Sep 9–10, 2016 · Southwest Harbor, ME
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM won Grand Champion at the Nostrano Garlic Festival Presents: Great Maine BBQ Challenge at Smuggler's Den Campground on September 9, 2016 in Southwest Harbor, ME, scoring 697.1544 in a field of 20 teams. SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took Reserve Grand Champion with 674.7656. Category winners: Chicken — THE BASIC BBQ TEAM (173.1544); Pork Ribs — THE BASIC BBQ TEAM (176.0000); Pork — THE BASIC BBQ TEAM (177.1428); Brisket — A MAZIE Q (172.5600).
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 71 times in 100
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 100% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 22.3888 points — a wider margin than 100% of championships in the data.
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Brisket places 2–3: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and THE BASIC BBQ TEAM tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: THE BASIC BBQ TEAM and PADDY MCQ'S tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Rogue Hog BBQ edged SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA by 0.0116.
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 3rd.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1544 | 169.1200 | 162.2740 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 168 | 164.5256 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 169.7256 | 159.4056 |
| Brisket | 172.5600 | 170.8456 | 162.8000 |
20 entries · top 697.1544 · median 644.1602
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 5 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 7 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 9 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 10 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 11 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 12 | SWINE LANGUAGE | |
| 13 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - MA | |
| 14 | Smoking Boar | |
| 15 | The Snoring Warthog | |
| 16 | Dion 2 barbecue | |
| 17 | QFest BBQ | |
| 18 | BARBECUTIONERS | |
| 19 | Pork Nation | |
| 20 | ALLEYWAY BBQ |
20 entries · top 173.1544 · median 161.7084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 3 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 4 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | Smoking Boar | |
| 7 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - MA | |
| 8 | Dion 2 barbecue | |
| 9 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 10 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 11 | QFest BBQ | |
| 12 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 13 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 14 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | ALLEYWAY BBQ | |
| 16 | SWINE LANGUAGE | |
| 17 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | BARBECUTIONERS | |
| 19 | The Snoring Warthog | |
| 20 | Pork Nation |
20 entries · top 176 · median 163.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 3 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoking Boar | |
| 5 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 6 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 7 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 9 | The Snoring Warthog | |
| 10 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 11 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - MA | |
| 12 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 14 | Dion 2 barbecue | |
| 15 | SWINE LANGUAGE | |
| 16 | QFest BBQ | |
| 17 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 18 | BARBECUTIONERS | |
| 19 | ALLEYWAY BBQ | |
| 20 | Pork Nation |
20 entries · top 177.1428 · median 158.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 6 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 8 | SWINE LANGUAGE | |
| 9 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 10 | The Snoring Warthog | |
| 11 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 12 | Pork Nation | |
| 13 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 14 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 15 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - MA | |
| 16 | QFest BBQ | |
| 17 | BARBECUTIONERS | |
| 18 | ALLEYWAY BBQ | |
| 19 | Dion 2 barbecue | |
| 20 | Smoking Boar |
20 entries · top 172.5600 · median 159.3772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 5 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 7 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 8 | SWINE LANGUAGE | |
| 9 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 11 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 12 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 13 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - MA | |
| 14 | The Snoring Warthog | |
| 15 | Smoking Boar | |
| 16 | Dion 2 barbecue | |
| 17 | QFest BBQ | |
| 18 | BARBECUTIONERS | |
| 19 | Pork Nation | |
| 20 | ALLEYWAY BBQ |