May 26–27, 2017 · Burton Upon Trent, United Kingdom · UNITED KINGDOM · 📍 The National Brewery Horninglow St
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ won Grand Champion at the Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) on May 26, 2017 in Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG at The National Brewery Horninglow St, scoring 684.0116 in a field of 26 teams. BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.0512. Category winners: Chicken — BACKCORNER BBQ (178.8800); Pork Ribs — THE BARKTENDERS (170.8800); Pork — IQ - NETHERLANDS (173.7256); Brisket — IQ - NETHERLANDS (174.8800). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2017.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2018 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 21st tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: THE BARKTENDERS and WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ tied on 170.8800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: BBQ WIESEL edged FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) by 0.0112. Chicken places 5–6: FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) edged ROKENDE REGAHS by 0.0116.
IQ - NETHERLANDS won Pork, Brisket — a double.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2017 ← this one | Burton Upon Trent | The National Brewery Horninglow St | 26 | 684.0116 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM |
| May 27, 2017 | Burton Upon Trent | The National Brewery Horninglow St | 34 | 684.5488 | BROS HOG | BUNCH OF SWINES |
| May 25, 2018 | Burton Upon Trent | The National Brewery Horninglow St | 24 | 690.9032 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | SMOKE AND FIRE |
| May 26, 2018 | Burton Upon Trent | The National Brewery Horninglow St | 34 | 688.5372 | BUNCH OF SWINES | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 174.2744 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8800 | 168.5716 | 166.2628 |
| Pork | 173.7256 | 171.9772 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 174.8800 | 171.4172 | 165.1200 |
26 entries · top 684.0116 · median 662.7714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 5 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 6 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 7 | BBQ+ | |
| 8 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 9 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 10 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 12 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 13 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 14 | ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS | |
| 15 | FREE RANGE BBQ | |
| 16 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 17 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 18 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | LETZQ | |
| 20 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 21 | PUREBBQ | |
| 22 | SALE & PEPE | |
| 23 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 24 | BROS HOG | |
| 25 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 26 | GRILL-ABC (AUSTRIA BBQ CREW SMOKERS) |
26 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 2 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 4 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 5 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 6 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 7 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 8 | ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS | |
| 9 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | BBQ+ | |
| 11 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 12 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 13 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 14 | LETZQ | |
| 15 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 16 | GRILL-ABC (AUSTRIA BBQ CREW SMOKERS) | |
| 17 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 18 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 19 | FREE RANGE BBQ | |
| 20 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 21 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 22 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | PUREBBQ | |
| 24 | SALE & PEPE | |
| 25 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 26 | BROS HOG |
26 entries · top 170.8800 · median 162.5544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 2 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 6 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 7 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 8 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 9 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 10 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | FREE RANGE BBQ | |
| 13 | BROS HOG | |
| 14 | LETZQ | |
| 15 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 16 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 17 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 18 | GRILL-ABC (AUSTRIA BBQ CREW SMOKERS) | |
| 19 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 20 | PUREBBQ | |
| 21 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 22 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 23 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 24 | SALE & PEPE | |
| 25 | ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS | |
| 26 | VIKING BBQ |
26 entries · top 173.7256 · median 165.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 2 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 5 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 7 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 8 | SALE & PEPE | |
| 9 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 10 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 12 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 13 | ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS | |
| 14 | BBQ+ | |
| 15 | FREE RANGE BBQ | |
| 16 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 17 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 18 | PUREBBQ | |
| 19 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 20 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 21 | BROS HOG | |
| 22 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 24 | LETZQ | |
| 25 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 26 | GRILL-ABC (AUSTRIA BBQ CREW SMOKERS) |
26 entries · top 174.8800 · median 164.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 2 | ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS | |
| 3 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 5 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 6 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 7 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 8 | PUREBBQ | |
| 9 | LETZQ | |
| 10 | BBQ+ | |
| 11 | FREE RANGE BBQ | |
| 12 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 13 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 14 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 15 | SALE & PEPE | |
| 16 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 17 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 19 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 20 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 21 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 22 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 24 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 25 | BROS HOG | |
| 26 | GRILL-ABC (AUSTRIA BBQ CREW SMOKERS) |