A statement win
11.4860
points clear of the field
Wider than 91% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.4860 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin
Apr 29–30, 2016 · Lanexa, VA · 📍 1428 Outpost RD
APORKALYPSE NOW won Grand Champion at the 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin on April 29, 2016 in Lanexa, VA at 1428 Outpost RD, scoring 697.6572 in a field of 48 teams. 3 EYZ BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.1712. Category winners: Chicken — APORKALYPSE NOW (179.4400); Pork Ribs — SERIAL GRILLER (174.2856); Pork — CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — SMOKE-AHOLICS (178.8572).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
542.67
median 645.34
697.66 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 179.44
- Pork Ribs 174.29
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 178.86
118.72
180
Entries
48
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
697.6572
Winning margin
11.4860
GC over RC
Field average
642.38
542.67697.66
median 645.34 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4628 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.6112
542.67697.66
10th place overall
Field spread
154.9824
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 43%
beats 57% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,553
avg power rating going in · stronger than 40% of contests
Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: SMOKETASTIC BBQ and OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ and 412Q tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Brisket 5–6 · tie
- Brisket 6–7 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
APORKALYPSE NOW took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 11th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 11th
- Brisket 2nd
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ · Pork
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 175.4400 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2856 | 170.8228 | 168.5828 |
| Pork | 180 | 171.4172 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 169.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
48 entries · top 697.6572 · median 645.3430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 2 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 3 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 4 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 5 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 6 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 8 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 9 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 10 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 11 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 12 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 13 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 14 | 412Q | |
| 15 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 16 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 17 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 18 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 19 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 20 | On a Roll BBQ | |
| 21 | Dirty Reds | |
| 22 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 23 | FLAVOR SAVOR | |
| 24 | BIG O'S LOW N SLOW BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 26 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 27 | KIRBBQ | |
| 28 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 29 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 30 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 31 | TAR RIVER BBQ | |
| 32 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 33 | SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY | |
| 34 | TAILWIND BBQ | |
| 35 | JOHNSON FAMILY BBQ | |
| 36 | Perfecta Q | |
| 37 | Smokin' It Up BBQ | |
| 38 | BIG CHEW BAR-B-QUE | |
| 39 | BAM BAM'S BBQ WINCHESTER VA | |
| 40 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 41 | PA's Farm | |
| 42 | RACK TIME | |
| 43 | KNOB HILL | |
| 44 | CRIPPLE CREEK BBQ | |
| 45 | BIGDUMMYBBQ | |
| 46 | BOURBON BROS BBQ | |
| 47 | Tech Smoke | |
| 48 | Island BBQ |
Chicken
48 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.7940
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 2 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 3 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 4 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 5 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 6 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 9 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 10 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 11 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 12 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 13 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 14 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 15 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 16 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 17 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 18 | 412Q | |
| 19 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 20 | RACK TIME | |
| 21 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 22 | CRIPPLE CREEK BBQ | |
| 23 | SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY | |
| 24 | KIRBBQ | |
| 25 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 26 | On a Roll BBQ | |
| 27 | BIG O'S LOW N SLOW BBQ | |
| 28 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 29 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 30 | KNOB HILL | |
| 31 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 32 | FLAVOR SAVOR | |
| 33 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 34 | Island BBQ | |
| 35 | Perfecta Q | |
| 36 | JOHNSON FAMILY BBQ | |
| 37 | TAILWIND BBQ | |
| 38 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 39 | Dirty Reds | |
| 40 | BAM BAM'S BBQ WINCHESTER VA | |
