Sep 9–10, 2016 · Millington, TN · 📍 4351 Babe Howard Ave
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW won Grand Champion at the International Goat Days Championship BBQ on September 9, 2016 in Millington, TN at 4351 Babe Howard Ave, scoring 695.3716 in a field of 29 teams. SWEET SWINE O'MINE took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0516. Category winners: Chicken — SWEET SWINE O'MINE (178.8572); Pork Ribs — HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW (176.0000); Pork — BOOTYQUE (176.5600); Brisket — PORK ILLUSTRATED (174.8572). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by KILLER HOGS; the next was held in 2023.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW came in rated below the field's top team, BOOTYQUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: TENNESSEE MOJO and KILLER HOGS tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: BOOTYQUE and KILLER HOGS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: PORK ILLUSTRATED and SWEET SWINE O'MINE tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 6th.
SWEET SWINE O'MINE turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 177.1544 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: KILLER HOGS (won 2015).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2015 | Millington, TN | Millington, TN 38004 | 31 | 698.8344 | KILLER HOGS | HOGGY STYLE |
| Sep 9, 2016 ← this one | Millington, TN | 4351 Babe Howard Ave | 29 | 695.3716 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | SWEET SWINE O'MINE |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Millington, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 170.2744 | 166.2628 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 171.9656 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 170.8572 | 165.6800 |
29 entries · top 695.3716 · median 658.6628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 2 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 3 | PORK ILLUSTRATED | |
| 4 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 5 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 6 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 7 | Blue Collar Boys | |
| 8 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 9 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 11 | HOGGY STYLE | |
| 12 | SMOKEY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 13 | Bacon and Whiskey | |
| 14 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 15 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | |
| 16 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 17 | RIB-KA-TEERS | |
| 18 | WE HONGREE | |
| 19 | LICKMAN BBQ | |
| 20 | Security Smokers | |
| 21 | Cassell Cove Crew | |
| 22 | Cue Review | |
| 23 | HOT ROD HOGS | |
| 24 | COON VALLEY COOKERS | |
| 25 | Howe's My Cook'n | |
| 26 | HILLBILLY SMOKERS | |
| 27 | Boon Dock Smokers | |
| 28 | WOODCHIP BBQ | |
| 29 | HOT ROD ROASTERS |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 2 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 3 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 4 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 5 | PORK ILLUSTRATED | |
| 6 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 7 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 8 | Blue Collar Boys | |
| 9 | Bacon and Whiskey | |
| 10 | HOGGY STYLE | |
| 11 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | |
| 12 | LICKMAN BBQ | |
| 13 | HOT ROD HOGS | |
| 14 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 15 | WE HONGREE | |
| 16 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 17 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 18 | Cassell Cove Crew | |
| 19 | Howe's My Cook'n | |
| 20 | RIB-KA-TEERS | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 22 | SMOKEY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 23 | Security Smokers | |
| 24 | HILLBILLY SMOKERS | |
| 25 | COON VALLEY COOKERS | |
| 26 | Boon Dock Smokers | |
| 27 | Cue Review |
28 entries · top 176 · median 163.6744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 2 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 4 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 5 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 6 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 7 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 8 | SMOKEY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 9 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 10 | Blue Collar Boys | |
| 11 | PORK ILLUSTRATED | |
| 12 | Bacon and Whiskey | |
| 13 | HOGGY STYLE | |
| 14 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 15 | COON VALLEY COOKERS | |
| 16 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | |
| 17 | Cue Review | |
| 18 | Security Smokers | |
| 19 | HOT ROD HOGS | |
| 20 | LICKMAN BBQ | |
| 21 | Cassell Cove Crew | |
| 22 | RIB-KA-TEERS | |
| 23 | HILLBILLY SMOKERS | |
| 24 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 25 | WE HONGREE | |
| 26 | WOODCHIP BBQ | |
| 27 | Boon Dock Smokers | |
| 28 | Howe's My Cook'n |
29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 2 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 3 | HOGGY STYLE | |
| 4 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 5 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 6 | PORK ILLUSTRATED | |
| 7 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 8 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 9 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 11 | Bacon and Whiskey | |
| 12 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 13 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 14 | RIB-KA-TEERS | |
| 15 | Blue Collar Boys | |
| 16 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | |
| 17 | Cue Review | |
| 18 | SMOKEY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 19 | WE HONGREE | |
| 20 | WOODCHIP BBQ | |
| 21 | LICKMAN BBQ | |
| 22 | Howe's My Cook'n | |
| 23 | Security Smokers | |
| 24 | HOT ROD ROASTERS | |
| 25 | Boon Dock Smokers | |
| 26 | Cassell Cove Crew | |
| 27 | HILLBILLY SMOKERS | |
| 28 | COON VALLEY COOKERS | |
| 29 | HOT ROD HOGS |
27 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.6572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORK ILLUSTRATED | |
| 2 | Blue Collar Boys | |
| 3 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 4 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 5 | SMOKEY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 6 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 8 | RIB-KA-TEERS | |
| 9 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 10 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 11 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 12 | TENNESSEE MOJO | |
| 13 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 14 | AUTO"BE"GRILLIN | |
| 15 | WE HONGREE | |
| 16 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 17 | Bacon and Whiskey | |
| 18 | Cassell Cove Crew | |
| 19 | HOT ROD HOGS | |
| 20 | HOGGY STYLE | |
| 21 | Security Smokers | |
| 22 | LICKMAN BBQ | |
| 23 | Cue Review | |
| 24 | COON VALLEY COOKERS | |
| 25 | Howe's My Cook'n | |
| 26 | HILLBILLY SMOKERS | |
| 27 | Boon Dock Smokers |