May 20–21, 2016 · Fond du Lac, WI
CRASH TEST SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the BBQ 4 ASTOP on May 20, 2016 in Fond du Lac, WI, scoring 683.9084 in a field of 28 teams. TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.2972. Category winners: Chicken — BIG "E" BBQ (174.2972); Pork Ribs — TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI (170.8800); Pork — CRASH TEST SMOKERS (180.0000); Brisket — QUAU (175.4172). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI; the next was held in 2018.
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, 2015 to 2018 — 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 76% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6112 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
683.9084 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 672.0000 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI set in 2015.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
CRASH TEST SMOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, QUAU, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was CRASH TEST SMOKERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 34th tracked contest.
Chicken places 8–9: QUE THE SMOKE and QUAU tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: PLASTERED PORK BBQ edged FAT ANDY'S BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 6–7: THE REAL SMOKIN ACES edged TWO BREWS BBQ by 0.0116.
CRASH TEST SMOKERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 24th.
CRASH TEST SMOKERS turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 171.4172 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI (won 2015).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
16 of 23 teams from 2015-05-29 came back
16 of the 23 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2015 | Fond du Lac, WI | Fond du Lac, WI 54937 | 23 | 672 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 5 FINGER BBQ |
| May 20, 2016 ← this one | Fond du Lac, WI | Fond du Lac, WI 54935 | 28 | 683.9084 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI |
| May 18, 2018 | Fond du Lac, WI | N4177 Cearns Ln | 27 | 668.0004 | TURNIN' UP THE HEAT | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2972 | 169.1544 | 167.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8800 | 167.3828 | 163.4400 |
| Pork | 180 | 172 | 165.0856 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 167.4400 | 164 |
28 entries · top 683.9084 · median 648.2230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 2 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 3 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 4 | QUAU | |
| 5 | HILL-BILLY BBQ | |
| 6 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 7 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 9 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 10 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 11 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 12 | TWO BREWS BBQ | |
| 13 | FAT ANDY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 15 | QUE THE SMOKE | |
| 16 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 17 | BURNITA BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | DD'S BBQ | |
| 19 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 20 | FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ | |
| 21 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 22 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 23 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKE 2 PULL | |
| 25 | MR TONY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 27 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 28 | WOBBLY HOGS BBQ |
28 entries · top 174.2972 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 2 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 3 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 4 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 5 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 6 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 7 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ | |
| 8 | QUE THE SMOKE | |
| 9 | QUAU | |
| 10 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 11 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 12 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE 2 PULL | |
| 14 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 15 | FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ | |
| 16 | DD'S BBQ | |
| 17 | HILL-BILLY BBQ | |
| 18 | MR TONY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 20 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 21 | FAT ANDY'S BBQ | |
| 22 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 23 | TWO BREWS BBQ | |
| 24 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 25 | WOBBLY HOGS BBQ | |
| 26 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 27 | BURNITA BAR-B-QUE | |
| 28 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ |
27 entries · top 170.8800 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 2 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 3 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 4 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 5 | HILL-BILLY BBQ | |
| 6 | QUE THE SMOKE | |
| 7 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 8 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 9 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 10 | QUAU | |
| 11 | BURNITA BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 13 | TWO BREWS BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 15 | MR TONY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 17 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 18 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 19 | FAT ANDY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE 2 PULL | |
| 21 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 22 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 23 | FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ | |
| 24 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 25 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 26 | DD'S BBQ | |
| 27 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ |
28 entries · top 180 · median 160.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 2 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 3 | HILL-BILLY BBQ | |
| 4 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 5 | FAT ANDY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 7 | TWO BREWS BBQ | |
| 8 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 9 | QUAU | |
| 10 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 11 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ | |
| 12 | BURNITA BAR-B-QUE | |
| 13 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 14 | WOBBLY HOGS BBQ | |
| 15 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 16 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 17 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 18 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 19 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 20 | QUE THE SMOKE | |
| 21 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 22 | SMOKE 2 PULL | |
| 23 | DD'S BBQ | |
| 24 | MR TONY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 26 | FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ | |
| 27 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 28 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. |
28 entries · top 175.4172 · median 160.8170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUAU | |
| 2 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 3 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 4 | DD'S BBQ | |
| 5 | DEAD MONEY BBQ | |
| 6 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ | |
| 8 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 9 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 10 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 11 | HILL-BILLY BBQ | |
| 12 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 13 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 14 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 15 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 16 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 17 | FAT ANDY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | TWO BREWS BBQ | |
| 19 | BURNITA BAR-B-QUE | |
| 20 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 21 | WOBBLY HOGS BBQ | |
| 22 | QUE THE SMOKE | |
| 23 | SMOKE 2 PULL | |
| 24 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 25 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ | |
| 26 | FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ | |
| 27 | MR TONY'S BBQ | |
| 28 | LETTUCE SMOKE |