Aug 12–13, 2016 · Tonka Bay, MN
CITY SLICKERS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) on August 12, 2016 in Tonka Bay, MN, scoring 693.0856 in a field of 35 teams. LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9660. Category winners: Chicken — RUB MY RACK (175.4056); Pork Ribs — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (176.5716); Pork — CITY SLICKERS BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — BARK 'N BONES BBQ (176.5828).
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 70 times in 100
CITY SLICKERS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 6–7: THE DOCFATHER BBQ and CITY SLICKERS BBQ tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: COOKS BAY BBQ and SUBTLE SMOKE tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: KOWALSKI'S WATER STREET BBQ CREW and SUBTLE SMOKE tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CITY SLICKERS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4056 | 171.9656 | 170.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 170.8228 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 172.5828 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 176.5828 | 172.5484 | 169.6800 |
35 entries · top 693.0856 · median 666.7540
35 entries · top 175.4056 · median 169.1200
35 entries · top 176.5716 · median 166.2744
35 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2400
35 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.7256