Sep 2–3, 2016 · Appleton City, MO
GETTIN' BASTED won Grand Champion at the Rockin Apples Festival on September 2, 2016 in Appleton City, MO, scoring 690.8000 in a field of 23 teams. CAVEMAN CUISINE took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.6572. Category winners: Chicken — Eli's Pit Crew (179.4400); Pork Ribs — UP SAUCE CREEK (179.4400); Pork — SONS OF A BRISKET (175.4172); Brisket — HIGH i QUE (178.8800).
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 81% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
GETTIN' BASTED won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.0112 points.
Stronger than 93% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1637 power rating going in — stronger than 93% of every contest tracked.
Pork Ribs places 9–10: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and MOKAN MEATHEADS tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: THE SMOKING HILLS and MOKAN MEATHEADS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: MOKAN MEATHEADS edged LAZY BACON BBQ by 0.0228.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 171.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 172.5944 | 171.4056 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 172.5600 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 172.5716 | 168.5256 |
23 entries · top 690.8000 · median 678.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 5 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 6 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 7 | UP SAUCE CREEK | |
| 8 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 9 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 10 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 11 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 12 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 13 | Eli's Pit Crew | |
| 14 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 15 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 16 | MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 18 | BLOWN AWAY BBQ | |
| 19 | ATOMIC HOG BBQ | |
| 20 | B & D'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 21 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 22 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' BILL'S |
23 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli's Pit Crew | |
| 2 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 5 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 6 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 7 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 8 | ATOMIC HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 10 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 11 | UP SAUCE CREEK | |
| 12 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 13 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 14 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 15 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 16 | MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | BLOWN AWAY BBQ | |
| 18 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 19 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 20 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 21 | B & D'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' BILL'S | |
| 23 | PARTS R SMOKIN |
23 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP SAUCE CREEK | |
| 2 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 3 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 4 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 5 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 10 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 11 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 12 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 13 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 14 | Eli's Pit Crew | |
| 15 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 16 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 17 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 18 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 19 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 20 | BLOWN AWAY BBQ | |
| 21 | ATOMIC HOG BBQ | |
| 22 | B & D'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' BILL'S |
23 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 2 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 3 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 5 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 6 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 9 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 10 | BLOWN AWAY BBQ | |
| 11 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 12 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 13 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' BILL'S | |
| 15 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 16 | ATOMIC HOG BBQ | |
| 17 | UP SAUCE CREEK | |
| 18 | Eli's Pit Crew | |
| 19 | MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | B & D'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 21 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 22 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 23 | PARTS R SMOKIN |
23 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 4 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 5 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 6 | UP SAUCE CREEK | |
| 7 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 8 | Eli's Pit Crew | |
| 9 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 12 | POLITICAL PORK | |
| 13 | BLOWN AWAY BBQ | |
| 14 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 15 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin in the Ozarks | |
| 17 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 18 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 19 | MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | B & D'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 21 | ATOMIC HOG BBQ | |
| 22 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' BILL'S |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
4 entries · top 180 · median 174.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | ATOMIC HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
9 entries · top 174.8456 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLE | |
| 2 | ELI | |
| 3 | KYLIE | |
| 4 | Molly | |
| 5 | BRETT | |
| 6 | Madelyn Kyle | |
| 7 | Olivia Kyle | |
| 8 | DANIKA | |
| 9 | Maycee Kyle |
19 entries · top 171.4284 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 2 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN 2 | |
| 3 | UP SAUCE CREEK 2 | |
| 4 | B & D'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 5 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED 2 | |
| 7 | Eli's Pit Crew | |
| 8 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 9 | THE SMOKIN HILLS 2 | |
| 10 | MOKAN MEATHEADS 2 | |
| 11 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 12 | UP SAUCE CREEK | |
| 13 | MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' BILL'S | |
| 15 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 16 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 17 | ATOMIC HOG BBQ | |
| 18 | PARTS R SMOKIN 2 | |
| 19 | WOOD HOOK BBQ |