Sep 23–24, 2016 · Lemoyne, PA · 📍 Memorial Park
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke in the Park on September 23, 2016 in Lemoyne, PA at Memorial Park, scoring 686.2744 in a field of 38 teams. 3 EYZ BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2056. Category winners: Chicken — CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — APORKALYPSE NOW (174.2856); Pork — CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (176.0228); Brisket — ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by 3 EYZ BBQ; 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, 2015 to 2021 — 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.
Closer than 95% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0688 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
686.2744 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 674.8000 3 EYZ BBQ set in 2015.
2 of 6 tracked editions
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 8–9: Bubba Joe's Que and LO' -N- SLO' BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ and BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM tied on 169.1316 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: OLD TOWN SMOKERS edged UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT by 0.0116.
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 16th.
CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 176.0116 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 3 EYZ BBQ (won 2015).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2015 | Lemoyne, PA | Lemoyne, PA | 34 | 674.8000 | 3 EYZ BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Sep 23, 2016 ← this one | Lemoyne, PA | Memorial Park | 38 | 686.2744 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Lemoyne, PA | 60 Hummel Av, Memorial Park | 44 | 682.7656 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 4:20 Q |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Lemoyne, PA | 60 Hummel Av, Memorial Park | 31 | 686.8000 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Lemoyne, PA | Hummel Ave | 40 | 680.4796 | Old Virginia Smoke | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Lemoyne, PA | Memorial Park | 31 | 690.2744 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | Checkered Flag 500 |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.1200 | 169.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2856 | 169.1316 | 165.7028 |
| Pork | 176.0228 | 170.8228 | 166.8112 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 172.5944 | 166.8800 |
38 entries · top 686.2744 · median 651.2974
37 entries · top 180 · median 164.0116 · 🔥 perfect 180
38 entries · top 174.2856 · median 163.1314
37 entries · top 176.0228 · median 162.8000
37 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.8344
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.
6 entries · top 180 · median 175.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE | |
| 2 | CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | |
| 3 | LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | |
| 4 | HAWG NATION BBQ | |
| 5 | FATTY BELLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 6 | PIGG FLOYD |
15 entries · top 174.9028 · median 161.6684