May 6–7, 2016 · Grandview, MO
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship on May 6, 2016 in Grandview, MO, scoring 697.7484 in a field of 25 teams. PELLET ENVY took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.6800. Category winners: Chicken — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ (176.5828); Pork — PELLET ENVY (177.7028); Brisket — THUMP & STRUM BBQ (176.0116). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by PELLET ENVY.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, PELLET ENVY, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 8–9: BURN ALL NITE and D-DON'S PIT CREW tied on 166.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: SKUNK RIVER BBQ and 2 Live Q tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: D-DON'S PIT CREW and MOKAN MEATHEADS tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 4th.
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ turned in 179.4400 in chicken — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: MOKAN MEATHEADS (won 2013), PELLET ENVY (won 2015).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2013 | Grandview, MO | Grandview, MO | 31 | 687.9998 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | BURNT FINGER BBQ |
| May 1, 2015 | Grandview, MO | Grandview, MO 64030 | 32 | 706.3088 | PELLET ENVY | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| May 6, 2016 ← this one | Grandview, MO | Grandview, MO | 25 | 697.7484 | TEBO CREEK BBQ | PELLET ENVY |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 171.4056 | 165.6912 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 171.4288 | 168 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 172.5600 | 166.8684 |
| Brisket | 176.0116 | 167.3828 | 164.5256 |
25 entries · top 697.7484 · median 653.1544
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.8460
25 entries · top 176.5828 · median 166.2168
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.9656
25 entries · top 176.0116 · median 162.8228