2016-08-26 – 2016-08-27 · N. Charleston, SC · 📍 N. Charleston, SC
Grand Champion: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (695.3484) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
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.
Closer than 94% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5252 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
2 of 29 tracked editions
RHYTHM 'N QUE has won this contest 2 times across its 29 tracked editions.
Stronger than 97% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1662 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 4–5: ELITE BBQ SMOKERS and VICTORY SMOKERS tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Sauce This BBQ and RED BROTHERS BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: RED BROTHERS BBQ and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 18th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PALMETTO PITMASTERS (won 2014), CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (won 2014), ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE (won 2015).
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-19 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 667.4280 | TOMBSTONE BBQ | GQUE |
| 2013-05-31 | N. Charleston, SC | N. Charleston, SC | 27 | 678.2854 | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | KILLER B'S BBQ |
| 2013-08-02 | Rockford, IL | Rockford, IL | 30 | 683.9544 | TheBBQSuperStore.com | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA |
| 2013-09-06 | Chesapeake, VA | Chesapeake, VA | 30 | 673.6796 | Rhode Hog BBQ | SMOKE THIS |
| 2013-09-13 | Hendersonville, TN | Hendersonville, TN | 30 | 697.0972 | MOONSWINERS | Swamp Boys |
| 2013-10-11 | Midwest City, OK | Midwest City, OK | 30 | 697.6684 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| 2014-04-25 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 685.7140 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ |
| 2014-06-06 | N. Charleston, SC | N. Charleston, SC | 28 | 685.6684 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q |
| 2014-08-01 | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 30 | 689.1316 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | iBQ'n |
| 2014-08-29 | Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | 30 | 673.0740 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | THE BBQ GURU |
| 2014-09-05 | Southaven, MS | Southaven, MS | 30 | 701.7144 | PIG WHISPERERS | LANG BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2014-09-19 | Midwest City, OK | Midwest City, OK | 29 | 694.2288 | CLARK CREW BBQ | CAVEMAN CUISINE |
| 2015-04-24 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 702.8576 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| 2015-06-12 | N. Charleston, SC | N. Charleston, SC | 29 | 679.9428 | BIG DICK'S BBQ | 4:20 Q |
| 2015-08-07 | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 30 | 694.8344 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | BIG T'Z Q CRU |
| 2015-09-04 | Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | 30 | 688.5488 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | INSANE SWINE BBQ |
| 2015-09-18 | Southaven, MS | Southaven, MS | 30 | 701.1200 | CAJUN BLAZE | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ |
| 2015-09-25 | Midwest City, OK | Midwest City, OK | 30 | 694.2632 | CLARK CREW BBQ | SMOKEAHOLICS |
| 2016-04-22 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 695.4172 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ |
| 2016-07-01 | Marietta, GA | Marietta, GA | 30 | 697.6572 | CONTAGIOUS Q | Organizer Portal |
| 2016-08-26 ← this one | N. Charleston, SC | N. Charleston, SC | 30 | 695.3484 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| 2016-09-16 | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 30 | 705.7144 | LUCKY'S Q | TOTALLY SAUCED |
| 2016-09-23 | Midwest City, OK | Midwest City, OK | 30 | 698.8572 | JAESTAR BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| 2017-04-21 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 30 | 706.8572 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ |
| 2017-06-30 | Bartlett, TN | Bartlett, TN | 30 | 704.5488 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | RAZORRACKS |
| 2017-08-11 | N. Charleston, SC | N. Charleston, SC | 27 | 688.5144 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| 2017-08-25 | Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | 29 | 698.8228 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2017-09-15 | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 30 | 685.1432 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | iBQ'n |
| 2017-09-22 | Edmond, OK | Edmond, OK | 30 | 709.7260 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | JAESTAR BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 176.5716 | 171.9656 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 174.8572 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 172.0228 |
30 entries · top 695.3484 · median 679.6170
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
30 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.1258
30 entries · top 177.7372 · median 169.9714
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180