2016-05-27 – 2016-05-28 · Brookhaven, MS · 📍 Whitworth Ave
Grand Champion: BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ (697.1084) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SWEET BAYOU BBQ
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 2022 — 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.
697.1084 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 693.7256 RED EYED SMOKERS set in 2015.
Pork places 2–3: GIVE IT TO GOD and COCHON 225 tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: COCHON 225 and KOKOMO Q tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: C4-QUE edged BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ by 0.0112.
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: RED EYED SMOKERS (won 2015).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-29 | Brookhaven, MS | Brookhaven, MS 39601 | 31 | 693.7256 | RED EYED SMOKERS | C4-QUE |
| 2016-05-27 ← this one | Brookhaven, MS | Whitworth Ave | 25 | 697.1084 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | SWEET BAYOU BBQ |
| 2017-04-28 | Brookhaven, MS | Brookhaven, MS 39601 | 27 | 686.1940 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | Cannonball Express |
| 2022-04-29 | Brookhaven, MS | 1548 Oakwood Lane | 25 | 690.8228 | Heavy Smoke | Smokin N The Bandits |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 171.9772 | 168.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 172.5716 | 167.4400 |
| Pork | 176.5828 | 171.4172 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 171.4172 | 165.0972 |
25 entries · top 697.1084 · median 663.3712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 2 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 3 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES | |
| 5 | C4-QUE | |
| 6 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 7 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 8 | YAZOO'S DELTA Q | |
| 9 | PLUMB CRAZY Q | |
| 10 | COCHON 225 | |
| 11 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES - LA | |
| 13 | Smokin O's | |
| 14 | UNCLE STID BBQ | |
| 15 | CROSSROADS GRILLIN | |
| 16 | TWO SLABAHOLICS BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | HAIL SMOKE | |
| 18 | Bootleggers BBQ Team | |
| 19 | HAMMER TIME GRILLING | |
| 20 | Hunter's | |
| 21 | Uncle Sy's BBQ | |
| 22 | OG BBQ | |
| 23 | Devil's Fire | |
| 24 | KMC | |
| 25 | Lolli Q |
24 entries · top 176.5828 · median 167.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YAZOO'S DELTA Q | |
| 2 | PLUMB CRAZY Q | |
| 3 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 4 | C4-QUE | |
| 5 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 6 | UNCLE STID BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES | |
| 8 | CROSSROADS GRILLIN | |
| 9 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 10 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 11 | COCHON 225 | |
| 12 | Smokin O's | |
| 13 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 14 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Bootleggers BBQ Team | |
| 16 | HAIL SMOKE | |
| 17 | HAMMER TIME GRILLING | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES - LA | |
| 19 | Hunter's | |
| 20 | TWO SLABAHOLICS BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | Devil's Fire | |
| 22 | Uncle Sy's BBQ | |
| 23 | OG BBQ | |
| 24 | KMC |
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 164.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 2 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 3 | C4-QUE | |
| 4 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES | |
| 6 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 7 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 8 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 9 | TWO SLABAHOLICS BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | Smokin O's | |
| 11 | YAZOO'S DELTA Q | |
| 12 | HAIL SMOKE | |
| 13 | Bootleggers BBQ Team | |
| 14 | PLUMB CRAZY Q | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES - LA | |
| 16 | OG BBQ | |
| 17 | CROSSROADS GRILLIN | |
| 18 | Lolli Q | |
| 19 | COCHON 225 | |
| 20 | Devil's Fire | |
| 21 | Hunter's | |
| 22 | HAMMER TIME GRILLING | |
| 23 | Uncle Sy's BBQ | |
| 24 | UNCLE STID BBQ | |
| 25 | KMC |
25 entries · top 176.5828 · median 166.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 2 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 3 | COCHON 225 | |
| 4 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES - LA | |
| 6 | CROSSROADS GRILLIN | |
| 7 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 8 | PLUMB CRAZY Q | |
| 9 | YAZOO'S DELTA Q | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES | |
| 11 | UNCLE STID BBQ | |
| 12 | Lolli Q | |
| 13 | C4-QUE | |
| 14 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 15 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Smokin O's | |
| 17 | TWO SLABAHOLICS BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | Hunter's | |
| 19 | KMC | |
| 20 | Uncle Sy's BBQ | |
| 21 | HAIL SMOKE | |
| 22 | Bootleggers BBQ Team | |
| 23 | Devil's Fire | |
| 24 | HAMMER TIME GRILLING | |
| 25 | OG BBQ |
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.8000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 2 | RED EYED SMOKERS | |
| 3 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES | |
| 5 | C4-QUE | |
| 6 | COCHON 225 | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES - LA | |
| 8 | PLUMB CRAZY Q | |
| 9 | YAZOO'S DELTA Q | |
| 10 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 11 | Lolli Q | |
| 12 | Smokin O's | |
| 13 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 14 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 15 | HAIL SMOKE | |
| 16 | UNCLE STID BBQ | |
| 17 | Bootleggers BBQ Team | |
| 18 | TWO SLABAHOLICS BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | HAMMER TIME GRILLING | |
| 20 | OG BBQ | |
| 21 | Uncle Sy's BBQ | |
| 22 | CROSSROADS GRILLIN | |
| 23 | KMC | |
| 24 | Devil's Fire | |
| 25 | Hunter's |
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.
2 entries · top 160.0344 · median 152.8744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOYD STAR SMOKIN' HORNETS | |
| 2 | Loyd Star Smokin' Hornets 2 |
2 entries · top 162.8572 · median 160.5544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loyd Star Smokin' Hornets 2 | |
| 2 | LOYD STAR SMOKIN' HORNETS |