Sep 23–24, 2016 · Bryant, AR
NCOGNITO COOKERS won Grand Champion at the Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash on September 23, 2016 in Bryant, AR, scoring 683.9772 in a field of 25 teams. DAD'S GRILLIN CREW took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.4056. Category winners: Chicken — NCOGNITO COOKERS (175.4172); Pork Ribs — SOOIE Q (176.5600); Pork — DAD'S GRILLIN CREW (177.1428); Brisket — FIRE DANCER BBQ (176.5600). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by LOTTA BULL 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 2017 — 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 90% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100
NCOGNITO COOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, FIRE DANCER BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was NCOGNITO COOKERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 18th tracked contest.
Pork places 6–7: Red Hog BBQ and NCOGNITO COOKERS tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: ROYAL SMOKERS edged BBQR'S DELIGHT by 0.0116. Chicken places 6–7: FIRE DANCER BBQ edged SOOIE Q by 0.0228.
NCOGNITO COOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW turned in 177.1428 in pork — past the 173.1084 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2015 | Bryant, AR | Bryant , AR 70200 | 16 | 693.6912 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | BBQR'S DELIGHT |
| Sep 23, 2016 ← this one | Bryant, AR | Bryant, AR | 25 | 683.9772 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Bryant, AR | 6401 Boone RD | 19 | 689.6228 | 501 BBQ | SURVIVOR-QUE |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Bryant, AR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 167.3944 | 163.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 172 | 162.9028 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 170.8572 | 164 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 169.7144 | 165.1544 |
25 entries · top 683.9772 · median 637.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 2 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 4 | 501 BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 6 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 7 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 8 | PLUMB CRAZY Q | |
| 9 | SOOIE Q | |
| 10 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 11 | All Q'ued" Up! | |
| 12 | Half Lit | |
| 13 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 14 | BURN ONE BBQ | |
| 15 | BAD TO THE BONE TOO | |
| 16 | Slappin Butt BBQ | |
| 17 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | DIXIELAND SMOKERS | |
| 19 | Team Bullfrog | |
| 20 | Red Hog BBQ | |
| 21 | LOOSE MEAT BBQ | |
| 22 | Heritage BBQ | |
| 23 | Bordy's | |
| 24 | Salt and Light BBQ | |
| 25 | PO BOY'S |
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 2 | BURN ONE BBQ | |
| 3 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 4 | All Q'ued" Up! | |
| 5 | 501 BBQ | |
| 6 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 7 | SOOIE Q | |
| 8 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 10 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 11 | Salt and Light BBQ | |
| 12 | Team Bullfrog | |
| 13 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 14 | PO BOY'S | |
| 15 | PLUMB CRAZY Q | |
| 16 | BAD TO THE BONE TOO | |
| 17 | DIXIELAND SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Slappin Butt BBQ | |
| 19 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 20 | Half Lit | |
| 21 | LOOSE MEAT BBQ | |
| 22 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 23 | Bordy's | |
| 24 | Heritage BBQ | |
| 25 | Red Hog BBQ |
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 160.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOOIE Q | |
| 2 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 3 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 4 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 5 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 6 | Half Lit | |
| 7 | BURN ONE BBQ | |
| 8 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 9 | PO BOY'S | |
| 10 | All Q'ued" Up! | |
| 11 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 12 | 501 BBQ | |
| 13 | LOOSE MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 15 | PLUMB CRAZY Q | |
| 16 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 17 | Team Bullfrog | |
| 18 | BAD TO THE BONE TOO | |
| 19 | Red Hog BBQ | |
| 20 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 21 | Slappin Butt BBQ | |
| 22 | DIXIELAND SMOKERS | |
| 23 | Bordy's | |
| 24 | Heritage BBQ | |
| 25 | Salt and Light BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 161.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 2 | 501 BBQ | |
| 3 | PLUMB CRAZY Q | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | BAD TO THE BONE TOO | |
| 6 | Red Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 8 | All Q'ued" Up! | |
| 9 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 10 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 11 | Slappin Butt BBQ | |
| 12 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 13 | Heritage BBQ | |
| 14 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SOOIE Q | |
| 16 | Half Lit | |
| 17 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 18 | Salt and Light BBQ | |
| 19 | DIXIELAND SMOKERS | |
| 20 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 21 | Team Bullfrog | |
| 22 | Bordy's | |
| 23 | LOOSE MEAT BBQ | |
| 24 | BURN ONE BBQ | |
| 25 | PO BOY'S |
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 158.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 3 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 4 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 5 | 501 BBQ | |
| 6 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 7 | PLUMB CRAZY Q | |
| 8 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | |
| 9 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 10 | DIXIELAND SMOKERS | |
| 11 | BURN ONE BBQ | |
| 12 | Half Lit | |
| 13 | PO BOY'S | |
| 14 | SOOIE Q | |
| 15 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | Slappin Butt BBQ | |
| 17 | All Q'ued" Up! | |
| 18 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 19 | Team Bullfrog | |
| 20 | Heritage BBQ | |
| 21 | Bordy's | |
| 22 | BAD TO THE BONE TOO | |
| 23 | LOOSE MEAT BBQ | |
| 24 | Salt and Light BBQ | |
| 25 | Red Hog BBQ |