2016-06-10 – 2016-06-11 · Kansas City, KS · 📍 13700 Polfer RD
Grand Champion: PORKY BUTTS BBQ (690.8228) · 34 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THESLABS.COM
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, 2016 to 2019 — 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.
Brisket places 2–3: PORKY BUTTS BBQ and PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW edged CHOP QUEY by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 3–4: CHOP QUEY edged BAPTIZED IN SMOKE by 0.0116.
PORKY BUTTS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 17th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-10 ← this one | Kansas City, KS | 13700 Polfer RD | 34 | 690.8228 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | THESLABS.COM |
| 2017-06-09 | Kansas City, KS | 13700 Polfer RD | 42 | 699.3828 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 913 BBQ |
| 2018-06-08 | Kansas City, KS | 13700 Polfer RD | 46 | 694.7884 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 913 BBQ |
| 2019-06-07 | Kansas City, KS | 13700 Polfer RD | 46 | 695.9888 | Black Eye BBQ | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.3200 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 173.7144 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 173.1772 | 170.2744 |
| Brisket | 176.5944 | 172.5600 | 165.0972 |
34 entries · top 690.8228 · median 657.6342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 3 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 4 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 5 | GEN QUE | |
| 6 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 7 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 8 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 10 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 11 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 12 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 13 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 14 | WATER DAWGZ BBQ | |
| 15 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 16 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 18 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 19 | PORKARITAVILLE | |
| 20 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 21 | JACKWAGON BBQ | |
| 22 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 23 | Hawg Heaven | |
| 24 | TOADS JUMPIN SMOKE | |
| 25 | PIG PEN | |
| 26 | SMOKIN PHATTY'S | |
| 27 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 28 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 29 | BBQ BONANZA | |
| 30 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 31 | Beer Bellies & Snouts BBQ | |
| 32 | SMOKEN HOG RODS | |
| 33 | Sixty & Still Smokin M&M BBQ | |
| 34 | Holy Cow BBQ |
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.3886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 3 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 4 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 5 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 6 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 7 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 8 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 9 | GEN QUE | |
| 10 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 11 | TOADS JUMPIN SMOKE | |
| 12 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 13 | PIG PEN | |
| 14 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 15 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 16 | JACKWAGON BBQ | |
| 17 | Hawg Heaven | |
| 18 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 19 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 20 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 21 | PORKARITAVILLE | |
| 22 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 23 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQ BONANZA | |
| 25 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 26 | WATER DAWGZ BBQ | |
| 27 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN PHATTY'S | |
| 29 | SMOKEN HOG RODS | |
| 30 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 31 | Holy Cow BBQ | |
| 32 | Beer Bellies & Snouts BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 34 | Sixty & Still Smokin M&M BBQ |
34 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 3 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 4 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 5 | WATER DAWGZ BBQ | |
| 6 | GEN QUE | |
| 7 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 8 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 9 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 10 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 11 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 12 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 13 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 14 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 15 | TOADS JUMPIN SMOKE | |
| 16 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 17 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | Beer Bellies & Snouts BBQ | |
| 19 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 20 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 21 | SMOKIN PHATTY'S | |
| 22 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 23 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 24 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 25 | Hawg Heaven | |
| 26 | JACKWAGON BBQ | |
| 27 | PORKARITAVILLE | |
| 28 | BBQ BONANZA | |
| 29 | Sixty & Still Smokin M&M BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKEN HOG RODS | |
| 32 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 33 | PIG PEN | |
| 34 | Holy Cow BBQ |
34 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 2 | PORKARITAVILLE | |
| 3 | GEN QUE | |
| 4 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 5 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 9 | PIG PEN | |
| 10 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 11 | JACKWAGON BBQ | |
| 12 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 13 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 14 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 15 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 16 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 17 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 18 | Hawg Heaven | |
| 19 | WATER DAWGZ BBQ | |
| 20 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 21 | SMOKIN PHATTY'S | |
| 22 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 23 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 24 | Sixty & Still Smokin M&M BBQ | |
| 25 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 26 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 27 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 28 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 29 | BBQ BONANZA | |
| 30 | SMOKEN HOG RODS | |
| 31 | Beer Bellies & Snouts BBQ | |
| 32 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 33 | TOADS JUMPIN SMOKE | |
| 34 | Holy Cow BBQ |
34 entries · top 176.5944 · median 159.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 2 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 4 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 5 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 6 | COOL BLUE Q | |
| 7 | BAPTIZED IN SMOKE | |
| 8 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 9 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 10 | WATER DAWGZ BBQ | |
| 11 | GEN QUE | |
| 12 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | |
| 13 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 14 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 15 | AM & PM SMOKERS | |
| 16 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 17 | PORKARITAVILLE | |
| 18 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 19 | 3 PIGS SMOKIN | |
| 20 | SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | TOADS JUMPIN SMOKE | |
| 22 | BBQ BONANZA | |
| 23 | JACKWAGON BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN PHATTY'S | |
| 25 | PIG PEN | |
| 26 | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 27 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 28 | Beer Bellies & Snouts BBQ | |
| 29 | Hawg Heaven | |
| 30 | FLAMIN YAWNS | |
| 31 | RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | |
| 32 | Sixty & Still Smokin M&M BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKEN HOG RODS | |
| 34 | Holy Cow BBQ |