2016-09-10 – 2016-09-11 · Devon, PA · 📍 23 Dorset Dr
Grand Champion: THE BBQ GURU (682.7540) · 33 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 DRILLING & GRILLING
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 69 times in 100
THE BBQ GURU came in rated below the field's top team, 3 EYZ BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 3–4: APORKALYPSE NOW and BRISKET BURNERS tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: BEERBEQUE and LO' -N- SLO' BBQ tied on 164.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: DEAD ON Q edged GUZZY-Q by 0.0116.
THE BBQ GURU took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 11th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8688 | 172.0456 | 170.8916 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4056 | 170.2744 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 168.5828 | 164.5256 |
| Brisket | 174.3200 | 167.3828 | 165.7028 |
33 entries · top 682.7540 · median 653.5884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 2 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 3 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 4 | PIGHEADED BBQ | |
| 5 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 7 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 8 | SMOKIN FOOLZ | |
| 9 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 10 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 11 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 12 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 13 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 14 | FINN'S FINEST BBQ | |
| 15 | BRISKET BURNERS | |
| 16 | HAWG NATION BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION | |
| 18 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 19 | WILBUR'S REVENGE | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 21 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 22 | GUZZY-Q | |
| 23 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 24 | DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | |
| 25 | FLYING PORKERS | |
| 26 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 27 | BIG D'S BBQ | |
| 28 | Hog Feathers | |
| 29 | PHILLY UNDERHOGS | |
| 30 | BBQ BUDDHA | |
| 31 | PIG PEN BBQ | |
| 32 | PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN | |
| 33 | CAPT'N DICK'S BBQ LLC |
33 entries · top 174.8688 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 3 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 4 | BRISKET BURNERS | |
| 5 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 6 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 7 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 8 | GUZZY-Q | |
| 9 | SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION | |
| 10 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 11 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 12 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 13 | HAWG NATION BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN FOOLZ | |
| 15 | PHILLY UNDERHOGS | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 17 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 18 | FINN'S FINEST BBQ | |
| 19 | PIGHEADED BBQ | |
| 20 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 21 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 22 | Hog Feathers | |
| 23 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 24 | WILBUR'S REVENGE | |
| 25 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 26 | FLYING PORKERS | |
| 27 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 28 | DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | |
| 29 | PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN | |
| 30 | BIG D'S BBQ | |
| 31 | CAPT'N DICK'S BBQ LLC | |
| 32 | PIG PEN BBQ | |
| 33 | BBQ BUDDHA |
33 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGHEADED BBQ | |
| 2 | FINN'S FINEST BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 4 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 5 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 7 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 8 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 9 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN FOOLZ | |
| 11 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 12 | SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION | |
| 13 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 14 | Hog Feathers | |
| 15 | DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | |
| 16 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 18 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 19 | PHILLY UNDERHOGS | |
| 20 | HAWG NATION BBQ | |
| 21 | WILBUR'S REVENGE | |
| 22 | PIG PEN BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG D'S BBQ | |
| 24 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 25 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 26 | FLYING PORKERS | |
| 27 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 28 | BRISKET BURNERS | |
| 29 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 30 | GUZZY-Q | |
| 31 | BBQ BUDDHA | |
| 32 | CAPT'N DICK'S BBQ LLC | |
| 33 | PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN |
33 entries · top 177.7028 · median 159.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 2 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 3 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 4 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 6 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 7 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ BUDDHA | |
| 9 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 10 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 11 | PIGHEADED BBQ | |
| 12 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 13 | HAWG NATION BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN FOOLZ | |
| 15 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 16 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 17 | FINN'S FINEST BBQ | |
| 18 | GUZZY-Q | |
| 19 | SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION | |
| 20 | BIG D'S BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 22 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 23 | BRISKET BURNERS | |
| 24 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 25 | Hog Feathers | |
| 26 | PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN | |
| 27 | DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | |
| 28 | FLYING PORKERS | |
| 29 | WILBUR'S REVENGE | |
| 30 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 31 | PIG PEN BBQ | |
| 32 | PHILLY UNDERHOGS | |
| 33 | CAPT'N DICK'S BBQ LLC |
33 entries · top 174.3200 · median 161.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WILBUR'S REVENGE | |
| 2 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 3 | TEAM MEAT COMA | |
| 4 | BRISKET BURNERS | |
| 5 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 7 | FLYING PORKERS | |
| 8 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 9 | SMOKIN FOOLZ | |
| 10 | PIGHEADED BBQ | |
| 11 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 12 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 13 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 14 | DRILLING & GRILLING | |
| 15 | DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | |
| 16 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 17 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 18 | CAPT'N DICK'S BBQ LLC | |
| 19 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 20 | PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN | |
| 21 | HAWG NATION BBQ | |
| 22 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG D'S BBQ | |
| 24 | FINN'S FINEST BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 27 | GUZZY-Q | |
| 28 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 29 | PIG PEN BBQ | |
| 30 | BBQ BUDDHA | |
| 31 | PHILLY UNDERHOGS | |
| 32 | Hog Feathers | |
| 33 | DEAD ON Q |
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 161.1200 · median 147.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drop the Gloves | |
| 2 | Bubba Joe's Que | |
| 3 | WAWASET SMOKERS | |
| 4 | WELSH MOUNTAIN BBQ |
4 entries · top 163.4172 · median 153.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubba Joe's Que | |
| 2 | WAWASET SMOKERS | |
| 3 | WELSH MOUNTAIN BBQ | |
| 4 | Drop the Gloves |
4 entries · top 314.7656 · median 303.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubba Joe's Que | |
| 2 | Drop the Gloves | |
| 3 | WAWASET SMOKERS | |
| 4 | WELSH MOUNTAIN BBQ |