May 13–14, 2016 · Greenwood, MO · 📍 Joel Dean Hilt Park
THESLABS.COM won Grand Champion at the 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition on May 13, 2016 in Greenwood, MO at Joel Dean Hilt Park, scoring 699.4288 in a field of 30 teams. SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.4056. Category winners: Chicken — HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB (179.4400); Pork Ribs — HICKORY HILLS BBQ COMPANY (177.1428); Pork — THREE LITTLE PIGS (178.2972); Brisket — B & C SMOKERS (178.8800).
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 77 times in 100
Theslabs.com came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
THESLABS.COM won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: Fistful of Meat and THREE LITTLE PIGS tied on 172.5944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and BUILDING SMOKE tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: AMERICAN FIRE BBQ edged LAZY BACON BBQ by 0.0116.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 173.1544 | 170.2972 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 176.0228 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 174.8800 | 169.1084 |
30 entries · top 699.4288 · median 675.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | Fistful of Meat | |
| 4 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 5 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 6 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 7 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 8 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 9 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 11 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 12 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 13 | BUILDING SMOKE | |
| 14 | LOW LIFE BBQ | |
| 15 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 16 | HICKORY HILLS BBQ COMPANY | |
| 17 | THREE LITTLE PIGS | |
| 18 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 19 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 20 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 21 | RIB CAGE BBQ | |
| 22 | Wasted and Basted BBQ | |
| 23 | REDNECK BBQ | |
| 24 | POPS AND THE BOYS | |
| 25 | LIVESPARKS | |
| 26 | WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 27 | GEN-U-WINE SWINE | |
| 28 | SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN R BUTTS | |
| 30 | GnarleyQ |
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 2 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 3 | Fistful of Meat | |
| 4 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 5 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 7 | LOW LIFE BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 9 | BUILDING SMOKE | |
| 10 | LIVESPARKS | |
| 11 | GEN-U-WINE SWINE | |
| 12 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 13 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 14 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 15 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 16 | SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 17 | HICKORY HILLS BBQ COMPANY | |
| 18 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 19 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 20 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 21 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 22 | WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 23 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 24 | RIB CAGE BBQ | |
| 25 | THREE LITTLE PIGS | |
| 26 | Wasted and Basted BBQ | |
| 27 | POPS AND THE BOYS | |
| 28 | REDNECK BBQ | |
| 29 | GnarleyQ | |
| 30 | SMOKIN R BUTTS |
30 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY HILLS BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 5 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 6 | Fistful of Meat | |
| 7 | THREE LITTLE PIGS | |
| 8 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 9 | LOW LIFE BBQ | |
| 10 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 11 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 12 | BUILDING SMOKE | |
| 13 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 14 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 15 | Wasted and Basted BBQ | |
| 16 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 18 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 19 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 20 | RIB CAGE BBQ | |
| 21 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 22 | SMOKIN R BUTTS | |
| 23 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 24 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 25 | POPS AND THE BOYS | |
| 26 | REDNECK BBQ | |
| 27 | WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 28 | GEN-U-WINE SWINE | |
| 29 | GnarleyQ | |
| 30 | LIVESPARKS |
30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THREE LITTLE PIGS | |
| 2 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 3 | Fistful of Meat | |
| 4 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 6 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 7 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 8 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 9 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 10 | BUILDING SMOKE | |
| 11 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 12 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 13 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 14 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 15 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 16 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 17 | RIB CAGE BBQ | |
| 18 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 19 | POPS AND THE BOYS | |
| 20 | Wasted and Basted BBQ | |
| 21 | REDNECK BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 23 | LOW LIFE BBQ | |
| 24 | LIVESPARKS | |
| 25 | GnarleyQ | |
| 26 | HICKORY HILLS BBQ COMPANY | |
| 27 | SMOKIN R BUTTS | |
| 28 | WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 29 | SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 30 | GEN-U-WINE SWINE |
30 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 2 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 3 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 4 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 5 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 6 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 7 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 8 | REDNECK BBQ | |
| 9 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 10 | Fistful of Meat | |
| 11 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 12 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 13 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 14 | LOW LIFE BBQ | |
| 15 | BUILDING SMOKE | |
| 16 | HICKORY HILLS BBQ COMPANY | |
| 17 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 18 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 19 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 20 | Wasted and Basted BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 22 | RIB CAGE BBQ | |
| 23 | WHISKEY SMOKERS | |
| 24 | THREE LITTLE PIGS | |
| 25 | LIVESPARKS | |
| 26 | GEN-U-WINE SWINE | |
| 27 | SMOKIN R BUTTS | |
| 28 | POPS AND THE BOYS | |
| 29 | GnarleyQ | |
| 30 | SMOKIN GOOD BBQ |