Oct 21–22, 2016 · Independence, MO · 📍 2100 S swope Dr
SONS OF A BRISKET won Grand Champion at the 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q on October 21, 2016 in Independence, MO at 2100 S swope Dr, scoring 701.7144 in a field of 15 teams. JAESTAR BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.1200. Category winners: Chicken — JAESTAR BBQ (177.1428); Pork Ribs — Backyard Smokers BBQ (175.4516); Pork — SONS OF A BRISKET (179.4400); Brisket — SONS OF A BRISKET (179.4400). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
Sons of a Brisket came in rated below the field's top team, JAESTAR BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was SONS OF A BRISKET's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 37th tracked contest.
Brisket places 8–9: TEAM GETTING SAUCED and BURNT FINGER BBQ tied on 165.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: Uncle Kenny's Take-Away edged GO PIG....OR GO HOME by 0.0116. Brisket places 7–8: MAN MEAT FIRE edged TEAM GETTING SAUCED by 0.0228.
SONS OF A BRISKET won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SONS OF A BRISKET took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2016 ← this one | Independence, MO | 2100 S swope Dr | 15 | 701.7144 | SONS OF A BRISKET | JAESTAR BBQ |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Independence, MO | 2100 S Swope Drive | 25 | 707.9772 | SLAPS BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Independence, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 169.1200 | 164.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 167.4172 | 159.4056 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 171.4172 | 165.6684 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 168 | 165.1200 |
15 entries · top 701.7144 · median 661.7372
15 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.8228
15 entries · top 175.4516 · median 165.0856
15 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3828
15 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.7028
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.
3 entries · top 180 · median 175.4400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 2 | UNCLE BO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNT FINGER BBQ |