Nov 4–5, 2016 · Peoria, AZ · 📍 Centennial Plaza Park, 9875 N 85th Av
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ won Grand Champion at the World BBQ Festival on November 4, 2016 in Peoria, AZ at Centennial Plaza Park, 9875 N 85th Av, scoring 705.1428 in a field of 31 teams. IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3716. Category winners: Chicken — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (178.2972); Pork — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (175.4400); Brisket — CHAR WARS COMPETITION BBQ (178.8800).
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 77 times in 100
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 95% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.7712 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 7–8: TACO TUESDAY and KARNIVOROUS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ and OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA tied on 167.3944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: TACO TUESDAY and HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 8th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.7372 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 170.2744 | 167.3828 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 173.1200 | 169.1772 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 174.8456 | 170.8456 |
31 entries · top 705.1428 · median 655.3716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | TACO TUESDAY | |
| 6 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 7 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 8 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 9 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 10 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 12 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 13 | HIBBS & CREW PIRATE BAR B Q | |
| 14 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 15 | BLUE CLOUD BBQ | |
| 16 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 17 | BURNIN BELLIES | |
| 18 | CHAR WARS COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 19 | TRI-STAR BBQ | |
| 20 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 21 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 22 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 23 | The Gig BBQ Co. | |
| 24 | Desire and Swag | |
| 25 | MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 26 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 27 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 28 | BIGGS BBQ | |
| 29 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 30 | BOB'S MORNING WOOD BARBEQUE | |
| 31 | Barbeque MD |
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 3 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 4 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 6 | HIBBS & CREW PIRATE BAR B Q | |
| 7 | TACO TUESDAY | |
| 8 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 9 | BURNIN BELLIES | |
| 10 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 11 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 12 | CHAR WARS COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 13 | MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 14 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 15 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 16 | TRI-STAR BBQ | |
| 17 | BLUE CLOUD BBQ | |
| 18 | BOB'S MORNING WOOD BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 20 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 21 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 22 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 23 | Desire and Swag | |
| 24 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 25 | The Gig BBQ Co. | |
| 26 | BIGGS BBQ | |
| 27 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 28 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 29 | Barbeque MD | |
| 30 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 31 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC |
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 3 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 6 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 7 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 9 | TACO TUESDAY | |
| 10 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 11 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 12 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 13 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 14 | MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 15 | Desire and Swag | |
| 16 | The Gig BBQ Co. | |
| 17 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 18 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 19 | BLUE CLOUD BBQ | |
| 20 | HIBBS & CREW PIRATE BAR B Q | |
| 21 | Barbeque MD | |
| 22 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 23 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 24 | TRI-STAR BBQ | |
| 25 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 26 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 27 | BURNIN BELLIES | |
| 28 | BIGGS BBQ | |
| 29 | BOB'S MORNING WOOD BARBEQUE | |
| 30 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 31 | CHAR WARS COMPETITION BBQ |
31 entries · top 175.4400 · median 163.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | BLUE CLOUD BBQ | |
| 3 | TACO TUESDAY | |
| 4 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 5 | The Gig BBQ Co. | |
| 6 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 7 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 8 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 10 | HIBBS & CREW PIRATE BAR B Q | |
| 11 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 12 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 13 | BURNIN BELLIES | |
| 14 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 15 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 16 | TRI-STAR BBQ | |
| 17 | Desire and Swag | |
| 18 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 19 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 20 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 22 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 23 | BIGGS BBQ | |
| 24 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 25 | CHAR WARS COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 26 | BOB'S MORNING WOOD BARBEQUE | |
| 27 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 28 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 29 | MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 30 | Barbeque MD | |
| 31 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ |
31 entries · top 178.8800 · median 162.8684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAR WARS COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 4 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 5 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 6 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 8 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 9 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 10 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 11 | TACO TUESDAY | |
| 12 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 13 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 14 | HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | |
| 15 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 16 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 17 | HIBBS & CREW PIRATE BAR B Q | |
| 18 | TRI-STAR BBQ | |
| 19 | BURNIN BELLIES | |
| 20 | BIGGS BBQ | |
| 21 | OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA | |
| 22 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 23 | MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 24 | Desire and Swag | |
| 25 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 26 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 27 | BLUE CLOUD BBQ | |
| 28 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 29 | The Gig BBQ Co. | |
| 30 | BOB'S MORNING WOOD BARBEQUE | |
| 31 | Barbeque MD |
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.
6 entries · top 174.8456 · median 170.5772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 2 | BOB'S MORNING WOOD BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 4 | BLUE CLOUD BBQ | |
| 5 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 6 | Barbeque MD |
10 entries · top 173.1428 · median 162.5886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 3 | BLUE CLOUD BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | HIBBS & CREW PIRATE BAR B Q | |
| 6 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 7 | The Gig BBQ Co. | |
| 8 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 9 | SMOKED PERFECTION | |
| 10 | BAD BOYZ BBQ |