May 20–21, 2016 · Wyandotte, MI · 📍 3200 Biddle Ave
PB&J'S BBQ TEAM won Grand Champion at the 2nd Annual Pork in the Park on May 20, 2016 in Wyandotte, MI at 3200 Biddle Ave, scoring 678.8456 in a field of 28 teams. FIREHOUSE SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 675.3256. Category winners: Chicken — FIREHOUSE SMOKE (175.4172); Pork Ribs — B&R SMOKE (172.5944); Pork — MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ (178.2972); Brisket — BAD HABIT BBQ (174.8800).
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 70 times in 100
PB&J'S BBQ TEAM came in rated below the field's top team, SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
PB&J'S BBQ TEAM won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was PB&J'S BBQ TEAM's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 18th tracked contest.
Chicken places 5–6: MAC ATTACK BBQ and THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ and FIREHOUSE SMOKE tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: MOTLEY QUE CREW and BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 169.7028 | 165.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5944 | 169.1316 | 166.2628 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 172.5828 | 165.6684 |
| Brisket | 174.8800 | 168 | 166.8456 |
28 entries · top 678.8456 · median 647.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 3 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 5 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 7 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 8 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 9 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 11 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 12 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 13 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 14 | THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ | |
| 15 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 16 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 17 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 18 | DUB TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 19 | MAIZE N QUE | |
| 20 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 21 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 22 | Garza Bros BBQ | |
| 23 | Q-JITSU | |
| 24 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 25 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 26 | DOUGS BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 27 | JAMMIN BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKEY RHODES BBQ |
28 entries · top 175.4172 · median 159.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 2 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 5 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 6 | THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ | |
| 7 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 8 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 9 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 11 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 12 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 13 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 14 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 15 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 16 | DUB TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 17 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 19 | Garza Bros BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 21 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 22 | MAIZE N QUE | |
| 23 | DOUGS BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 24 | JAMMIN BBQ | |
| 25 | Q-JITSU | |
| 26 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 27 | SMOKEY RHODES BBQ | |
| 28 | BBQ MANIACS |
28 entries · top 172.5944 · median 160.2914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 2 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 4 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 7 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 9 | MAIZE N QUE | |
| 10 | DUB TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 11 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 12 | THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ | |
| 13 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 14 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 15 | Q-JITSU | |
| 16 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 17 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 18 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 19 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 20 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 22 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 23 | Garza Bros BBQ | |
| 24 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 25 | JAMMIN BBQ | |
| 26 | DOUGS BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 27 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 28 | SMOKEY RHODES BBQ |
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 160.5602
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 2 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 4 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 5 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 9 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 10 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 11 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 12 | DUB TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 13 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 14 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 15 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 16 | DOUGS BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 17 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | MAIZE N QUE | |
| 19 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 20 | THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ | |
| 21 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 22 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 23 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 24 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 25 | Garza Bros BBQ | |
| 26 | JAMMIN BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKEY RHODES BBQ | |
| 28 | Q-JITSU |
28 entries · top 174.8800 · median 161.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 2 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 3 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 5 | Q-JITSU | |
| 6 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 7 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 8 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 10 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 12 | MAIZE N QUE | |
| 13 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 14 | Garza Bros BBQ | |
| 15 | THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ | |
| 16 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 18 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 20 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 21 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 22 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 23 | DUB TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 24 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 25 | DOUGS BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 26 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 27 | SMOKEY RHODES BBQ | |
| 28 | JAMMIN BBQ |