May 6–7, 2016 · Annapolis, MD
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD won Grand Champion at the Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival on May 6, 2016 in Annapolis, MD, scoring 684.4912 in a field of 51 teams. ASTRO PIGS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.7540. Category winners: Chicken — 3 EYZ BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — ASTRO PIGS BBQ (177.7028); Pork — ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ (174.8572); Brisket — PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by 3 EYZ 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.
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 70 times in 100
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD came in rated below the field's top team, 3 EYZ BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork places 4–5: NEW REVOLUTION Q and Sauce This BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: Sauce This BBQ and ALL FIRED UP BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: 4:20 Q edged YOU DON'T WIN FRIENDS WITH SALAD by 0.0112.
3 EYZ BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 175.4400 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 3 EYZ BBQ (won 2015).
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2015 | Annapolis, MD | Annapolis, MD 21401 | 64 | 704.5828 | 3 EYZ BBQ | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ |
| May 6, 2016 ← this one | Annapolis, MD | Annapolis, MD | 51 | 684.4912 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | ASTRO PIGS BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 171.4400 | 168.0344 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 169.1544 | 166.3200 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 169.7028 | 165.7372 |
| Brisket | 180 | 171.4056 | 167.4056 |
51 entries · top 684.4912 · median 641.6572
51 entries · top 180 · median 161.0740 · 🔥 perfect 180
51 entries · top 177.7028 · median 159.9772
51 entries · top 174.8572 · median 159.3600
51 entries · top 180 · median 158.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180