Apr 29–30, 2016 · Edwardsville, KS
913 BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' in the Ville on April 29, 2016 in Edwardsville, KS, scoring 698.8228 in a field of 30 teams. SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.6916. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKE RINGERS (176.5600); Pork Ribs — PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS (177.1544); Pork — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — 913 BBQ (179.4400). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by TRUEBUD BBQ; 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, 2015 to 2017 — 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 82% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
913 BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 3–4: 913 BBQ and Three Brothers Different Mothers tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: CAVEMAN CUISINE and KC MEAT SWEATS tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ edged EATIN AINT CHEATIN by 0.0116.
913 BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ turned in 179.4400 in pork — past the 177.7372 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2015 | Edwardsville, KS | Edwardsville, KS 66111 | 29 | 702.8344 | TRUEBUD BBQ | BRICKHEAD BBQ |
| Apr 29, 2016 ← this one | Edwardsville, KS | Edwardsville City Park | 30 | 698.8228 | 913 BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Edwardsville, KS | 3 & 4th street | 26 | 702.2284 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 172.5600 | 169.6916 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.2744 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 172.0228 | 166.8112 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 170.8572 | 168.5140 |
30 entries · top 698.8228 · median 655.8686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 913 BBQ | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 4 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 5 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 6 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 8 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 9 | PORKERSTARS | |
| 10 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 11 | SCOTTYARDS BBQ | |
| 12 | Pig in a Poke | |
| 13 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 14 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 15 | DRIFTWOOD BBQ | |
| 16 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 17 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 18 | Hackers-n-Hogs | |
| 19 | DOTTEBOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | JACKWAGON BBQ | |
| 21 | 33 SMOKERS | |
| 22 | YARDHOGS BBQ | |
| 23 | Partners in Crime | |
| 24 | Smokin Zeke | |
| 25 | SUDDEN SAM'S BBQ | |
| 26 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN BUTTS AND RUBBIN HINDS | |
| 28 | Porkopolis | |
| 29 | Smokin Under the Bridge | |
| 30 | 4 MEAT SAKES |
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 2 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 3 | 913 BBQ | |
| 4 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 5 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 6 | PORKERSTARS | |
| 7 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 8 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 9 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 11 | DRIFTWOOD BBQ | |
| 12 | Pig in a Poke | |
| 13 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 14 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 15 | 4 MEAT SAKES | |
| 16 | Partners in Crime | |
| 17 | SUDDEN SAM'S BBQ | |
| 18 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 19 | Hackers-n-Hogs | |
| 20 | DOTTEBOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 22 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 23 | JACKWAGON BBQ | |
| 24 | SCOTTYARDS BBQ | |
| 25 | 33 SMOKERS | |
| 26 | YARDHOGS BBQ | |
| 27 | Porkopolis | |
| 28 | Smokin Zeke | |
| 29 | Smokin Under the Bridge | |
| 30 | SMOKIN BUTTS AND RUBBIN HINDS |
30 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.2342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 2 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 5 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 6 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 7 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | SCOTTYARDS BBQ | |
| 9 | 913 BBQ | |
| 10 | Hackers-n-Hogs | |
| 11 | Pig in a Poke | |
| 12 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 13 | 33 SMOKERS | |
| 14 | DOTTEBOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 16 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 17 | PORKERSTARS | |
| 18 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 19 | YARDHOGS BBQ | |
| 20 | DRIFTWOOD BBQ | |
| 21 | SUDDEN SAM'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin Under the Bridge | |
| 23 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 24 | SMOKIN BUTTS AND RUBBIN HINDS | |
| 25 | Porkopolis | |
| 26 | JACKWAGON BBQ | |
| 27 | Partners in Crime | |
| 28 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 29 | 4 MEAT SAKES | |
| 30 | Smokin Zeke |
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | 913 BBQ | |
| 3 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 4 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 5 | SCOTTYARDS BBQ | |
| 6 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 8 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 9 | JACKWAGON BBQ | |
| 10 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 11 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 12 | Smokin Zeke | |
| 13 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 14 | Hackers-n-Hogs | |
| 15 | PORKERSTARS | |
| 16 | Partners in Crime | |
| 17 | 33 SMOKERS | |
| 18 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 19 | DRIFTWOOD BBQ | |
| 20 | YARDHOGS BBQ | |
| 21 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 22 | Pig in a Poke | |
| 23 | Porkopolis | |
| 24 | SMOKIN BUTTS AND RUBBIN HINDS | |
| 25 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 26 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 27 | Smokin Under the Bridge | |
| 28 | DOTTEBOYS BBQ | |
| 29 | SUDDEN SAM'S BBQ |
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.6628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 913 BBQ | |
| 2 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 3 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 4 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 5 | PORKERSTARS | |
| 6 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 7 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 8 | Pig in a Poke | |
| 9 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 10 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 11 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 12 | SCOTTYARDS BBQ | |
| 13 | DOTTEBOYS BBQ | |
| 14 | DRIFTWOOD BBQ | |
| 15 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 16 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 17 | 4 MEAT SAKES | |
| 18 | JACKWAGON BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin Zeke | |
| 20 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 21 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 22 | YARDHOGS BBQ | |
| 23 | Hackers-n-Hogs | |
| 24 | SMOKIN BUTTS AND RUBBIN HINDS | |
| 25 | 33 SMOKERS | |
| 26 | Smokin Under the Bridge | |
| 27 | Porkopolis | |
| 28 | Wildhouse BBQ | |
| 29 | Partners in Crime | |
| 30 | SUDDEN SAM'S BBQ |