Apr 1–2, 2016 · Arciadia, CA · 📍 285 West Huntington
ROOFTOP BBQ won Grand Champion at the 5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship on April 1, 2016 in Arciadia, CA at 285 West Huntington, scoring 696.5372 in a field of 72 teams. BURNIN AND LOOTIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2516. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN IT UP BBQ (178.8800); Pork Ribs — DG FIREHOUSE BBQ (179.4400); Pork — SMOKIN MO'S BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — TROPICAL HEAT BBQ (177.2000).
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.
ROOFTOP BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 8–9: RAD FONDO BBQ and GORILLA ISLANDS tied on 172.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: ZZYZX BAR.B.Q and COOL GRILLING tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S and KNIFE PORK AND SPOON tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bigger than 96% of the 5,469 contests in the data
72 teams — bigger than 96% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 175.4400 | 172 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 174.8572 | 173.7144 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 174.2856 | 173.1428 |
| Brisket | 177.2000 | 174.8572 | 172.5600 |
72 entries · top 696.5372 · median 658.8000
72 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.5600
72 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.4000
72 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.1370
72 entries · top 177.2000 · median 164.5256
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.
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8344