Apr 28–29, 2017 · Lanexa, VA · 📍 Rockahock Campground 1428 Outpost Rd
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ won Grand Champion at the 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition on April 28, 2017 in Lanexa, VA at Rockahock Campground 1428 Outpost Rd, scoring 678.1712 in a field of 46 teams. ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 674.2172. Category winners: Chicken — 3 EYZ BBQ (175.4172); Pork Ribs — SMOKEY DOG BBQ (177.1544); Pork — TASTE OF GRACE (177.1428); Brisket — OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE (174.8456).
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.
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork places 6–7: CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ and GRATE SMOKE tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: FIRESIDE ALCHEMY and ALL FIRED UP BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: GRATE SMOKE edged SWEET BELLY'S BBQ by 0.0112.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 172.5716 | 169.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 170.8228 | 167.3828 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 169.7144 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 174.8456 | 170.8228 | 166.2284 |
45 entries · top 678.1712 · median 646.7200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 5 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 6 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 7 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 8 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 10 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 11 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 12 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 13 | 4:20 Q | |
| 14 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 15 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 16 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 17 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 19 | KNOB HILL | |
| 20 | E.O.D. WRECKINQ | |
| 21 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 22 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 23 | 3N1 Q | |
| 24 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 25 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 26 | FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 27 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 28 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 29 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 30 | ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA | |
| 31 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 32 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 33 | TAILWIND BBQ | |
| 34 | KIRBBQ | |
| 35 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 36 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 37 | GREAT WHITE BBQ | |
| 38 | Q-THIS | |
| 39 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 41 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 42 | KNEES IN THE BREEZE ALL AMERICAN BBQ | |
| 43 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 44 | PA'S FARM | |
| 45 | Spicy Mike's Grillin | |
| 46 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ |
45 entries · top 175.4172 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 3 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 4 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 5 | KNOB HILL | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 8 | E.O.D. WRECKINQ | |
| 9 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 10 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 11 | FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 14 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 15 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 16 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | GREAT WHITE BBQ | |
| 18 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 19 | 3N1 Q | |
| 20 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 21 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 22 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 23 | Q-THIS | |
| 24 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 25 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 27 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 28 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 29 | KNEES IN THE BREEZE ALL AMERICAN BBQ | |
| 30 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 31 | 4:20 Q | |
| 32 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 33 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 34 | TAILWIND BBQ | |
| 35 | ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA | |
| 36 | KIRBBQ | |
| 37 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 38 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 39 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 40 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 41 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 42 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 43 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 44 | PA'S FARM | |
| 45 | Spicy Mike's Grillin | |
| 46 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ |
45 entries · top 177.1544 · median 159.3832
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 2 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 3 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 4 | ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA | |
| 5 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 6 | FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 8 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 9 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 10 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 11 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 12 | 4:20 Q | |
| 13 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 14 | 3N1 Q | |
| 15 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 16 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 17 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 18 | KIRBBQ | |
| 19 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 21 | KNEES IN THE BREEZE ALL AMERICAN BBQ | |
| 22 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 23 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 24 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 25 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 26 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 27 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 28 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 29 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 30 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 31 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 32 | E.O.D. WRECKINQ | |
| 33 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 34 | Q-THIS | |
| 35 | KNOB HILL | |
| 36 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 37 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 38 | PA'S FARM | |
| 40 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 41 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 42 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 43 | GREAT WHITE BBQ | |
| 44 | TAILWIND BBQ | |
| 45 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 46 | Spicy Mike's Grillin |
45 entries · top 177.1428 · median 161.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 2 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 3 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 7 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 8 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 10 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 11 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 12 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 13 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 14 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 15 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 16 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 17 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 18 | E.O.D. WRECKINQ | |
| 19 | TAILWIND BBQ | |
| 20 | ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA | |
| 21 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 22 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 23 | KNOB HILL | |
| 24 | 3N1 Q | |
| 25 | 4:20 Q | |
| 26 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 27 | PA'S FARM | |
| 28 | Q-THIS | |
| 29 | GREAT WHITE BBQ | |
| 30 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 31 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 32 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 33 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 34 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 35 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 36 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 37 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 39 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 40 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 41 | KIRBBQ | |
| 42 | FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 43 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 44 | Spicy Mike's Grillin | |
| 45 | KNEES IN THE BREEZE ALL AMERICAN BBQ | |
| 46 | JAM'N HAMS |
45 entries · top 174.8456 · median 158.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 2 | 4:20 Q | |
| 3 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 4 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 6 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 7 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 8 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 9 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 10 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 11 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 12 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 13 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 14 | KNOB HILL | |
| 15 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 16 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 17 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 18 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 19 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 20 | TASTE OF GRACE | |
| 21 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 22 | SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA | |
| 23 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 24 | TAILWIND BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 26 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 27 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 28 | E.O.D. WRECKINQ | |
| 29 | 3N1 Q | |
| 30 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 31 | KIRBBQ | |
| 32 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 33 | FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 34 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 35 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 36 | ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA | |
| 37 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 38 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 39 | GREAT WHITE BBQ | |
| 41 | KNEES IN THE BREEZE ALL AMERICAN BBQ | |
| 42 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 43 | Spicy Mike's Grillin | |
| 44 | PA'S FARM | |
| 45 | CRAZY HORSE BBQ | |
| 46 | Q-THIS |
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.
