Nov 11–12, 2016 · Nashville, TN · 📍 3 City Avenue
Organizer Portal won Grand Champion at the 2nd Annual Brew B-Q on November 11, 2016 in Nashville, TN at 3 City Avenue, scoring 699.3484 in a field of 25 teams. SMOKE ON THIS took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.4912. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN T'S (177.7028); Pork Ribs — HONEY FIRE (178.2972); Pork — Organizer Portal (180.0000); Brisket — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (180.0000).
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.
Chicken places 3–4: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and HOT COLE'S BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ and SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: SMOKE ON THIS and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Organizer Portal took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 19th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2744 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180 | 171.9656 | 169.6684 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
25 entries · top 699.3484 · median 679.3028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 3 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 4 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 5 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | HONEY FIRE | |
| 8 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 9 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 12 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 14 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 15 | PWA BBQ | |
| 16 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 17 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 18 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 19 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 20 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 21 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 22 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 23 | CAMP-BELL BBQ | |
| 24 | SHOATS & SKINS | |
| 25 | BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.9888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 2 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 6 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 7 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 9 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 12 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 13 | HONEY FIRE | |
| 14 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 15 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 16 | PWA BBQ | |
| 17 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 18 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | Organizer Portal | |
| 20 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 21 | CAMP-BELL BBQ | |
| 22 | SHOATS & SKINS | |
| 23 | BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK | |
| 24 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 25 | RT QUE KUSINE |
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HONEY FIRE | |
| 2 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 3 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 6 | Organizer Portal | |
| 7 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 10 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 11 | PWA BBQ | |
| 12 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 13 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 14 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 15 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 17 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 18 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 19 | BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK | |
| 20 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 21 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 22 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 23 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 24 | CAMP-BELL BBQ | |
| 25 | SHOATS & SKINS |
25 entries · top 180 · median 169.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 5 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 6 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 7 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 8 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 11 | PWA BBQ | |
| 12 | HONEY FIRE | |
| 13 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 14 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 15 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 16 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 17 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 18 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 19 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 21 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 22 | BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK | |
| 23 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 24 | SHOATS & SKINS | |
| 25 | CAMP-BELL BBQ |
25 entries · top 180 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 4 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 5 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 6 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 7 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | |
| 13 | CAMP-BELL BBQ | |
| 14 | HONEY FIRE | |
| 15 | DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 16 | SHOATS & SKINS | |
| 17 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 18 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 19 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 20 | PWA BBQ | |
| 21 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 22 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 23 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 24 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 25 | BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK |
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.
10 entries · top 533.7028 · median 513.1944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBS FOR YOUR PLEASURE | |
| 2 | SMASH, GNASH & QUE | |
| 3 | TEAM GREATHOUSE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY | |
| 5 | KINSLOW & KINSLOW | |
| 6 | PESKY PORKERS BBQ | |
| 7 | TEAM CENWOODY | |
| 8 | ADAMS BARBECUE | |
| 9 | 615 BBQ | |
| 10 | STEADILY SMOKIN |
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.8686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PESKY PORKERS BBQ | |
| 2 | TEAM GREATHOUSE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY | |
| 4 | RIBS FOR YOUR PLEASURE | |
| 5 | TEAM CENWOODY | |
| 6 | SMASH, GNASH & QUE | |
| 7 | KINSLOW & KINSLOW | |
| 8 | 615 BBQ | |
| 9 | ADAMS BARBECUE | |
| 10 | STEADILY SMOKIN |
10 entries · top 180 · median 170.2800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBS FOR YOUR PLEASURE | |
| 2 | SMASH, GNASH & QUE | |
| 3 | ADAMS BARBECUE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY | |
| 5 | KINSLOW & KINSLOW | |
| 6 | 615 BBQ | |
| 7 | TEAM CENWOODY | |
| 8 | TEAM GREATHOUSE | |
| 9 | PESKY PORKERS BBQ | |
| 10 | STEADILY SMOKIN |
10 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBS FOR YOUR PLEASURE | |
| 2 | TEAM GREATHOUSE | |
| 3 | KINSLOW & KINSLOW | |
| 4 | SMASH, GNASH & QUE | |
| 5 | ADAMS BARBECUE | |
| 6 | TEAM CENWOODY | |
| 7 | STEADILY SMOKIN | |
| 8 | SMOKIN IN THE COUNTRY | |
| 9 | PESKY PORKERS BBQ | |
| 10 | 615 BBQ |