May 20–21, 2016 · Chincoteague, VA · 📍 3663 Main St
ASTRO PIGS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Saltwater Brew 'N' Que on May 20, 2016 in Chincoteague, VA at 3663 Main St, scoring 679.3944 in a field of 23 teams. PIGHEADED BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 670.8344. Category winners: Chicken — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (172.0000); Pork Ribs — ASTRO PIGS BBQ (176.0116); Pork — PIGHEADED BBQ (170.8572); Brisket — Sauce This BBQ (171.4400). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by SERIAL GRILLER.
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 83 times in 100
ASTRO PIGS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, LO' -N- SLO' BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was ASTRO PIGS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 14th tracked contest.
Chicken places 3–4: Sauce This BBQ and ASTRO PIGS BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY edged DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ by 0.0004. Chicken places 9–10: DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ edged SHACK'S Q by 0.0116.
ASTRO PIGS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2015 | Chincoteague, VA | Chincoteague, VA | 18 | 694.9144 | SERIAL GRILLER | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD |
| May 20, 2016 ← this one | Chincoteague, VA | 3663 Main St | 23 | 679.3944 | ASTRO PIGS BBQ | PIGHEADED BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172 | 168.5828 | 163.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0116 | 166.2744 | 162.2400 |
| Pork | 170.8572 | 166.8456 | 161.6912 |
| Brisket | 171.4400 | 167.9884 | 160.5600 |
23 entries · top 679.3944 · median 637.6228
23 entries · top 172 · median 161.6800
23 entries · top 176.0116 · median 159.3944
23 entries · top 170.8572 · median 159.9772
23 entries · top 171.4400 · median 158.2516
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.
4 entries · top 322.8232 · median 299.4002
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Up Sump'n | |
| 2 | MRC Q-ing | |
| 3 | Q U BBQ | |
| 4 | HOT BUTTS |
4 entries · top 165.6916 · median 149.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Up Sump'n | |
| 2 | MRC Q-ing | |
| 3 | Q U BBQ | |
| 4 | HOT BUTTS |
4 entries · top 157.1316 · median 150.0002
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Up Sump'n | |
| 2 | MRC Q-ing | |
| 3 | Q U BBQ | |
| 4 | HOT BUTTS |