Oct 21–22, 2016 · Rehobeth Beach, DE · 📍 39415 Inlet RD
DRILLING & GRILLING won Grand Champion at the Boo-B-Que on October 21, 2016 in Rehobeth Beach, DE at 39415 Inlet RD, scoring 679.3828 in a field of 67 teams. BBQ & BEYOND took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.6116. Category winners: Chicken — DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM (177.7144); Pork Ribs — BBQ & BEYOND (175.4056); Pork — OLD TOWN SMOKERS (178.3200); Brisket — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (177.1428). This is the 1st of 4 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2016 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
DRILLING & GRILLING came in rated below the field's top team, 3 EYZ BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
DRILLING & GRILLING won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 4 tracked editions
DRILLING & GRILLING has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
Chicken places 6–7: HAWG NATION BBQ and 302SMOKE tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: BBQ BUDDHA and PIGGIN' WHISKEY tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: PIGGIN' WHISKEY and DRILLING & GRILLING tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bigger than 94% of the 5,469 contests in the data
67 teams — bigger than 94% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2016 ← this one | Rehobeth Beach, DE | 39415 Inlet RD | 67 | 679.3828 | DRILLING & GRILLING | BBQ & BEYOND |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Rehobeth Beach, DE | 39415 Inlet RD | 69 | 695.9772 | DRILLING & GRILLING | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Rehoboth Beach, DE | 39415 Inlet RD | 73 | 690.1828 | 3 EYZ BBQ | APORKALYPSE NOW |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Rehoboth Beach, DE | Indian River Inlet State Park | 63 | 679.9312 | Aporkalypse Now | PIGGIN' WHISKEY |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 171.9772 | 169.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4056 | 170.8572 | 168.0344 |
| Pork | 178.3200 | 170.2628 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 171.9656 | 167.4172 |
67 entries · top 679.3828 · median 635.8168
67 entries · top 177.7144 · median 162.9028
66 entries · top 175.4056 · median 159.1258
66 entries · top 178.3200 · median 158.2342
66 entries · top 177.1428 · median 157.6742
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.
8 entries · top 315.9200 · median 301.0800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubba Joe's Que | |
| 2 | SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ | |
| 3 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 4 | Bull Lips | |
| 5 | M&M Barbecue | |
| 6 | CHOKIN ON SMOKE | |
| 7 | Bi State Smokers | |
| 8 | Butchies Backyard bbq |
8 entries · top 163.9888 · median 149.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 2 | Bubba Joe's Que | |
| 3 | Bull Lips | |
| 4 | CHOKIN ON SMOKE | |
| 5 | M&M Barbecue | |
| 6 | SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ | |
| 7 | Bi State Smokers | |
| 8 | Butchies Backyard bbq |
8 entries · top 165.1656 · median 147.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ | |
| 2 | Bubba Joe's Que | |
| 3 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 4 | M&M Barbecue | |
| 5 | Bull Lips | |
| 6 | Bi State Smokers | |
| 7 | Butchies Backyard bbq | |
| 8 | CHOKIN ON SMOKE |