Sep 23–24, 2016 · Newton, NC · 📍 1127 US 70
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won Grand Champion at the Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge on September 23, 2016 in Newton, NC at 1127 US 70, scoring 705.6916 in a field of 31 teams. SMOKIN SKULLIES took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.4284. Category winners: Chicken — REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Foothills BBQ Company (176.5828); Pork — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS (178.2972); Brisket — SMOKIN SKULLIES (178.8572). This is the 3rd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by SMOKE ON 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, 2014 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.
Chicken places 4–5: EB'S BAR-B-QUE and MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: K & D SMOKERS and CONTAGIOUS Q tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: CONTAGIOUS Q and MUTTLEY CREW BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 12th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKE ON THIS (won 2015).
This contest usually draws about 26 teams
31 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 26.
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 26, 2014 | Hickory, NC | Hickory, NC 28042 | 24 | 706.2628 | KILLER B'S BBQ | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Newton, NC | Newton, NC 28658 | 27 | 700.5600 | SMOKE ON THIS | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| Sep 23, 2016 ← this one | Newton, NC | 1127 US 70 | 31 | 705.6916 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Newton, NC | American Legion Ave | 41 | 697.1084 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | SMOKING BUTT HEADS |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Newton, NC | American Legion Ave | 45 | 689.5996 | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | CONTAGIOUS Q |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Newton, NC | American Legion Ave | 37 | 701.1428 | Under the Radar | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Newton, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.1200 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 172.5600 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 171.9772 |
31 entries · top 705.6916 · median 677.0972
31 entries · top 180 · median 169.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180
31 entries · top 176.5828 · median 168.5372
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5372
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4400
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.
15 entries · top 164.5372 · median 156
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 2 | Smoking K Q | |
| 3 | OINKERZ BBQ | |
| 4 | DIRTY SOUTH BBQ | |
| 5 | Pink in the Middle BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG BOAR BBQ | |
| 7 | IRON PIG BBQ | |
| 8 | e2BBQ | |
| 9 | Get In My Belly BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE EATERS | |
| 11 | Ole Smokey | |
| 12 | Jim's Old School BBQ | |
| 13 | PPR BBQ | |
| 14 | Slim Piggins | |
| 15 | COMBUSTION JUNCTION |
15 entries · top 173.7028 · median 161.6688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRTY SOUTH BBQ | |
| 2 | Jim's Old School BBQ | |
| 3 | Pink in the Middle BBQ | |
| 4 | Ole Smokey | |
| 5 | OINKERZ BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoking K Q | |
| 7 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 8 | BIG BOAR BBQ | |
| 9 | PPR BBQ | |
| 10 | e2BBQ | |
| 11 | IRON PIG BBQ | |
| 12 | Get In My Belly BBQ | |
| 13 | COMBUSTION JUNCTION | |
| 14 | SMOKE EATERS | |
| 15 | Slim Piggins |
15 entries · top 332.5028 · median 316.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRTY SOUTH BBQ | |
| 2 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 3 | Pink in the Middle BBQ | |
| 4 | OINKERZ BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoking K Q | |
| 6 | Jim's Old School BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG BOAR BBQ | |
| 8 | e2BBQ | |
| 9 | Ole Smokey | |
| 10 | IRON PIG BBQ | |
| 11 | Get In My Belly BBQ | |
| 12 | PPR BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE EATERS | |
| 14 | Slim Piggins | |
| 15 | COMBUSTION JUNCTION |