May 6–7, 2016 · Mesquite, NV
CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship on May 6, 2016 in Mesquite, NV, scoring 695.3368 in a field of 35 teams. PORTERHOUSE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.8000. Category winners: Chicken — LUCKY'S Q (180.0000); Pork Ribs — LEFT COAST Q (176.5716); Pork — BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — CLARK CREW BBQ (179.4400). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ.
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 2016 — 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 93% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5368 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Stronger than 90% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1627 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 1–2: LUCKY'S Q and OLD 99 MEAT CO. tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: FUNTIME BBQ and ROOFTOP BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ and NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT tied on 173.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
CLARK CREW BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 16th.
CLARK CREW BBQ turned in 179.4400 in brisket — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PIGGY D'S BBQ (won 2013), BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ (won 2014), SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ (won 2015).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2013 | Mesquite, NV | Mesquite, NV | 54 | 668.4456 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ |
| Apr 26, 2014 | Mesquite, NV | Mesquite, NV 89027 | 51 | 697.0512 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | WOODHOUSE BARBECUE |
| May 2, 2015 | Mesquite, NV | Mesquite, NV 89027 | 41 | 693.7376 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ |
| May 6, 2016 ← this one | Mesquite, NV | Mesquite, NV 89027 | 35 | 695.3368 | CLARK CREW BBQ | PORTERHOUSE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.0116 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 173.1544 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 180 | 172.5600 | 170.8572 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
35 entries · top 695.3368 · median 667.8972
34 entries · top 180 · median 168.2570 · 🔥 perfect 180
35 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.1316
35 entries · top 180 · median 167.4744 · 🔥 perfect 180
35 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5372