48 entries · top 167.9772 · median 147.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | HYZERBOMB BBQ | |
| 3 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 4 | OINKERZ BBQ | |
| 5 | FIRE PIGS BBQ | |
| 6 | Uncle Bear's Backyard Que | |
| 7 | NOTORIOUS P.I.G. | |
| 8 | Bubba Joe's Que | |
| 9 | PTown Possi BBQ | |
| 10 | Zen Piggy | |
| 11 | Kravin Daves BBQ | |
| 12 | Monkey Sushi | |
| 13 | Cool Daddy's BBQ | |
| 14 | QU Barbeque | |
| 15 | Just Good Que | |
| 16 | BnB Driving School | |
| 17 | OLD SALT BBQ | |
| 18 | Bad to the Bone BBQ | |
| 19 | Printing Center BBQ | |
| 20 | Pony Pasture BBQ | |
| 21 | Those People Pulling Pork | |
| 22 | B&K BBQ | |
| 23 | WOOD JUICE BBQ | |
| 24 | Cripple Creek BBQ | |
| 25 | Making BBQ Great Again | |
| 26 | Bull Doggie BBQ | |
| 27 | Crosswell's BBQ | |
| 28 | Teck Smoke | |
| 29 | UP N SMOKED BBQ TEAM | |
| 30 | BIG OL' BOYS BBQ | |
| 31 | Sauced and Smokin | |
| 32 | WIGGLE STICK BARBECUE | |
| 33 | White Bird BBQ | |
| 34 | Pepper Lane BBQ | |
| 35 | FLYIN HIGH BBQ | |
| 36 | Rockstar Pork | |
| 37 | My Meat In Your Mouth BBQ | |
| 38 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ | |
| 39 | MEATWAGON BBQ | |
| 40 | Hot Butts BBQ | |
| 41 | P AND P BBQ | |
| 42 | CAVEMAN BBQ | |
| 43 | Steel Donkey's BBQ | |
| 44 | Stella Que | |
| 45 | Paw Paw's Crew | |
| 46 | Devil's Triangle BBQ | |
| 47 | Deep Creek Smoke | |
| 48 | Bristow BBQ |
46 entries · top 162.2972 · median 141.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Printing Center BBQ | |
| 2 | Bad to the Bone BBQ | |
| 3 | Bull Doggie BBQ | |
| 4 | Hot Butts BBQ | |
| 5 | Zen Piggy | |
| 6 | Bubba Joe's Que | |
| 7 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 8 | BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | Monkey Sushi | |
| 10 | Uncle Bear's Backyard Que | |
| 11 | Those People Pulling Pork | |
| 12 | FIRE PIGS BBQ | |
| 13 | Cool Daddy's BBQ | |
| 14 | Deep Creek Smoke | |
| 15 | OINKERZ BBQ | |
| 16 | Kravin Daves BBQ | |
| 17 | Crosswell's BBQ | |
| 18 | WIGGLE STICK BARBECUE | |
| 19 | My Meat In Your Mouth BBQ | |
| 20 | FLYIN HIGH BBQ | |
| 21 | MEATWAGON BBQ | |
| 22 | Cripple Creek BBQ | |
| 23 | White Bird BBQ | |
| 24 | Devil's Triangle BBQ | |
| 25 | OLD SALT BBQ | |
| 26 | Just Good Que | |
| 27 | Paw Paw's Crew | |
| 28 | NOTORIOUS P.I.G. | |
| 29 | Teck Smoke | |
| 30 | Rockstar Pork | |
| 31 | BIG OL' BOYS BBQ | |
| 32 | HYZERBOMB BBQ | |
| 33 | P AND P BBQ | |
| 34 | UP N SMOKED BBQ TEAM | |
| 35 | QU Barbeque | |
| 36 | CAVEMAN BBQ | |
| 37 | Steel Donkey's BBQ | |
| 38 | BnB Driving School | |
| 39 | Pony Pasture BBQ | |
| 40 | PTown Possi BBQ | |
| 41 | Making BBQ Great Again | |
| 42 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ | |
| 43 | WOOD JUICE BBQ | |
| 44 | Sauced and Smokin | |
| 45 | Stella Que | |
| 46 | Pepper Lane BBQ |