Apr 8–9, 2016 · Gadsden, AL · 📍 1600 Noccalula Rd
THE SPECIALISTS won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest on April 8, 2016 in Gadsden, AL at 1600 Noccalula Rd, scoring 689.1316 in a field of 25 teams. HICKORY PRIME took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2056. Category winners: Chicken — THE SPECIALISTS (177.1544); Pork Ribs — HICKORY PRIME (176.5600); Pork — FAT BEAR BBQ (176.5828); Brisket — THE SPECIALISTS (178.8800). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by SMOKIN BUTT CREW.
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 67 times in 100
The Specialists came in rated below the field's top team, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 4–5: THE PIT CREW GA and HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS tied on 173.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: SMOKIN BUTT CREW and SAUCED! BBQ TEAM tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: SAUCED! BBQ TEAM and JIGGY PIGGY tied on 170.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE SPECIALISTS won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
THE SPECIALISTS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 12th.
FAT BEAR BBQ turned in 176.5828 in pork — past the 175.4400 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN BUTT CREW (won 2014).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2014 | Gadsden, AL | Gadsden, AL 35902 | 34 | 693.6688 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | BOOTYQUE |
| Apr 8, 2016 ← this one | Gadsden, AL | 1600 Noccalula Rd | 25 | 689.1316 | THE SPECIALISTS | HICKORY PRIME |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 173.7372 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 170.8344 | 168 |
| Pork | 176.5828 | 171.4056 | 167.4056 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 173.1428 | 170.8228 |
25 entries · top 689.1316 · median 673.0860
25 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.3828
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.1316
25 entries · top 176.5828 · median 166.2744
25 entries · top 178.8800 · median 170.2628
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.
34 entries · top 345.7256 · median 319.3656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN A FATTY | |
| 2 | Mac Attack | |
| 3 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | SALT & PEPPA BBQ | |
| 5 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 6 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 7 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 8 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 9 | G-dubs BBQ | |
| 10 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 11 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 12 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 13 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 14 | WOLF PACK BBQ | |
| 15 | MIKE'S BACK PORCH BBQ | |
| 16 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 17 | Sir Smokes a Butt | |
| 18 | Knock em Out BBQ | |
| 19 | SOUTHERN FAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 20 | Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 21 | Coosa Bandit | |
| 22 | Vegan Destroyers | |
| 23 | Bubba Q | |
| 24 | Chubz Grillin Team | |
| 25 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 27 | BBQ A LA BAMA | |
| 28 | Impractical Smokers | |
| 29 | RUB'D-N-SMOKE | |
| 30 | Wills Town Rats | |
| 31 | 4 Season's BBQ | |
| 32 | Noc Smoke Shack BBQ | |
| 33 | Possibly Possum | |
| 34 | ROLLING TIDE SMOKING BUTTS |
34 entries · top 178.8800 · median 157.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN A FATTY | |
| 2 | SALT & PEPPA BBQ | |
| 3 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 4 | WOLF PACK BBQ | |
| 5 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 6 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 8 | Vegan Destroyers | |
| 9 | G-dubs BBQ | |
| 10 | SOUTHERN FAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 11 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 12 | Mac Attack | |
| 13 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 14 | Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 15 | Sir Smokes a Butt | |
| 16 | Coosa Bandit | |
| 17 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 18 | Wills Town Rats | |
| 19 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 20 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 21 | Bubba Q | |
| 22 | RUB'D-N-SMOKE | |
| 23 | 4 Season's BBQ | |
| 24 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 25 | Knock em Out BBQ | |
| 26 | Chubz Grillin Team | |
| 27 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 28 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 29 | Impractical Smokers | |
| 30 | Possibly Possum | |
| 31 | MIKE'S BACK PORCH BBQ | |
| 32 | BBQ A LA BAMA | |
| 33 | Noc Smoke Shack BBQ | |
| 34 | ROLLING TIDE SMOKING BUTTS |
34 entries · top 176.5828 · median 161.7202
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mac Attack | |
| 2 | MIKE'S BACK PORCH BBQ | |
| 3 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 4 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 5 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 6 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN A FATTY | |
| 9 | Knock em Out BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ A LA BAMA | |
| 11 | SALT & PEPPA BBQ | |
| 12 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 13 | G-dubs BBQ | |
| 14 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 15 | Chubz Grillin Team | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 17 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 18 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 19 | ALL SMOKED UP | |
| 20 | Bubba Q | |
| 21 | Sir Smokes a Butt | |
| 22 | Impractical Smokers | |
| 23 | Coosa Bandit | |
| 24 | Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 25 | Noc Smoke Shack BBQ | |
| 26 | RUB'D-N-SMOKE | |
| 27 | SOUTHERN FAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 28 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 29 | WOLF PACK BBQ | |
| 30 | Vegan Destroyers | |
| 31 | 4 Season's BBQ | |
| 32 | Wills Town Rats | |
| 33 | Possibly Possum | |
| 34 | ROLLING TIDE SMOKING BUTTS |