May 6–7, 2016 · Show Low, AZ
BAD BOYZ BBQ won Grand Champion at the 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown on May 6, 2016 in Show Low, AZ, scoring 696.5144 in a field of 39 teams. SMOKERS PURGATORY took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.6228. Category winners: Chicken — BAD BOYZ BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — SMOKERS PURGATORY (178.2972); Pork — BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM (178.8572); Brisket — BAD BOYZ BBQ (175.4056).
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 86 times in 100
Bad Boyz BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 1–2: BAD BOYZ BBQ and MONSOON BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: PHIL THE GRILL and CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ and SHIG NINJA BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BAD BOYZ BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BAD BOYZ BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 11th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.8688 | 172 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 170.8684 | 169.6800 |
39 entries · top 696.5144 · median 662.2060
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 3 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 4 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 7 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 8 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 9 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 10 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 11 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 12 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 14 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 17 | Sho Dawg BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | |
| 19 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 20 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 22 | 8UUP | |
| 23 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 24 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 25 | BBQ'S DUNN | |
| 26 | MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 27 | STOKED TO SMOKE | |
| 28 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 29 | JBS SMOKEWAGON | |
| 30 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 31 | DIFFERENT SMOKES BBQ | |
| 32 | TACO TUESDAY | |
| 33 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 34 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 35 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 36 | HOGFATHER | |
| 37 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 38 | ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ | |
| 39 | Team Pico |
39 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 3 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 4 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 7 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 9 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 10 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 11 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 12 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | Sho Dawg BBQ | |
| 14 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 15 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 16 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 17 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 18 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 19 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 20 | JBS SMOKEWAGON | |
| 21 | STOKED TO SMOKE | |
| 22 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 23 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 24 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 25 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | 8UUP | |
| 27 | BBQ'S DUNN | |
| 28 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | |
| 30 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 31 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 32 | TACO TUESDAY | |
| 33 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 34 | Team Pico | |
| 35 | DIFFERENT SMOKES BBQ | |
| 36 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 37 | MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 38 | ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ | |
| 39 | HOGFATHER |
39 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 2 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 3 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 4 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 5 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 7 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 8 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | |
| 11 | DIFFERENT SMOKES BBQ | |
| 12 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 13 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ'S DUNN | |
| 15 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 16 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 17 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 18 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 19 | 8UUP | |
| 20 | JBS SMOKEWAGON | |
| 21 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | HOGFATHER | |
| 23 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 24 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 25 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 26 | STOKED TO SMOKE | |
| 27 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 28 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 29 | Sho Dawg BBQ | |
| 30 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 32 | TACO TUESDAY | |
| 33 | ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ | |
| 34 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 35 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 36 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 37 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 38 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 39 | Team Pico |
39 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 3 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 4 | MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 5 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 6 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 7 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 8 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | |
| 10 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 11 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 13 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 14 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 15 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 16 | JBS SMOKEWAGON | |
| 17 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 19 | Sho Dawg BBQ | |
| 20 | TACO TUESDAY | |
| 21 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 22 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 23 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 24 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 25 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 26 | BBQ'S DUNN | |
| 27 | HOGFATHER | |
| 28 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 29 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 30 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 31 | STOKED TO SMOKE | |
| 32 | DIFFERENT SMOKES BBQ | |
| 33 | 8UUP | |
| 34 | Team Pico | |
| 35 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 36 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 37 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 38 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 39 | ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ |
39 entries · top 175.4056 · median 163.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | SHIG NINJA BBQ | |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | 8UUP | |
| 6 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 8 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 9 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 10 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 11 | SCOTTS BBQ SHACK | |
| 12 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 13 | Sho Dawg BBQ | |
| 14 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 15 | SWIMMIN IN SMOKE | |
| 16 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 17 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 18 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 20 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | TACO TUESDAY | |
| 22 | STOKED TO SMOKE | |
| 23 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 24 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 25 | BBQ'S DUNN | |
| 26 | DIFFERENT SMOKES BBQ | |
| 27 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 28 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | |
| 30 | HOGFATHER | |
| 31 | MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 32 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 33 | BUTTHEAD BBQ | |
| 34 | JBS SMOKEWAGON | |
| 35 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 36 | AZ BEER BELLY BBQ | |
| 37 | ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ | |
| 38 | Team Pico | |
| 39 | Lip S-Macn BBQ |