Sep 9–10, 2016 · Derby, KS · 📍 2801 E James
BARREL BOYS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Derby BBQ Festival on September 9, 2016 in Derby, KS at 2801 E James, scoring 697.1200 in a field of 38 teams. NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5600. Category winners: Chicken — WICHITA SWINEMEN (176.5600); Pork Ribs — NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ (178.8572); Pork — RISE N SWINE (179.4400); Brisket — WICHITA SWINEMEN (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ; the next was held in 2018.
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, 2014 to 2018 — 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 91% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100
BARREL BOYS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BUTCHER BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BARREL BOYS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was BARREL BOYS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 12th tracked contest.
Chicken places 4–5: IMAT BBQ and OUTHOUSE BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ and CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: BARREL BOYS BBQ and TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
WICHITA SWINEMEN won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
RISE N SWINE turned in 179.4400 in pork — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ (won 2015).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2014 | Derby, KS | Derby, KS 67037 | 38 | 705.7144 | WILDCATTERS Q CREW | PELLET ENVY |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Derby, KS | Derby, KS 67037 | 26 | 677.1428 | OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ | SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS |
| Sep 9, 2016 ← this one | Derby, KS | 2801 E James | 38 | 697.1200 | BARREL BOYS BBQ | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Derby, KS | 2801 E James St. | 40 | 700 | BUTCHER BBQ | HONKY-TONK SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 174.8572 | 173.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4288 | 174.2856 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 172 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
38 entries · top 697.1200 · median 668.7428
38 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.1428
38 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8286
38 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.5772
38 entries · top 180 · median 167.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
13 entries · top 342.8912 · median 316.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Lady's BBQ | |
| 2 | Dr. Love's BBQ | |
| 3 | Guys BBQ | |
| 4 | Senor Smokey | |
| 5 | Tasty Choice | |
| 6 | Dem Boys BBQ | |
| 7 | Getting Drunk and Falling Down Barbecue | |
| 8 | T-N-T Barbecue | |
| 9 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 10 | Smoke Masters Southern BBQ 2 | |
| 11 | BIC BBQ | |
| 12 | BEER-ME-QUE | |
| 13 | BBQ Winz |
11 entries · top 180 · median 170.2972 · 🔥 perfect 180
3 entries · top 178.8800 · median 174.3088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ainsly Tolman | |
| 2 | Parker Tauer | |
| 3 | Grandma Eve's Classic Cookies |
16 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8628
5 entries · top 171.4172 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triple Chocolate Gooey Mess | |
| 2 | LJ Bansemer | |
| 3 | Savannah Anthony | |
| 4 | M&M Chocolate Chip Cookie Express | |
| 5 | Chocolate Chip Caramel Surprise |
13 entries · top 173.7256 · median 159.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dem Boys BBQ | |
| 2 | Little Lady's BBQ | |
| 3 | Dr. Love's BBQ | |
| 4 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 5 | Guys BBQ | |
| 6 | Senor Smokey | |
| 7 | Tasty Choice | |
| 8 | Smoke Masters Southern BBQ 2 | |
| 9 | T-N-T Barbecue | |
| 10 | Getting Drunk and Falling Down Barbecue | |
| 11 | BEER-ME-QUE | |
| 12 | BIC BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ Winz |
13 entries · top 169.7256 · median 155.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Lady's BBQ | |
| 2 | Tasty Choice | |
| 3 | Getting Drunk and Falling Down Barbecue | |
| 4 | Senor Smokey | |
| 5 | Guys BBQ | |
| 6 | T-N-T Barbecue | |
| 7 | Dr. Love's BBQ | |
| 8 | BIC BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoke Masters Southern BBQ 2 | |
| 10 | BEER-ME-QUE | |
| 11 | Dem Boys BBQ | |
| 12 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 13 | BBQ Winz |