| 41 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 42 | Tech Smoke | |
| 43 | BIGDUMMYBBQ | |
| 44 | TAR RIVER BBQ | |
| 45 | Smokin' It Up BBQ | |
| 46 | PA's Farm | |
| 47 | BIG CHEW BAR-B-QUE | |
| 48 | BOURBON BROS BBQ |
Pork Ribs
48 entries · top 174.2856 · median 162.5200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 2 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 3 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 4 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 5 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 6 | FLAVOR SAVOR | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 11 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 12 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 13 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Dirty Reds | |
| 15 | TAILWIND BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 17 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 18 | SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY | |
| 19 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 20 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 21 | KIRBBQ | |
| 22 | BIG CHEW BAR-B-QUE | |
| 23 | On a Roll BBQ | |
| 24 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 25 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 26 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 27 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 28 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 29 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 30 | Perfecta Q | |
| 31 | 412Q | |
| 32 | Smokin' It Up BBQ | |
| 33 | TAR RIVER BBQ | |
| 34 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 35 | PA's Farm | |
| 36 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 37 | BIG O'S LOW N SLOW BBQ | |
| 38 | BAM BAM'S BBQ WINCHESTER VA | |
| 39 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 40 | BOURBON BROS BBQ | |
| 41 | JOHNSON FAMILY BBQ | |
| 42 | KNOB HILL | |
| 43 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 44 | Tech Smoke | |
| 45 | RACK TIME | |
| 46 | BIGDUMMYBBQ | |
| 47 | CRIPPLE CREEK BBQ | |
| 48 | Island BBQ |
Pork
48 entries · top 180 · median 163.1086 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 3 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 5 | Dirty Reds | |
| 6 | 412Q | |
| 7 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 8 | On a Roll BBQ | |
| 9 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 10 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 11 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 12 | BAM BAM'S BBQ WINCHESTER VA | |
| 13 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 14 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 15 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 16 | KIRBBQ | |
| 17 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 18 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 19 | JOHNSON FAMILY BBQ | |
| 20 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 21 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 22 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 23 | Smokin' It Up BBQ | |
| 24 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 26 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 27 | BIG O'S LOW N SLOW BBQ | |
| 28 | FLAVOR SAVOR | |
| 29 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 30 | BIG CHEW BAR-B-QUE | |
| 31 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 32 | CRIPPLE CREEK BBQ | |
| 33 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 34 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 35 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 36 | BOURBON BROS BBQ | |
| 37 | TAR RIVER BBQ | |
| 38 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 39 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 40 | SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY | |
| 41 | RACK TIME | |
| 42 | PA's Farm | |
| 43 | BIGDUMMYBBQ | |
| 44 | Perfecta Q | |
| 45 | TAILWIND BBQ | |
| 46 | KNOB HILL | |
| 47 | Tech Smoke | |
| 48 | Island BBQ |
Brisket
48 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 2 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 3 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 4 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 5 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 6 | 412Q | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 9 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 10 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 11 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG O'S LOW N SLOW BBQ | |
| 13 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 14 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 15 | Dirty Reds | |
| 16 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 17 | TAR RIVER BBQ | |
| 18 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 19 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 20 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 21 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 22 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 23 | On a Roll BBQ | |
| 24 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 25 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 27 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 28 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 29 | JOHNSON FAMILY BBQ | |
| 30 | FLAVOR SAVOR | |
| 31 | BIG CHEW BAR-B-QUE | |
| 32 | KNOB HILL | |
| 33 | PA's Farm | |
| 34 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 35 | TAILWIND BBQ | |
| 36 | Perfecta Q | |
| 37 | Smokin' It Up BBQ | |
| 38 | RACK TIME | |
| 39 | CRIPPLE CREEK BBQ | |
| 40 | BOURBON BROS BBQ | |
| 41 | KIRBBQ | |
| 42 | SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY | |
| 43 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 44 | Island BBQ | |
| 45 | BIGDUMMYBBQ | |
| 46 | BAM BAM'S BBQ WINCHESTER VA | |
| 47 | Tech Smoke | |
| 48 | SULTANS OF SWINE |
Ancillary categories
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.
