May 13–14, 2016 · Warsaw, IN
THUNDER HOG BBQ won Grand Champion at the Rockin BBQ on May 13, 2016 in Warsaw, IN, scoring 689.7144 in a field of 28 teams. THE REAL SMOKIN ACES took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.1544. Category winners: Chicken — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES (177.1428); Pork Ribs — BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ (176.6172); Pork — BO B Q BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — QUAU (178.2972). This is the 1st of 5 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2017.
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, 2016 to 2020 — 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.
Closer than 92% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
THUNDER HOG BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 5 tracked editions
THUNDER HOG BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
Chicken places 5–6: THUNDER HOG BBQ and GREY STREET BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: iBQ'n and ABLE ACRES BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: THUNDER HOG BBQ and FIREHOUSE SMOKE tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2016 ← this one | Warsaw, IN | Warsaw, IN | 28 | 689.7144 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| May 12, 2017 | Warsaw, IN | 1400 East Smith St | 27 | 683.9084 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | iBQ'n |
| May 11, 2018 | Warsaw, IN | 1400 East Smith St | 37 | 684.4684 | GREY STREET BBQ | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS |
| May 10, 2019 | Warsaw, IN | 1400 East Smith St | 42 | 699.3828 | The BBQ Bus | GREY STREET BBQ |
| May 29, 2020 | Warsaw, IN | 1400 E Smith Street | 66 | 698.3088 | Shiggin' Aint Easy | TIRE SMOKE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 171.9772 | 169.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.6172 | 172 | 170.2512 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 169.6684 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 170.8456 | 167.4400 |
28 entries · top 689.7144 · median 663.0858
28 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.5600
28 entries · top 176.6172 · median 167.1486
28 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.7314
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.4000