Feb 18–19, 2017 · Rio Grande, PR · PUERTO RICO · 📍 100 Clubhouse Cr
BBQ FREAKS won Grand Champion at the Smoking Hot BBQ CoCo Beach on February 18, 2017 in Rio Grande, 00745 at 100 Clubhouse Cr, scoring 695.9656 in a field of 23 teams. La Estacion took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.1088. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ FREAKS (172.0000); Pork Ribs — BBQ FREAKS (178.8572); Pork — Smoke-Em-All (177.7600); Brisket — La Estacion (172.0000).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 85 times in 100
BBQ FREAKS came in rated below the field's top team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was BBQ FREAKS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
Wider than 98% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 18.8568 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
Pork places 7–8: Where is the Beef edged A La Bar Ba KOA by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Porkaholic Bar-B-Que Team edged Barbiqueros by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Como En KSA edged Porkaholic Bar-B-Que Team by 0.0228.
BBQ FREAKS won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BBQ FREAKS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 3rd.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172 | 168.5716 | 164.5828 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 170.2972 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 177.7600 | 165.6912 | 161.7144 |
| Brisket | 172 | 163.9428 | 153.7028 |
23 entries · top 695.9656 · median 637.5996
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ FREAKS | |
| 2 | La Estacion | |
| 3 | Smoke-Em-All | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | Team Uncle Buck | |
| 6 | A La Bar Ba KOA | |
| 7 | Backyad BBQ & Grill | |
| 8 | Barbiqueros | |
| 9 | Como En KSA | |
| 10 | Papa OJ's BBQ | |
| 11 | La Manada Rib V-8 | |
| 12 | Porkaholic Bar-B-Que Team | |
| 13 | Where is the Beef | |
| 14 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ Bowlers | |
| 16 | Island BBQ | |
| 17 | Serrant School | |
| 18 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 19 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 20 | MIAC BBQ | |
| 21 | Boro Jano Cookers | |
| 22 | Dead Pool BBQ | |
| 23 | Asa Dura |
23 entries · top 172 · median 161.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ FREAKS | |
| 2 | La Manada Rib V-8 | |
| 3 | Backyad BBQ & Grill | |
| 4 | BBQ Bowlers | |
| 5 | La Estacion | |
| 6 | A La Bar Ba KOA | |
| 7 | Where is the Beef | |
| 8 | Smoke-Em-All | |
| 9 | Papa OJ's BBQ | |
| 10 | Team Uncle Buck | |
| 11 | Porkaholic Bar-B-Que Team | |
| 12 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 13 | Barbiqueros | |
| 14 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 15 | Como En KSA | |
| 16 | Serrant School | |
| 17 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 18 | Island BBQ | |
| 19 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 20 | MIAC BBQ | |
| 21 | Boro Jano Cookers | |
| 22 | Dead Pool BBQ | |
| 23 | Asa Dura |
23 entries · top 178.8572 · median 161.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ FREAKS | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | A La Bar Ba KOA | |
| 4 | La Estacion | |
| 5 | Smoke-Em-All | |
| 6 | Como En KSA | |
| 7 | Porkaholic Bar-B-Que Team | |
| 8 | Barbiqueros | |
| 9 | Papa OJ's BBQ | |
| 10 | Backyad BBQ & Grill | |
| 11 | Team Uncle Buck | |
| 12 | Where is the Beef | |
| 13 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 14 | Asa Dura | |
| 15 | La Manada Rib V-8 | |
| 16 | BBQ Bowlers | |
| 17 | MIAC BBQ | |
| 18 | Island BBQ | |
| 19 | Serrant School | |
| 20 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 21 | Boro Jano Cookers | |
| 22 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 23 | Dead Pool BBQ |
23 entries · top 177.7600 · median 161.2116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke-Em-All | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | BBQ FREAKS | |
| 4 | Barbiqueros | |
| 5 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 6 | La Estacion | |
| 7 | Where is the Beef | |
| 8 | A La Bar Ba KOA | |
| 9 | Porkaholic Bar-B-Que Team | |
| 10 | Papa OJ's BBQ | |
| 11 | Backyad BBQ & Grill | |
| 12 | MIAC BBQ | |
| 13 | Serrant School | |
| 14 | La Manada Rib V-8 | |
| 15 | Como En KSA | |
| 16 | Team Uncle Buck | |
| 17 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 18 | Island BBQ | |
| 19 | Asa Dura | |
| 20 | BBQ Bowlers | |
| 21 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 22 | Boro Jano Cookers | |
| 23 | Dead Pool BBQ |
22 entries · top 172 · median 153.0800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Estacion | |
| 2 | Team Uncle Buck | |
| 3 | BBQ FREAKS | |
| 4 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 5 | Como En KSA | |
| 6 | Dead Pool BBQ | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | Island BBQ | |
| 9 | Backyad BBQ & Grill | |
| 10 | Smoke-Em-All | |
| 11 | A La Bar Ba KOA | |
| 12 | Papa OJ's BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ Bowlers | |
| 14 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 15 | Barbiqueros | |
| 16 | Serrant School | |
| 17 | La Manada Rib V-8 | |
| 18 | Porkaholic Bar-B-Que Team | |
| 19 | Where is the Beef | |
| 20 | Boro Jano Cookers | |
| 21 | MIAC BBQ | |
| 22 | PLAYING WITH FIRE |
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.
