Mar 18–19, 2016 · Tupelo, MS · 📍 Fairpark, Downtown Tupelo
CAJUN BLAZE won Grand Champion at the Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 on March 18, 2016 in Tupelo, MS at Fairpark, Downtown Tupelo, scoring 700.5260 in a field of 95 teams. SAUCED! BBQ TEAM took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9428. Category winners: Chicken — CAJUN BLAZE (180.0000); Pork Ribs — THE SMOKING HILLS (180.0000); Pork — KILLER HOGS (180.0000); Brisket — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (177.7028). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2017.
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 89% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5832 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
CAJUN BLAZE came in rated below the field's top team, CLARK CREW BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 1–2: CAJUN BLAZE and SAUCED! BBQ TEAM tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM and BEAN BANDITS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: BEAN BANDITS and SMOKE ON THIS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CAJUN BLAZE took the title on 1 call from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 22nd.
Bigger than 98% of the 5,469 contests in the data
95 teams — bigger than 98% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2016 ← this one | Tupelo, MS | Fairpark, Downtown Tupelo | 95 | 700.5260 | CAJUN BLAZE | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Tupelo, MS | Fairpark, Downtown Tupelo | 68 | 704.5600 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | SMOKING BUTT HEADS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 175.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4288 | 173.7372 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.1428 | 175.4172 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
95 entries · top 700.5260 · median 662.1140
93 entries · top 180 · median 167.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180
95 entries · top 180 · median 165.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
93 entries · top 180 · median 166.3200 · 🔥 perfect 180
93 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6916