Sep 16–17, 2016 · Salisbury, NC
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won Grand Champion at the Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic on September 16, 2016 in Salisbury, NC, scoring 699.3716 in a field of 68 teams. SAUCED! BBQ TEAM took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9772. Category winners: Chicken — K & D SMOKERS (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BANGIN' BBQ (178.2972); Pork — SMOKIN SKULLIES (179.4400); Brisket — THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by SMOKE THIS; the next was held in 2017.
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, 2013 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.
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 4–5: SAUCED! BBQ TEAM and EB'S BAR-B-QUE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: EB'S BAR-B-QUE and CONTAGIOUS Q tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: CHECKERED PIG and REDNECK SCIENTIFIC tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 179.4400 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKE THIS (won 2015).
Bigger than 95% of the 5,482 contests in the data
68 teams — bigger than 95% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2013 | Salisbury, NC | Salisbury, NC | 72 | 705.7144 | KILLER B'S BBQ | 4:20 Q |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Salisbury, NC | Salisbury, NC 28146 | 59 | 697.6572 | SMOKE THIS | CHECKERED PIG |
| Sep 16, 2016 ← this one | Salisbury, NC | Salisbury, NC | 68 | 699.3716 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Salisbury, NC | 653 Bendix Dr | 63 | 689.6688 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | NORTH MEETS SOUTH BBQ |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Salisbury, NC | 653 Bendix Dr | 29 | 691.3944 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | MIDNIGHT BURN |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Salisbury, NC | 653 Bendix Dr | 56 | 691.9428 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | K & D SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 172 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 176 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 180 | 175.4056 | 172.5484 |
68 entries · top 699.3716 · median 652.1714
67 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.0972
67 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.2628
67 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.2400
67 entries · top 180 · median 161.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180