Apr 22–23, 2016 · Springfield, MO
QUAU won Grand Champion at the Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival on April 22, 2016 in Springfield, MO, scoring 693.0856 in a field of 61 teams. HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.5028. Category winners: Chicken — HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — QUAU (178.8572); Pork — GETTIN' BASTED (180.0000); Brisket — BRICKHEAD BBQ (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by GETTIN' BASTED; the next was held in 2019.
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, 2013 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.
Closer than 89% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
QUAU came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 4 tracked editions
GETTIN' BASTED has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
Chicken places 6–7: PORK N' CIDER and MO SMOKE & SPIRITS tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: K.C. CAN CREW and A GOOD RUB BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
QUAU took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 11th.
BRICKHEAD BBQ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 179.4400 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: GETTIN' BASTED (won 2013, 2015).
Bigger than 92% of the 5,482 contests in the data
61 teams — bigger than 92% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2013 | Springfield, MO | Springfield, MO | 68 | 698.2858 | GETTIN' BASTED | BURNT FINGER BBQ |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Springfield, MO | Springfield, MO 65804 | 63 | 699.9544 | GETTIN' BASTED | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Apr 22, 2016 ← this one | Springfield, MO | Springfield, MO | 61 | 693.0856 | QUAU | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Springfield, MO | Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds | 40 | 693.0512 | R Butts R Smokin | THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.1428 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 170.2860 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.1084 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 180 | 173.7372 | 170.2628 |
61 entries · top 693.0856 · median 642.7772
61 entries · top 180 · median 160.5828 · 🔥 perfect 180
61 entries · top 178.8572 · median 159.9772
61 entries · top 180 · median 163.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
61 entries · top 180 · median 161.0856 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
5 entries · top 174.2628 · median 157.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG WOODIE BBQ | |
| 2 | Hy-Vee, Inc | |
| 3 | TAILGATE GUYS RADIO/LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY | |
| 4 | HOGZILLA | |
| 5 | SOCK MONKEY BBQ |
5 entries · top 354.2628 · median 325.0628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG WOODIE BBQ | |
| 2 | SOCK MONKEY BBQ | |
| 3 | HOGZILLA | |
| 4 | Hy-Vee, Inc | |
| 5 | TAILGATE GUYS RADIO/LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY |
5 entries · top 180 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG WOODIE BBQ | |
| 2 | SOCK MONKEY BBQ | |
| 3 | HOGZILLA | |
| 4 | Hy-Vee, Inc | |
| 5 | TAILGATE GUYS RADIO/LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY |