Aug 19–20, 2016 · Cape Girardeau, MO · 📍 Arena Park
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE won Grand Champion at the Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest on August 19, 2016 in Cape Girardeau, MO at Arena Park, scoring 683.9196 in a field of 51 teams. FIRE DANCER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.2396. Category winners: Chicken — A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE (178.2972); Pork Ribs — RURAL ROUTE BBQ (176.5828); Pork — AUTO"BE"GRILLIN (176.0000); Brisket — SMOKEY'S Q (177.1772). This is the 3rd of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by Hot Mess BBQ; 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 75% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6800 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 7 tracked editions
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 7–8: HOT MESS BBQ and THE FABULOUS FAULTLINERS tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE and SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM and River Eagle Glad to Meat You tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE turned in 178.2972 in chicken — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN T'S (won 2013), Hot Mess BBQ (won 2015).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2013 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Cape Girardeau, MO | 56 | 687.3256 | SMOKIN T'S | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 | 58 | 682.2856 | Hot Mess BBQ | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE |
| Aug 19, 2016 ← this one | Cape Girardeau, MO | Arena Park | 51 | 683.9196 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Arena Park | 43 | 685.6800 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Arena Park | 44 | 701.6684 | BYO GRILL | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 410 Kiwanis dr. | 45 | 701.6456 | Outlaw Hawgs BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 410 Kiwanis dr. | 27 | 682.7312 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 169.7028 | 166.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 169.1544 | 166.8800 |
| Pork | 176 | 172.5600 | 169.1428 |
| Brisket | 177.1772 | 170.8456 | 167.4172 |
51 entries · top 683.9196 · median 635.2344
51 entries · top 178.2972 · median 160.5256
51 entries · top 176.5828 · median 162.2744
51 entries · top 176 · median 160.5828
51 entries · top 177.1772 · median 155.4400