smoke Johnnie Durossette | |
| 2 | Travelin' Smoke BBQ Kaylee & Kylee Whittley | |
| 3 | Tegan Charmasson | |
| 4 | Travelin' Smoke BBQ Jacob & Isaac Whittley |
9 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1200