Jun 3–4, 2016 · Kansas City, MO
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB won Grand Champion at the Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ) on June 3, 2016 in Kansas City, MO, scoring 690.2516 in a field of 45 teams. GETTIN' SAUCED took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5600. Category winners: Chicken — CHOP QUEY (177.7144); Pork Ribs — JOUSTING PIGS BBQ (176.5600); Pork — SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD (177.1544); Brisket — GEN QUE (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by 913 BBQ; the next was held in 2022.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB came in rated below the field's top team, DIRT ROAD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 35th tracked contest.
Chicken places 3–4: HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB and SMOKE RINGERS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: FAT BOTTOM BBQ and SMACKDOWN BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: GETTIN' SAUCED edged HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB by 0.0112.
CHOP QUEY turned in 177.7144 in chicken — past the 174.8572 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2015 | Kansas City, MO | Kansas City, MO 64114 | 43 | 706.2744 | 913 BBQ | SLAPS BBQ |
| Jun 3, 2016 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | Kansas City, MO 64114 | 45 | 690.2516 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | GETTIN' SAUCED |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Kansas City, MO | Rockhurst High School | 41 | 708.5372 | The Boys In Que | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 176 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 172.5600 | 169.1428 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 174.3200 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 170.2744 | 166.8228 |
45 entries · top 690.2516 · median 650.7544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 2 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 3 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 4 | GEN QUE | |
| 5 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 6 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 7 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 8 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 9 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 10 | Don Brady | |
| 11 | ON THE SAUCE | |
| 12 | KW-Bones Brigade | |
| 13 | WOODSHED BBQ | |
| 14 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 15 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 16 | SMACKDOWN BBQ | |
| 17 | END OF THE ROAD BBQ | |
| 18 | Casual Smokers 2 | |
| 19 | GLAZED & CONFUSED | |
| 20 | SMOKIN SUZY | |
| 21 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 22 | Rob Hummel | |
| 23 | BROWNIES BBQ | |
| 24 | WHOSUSINGMYNAME | |
| 25 | SKYY FULL OF SMOKE | |
| 26 | Michael Kelley Q | |
| 27 | FAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 28 | Great Hogs of Fire | |
| 29 | Panice BBQ(Polsinelli) | |
| 30 | Chris Bosco | |
| 31 | BLIND BOX BBQ | |
| 32 | Gannon Brothers | |
| 33 | SMOKIN' FLAME-INGOS | |
| 34 | Steve Franke | |
| 35 | 2 GREEKS BBQ | |
| 36 | Jimmy Connell | |
| 37 | Eric Baker | |
| 38 | Rego Express Restaurant Supply | |
| 39 | Charles Bock | |
| 40 | Jimmy ConnellA | |
| 41 | M2M BBQ | |
| 42 | Heartland Chevrolet Pork Pullers | |
| 43 | Papa Brown's | |
| 44 | KW Midnight Smoker | |
| 45 | Brewster |
44 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 4 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 5 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 6 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 7 | ON THE SAUCE | |
| 8 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 9 | SMOKIN SUZY | |
| 10 | WOODSHED BBQ | |
| 11 | Don Brady | |
| 12 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 13 | GEN QUE | |
| 14 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 15 | END OF THE ROAD BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' FLAME-INGOS | |
| 17 | Rob Hummel | |
| 18 | KW-Bones Brigade | |
| 19 | FAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 20 | Rego Express Restaurant Supply | |
| 21 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 22 | Papa Brown's | |
| 23 | SMACKDOWN BBQ | |
| 24 | Panice BBQ(Polsinelli) | |
| 25 | BROWNIES BBQ | |
| 26 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 27 | GLAZED & CONFUSED | |
| 28 | Gannon Brothers | |
| 29 | WHOSUSINGMYNAME | |
| 30 | Michael Kelley Q | |
| 31 | Casual Smokers 2 | |
| 32 | Jimmy Connell | |
| 33 | Eric Baker | |
| 34 | Chris Bosco | |
| 35 | Great Hogs of Fire | |
| 36 | SKYY FULL OF SMOKE | |
| 37 | BLIND BOX BBQ | |
| 38 | Charles Bock | |
| 39 | 2 GREEKS BBQ | |