Master Series — Backyard - Pork
31 entries · top 166.8112 · median 149.6572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad to the Bone BBQ | |
| 2 | Hott Butts BBQ | |
| 3 | Cool Daddy's BBQ | |
| 4 | E.O.D. Wreckin Que | |
| 5 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 6 | The Designated Smoke Pit | |
| 7 | C&P BBQ | |
| 8 | e2BBQ | |
| 9 | The Printing Center BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Chock Full of BBQ | |
| 11 | Slingin' Sauce | |
| 12 | Uncle Bear's Backyard Que | |
| 13 | Veterans Backyard BBQ | |
| 14 | Live Your Dreams | |
| 15 | Cooking Cousins | |
| 16 | White Bird BBQ | |
| 17 | Drunk BBQ Virgins | |
| 18 | Those People Pulling Pork | |
| 19 | PAGAN RIVER BBQ | |
| 20 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 21 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 22 | PULL MY PORK | |
| 23 | HICKNECK'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Bulldog's BBQ | |
| 25 | Croswell's BBQ | |
| 26 | Just Good Que | |
| 27 | Hahn's Hog Heaven | |
| 28 | Pork Knox | |
| 29 | Smokin O's | |
| 30 | Rockstar Pork | |
| 31 | Paw Paw's Que Crew |
Master Series — Backyard - Ribs
31 entries · top 175.4172 · median 150.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.O.D. Wreckin Que | |
| 2 | The Printing Center BBQ Team | |
| 3 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 4 | e2BBQ | |
| 5 | Drunk BBQ Virgins | |
| 6 | Veterans Backyard BBQ | |
| 7 | HICKNECK'S BBQ | |
| 8 | C&P BBQ | |
| 9 | Cool Daddy's BBQ | |
| 10 | Chock Full of BBQ | |
| 11 | Live Your Dreams | |
| 12 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 13 | Cooking Cousins | |
| 14 | Paw Paw's Que Crew | |
| 15 | Uncle Bear's Backyard Que | |
| 16 | White Bird BBQ | |
| 17 | Croswell's BBQ | |
| 18 | Bad to the Bone BBQ | |
| 19 | Pork Knox | |
| 20 | Smokin O's | |
| 21 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 22 | Bulldog's BBQ | |
| 23 | Slingin' Sauce | |
| 24 | Just Good Que | |
| 25 | Hott Butts BBQ | |
| 26 | Those People Pulling Pork | |
| 27 | PAGAN RIVER BBQ | |
| 28 | PULL MY PORK | |
| 29 | The Designated Smoke Pit | |
| 30 | Hahn's Hog Heaven | |
| 31 | Rockstar Pork |
Master Series — Smithfield - Backyard
31 entries · top 335.4400 · median 300.4684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.O.D. Wreckin Que | |
| 2 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 3 | The Printing Center BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Cool Daddy's BBQ | |
| 5 | e2BBQ | |
| 6 | Bad to the Bone BBQ | |
| 7 | C&P BBQ | |
| 8 | Veterans Backyard BBQ | |
| 9 | Drunk BBQ Virgins | |
| 10 | Chock Full of BBQ | |
| 11 | Hott Butts BBQ | |
| 12 | Live Your Dreams | |
| 13 | Uncle Bear's Backyard Que | |
| 14 | Cooking Cousins | |
| 15 | HICKNECK'S BBQ | |
| 16 | White Bird BBQ | |
| 17 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 18 | Slingin' Sauce | |
| 19 | Croswell's BBQ | |
| 20 | The Designated Smoke Pit | |
| 21 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 22 | Bulldog's BBQ | |
| 23 | Those People Pulling Pork | |
| 24 | Pork Knox | |
| 25 | PAGAN RIVER BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin O's | |
| 27 | Paw Paw's Que Crew | |
| 28 | PULL MY PORK | |
| 29 | Just Good Que | |
| 30 | Hahn's Hog Heaven | |
| 31 | Rockstar Pork |