May 13–14, 2016 · Fredericksburg, VA
3 EYZ BBQ won Grand Champion at the BBQ Jamboree on May 13, 2016 in Fredericksburg, VA, scoring 695.9772 in a field of 72 teams. LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.6456. Category winners: Chicken — 3 EYZ BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — 270 SMOKERS (177.1544); Pork — LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER (174.2856); Brisket — 3 EYZ BBQ (175.4172). This is the 4th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ; the next was held in 2019.
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 2021 — 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.
695.9772 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 688.5028 CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ set in 2015.
Chicken places 2–3: APORKALYPSE NOW and Bubba Joe's Que tied on 176.0116 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: BONE TO BARK BBQ and REDNECK SCIENTIFIC tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: 3 EYZ BBQ and Big O's Low N Slow tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
3 EYZ BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
3 EYZ BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
3 EYZ BBQ turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: APORKALYPSE NOW (won 2014).
Bigger than 96% of the 5,482 contests in the data
72 teams — bigger than 96% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
This contest usually draws about 63 teams
72 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 63.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2013 | Fredericksburg, VA | Fredericksburg, VA | 60 | 662.2854 | BEERBEQUE | HOG-IT-UP BBQ |
| May 9, 2014 | Fredericksburg, VA | Fredericksburg, VA 22401 | 64 | 662.2172 | APORKALYPSE NOW | CASUAL SMOKERS |
| May 8, 2015 | Fredericksburg, VA | Fredericksburg, VA 22408 | 65 | 688.5028 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| May 13, 2016 ← this one | Fredericksburg, VA | Fredericksburg, VA | 72 | 695.9772 | 3 EYZ BBQ | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER |
| May 3, 2019 | Fredericksburg, VA | 2400 Airport Ave | 34 | 695.9656 | Pullin My Money Muscle | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| May 4, 2019 | Fredericksburg, VA | 2400 Airport Ave | 33 | 704.5488 | BBQData.com | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| May 8, 2020 | Fredericksburg, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Fredericksburg, VA | 2400 Airport Ave | 30 | 695.9084 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8688 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 173.7028 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 174.2856 | 170.8228 | 168.5828 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 172.5600 | 171.9656 |
72 entries · top 695.9772 · median 639.3084
72 entries · top 178.8572 · median 161.6858
71 entries · top 177.1544 · median 161.1316
72 entries · top 174.2856 · median 161.7028
72 entries · top 175.4172 · median 158.5256
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
47 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.9656