21 entries · top 175.4400 · median 159.4972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Estacion | |
| 2 | Backyad BBQ & Grill | |
| 3 | Porkaholic Bar-B-Que Team | |
| 4 | La Manada Rib V-8 | |
| 5 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 6 | Melia BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Barbiqueros | |
| 8 | Smoke-Em-All | |
| 9 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 10 | A La Bar Ba KOA | |
| 11 | BBQ Bowlers | |
| 12 | Island BBQ | |
| 13 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 14 | Papa OJ's BBQ | |
| 15 | Where is the Beef | |
| 16 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 17 | Boro Jano Cookers | |
| 18 | Dead Pool BBQ | |
| 19 | MIAC BBQ | |
| 20 | Como En KSA | |
| 21 | Asa Dura |
21 entries · top 174.3200 · median 158.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Bowlers | |
| 2 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke-Em-All | |
| 4 | Papa OJ's BBQ | |
| 5 | Island BBQ | |
| 6 | A La Bar Ba KOA | |
| 7 | Where is the Beef | |
| 8 | Melia BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Dead Pool BBQ | |
| 10 | Porkaholic Bar-B-Que Team | |
| 11 | Asa Dura | |
| 12 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 13 | La Manada Rib V-8 | |
| 14 | La Estacion | |
| 15 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 16 | Como En KSA | |
| 17 | Backyad BBQ & Grill | |
| 18 | Barbiqueros | |
| 19 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 20 | MIAC BBQ | |
| 21 | Boro Jano Cookers |
20 entries · top 176.5600 · median 160.9086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papa OJ's BBQ | |
| 2 | Backyad BBQ & Grill | |
| 3 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 4 | Como En KSA | |
| 5 | Melia BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Barbiqueros | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | Porkaholic Bar-B-Que Team | |
| 9 | A La Bar Ba KOA | |
| 10 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 11 | Dead Pool BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ Bowlers | |
| 13 | Smoke-Em-All | |
| 14 | La Estacion | |
| 15 | Island BBQ | |
| 16 | La Manada Rib V-8 | |
| 17 | Where is the Beef | |
| 18 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 19 | Boro Jano Cookers | |
| 20 | Asa Dura |
20 entries · top 174.2628 · median 158.8628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLAYING WITH FIRE | |
| 2 | Papa OJ's BBQ | |
| 3 | Boro Jano Cookers | |
| 4 | Where is the Beef | |
| 5 | Island BBQ | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | Barbiqueros | |
| 8 | Como En KSA | |
| 9 | Porkaholic Bar-B-Que Team | |
| 10 | Melia BBQ Team | |
| 11 | MIAC BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ Bowlers | |
| 13 | A La Bar Ba KOA | |
| 14 | Backyad BBQ & Grill | |
| 15 | Smoke-Em-All | |
| 16 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 17 | Dead Pool BBQ | |
| 18 | Asa Dura | |
| 19 | Q-bitas BBQ | |
| 20 | La Manada Rib V-8 |