| 40 | KW Midnight Smoker | |
| 41 | Steve Franke | |
| 42 | Heartland Chevrolet Pork Pullers | |
| 43 | M2M BBQ | |
| 44 | Jimmy ConnellA |
44 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | Don Brady | |
| 4 | FAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 5 | SMACKDOWN BBQ | |
| 6 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 7 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 8 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 9 | GEN QUE | |
| 10 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 11 | SKYY FULL OF SMOKE | |
| 12 | WHOSUSINGMYNAME | |
| 13 | Rob Hummel | |
| 14 | END OF THE ROAD BBQ | |
| 15 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 16 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 17 | BLIND BOX BBQ | |
| 18 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 19 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 20 | BROWNIES BBQ | |
| 21 | ON THE SAUCE | |
| 22 | Casual Smokers 2 | |
| 23 | Panice BBQ(Polsinelli) | |
| 24 | Jimmy Connell | |
| 25 | Gannon Brothers | |
| 26 | SMOKIN SUZY | |
| 27 | GLAZED & CONFUSED | |
| 28 | Michael Kelley Q | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' FLAME-INGOS | |
| 30 | Steve Franke | |
| 31 | M2M BBQ | |
| 32 | Chris Bosco | |
| 33 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 34 | KW-Bones Brigade | |
| 35 | WOODSHED BBQ | |
| 36 | Great Hogs of Fire | |
| 37 | Jimmy ConnellA | |
| 38 | Charles Bock | |
| 39 | Rego Express Restaurant Supply | |
| 40 | 2 GREEKS BBQ | |
| 41 | Eric Baker | |
| 42 | Papa Brown's | |
| 43 | KW Midnight Smoker | |
| 44 | Heartland Chevrolet Pork Pullers |
45 entries · top 177.1544 · median 164
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 2 | SMOKIN SUZY | |
| 3 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 4 | KW-Bones Brigade | |
| 5 | WOODSHED BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 7 | 2 GREEKS BBQ | |
| 8 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 9 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 10 | Casual Smokers 2 | |
| 11 | Don Brady | |
| 12 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 13 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 14 | END OF THE ROAD BBQ | |
| 15 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 16 | GLAZED & CONFUSED | |
| 17 | BROWNIES BBQ | |
| 18 | SKYY FULL OF SMOKE | |
| 19 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 20 | GEN QUE | |
| 21 | ON THE SAUCE | |
| 22 | Michael Kelley Q | |
| 23 | Chris Bosco | |
| 24 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 25 | SMACKDOWN BBQ | |
| 26 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 27 | BLIND BOX BBQ | |
| 28 | WHOSUSINGMYNAME | |
| 29 | Brewster | |
| 30 | Steve Franke | |
| 31 | SMOKIN' FLAME-INGOS | |
| 32 | Great Hogs of Fire | |
| 33 | Rob Hummel | |
| 34 | Gannon Brothers | |
| 35 | Eric Baker | |
| 36 | Heartland Chevrolet Pork Pullers | |
| 37 | Charles Bock | |
| 38 | KW Midnight Smoker | |
| 39 | Panice BBQ(Polsinelli) | |
| 40 | Jimmy Connell | |
| 41 | Rego Express Restaurant Supply | |
| 42 | FAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 43 | Papa Brown's | |
| 44 | M2M BBQ | |
| 45 | Jimmy ConnellA |
45 entries · top 178.8572 · median 159.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEN QUE | |
| 2 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 3 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 4 | SUBLIME BBQ | |
| 5 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 6 | Great Hogs of Fire | |
| 7 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 8 | ON THE SAUCE | |
| 9 | GLAZED & CONFUSED | |
| 10 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 11 | KW-Bones Brigade | |
| 12 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 13 | Rob Hummel | |
| 14 | Casual Smokers 2 | |
| 15 | WHOSUSINGMYNAME | |
| 16 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 17 | SMACKDOWN BBQ | |
| 18 | SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | |
| 19 | WOODSHED BBQ | |
| 20 | Heartland Chevrolet Pork Pullers | |
| 21 | Eric Baker | |
| 22 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 23 | Steve Franke | |
| 24 | END OF THE ROAD BBQ | |
| 25 | Don Brady | |
| 26 | Panice BBQ(Polsinelli) | |
| 27 | BROWNIES BBQ | |
| 28 | SKYY FULL OF SMOKE | |
| 29 | Jimmy ConnellA | |
| 30 | Chris Bosco | |
| 31 | Michael Kelley Q | |
| 32 | Gannon Brothers | |
| 33 | ROADKILL BBQ | |
| 34 | FAT BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 35 | BLIND BOX BBQ | |
| 36 | 2 GREEKS BBQ | |
| 37 | M2M BBQ | |
| 38 | Jimmy Connell | |
| 39 | SMOKIN SUZY | |
| 40 | Charles Bock | |
| 41 | SMOKIN' FLAME-INGOS | |
| 42 | KW Midnight Smoker | |
| 43 | Rego Express Restaurant Supply | |
| 44 | Papa Brown's | |
| 45 | Brewster |