2016-12-02 – 2016-12-03 · Rancho Mirage, CA · 📍 71333 Dinah Shore Dr.
Grand Champion: LUCKY'S Q (701.1200) · 24 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
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.
Closer than 81% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ edged GETTIN' BASTED by 0.0116.
LUCKY'S Q took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 14th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-02 ← this one | Rancho Mirage, CA | 71333 Dinah Shore Dr. | 24 | 701.1200 | LUCKY'S Q | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| 2017-12-01 | Rancho Mirage, CA | 71333 Dinah Shore Dr. | 25 | 701.1428 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 176.5600 | 173.1544 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4400 | 173.1316 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 177.7028 | 172.5600 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 176.5600 | 172.5600 |
24 entries · top 701.1200 · median 687.0802
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 5 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q | |
| 7 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 8 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 10 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 11 | 913 BBQ | |
| 12 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 14 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 15 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 16 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 17 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 18 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 19 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 20 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 21 | JAMBO PITS | |
| 22 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 24 | 3 EYZ BBQ |
24 entries · top 178.2972 · median 172.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q | |
| 3 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 7 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 8 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 9 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 10 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 11 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 12 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 13 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 14 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 15 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | 913 BBQ | |
| 17 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 18 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 19 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 20 | JAMBO PITS | |
| 21 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 22 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 23 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 24 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
24 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 913 BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 3 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 4 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 8 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 9 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 12 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 13 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 16 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 17 | JAMBO PITS | |
| 18 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 19 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 20 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 21 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 22 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 23 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 24 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH |
24 entries · top 178.8800 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 4 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q | |
| 6 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 10 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 12 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 13 | 913 BBQ | |
| 14 | JAMBO PITS | |
| 15 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 16 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 17 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 18 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 19 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 20 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 21 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 22 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 23 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 24 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM |
24 entries · top 178.8800 · median 170.8458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 2 | LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | |
| 3 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 4 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 5 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 6 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 7 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 10 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 12 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 13 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 14 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 15 | 913 BBQ | |
| 16 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 17 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 18 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 19 | JAMBO PITS | |
| 20 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 21 | BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q | |
| 22 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 23 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS |