Aug 19–20, 2016 · South Windsor, CT
THAT'S OUR QUE won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on August 19, 2016 in South Windsor, CT, scoring 685.6456 in a field of 26 teams. LO' -N- SLO' BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.6688. Category winners: Chicken — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — THAT'S OUR QUE (175.4400); Pork — FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY (176.0228); Brisket — CHICKEN CHOKERS (177.7028). This is the 98th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by SAUCED! BBQ TEAM; the next was held in 2016.
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 2017 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
THAT'S OUR QUE came in rated below the field's top team, INSANE SWINE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was THAT'S OUR QUE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 19th tracked contest.
4 of 125 tracked editions
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 125 tracked editions.
Pork places 5–6: PORK BUTT PARADISE and THAT'S OUR QUE tied on 167.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: CHICKEN CHOKERS and SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY tied on 166.2284 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: THAT'S OUR QUE and INSANE SWINE BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THAT'S OUR QUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: FEEDING FRIENDZ (won 2013), INSANE SWINE BBQ (won 2015).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 171.9656 | 165.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 169.1428 | 164 |
| Pork | 176.0228 | 167.9656 | 166.2284 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 170.8228 | 165.1200 |
26 entries · top 685.6456 · median 655.4232
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 2 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 3 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 4 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 5 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 6 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 7 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 8 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 10 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 11 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 12 | QUE BIZ | |
| 13 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 14 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 15 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 17 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 18 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 19 | BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 20 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' CATTLE DOG BBQ | |
| 22 | DIESEL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN SOMETHING | |
| 26 | SQUEALING FOR VENGEANCE |
26 entries · top 180 · median 163.7086 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 2 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 3 | QUE BIZ | |
| 4 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 5 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 6 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 7 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 8 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 9 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 10 | BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 11 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 13 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 14 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 15 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 17 | DIESEL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 19 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' CATTLE DOG BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ | |
| 22 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 23 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 24 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN SOMETHING | |
| 26 | SQUEALING FOR VENGEANCE |
26 entries · top 175.4400 · median 160
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 2 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 3 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 4 | QUE BIZ | |
| 5 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 6 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 8 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 9 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 10 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 11 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 13 | DIESEL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 15 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 18 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 19 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 20 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' CATTLE DOG BBQ | |
| 22 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 23 | BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 24 | SQUEALING FOR VENGEANCE | |
| 25 | SMOKIN SOMETHING | |
| 26 | SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ |
26 entries · top 176.0228 · median 164.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 3 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 5 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 6 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 7 | QUE BIZ | |
| 8 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 10 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 11 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 12 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 13 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 14 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 15 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 16 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 17 | SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ | |
| 18 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 19 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 20 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 21 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 22 | BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' CATTLE DOG BBQ | |
| 24 | DIESEL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN SOMETHING | |
| 26 | SQUEALING FOR VENGEANCE |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.1372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 2 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 3 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 4 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 5 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 6 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 7 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 8 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 9 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 10 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 11 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 12 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 14 | BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 15 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 16 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 17 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 18 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' CATTLE DOG BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 21 | QUE BIZ | |
| 22 | DIESEL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 24 | SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN SOMETHING | |
| 26 | SQUEALING FOR VENGEANCE |