May 20–21, 2016 · Boonville, IN · 📍 133 E Degonia RD
ONE2BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' for Garrett on May 20, 2016 in Boonville, IN at 133 E Degonia RD, scoring 698.2976 in a field of 35 teams. UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9660. Category winners: Chicken — ONE2BBQ (175.4516); Pork Ribs — ONE2BBQ (176.5944); Pork — BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — ONE2BBQ (177.7144). 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 2023 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
One2BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
ONE2BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Chicken places 3–4: CHARCOAL & MORE and DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BURNT FINGER BBQ and BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ and SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ONE2BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 15th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2016 ← this one | Boonville, IN | 133 E Degonia RD | 35 | 698.2976 | ONE2BBQ | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Boonville, IN | 133 E Degonia RD | 31 | 693.0968 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Boonville, IN | 2144 New Harmony RD | 27 | 692.5028 | Old Fashioned Butcher Shoppe | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Mt. Carmel, IL | 434 Market Street | 27 | 698.8116 | Triple H BBQ | Pooh Bear BBQ |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Mt. Carmel, IL | 315 Market Street | 26 | 711.9656 | Local Yokels | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4516 | 174.8572 | 172.6056 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 171.9656 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 170.8456 |
35 entries · top 698.2976 · median 663.3256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 4 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 5 | HICKORY PIT STOP | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 8 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 9 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 10 | Pappy Q | |
| 11 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 13 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 14 | WEQ4U | |
| 15 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 16 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 17 | A-1 TAX SERVICE INC | |
| 18 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 19 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 20 | OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | HUG HOGS | |
| 22 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 23 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 24 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 25 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 26 | Z SMOKE | |
| 27 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 28 | GE-QUE | |
| 29 | M&M SOUTHERN STYLE SMOKIN | |
| 30 | LEFLER'S PIT CREW | |
| 31 | John's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 32 | SWINEE RIVER BBQ | |
| 33 | BOTTOM BARREL BBQ | |
| 34 | McQue | |
| 35 | BARBE-CUTIES |
35 entries · top 175.4516 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 3 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 4 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 5 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 7 | HICKORY PIT STOP | |
| 8 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 9 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 10 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 11 | OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 13 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 14 | WEQ4U | |
| 15 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 16 | Pappy Q | |
| 17 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 18 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | BOTTOM BARREL BBQ | |
| 20 | Z SMOKE | |
| 21 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 22 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 23 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 24 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 25 | M&M SOUTHERN STYLE SMOKIN | |
| 26 | A-1 TAX SERVICE INC | |
| 27 | HUG HOGS | |
| 28 | John's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 29 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 30 | LEFLER'S PIT CREW | |
| 31 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 32 | GE-QUE | |
| 33 | McQue | |
| 34 | SWINEE RIVER BBQ | |
| 35 | BARBE-CUTIES |
35 entries · top 176.5944 · median 165.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | Pappy Q | |
| 3 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 4 | A-1 TAX SERVICE INC | |
| 5 | HICKORY PIT STOP | |
| 6 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 7 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 9 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 10 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 11 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 12 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 13 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 14 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 15 | HUG HOGS | |
| 16 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 17 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 18 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 19 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 20 | John's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 21 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 22 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 23 | GE-QUE | |
| 24 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 25 | WEQ4U | |
| 26 | M&M SOUTHERN STYLE SMOKIN | |
| 27 | Z SMOKE | |
| 28 | OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ | |
| 29 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 30 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 31 | LEFLER'S PIT CREW | |
| 32 | SWINEE RIVER BBQ | |
| 33 | BOTTOM BARREL BBQ | |
| 34 | McQue | |
| 35 | BARBE-CUTIES |
35 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 5 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 6 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 7 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 8 | WEQ4U | |
| 9 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 10 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 11 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 13 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 14 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 15 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 16 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 17 | SWINEE RIVER BBQ | |
| 18 | Pappy Q | |
| 19 | A-1 TAX SERVICE INC | |
| 20 | Z SMOKE | |
| 21 | HICKORY PIT STOP | |
| 22 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 23 | LEFLER'S PIT CREW | |
| 24 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 25 | GE-QUE | |
| 26 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 27 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 28 | OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ | |
| 29 | HUG HOGS | |
| 30 | BARBE-CUTIES | |
| 31 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 32 | M&M SOUTHERN STYLE SMOKIN | |
| 33 | BOTTOM BARREL BBQ | |
| 34 | John's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 35 | McQue |
35 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 3 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 4 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | HICKORY PIT STOP | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 9 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 10 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 11 | POOH BEAR BBQ | |
| 12 | Pappy Q | |
| 13 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 14 | OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 16 | WEQ4U | |
| 17 | HUG HOGS | |
| 18 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 19 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 20 | GE-QUE | |
| 21 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 22 | A-1 TAX SERVICE INC | |
| 23 | M&M SOUTHERN STYLE SMOKIN | |
| 24 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 25 | John's Smokin' BBQ | |
| 26 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 27 | Z SMOKE | |
| 28 | LEFLER'S PIT CREW | |
| 29 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 30 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 31 | SWINEE RIVER BBQ | |
| 32 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 33 | McQue | |
| 34 | BOTTOM BARREL BBQ | |
| 35 | BARBE-CUTIES |