Apr 1–2, 2016 · Vero Beach, FL
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ won Grand Champion at the Indian River Twisted Tail BBQ Cookoff (JUDGES REGISTRATION FULL) on April 1, 2016 in Vero Beach, FL, scoring 690.7772 in a field of 25 teams. SWAMP BOYS took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2172. Category winners: Chicken — SWAMP BOYS (176.5600); Pork Ribs — UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ (171.4172); Pork — SWAMP BOYS (178.8572); Brisket — Uncle Kenny's Take-Away (178.8572).
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 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, MIDNIGHT BURN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
Chicken places 1–2: SWAMP BOYS and UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: T & W Barbecue and MattDaddy's BBQ tied on 166.2516 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: TEXAS RIBS & BBQ and BOOTYQUE tied on 165.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SWAMP BOYS won Chicken, Pork — a double.
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 173.7028 | 167.3712 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4172 | 166.2516 | 165.6800 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 165.0856 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 170.8228 | 165.6800 |
25 entries · top 690.7772 · median 642.7088
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.9428
25 entries · top 171.4172 · median 162.2744
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 159.9656
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160.5028
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.
7 entries · top 331.3712 · median 306.2172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bark Like A Hog BBQ | |
| 2 | LA Hoggers | |
| 3 | R&R BBQUE OF MIAMI, FL | |
| 4 | Team Yellow Dog | |
| 5 | Chef Charles The BBQ Guy | |
| 6 | Piggy Palace BBQ | |
| 7 | Chapel in the Woods/Cross County BBq |
7 entries · top 166.2628 · median 150.2056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bark Like A Hog BBQ | |
| 2 | LA Hoggers | |
| 3 | Team Yellow Dog | |
| 4 | R&R BBQUE OF MIAMI, FL | |
| 5 | Piggy Palace BBQ | |
| 6 | Chapel in the Woods/Cross County BBq | |
| 7 | Chef Charles The BBQ Guy |
7 entries · top 165.1084 · median 153.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bark Like A Hog BBQ | |
| 2 | R&R BBQUE OF MIAMI, FL | |
| 3 | LA Hoggers | |
| 4 | Chef Charles The BBQ Guy | |
| 5 | Team Yellow Dog | |
| 6 | Piggy Palace BBQ | |
| 7 | Chapel in the Woods/Cross County BBq |