Apr 15–16, 2016 · Hagerstown, MD
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Interstate BBQ Festival on April 15, 2016 in Hagerstown, MD, scoring 689.7372 in a field of 41 teams. OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.6916. Category winners: Chicken — Sauce This BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — DRILLING & GRILLING (174.8916); Pork — SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY (175.4516); Brisket — ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ (177.7372). This is the 1st of 4 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
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 71 times in 100
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, 3 EYZ BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 38th tracked contest.
Chicken places 7–8: BONE TO BARK BBQ and MYERS MEATS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ and DRILLING & GRILLING tied on 174.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: PALM TREE SMOKEHOUSE edged SERIAL GRILLER by 0.0112.
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 15th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2016 ← this one | Hagerstown, MD | Hagerstown, MD | 41 | 689.7372 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Hagerstown, MD | 7313 Sharpsburg Pike | 58 | 695.9428 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Hagerstown, MD | 7313 Sharpsburg Pike | 67 | 688.5140 | SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Hagerstown, MD | 7313 Sharpsburg Pike | 54 | 689.0856 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1772 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8916 | 170.8344 | 165.7028 |
| Pork | 175.4516 | 173.1200 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 177.7372 | 173.1428 | 169.1084 |
41 entries · top 689.7372 · median 648.5028
41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2512
41 entries · top 174.8916 · median 161.6800
41 entries · top 175.4516 · median 163.3828
41 entries · top 177.7372 · median 160