2016-09-23 – 2016-09-24 · Lemoyne, PA · 📍 Memorial Park
Grand Champion: CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (686.2744) · 38 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 3 EYZ 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.
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 96% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0688 points — closer than 96% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-25 | Lemoyne, PA | Lemoyne, PA | 34 | 674.8000 | 3 EYZ BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2016-09-23 ← this one | Lemoyne, PA | Memorial Park | 38 | 686.2744 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2017-09-22 | Lemoyne, PA | 60 Hummel Av, Memorial Park | 44 | 682.7656 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 4:20 Q |
| 2018-09-28 | Lemoyne, PA | 60 Hummel Av, Memorial Park | 31 | 686.8000 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| 2019-09-27 | Lemoyne, PA | Hummel Ave | 40 | 680.4796 | Old Virginia Smoke | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Lemoyne, PA | Memorial Park | 31 | 690.2744 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | Checkered Flag 500 |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 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 180.0000 · 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 180.0000 · 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