Sep 30 – Oct 1, 2016 · Louisa, VA
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD won Grand Champion at the Que & Cruz on September 30, 2016 in Louisa, VA, scoring 684.5372 in a field of 31 teams. OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.3484. Category winners: Chicken — BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD (174.2744); Pork Ribs — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (171.9772); Pork — 270 SMOKERS (172.0000); Brisket — BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD (173.1428). This is the 2nd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 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, 2013 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.
Closer than 77% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1888 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
684.5372 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 677.7372 3 EYZ BBQ set in 2013.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD came in rated below the field's top team, 3 EYZ BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE and 3N1 Q tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: FIRESIDE ALCHEMY and NO RUSH Q tied on 163.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: BIG O'S LOW N SLOW BBQ edged BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD by 0.0112.
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD turned in 173.1428 in brisket — past the 169.1428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 3 EYZ BBQ (won 2013).
This contest was away for 3.2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2013-07-19.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2013 | Louisa, VA | Louisa, VA | 45 | 677.7372 | 3 EYZ BBQ | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ |
| Sep 30, 2016 ← this one | Louisa, VA | Louisa, VA | 31 | 684.5372 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Louisa, VA | Louisa, VA 23093 | 28 | 677.0740 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | HOOS SMOKIN |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Louisa, VA | 4400 Byrd Mill Rd | 25 | 691.4056 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | GRATE SMOKE |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Louisa, VA | 4400 Byrd Mill Rd | 28 | 693.0856 | 3N1 Q | LAKEVIEW BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2744 | 171.4400 | 169.1544 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.9772 | 169.6800 | 166.8916 |
| Pork | 172 | 168.5716 | 163.4172 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 167.3828 | 162.2628 |
31 entries · top 684.5372 · median 647.3488
31 entries · top 174.2744 · median 163.9428
31 entries · top 171.9772 · median 163.9772
31 entries · top 172 · median 162.2400
31 entries · top 173.1428 · median 157.0856