2016-03-19 – 2016-03-20 · Chilliwack, British of Columbi, CA · CANADA · 📍 4540 Simmons Rd
Grand Champion: RUSTY'S BBQ (689.0744) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW
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, 2015 to 2019 — 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.
689.0744 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 668.5372 PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ set in 2015.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
Rusty's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, HOUSE OF Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was RUSTY'S BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 12th tracked contest.
Wider than 95% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 14.2176 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
2 of 6 tracked editions
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. and WINE COUNTRY Q tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Buzz Saw BBQ edged The Smokin' Grill Next Door by 0.0004. Brisket places 2–3: WINE COUNTRY Q edged RUSTY'S BBQ by 0.0112.
BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
RUSTY'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
RUSTY'S BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 172.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-21 | Yarrow, BC | Yarrow, British Columbia, | 21 | 668.5372 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | LAKE HOUSE BBQ |
| 2016-03-19 ← this one | Chilliwack, British of Columbi, CA | 4540 Simmons Rd | 22 | 689.0744 | RUSTY'S BBQ | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW |
| 2017-04-08 | Chilliwack, BC | 4540 Simmons RD | 19 | 687.4060 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | SMELLAQUE |
| 2018-07-21 | Chilliwack, BC | 4540 Simmons RD | 18 | 686.8800 | SMELLAQUE | BOOTIES BBQ |
| 2019-07-20 | Chilliwack, BC | 4540 Simmons RD | 21 | 695.9660 | Rocky Mountain Smokers | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA |
| 2022-07-16 | Chilliwack, BC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 170.8456 | 167.4400 | 161.6912 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 169.1544 | 164.5488 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 168.5256 | 165.0972 |
| Brisket | 174.8800 | 170.8228 | 160.5372 |
22 entries · top 689.0744 · median 639.7088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 3 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 4 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 6 | Buzz Saw BBQ | |
| 7 | UPNSMOKIN BBQ House | |
| 8 | WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | |
| 9 | Bush Kitchen | |
| 10 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | The Serial Grillers | |
| 12 | Stacked Racks | |
| 13 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 14 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 15 | Pigs N Heat | |
| 16 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 17 | HOG SHACK COOKHOUSE | |
| 18 | The Smokin' Grill Next Door | |
| 19 | Hog Island BBQ | |
| 20 | Memphis Mike's BBQ | |
| 21 | HELLUVA 'Q | |
| 22 | MOTLEY QUE |
22 entries · top 170.8456 · median 160.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 2 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 3 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 4 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 5 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 6 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 7 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 9 | Buzz Saw BBQ | |
| 10 | The Smokin' Grill Next Door | |
| 11 | Stacked Racks | |
| 12 | Bush Kitchen | |
| 13 | Hog Island BBQ | |
| 14 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 15 | Pigs N Heat | |
| 16 | HOG SHACK COOKHOUSE | |
| 17 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 18 | UPNSMOKIN BBQ House | |
| 19 | Memphis Mike's BBQ | |
| 20 | WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | |
| 21 | The Serial Grillers | |
| 22 | HELLUVA 'Q |
22 entries · top 177.7144 · median 162.0172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPNSMOKIN BBQ House | |
| 2 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | |
| 4 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 5 | Bush Kitchen | |
| 6 | Stacked Racks | |
| 7 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 8 | Buzz Saw BBQ | |
| 9 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 10 | HOG SHACK COOKHOUSE | |
| 11 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 12 | The Serial Grillers | |
| 13 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 14 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 15 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 16 | The Smokin' Grill Next Door | |
| 17 | Pigs N Heat | |
| 18 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 19 | HELLUVA 'Q | |
| 20 | Hog Island BBQ | |
| 21 | Memphis Mike's BBQ | |
| 22 | MOTLEY QUE |
22 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.4284 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 3 | Buzz Saw BBQ | |
| 4 | The Serial Grillers | |
| 5 | Pigs N Heat | |
| 6 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 8 | The Smokin' Grill Next Door | |
| 9 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 10 | UPNSMOKIN BBQ House | |
| 11 | WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | |
| 12 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | HOG SHACK COOKHOUSE | |
| 14 | Bush Kitchen | |
| 15 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 16 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 17 | Hog Island BBQ | |
| 18 | HELLUVA 'Q | |
| 19 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Stacked Racks | |
| 21 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 22 | Memphis Mike's BBQ |
22 entries · top 174.8800 · median 159.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 2 | WINE COUNTRY Q | |
| 3 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 5 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 6 | The Serial Grillers | |
| 7 | WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | |
| 8 | Stacked Racks | |
| 9 | Bush Kitchen | |
| 10 | Buzz Saw BBQ | |
| 11 | UPNSMOKIN BBQ House | |
| 12 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 14 | Hog Island BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 16 | Pigs N Heat | |
| 17 | Memphis Mike's BBQ | |
| 18 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 19 | HOG SHACK COOKHOUSE | |
| 20 | HELLUVA 'Q | |
| 21 | The Smokin' Grill Next Door | |
| 22 | MOTLEY QUE |
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.
9 entries · top 173.7372 · median 149.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Smokin' Grill Next Door | |
| 2 | Hog Island BBQ | |
| 3 | Stacked Racks | |
| 4 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 5 | The Serial Grillers | |
| 6 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 7 | HOG SHACK COOKHOUSE | |
| 8 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 9 | Bush Kitchen |