Jun 11–12, 2016 · Mankato, MN · 📍 100 Amos Owen Ln
PELLET ENVY won Grand Champion at the Mankato Cookout Day 2 and ( Back Yard) on June 11, 2016 in Mankato, MN at 100 Amos Owen Ln, scoring 693.7260 in a field of 32 teams. IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3484. Category winners: Chicken — RUB MY RACK (180.0000); Pork Ribs — FIRE & ICE BBQ (177.1544); Pork — SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS (177.1428); Brisket — HOGLINE (178.3200).
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 72 times in 100
PELLET ENVY came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
PELLET ENVY won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 1–2: RUB MY RACK and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE and SHIGGIN & GRINNIN tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: QUETOPIA and LUCKY'S Q tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4744 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.2972 | 171.4744 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 173.1200 | 167.4056 |
| Brisket | 178.3200 | 175.4056 | 171.9656 |
32 entries · top 693.7260 · median 670.1828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 4 | HOGLINE | |
| 5 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 8 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 9 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 10 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 11 | SPITFIRE | |
| 12 | BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 13 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 14 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 15 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 18 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 20 | QUETOPIA | |
| 21 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 22 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 23 | FIRE & ICE BBQ | |
| 24 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 25 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 26 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 27 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 29 | 3 THIRDS BBQ | |
| 30 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 31 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 32 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE |
32 entries · top 180 · median 169.6742 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 4 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 5 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 7 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 8 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 9 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 10 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 12 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 13 | SPITFIRE | |
| 14 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 15 | QUETOPIA | |
| 16 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 17 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 18 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 19 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 20 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 22 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 24 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 26 | HOGLINE | |
| 27 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 28 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 29 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 30 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 31 | FIRE & ICE BBQ | |
| 32 | 3 THIRDS BBQ |
32 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE & ICE BBQ | |
| 2 | HOGLINE | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 8 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 10 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 11 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 13 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 14 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 15 | QUETOPIA | |
| 16 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 17 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 18 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 19 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 20 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 22 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 23 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 24 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 26 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 27 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 28 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 29 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE | |
| 30 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 31 | 3 THIRDS BBQ | |
| 32 | LUCKY BRISKET |
32 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 2 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 3 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 4 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 5 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 6 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 7 | SPITFIRE | |
| 8 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 9 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | HOGLINE | |
| 11 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 12 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 13 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 14 | FIRE & ICE BBQ | |
| 15 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 16 | BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 17 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 18 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 19 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 20 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 21 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 22 | 3 THIRDS BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 24 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 25 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE | |
| 26 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 28 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 30 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 31 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 32 | QUETOPIA |
32 entries · top 178.3200 · median 164.0114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGLINE | |
| 2 | BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | QUETOPIA | |
| 7 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 8 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 9 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 10 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 11 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 12 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 13 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 14 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | 3 THIRDS BBQ | |
| 16 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 17 | BIGBRAD'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 19 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 22 | FIRE & ICE BBQ | |
| 23 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 24 | SPITFIRE | |
| 25 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 26 | Croix Valley Sauces | |
| 27 | CASE OF RIBS | |
| 28 | PIG APPROVED BBQ | |
| 29 | LUCKY BRISKET | |
| 30 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 31 | SMOKIN BONES - MN | |
| 32 | PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE |
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