Apr 15–16, 2016 · Nassau, Bahamas · BAHAMAS
All Up In Ya Belly won Grand Champion at the Smoking Hot BBQ Nassau on April 15, 2016 in Nassau, BS, scoring 627.3252 in a field of 17 teams. Da Snapper Crew took Reserve Grand Champion with 624.4112. Category winners: Chicken — Smokey Bones Grill Bahamas (162.8916); Pork Ribs — Bahama Bar B King (169.7256); Pork — Vel Mudda Sik Grillers Guardian (167.5084); Brisket — Crusoe's Pirates (158.8684). 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.
All Up In Ya Belly won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was All Up In Ya Belly's first Grand Championship in the data.
All Up In Ya Belly finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Pork Ribs places 8–9: Fire and Ice edged Sizzlin Hot by 0.0004. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Guardian Grillers edged Fire and Ice by 0.0568. Brisket places 4–5: Vel Mudda Sik Grillers Guardian edged Barbecue Bootleggers by 0.0684.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2016 ← this one | Nassau, Bahamas | Nassau Bahamas | 17 | 627.3252 | All Up In Ya Belly | Da Snapper Crew |
| Apr 1, 2017 | Nassau | Nassau, 00745 | 7 | 637.6572 | Da Snapper Crew | Holi Smoke |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 162.8916 | 155.4512 | 144.0456 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.7256 | 154.8456 | 146.3200 |
| Pork | 167.5084 | 157.6800 | 147.5200 |
| Brisket | 158.8684 | 154.2744 | 143.4172 |
17 entries · top 627.3252 · median 590.5368
17 entries · top 162.8916 · median 150.8000
17 entries · top 169.7256 · median 148.5712
16 entries · top 167.5084 · median 149.1144
16 entries · top 158.8684 · median 145.4000
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 160.0228 · median 152.0800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahama Bar B King | |
| 2 | The Casavva Grille Grillers | |
| 3 | Barbecue Bootleggers | |
| 4 | Sizzlin Hot | |
| 5 | Fire and Ice | |
| 6 | Charlie n' the Cloud | |
| 7 | Spankin Spice |