Jun 3–4, 2016 · McLouth, KS
KC SMOKE DAWGS won Grand Champion at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) on June 3, 2016 in McLouth, KS, scoring 700.6056 in a field of 33 teams. CAVEMAN CUISINE took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.2000. Category winners: Chicken — 2 DRUNK 2 QUE (180.0000); Pork Ribs — 913 BBQ (178.8800); Pork — KC SMOKE DAWGS (179.4400); Brisket — SMOKE N THINGS (177.1544).
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 73 times in 100
KC SMOKE DAWGS came in rated below the field's top team, CAVEMAN CUISINE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 6–7: BUFFALO'S BBQ and THIS BUTTS FOR YOU tied on 171.9884 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: DUSTY ROADS BBQ and BOXER Q BBQ tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE and 913 BBQ tied on 171.9884 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
KC SMOKE DAWGS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 12th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.1200 | 171.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 175.4172 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 173.7372 | 169.7372 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
33 entries · top 700.6056 · median 659.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 2 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 3 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 4 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 5 | 913 BBQ | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 8 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 9 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 11 | Fat and Greasy BBQ | |
| 12 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 13 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 14 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 15 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 16 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 17 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 18 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' R'S | |
| 20 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 21 | GRISWOLD GRILLERS | |
| 22 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 23 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 24 | THIS BUTTS FOR YOU | |
| 25 | SMOKIN & JOKIN BBQ - KS | |
| 26 | Smoked Creatios BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 28 | BULLDOG BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 30 | Sloppy Ron's BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKIN HOT ROD'S BBQ | |
| 32 | Smokin Wide Open | |
| 33 | Ribbed for her Pleasure |
33 entries · top 180 · median 166.8800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 2 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 4 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 5 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | THIS BUTTS FOR YOU | |
| 8 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 9 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 10 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 11 | Fat and Greasy BBQ | |
| 12 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 13 | SMOKIN & JOKIN BBQ - KS | |
| 14 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 15 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 16 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 18 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 19 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 20 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 21 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 22 | GRISWOLD GRILLERS | |
| 23 | 913 BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 25 | Smoked Creatios BBQ | |
| 26 | Sloppy Ron's BBQ | |
| 27 | Ribbed for her Pleasure | |
| 28 | BULLDOG BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 30 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKIN' R'S | |
| 32 | SMOKIN HOT ROD'S BBQ | |
| 33 | Smokin Wide Open |
33 entries · top 178.8800 · median 168
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 913 BBQ | |
| 2 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 3 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 4 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 5 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 8 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 10 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 11 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 12 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' R'S | |
| 14 | Fat and Greasy BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 16 | Sloppy Ron's BBQ | |
| 17 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 18 | Smoked Creatios BBQ | |
| 19 | GRISWOLD GRILLERS | |
| 20 | SMOKIN & JOKIN BBQ - KS | |
| 21 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 22 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 23 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 24 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 25 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 26 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 28 | BULLDOG BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | Smokin Wide Open | |
| 30 | THIS BUTTS FOR YOU | |
| 31 | SMOKIN HOT ROD'S BBQ | |
| 32 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 33 | Ribbed for her Pleasure |
33 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 2 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 4 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 5 | Fat and Greasy BBQ | |
| 6 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 7 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | 913 BBQ | |
| 9 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 10 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 11 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 12 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN HOT ROD'S BBQ | |
| 14 | GRISWOLD GRILLERS | |
| 15 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 16 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' R'S | |
| 18 | Smoked Creatios BBQ | |
| 19 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 20 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 21 | THIS BUTTS FOR YOU | |
| 22 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 23 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 24 | SMOKIN & JOKIN BBQ - KS | |
| 25 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 26 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 27 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 28 | Smokin Wide Open | |
| 29 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 30 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 31 | Sloppy Ron's BBQ | |
| 32 | BULLDOG BARBEQUE | |
| 33 | Ribbed for her Pleasure |
33 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 2 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | |
| 4 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 5 | BULLDOG BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 7 | 913 BBQ | |
| 8 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 9 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 10 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 12 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 13 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' R'S | |
| 16 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 17 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 18 | 2 DRUNK 2 QUE | |
| 19 | THIS BUTTS FOR YOU | |
| 20 | Ribbed for her Pleasure | |
| 21 | GRISWOLD GRILLERS | |
| 22 | Fat and Greasy BBQ | |
| 23 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoked Creatios BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin Wide Open | |
| 26 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 27 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 28 | SMOKIN & JOKIN BBQ - KS | |
| 29 | Sloppy Ron's BBQ | |
| 30 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKIN HOT ROD'S BBQ | |
| 32 | Smoke Dat Hog BBQ | |
| 33 | KC FINE SWINES |
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.
17 entries · top 177.7372 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' R'S | |
| 2 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 3 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 4 | GRISWOLD GRILLERS | |
| 5 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN & JOKIN BBQ - KS | |
| 7 | Fat and Greasy BBQ | |
| 8 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 10 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 11 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 12 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 13 | EATIN AINT CHEATIN | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOT ROD'S BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE N THINGS | |
| 16 | THIS BUTTS FOR YOU | |
| 17 | KC FINE SWINES |