Jun 10–11, 2016 · Mankato, MN · 📍 100 Amos Owen Ln
QUETOPIA won Grand Champion at the Mankato Cookout Day 1 on June 10, 2016 in Mankato, MN at 100 Amos Owen Ln, scoring 710.2744 in a field of 33 teams. LUCKY'S Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.7028. Category winners: Chicken — QUETOPIA (178.8572); Pork Ribs — QUETOPIA (177.1544); Pork — QUETOPIA (180.0000); Brisket — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (178.8800).
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 88 times in 100
QUETOPIA came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 12-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
QUETOPIA won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Brisket places 8–9: SPITFIRE and BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: BIG CITY BBQ edged RUB MY RACK by 0.0116. Chicken places 7–8: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN edged SPITFIRE by 0.0116.
QUETOPIA took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 5th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.8456 | 171.4628 |
| Pork | 180 | 172 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 174.2628 | 170.2856 |
33 entries · top 710.2744 · median 671.4060
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUETOPIA | |
| 2 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 7 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 8 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 10 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 12 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 13 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 14 | HOGLINE | |
| 15 | FIRE & ICE BBQ | |
| 16 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 18 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 19 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 20 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 21 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 22 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 23 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 24 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 25 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 26 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 27 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 28 | BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 29 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 30 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE | |
| 31 | 3 THIRDS BBQ | |
| 32 | Smokin' G's BBQ | |
| 33 | LUCKY BRISKET |
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUETOPIA | |
| 2 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 3 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 4 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 5 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 6 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | SPITFIRE | |
| 9 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 10 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 12 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 13 | HOGLINE | |
| 14 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 16 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 17 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 18 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 19 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 20 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 21 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 22 | FIRE & ICE BBQ | |
| 23 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 24 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE | |
| 25 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 27 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 28 | 3 THIRDS BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 30 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 31 | Smokin' G's BBQ | |
| 32 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 33 | LUCKY BRISKET |
33 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.9888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUETOPIA | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 4 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 5 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 6 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 8 | HOGLINE | |
| 9 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 10 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 11 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 12 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | FIRE & ICE BBQ | |
| 14 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 15 | SPITFIRE | |
| 16 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 17 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 18 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 19 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 20 | Smokin' G's BBQ | |
| 21 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 22 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 23 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 24 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 25 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 26 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 27 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 28 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 29 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 30 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 31 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE | |
| 32 | BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 33 | 3 THIRDS BBQ |
33 entries · top 180 · median 166.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUETOPIA | |
| 2 | SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 4 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 5 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 8 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 9 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 13 | FIRE & ICE BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 15 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 16 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 17 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 18 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 19 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 20 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 21 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 22 | 3 THIRDS BBQ | |
| 23 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 24 | HOGLINE | |
| 25 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE | |
| 26 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 27 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 28 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 29 | BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 30 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 31 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 32 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 33 | Smokin' G's BBQ |
33 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 3 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 5 | QUETOPIA | |
| 6 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 7 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 8 | SPITFIRE | |
| 9 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 10 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 11 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 12 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 13 | FIRE & ICE BBQ | |
| 14 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 16 | HOGLINE | |
| 17 | BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 18 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 19 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 20 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 21 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 22 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 23 | 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | |
| 24 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 25 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 26 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 27 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 29 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 30 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 31 | Smokin' G's BBQ | |
| 32 | 3 THIRDS BBQ | |
| 33 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE |