A razor-thin finish
Closer than 92% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
- DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE
- SMELLAQUE
Sep 10–11, 2016 · Langley, British of Columbia, BC · CANADA · 📍 117-20353-64 avenue
DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE won Grand Champion at the BBQ off the Bypass on September 10, 2016 in Langley, British of Columbia, BC at 117-20353-64 avenue, scoring 657.0512 in a field of 18 teams. SMELLAQUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 656.4912. Category winners: Chicken — Hog Shack BBQ (174.9028); Pork Ribs — SMELLAQUE (170.8456); Pork — RUSTY'S BBQ (171.4056); Brisket — DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE (173.7028).
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 92% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
This was DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 16th tracked contest.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 2.8568 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Mak Daddies finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Brisket places 9–10: BUSH KITCHEN BBQ TEAM edged RUSTY'S BBQ by 0.0112. Brisket places 4–5: SMELLAQUE edged FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 9–10: Mak Daddies edged FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ by 0.0572.
DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 14th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.9028 | 164.0228 | 159.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8456 | 166.8916 | 160.5600 |
| Pork | 171.4056 | 164.0228 | 159.4400 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 161.1084 | 154.8232 |
18 entries · top 657.0512 · median 625.8630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 3 | Mak Daddies | |
| 4 | Hog Shack BBQ | |
| 5 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Wibs n Fixuns | |
| 9 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 10 | THE SMOKIN' GRILL NEXT DOOR | |
| 11 | BUSH KITCHEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 13 | Buzz Saw BBQ | |
| 14 | Braai-Q | |
| 15 | HELLUVA 'Q | |
| 16 | BARKING BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | Stacked Racks | |
| 18 | Pigs N Heat |
18 entries · top 174.9028 · median 160.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hog Shack BBQ | |
| 2 | Wibs n Fixuns | |
| 3 | Mak Daddies | |
| 4 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | BARKING BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 8 | DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | Buzz Saw BBQ | |
| 10 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 11 | THE SMOKIN' GRILL NEXT DOOR | |
| 12 | BUSH KITCHEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | HELLUVA 'Q | |
| 14 | Stacked Racks | |
| 15 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 16 | Braai-Q | |
| 17 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Pigs N Heat |
18 entries · top 170.8456 · median 161.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2 | Hog Shack BBQ | |
| 3 | BUSH KITCHEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Stacked Racks | |
| 5 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 6 | DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | Buzz Saw BBQ | |
| 8 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 9 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 11 | Mak Daddies | |
| 12 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 13 | BARKING BOYS BBQ | |
| 14 | HELLUVA 'Q | |
| 15 | THE SMOKIN' GRILL NEXT DOOR | |
| 16 | Wibs n Fixuns | |
| 17 | Pigs N Heat | |
| 18 | Braai-Q |
18 entries · top 171.4056 · median 159.4686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | THE SMOKIN' GRILL NEXT DOOR | |
| 4 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 5 | Braai-Q | |
| 6 | Pigs N Heat | |
| 7 | HELLUVA 'Q | |
| 8 | Hog Shack BBQ | |
| 9 | Mak Daddies | |
| 10 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 12 | Wibs n Fixuns | |
| 13 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 14 | DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | Buzz Saw BBQ | |
| 16 | BARKING BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | BUSH KITCHEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | Stacked Racks |
18 entries · top 173.7028 · median 154.8288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | Mak Daddies | |
| 3 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 5 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 6 | Wibs n Fixuns | |
| 7 | Braai-Q | |
| 8 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 9 | BUSH KITCHEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Hog Shack BBQ | |
| 12 | THE SMOKIN' GRILL NEXT DOOR | |
| 13 | HELLUVA 'Q | |
| 14 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 15 | BARKING BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Pigs N Heat | |
| 17 | Buzz Saw BBQ | |
| 18 | Stacked Racks |
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.
8 entries · top 160.0228 · median 154.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stacked Racks | |
| 2 | Braai-Q | |
| 3 | THE SMOKIN' GRILL NEXT DOOR | |
| 4 | Hog Shack BBQ | |
| 5 | Pigs N Heat | |
| 6 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 8 | BUSH KITCHEN BBQ TEAM |