Aug 13–14, 2016 · New London, CT
FOUR SMOKING GUYS won Grand Champion at the New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton on August 13, 2016 in New London, CT, scoring 677.2460 in a field of 25 teams. Rogue Hog BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.2344. Category winners: Chicken — BEERBEQUE (179.4400); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (178.8800); Pork — BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ (172.0228); Brisket — BEERBEQUE (173.7372). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2017.
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.
Closer than 98% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100
FOUR SMOKING GUYS came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
FOUR SMOKING GUYS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was FOUR SMOKING GUYS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 18th tracked contest.
Pork places 9–10: BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT and FIRE DOWN BELOW tied on 165.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ edged SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Rogue Hog BBQ edged BEVERAGE BROTHERS by 0.0116.
BEERBEQUE won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2016 ← this one | New London, CT | New London Waterfront Park | 25 | 677.2460 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | Rogue Hog BBQ |
| Aug 12, 2017 | New London, CT | New Waterfront Park | 14 | 683.4284 | PADDY MCQ'S | JOHN'S TWISTED Q |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 170.8456 | 167.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 170.8800 | 167.9888 |
| Pork | 172.0228 | 169.6800 | 165.7028 |
| Brisket | 173.7372 | 165.7372 | 162.8572 |
25 entries · top 677.2460 · median 658.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 2 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 3 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 4 | ACK-QUE | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 7 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 8 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 10 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 11 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 12 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 13 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 14 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 15 | FLATLANDER BARBECUE | |
| 16 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 17 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 18 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 19 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 20 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 21 | SLALOM SMOKERS | |
| 22 | A-Que | |
| 23 | FATTY BELLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 24 | Hoof Hearted | |
| 25 | G and G BBQ |
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.9312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 2 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 3 | ACK-QUE | |
| 4 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 5 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 6 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 9 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 10 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 11 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 12 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 13 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 14 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 15 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 16 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 18 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 19 | SLALOM SMOKERS | |
| 20 | FLATLANDER BARBECUE | |
| 21 | Hoof Hearted | |
| 22 | A-Que | |
| 23 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 24 | FATTY BELLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 25 | G and G BBQ |
25 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | FLATLANDER BARBECUE | |
| 3 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 5 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 7 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 8 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 9 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 11 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 12 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 13 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 14 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 15 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 16 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 17 | ACK-QUE | |
| 18 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 19 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 20 | A-Que | |
| 21 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 22 | SLALOM SMOKERS | |
| 23 | Hoof Hearted | |
| 24 | FATTY BELLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 25 | G and G BBQ |
25 entries · top 172.0228 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 2 | ACK-QUE | |
| 3 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 4 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 5 | FLATLANDER BARBECUE | |
| 6 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 8 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 10 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 11 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 13 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 14 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 15 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 16 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 17 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 18 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 19 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 21 | Hoof Hearted | |
| 22 | FATTY BELLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 23 | A-Que | |
| 24 | SLALOM SMOKERS | |
| 25 | G and G BBQ |
25 entries · top 173.7372 · median 161.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | ACK-QUE | |
| 6 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 9 | SLALOM SMOKERS | |
| 10 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 11 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 12 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 14 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 15 | FATTY BELLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 17 | FLATLANDER BARBECUE | |
| 18 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 19 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 21 | A-Que | |
| 22 | G and G BBQ | |
| 23 | Hoof Hearted | |
| 24 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 25 | THAT'S OUR QUE |