Apr 15–16, 2016 · Wildomar, CA · 📍 20505 Palomas St
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Grand Champion at The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII on April 15, 2016 in Wildomar, CA at 20505 Palomas St, scoring 703.3944 in a field of 32 teams. ROOFTOP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3944. Category winners: Chicken — BURNIN AND LOOTIN (177.1544); Pork Ribs — ROOFTOP BBQ (177.7144); Pork — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (177.7028); Brisket — LADY OF Q (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.
Chicken places 5–6: ROOFTOP BBQ and BIG POPPA SMOKERS tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ and FUNTIME BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: FUNTIME BBQ and PORTERHOUSE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BIG POPPA SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 175.4172 | 172.5944 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 172.0228 | 170.3200 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 170.2856 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 171.9772 |
32 entries · top 703.3944 · median 669.0744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 3 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 4 | LADY OF Q | |
| 5 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 6 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 7 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 8 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 9 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 12 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 13 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 14 | GORILLA ISLANDS | |
| 15 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 16 | MEAT INC. | |
| 17 | 2 Live Q | |
| 18 | JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS | |
| 19 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 20 | Brisket Brothers | |
| 21 | OUTTA GAS BBQ | |
| 22 | HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY | |
| 23 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 24 | BLAZED N' GLAZED | |
| 25 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 26 | KRITTER KOOKERS COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | Mac Daddy's BBQ | |
| 28 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 29 | TACTI-Q | |
| 30 | NO JOKIN SMOKIN | |
| 31 | MOSSY ROCK BBQ | |
| 32 | Big Ernie's BBQ |
32 entries · top 177.1544 · median 169.1542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 2 | GORILLA ISLANDS | |
| 3 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 4 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 7 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 8 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 9 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | MEAT INC. | |
| 11 | OUTTA GAS BBQ | |
| 12 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 13 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 15 | Mac Daddy's BBQ | |
| 16 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 17 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 18 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 19 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 20 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 21 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 22 | HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY | |
| 23 | TACTI-Q | |
| 24 | JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS | |
| 25 | MOSSY ROCK BBQ | |
| 26 | LADY OF Q | |
| 27 | NO JOKIN SMOKIN | |
| 28 | 2 Live Q | |
| 29 | Brisket Brothers | |
| 30 | KRITTER KOOKERS COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 31 | BLAZED N' GLAZED | |
| 32 | Big Ernie's BBQ |
32 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 2 | LADY OF Q | |
| 3 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 4 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 5 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 6 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 8 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 9 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 10 | MEAT INC. | |
| 11 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 12 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 13 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 14 | BLAZED N' GLAZED | |
| 15 | Big Ernie's BBQ | |
| 16 | NO JOKIN SMOKIN | |
| 17 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 18 | 2 Live Q | |
| 19 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 20 | Mac Daddy's BBQ | |
| 21 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 22 | MOSSY ROCK BBQ | |
| 23 | JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS | |
| 24 | TACTI-Q | |
| 25 | GORILLA ISLANDS | |
| 26 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 27 | Brisket Brothers | |
| 28 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 29 | OUTTA GAS BBQ | |
| 30 | HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY | |
| 31 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 32 | KRITTER KOOKERS COMPETITION BBQ TEAM |
32 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | LADY OF Q | |
| 3 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 4 | JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS | |
| 5 | BLAZED N' GLAZED | |
| 6 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | Brisket Brothers | |
| 8 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 9 | GORILLA ISLANDS | |
| 10 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 11 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 12 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 13 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 14 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 15 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 16 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 17 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 18 | MOSSY ROCK BBQ | |
| 19 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 20 | HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY | |
| 21 | 2 Live Q | |
| 22 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 23 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 24 | TACTI-Q | |
| 25 | NO JOKIN SMOKIN | |
| 26 | MEAT INC. | |
| 27 | KRITTER KOOKERS COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 28 | OUTTA GAS BBQ | |
| 29 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 30 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 31 | Mac Daddy's BBQ | |
| 32 | Big Ernie's BBQ |
32 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LADY OF Q | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 4 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 8 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 9 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 10 | KRITTER KOOKERS COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | 2 Live Q | |
| 12 | HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY | |
| 13 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 14 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 15 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 16 | OUTTA GAS BBQ | |
| 17 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 18 | Brisket Brothers | |
| 19 | MEAT INC. | |
| 20 | GORILLA ISLANDS | |
| 21 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 22 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 23 | JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS | |
| 24 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 25 | Mac Daddy's BBQ | |
| 26 | BLAZED N' GLAZED | |
| 27 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 28 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 29 | TACTI-Q | |
| 30 | NO JOKIN SMOKIN | |
| 31 | MOSSY ROCK BBQ | |
| 32 | Big Ernie's BBQ |
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.
11 entries · top 180 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180