Apr 29–30, 2016 · Stuttgart, AR
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW won Grand Champion at the Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off on April 29, 2016 in Stuttgart, AR, scoring 692.5256 in a field of 26 teams. 501 BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.3828. Category winners: Chicken — FIRE DANCER BBQ (176.5600); Pork Ribs — DAD'S GRILLIN CREW (177.1428); Pork — BBQR'S DELIGHT (176.5828); Brisket — THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 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.
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 82 times in 100
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW came in rated below the field's top team, FIRE DANCER BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 21st tracked contest.
Brisket places 5–6: 2 Fat Drunks and Q-BONES BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW edged Q-BONES BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 8–9: SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY edged KILLER HOGS by 0.0116.
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2016 ← this one | Stuttgart, AR | Stuttgart, AR | 26 | 692.5256 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | 501 BBQ |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Stuttgart, AR | 2335 HWY 63 N | 29 | 695.9428 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | 501 BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 173.1544 | 165.6912 |
| Pork | 176.5828 | 171.4172 | 165.6912 |
| Brisket | 180 | 170.8228 | 163.4284 |
26 entries · top 692.5256 · median 647.2628
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8170
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 162.8514
26 entries · top 176.5828 · median 163.1314
25 entries · top 180 · median 156.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 2 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | 501 BBQ | |
| 5 | 2 Fat Drunks | |
| 6 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 7 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 8 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 9 | HILLBILLY HOGGERS | |
| 10 | BOTTOMLAND BBQ | |
| 11 | HOLY SMOKE | |
| 12 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 13 | SLADES BBQ | |
| 14 | THE FOOD COMMANDER | |
| 15 | Righteous Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 17 | Hogs About You | |
| 18 | RACS BBQ | |
| 19 | Prairie Porkers | |
| 20 | SLAPPIN' BUTT BBQ - ARKANSAS | |
| 21 | RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS | |
| 22 | Panther Mountain BBQ | |
| 23 | Team Riceland | |
| 24 | Oinking from the Boinking | |
| 25 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY |