May 20–21, 2016 · Chesapeake, VA · 📍 900 City Park Dr
HICKORY PRIME won Grand Champion at the Chesapeake Jubilee on May 20, 2016 in Chesapeake, VA at 900 City Park Dr, scoring 681.0856 in a field of 26 teams. WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.0516. Category winners: Chicken — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS (179.4400); Pork — HICKORY PRIME (173.7028); Brisket — SLICKS BAR-B-QUE (173.7028). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by BELMONT HOUSE OF SMOKE.
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.
Closer than 97% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0340 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
681.0856 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 668.4800 BELMONT HOUSE OF SMOKE set in 2014.
Chicken places 4–5: GRATE SMOKE and 412Q tied on 168.5372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: JW BARBECUE AND WINGS and BIG DOG BBQ VA tied on 165.7488 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: 4:20 Q and ROLLIN' SMOKE tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HICKORY PRIME took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ turned in 176.0000 in chicken — past the 169.1200 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
This contest was away for 2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2014-05-16.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2014 | Chesapeake, VA | Chesapeake, VA 23322 | 32 | 668.4800 | BELMONT HOUSE OF SMOKE | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| May 20, 2016 ← this one | Chesapeake, VA | 900 City Park Dr | 26 | 681.0856 | HICKORY PRIME | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 168.5372 | 165.7488 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 168.0116 | 165.1316 |
| Pork | 173.7028 | 167.9772 | 165.7028 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 169.6800 | 163.9772 |
26 entries · top 681.0856 · median 642.7548
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 4 | SLICKS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 6 | 412Q | |
| 7 | 4:20 Q | |
| 8 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 10 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 11 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 12 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 13 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 14 | KIRBBQ | |
| 15 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 16 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 17 | Tri'd & Tru BBQ | |
| 18 | PIG JAM | |
| 19 | RACKAHAULIC BARBECUE | |
| 20 | Price Family BBQ | |
| 21 | BIGDUMMYBBQ | |
| 22 | JOHNSON FAMILY BBQ | |
| 23 | JW BARBECUE AND WINGS | |
| 24 | All First | |
| 25 | CAVEMAN BBQ | |
| 26 | SHOE STRING BBQ |
26 entries · top 176 · median 164.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 3 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 4 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 5 | 412Q | |
| 6 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 7 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 8 | SLICKS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | JW BARBECUE AND WINGS | |
| 10 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 11 | SHOE STRING BBQ | |
| 12 | RACKAHAULIC BARBECUE | |
| 13 | 4:20 Q | |
| 14 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 15 | All First | |
| 16 | Price Family BBQ | |
| 17 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 18 | JOHNSON FAMILY BBQ | |
| 19 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 20 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 21 | Tri'd & Tru BBQ | |
| 22 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 23 | PIG JAM | |
| 24 | CAVEMAN BBQ | |
| 25 | KIRBBQ | |
| 26 | BIGDUMMYBBQ |
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.9944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 2 | 4:20 Q | |
| 3 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 4 | 412Q | |
| 5 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 6 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 9 | SLICKS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | KIRBBQ | |
| 11 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 12 | JOHNSON FAMILY BBQ | |
| 13 | Tri'd & Tru BBQ | |
| 14 | PIG JAM | |
| 15 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 16 | RACKAHAULIC BARBECUE | |
| 17 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 18 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 19 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 20 | JW BARBECUE AND WINGS | |
| 21 | All First | |
| 22 | Price Family BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 24 | BIGDUMMYBBQ | |
| 25 | CAVEMAN BBQ | |
| 26 | SHOE STRING BBQ |
26 entries · top 173.7028 · median 161.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 2 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 5 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 6 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 7 | KIRBBQ | |
| 8 | SLICKS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 10 | 412Q | |
| 11 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 12 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 13 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 14 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 15 | BIGDUMMYBBQ | |
| 16 | 4:20 Q | |
| 17 | JW BARBECUE AND WINGS | |
| 18 | CAVEMAN BBQ | |
| 19 | Tri'd & Tru BBQ | |
| 20 | SHOE STRING BBQ | |
| 21 | RACKAHAULIC BARBECUE | |
| 22 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 23 | JOHNSON FAMILY BBQ | |
| 24 | PIG JAM | |
| 25 | Price Family BBQ | |
| 26 | All First |
26 entries · top 173.7028 · median 157.9658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLICKS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 3 | 4:20 Q | |
| 4 | ROLLIN' SMOKE | |
| 5 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 8 | 412Q | |
| 9 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 10 | BIGDUMMYBBQ | |
| 11 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 12 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 13 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 14 | Price Family BBQ | |
| 15 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 16 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 17 | PIG JAM | |
| 18 | KIRBBQ | |
| 19 | All First | |
| 20 | Tri'd & Tru BBQ | |
| 21 | RACKAHAULIC BARBECUE | |
| 22 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 23 | JOHNSON FAMILY BBQ | |
| 24 | JW BARBECUE AND WINGS | |
| 25 | CAVEMAN BBQ | |
| 26 | SHOE STRING BBQ |