2016-09-23 – 2016-09-24 · Clarence, NY · 📍 11199 Main St
Grand Champion: Priorville BBQ (675.3712) · 54 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 GOOD SMOKE BBQ
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 75 times in 100
Priorville BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Priorville BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Priorville BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 6th tracked contest.
Pork places 6–7: Priorville BBQ and SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: GOOD SMOKE BBQ edged Priorville BBQ by 0.0116. Brisket places 8–9: HANGING BELLIES BBQ edged SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ by 0.0116.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-23 ← this one | Clarence, NY | 11199 Main St | 54 | 675.3712 | Priorville BBQ | GOOD SMOKE BBQ |
| 2016-09-25 | Clarence, NY | 11199 Main St | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1200 | 169.7484 | 167.4288 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0572 | 169.7256 | 166.3200 |
| Pork | 174.8800 | 169.1428 | 166.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.7372 | 169.7488 | 166.2400 |
54 entries · top 675.3712 · median 632.7372
54 entries · top 173.1200 · median 160.5886
54 entries · top 176.0572 · median 156.0114
54 entries · top 174.8800 · median 159.9770
54 entries · top 177.7372 · median 154.8114
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
26 entries · top 173.1200 · median 159.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | JUST 4 FUN BBQ | |
| 3 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 5 | CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN | |
| 6 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | Nickel City Smokers | |
| 8 | BIG BELLY BBQ | |
| 9 | Aces & Eights | |
| 10 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 11 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 12 | HUCKLEBERRY'S SMOKE THERAPY | |
| 13 | THE GOOD CUE CREW | |
| 14 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 15 | ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS | |
| 16 | KISS MY BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY | |
| 18 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 19 | VALLEY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | THAT OLD TRICK BBQ | |
| 21 | HAWKEYEBBQ | |
| 22 | BLACK HART BBQ | |
| 23 | CENTAUR BBQ | |
| 24 | Misfits of Meat | |
| 25 | J & J Backyard BBQ | |
| 26 | BABZ BBQ |
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE GOOD CUE CREW | |
| 2 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 3 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY | |
| 6 | J & J Backyard BBQ | |
| 7 | THAT OLD TRICK BBQ | |
| 8 | Aces & Eights | |
| 9 | JUST 4 FUN BBQ | |
| 10 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 11 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 12 | VALLEY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 14 | KISS MY BBQ | |
| 15 | BABZ BBQ | |
| 16 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 17 | CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN | |
| 18 | Butts & Links Bbq | |
| 19 | Nickel City Smokers | |
| 20 | BLACK HART BBQ | |
| 21 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 22 | HUCKLEBERRY'S SMOKE THERAPY | |
| 23 | ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS | |
| 24 | HAWKEYEBBQ | |
| 25 | CENTAUR BBQ |