May 27–28, 2017 · Burton Upon Trent, United Kingdom · UNITED KINGDOM · 📍 The National Brewery Horninglow St
BROS HOG won Grand Champion at the Brew N Q (OPEN) on May 27, 2017 in Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG at The National Brewery Horninglow St, scoring 684.5488 in a field of 34 teams. BUNCH OF SWINES took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.8804. Category winners: Chicken — ROKENDE REGAHS (176.0000); Pork Ribs — BUNCH OF SWINES (178.2972); Pork — THE BARKTENDERS (174.8572); Brisket — BOHEMIAN BBQ (175.4172). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ; the next was held in 2018.
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.
Closer than 75% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6684 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
684.5488 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 684.0116 WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ set in 2017.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
BROS HOG came in rated below the field's top team, BUNCH OF SWINES, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BROS HOG won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was BROS HOG's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 4th tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM and FUNTIME BBQ tied on 176.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: BUTTRUB.COM and IQ - NETHERLANDS tied on 170.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: VIKING BBQ and DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM tied on 170.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BUNCH OF SWINES turned in 178.2972 in pork ribs — past the 170.8800 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ (won 2017).
24 of 26 teams from 2017-05-26 came back
24 of the 26 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2017 | Burton Upon Trent | The National Brewery Horninglow St | 26 | 684.0116 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM |
| May 27, 2017 ← this one | 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 | 176 | 173.1656 | 170.8800 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 172.5600 | 171.4404 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 172 | 170.2972 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 169.7144 | 167.4172 |
34 entries · top 684.5488 · median 661.3202
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROS HOG | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | BBQ+ | |
| 4 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 5 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 6 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 8 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 9 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 10 | TAKING THE BRISKET | |
| 11 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 12 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 13 | PUREBBQ | |
| 14 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 15 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 16 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 17 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 18 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin Salop BBQ | |
| 20 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 21 | LETZQ | |
| 22 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 23 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 24 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 25 | PLYMOUTH PIT PIRATES | |
| 26 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 27 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 28 | ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS | |
| 29 | Bullet Brothers | |
| 30 | BBQ BARONS | |
| 31 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 32 | FREE RANGE BBQ | |
| 33 | SALE & PEPE | |
| 34 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) |
34 entries · top 176 · median 167.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 2 | Smokin Salop BBQ | |
| 3 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 4 | PLYMOUTH PIT PIRATES | |
| 5 | PUREBBQ | |
| 6 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 7 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 8 | BBQ+ | |
| 9 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 10 | BBQ BARONS | |
| 11 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 12 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 13 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 14 | FREE RANGE BBQ | |
| 15 | BROS HOG | |
| 16 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 17 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | LETZQ | |
| 20 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 21 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 22 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 23 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 24 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 25 | Bullet Brothers | |
| 26 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 27 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 28 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 29 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 30 | TAKING THE BRISKET | |
| 31 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 32 | ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS | |
| 33 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 34 | SALE & PEPE |
34 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | BROS HOG | |
| 3 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 8 | BBQ+ | |
| 9 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 10 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 12 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 13 | TAKING THE BRISKET | |
| 14 | ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS | |
| 15 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 16 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 17 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 18 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 19 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 20 | LETZQ | |
| 21 | PUREBBQ | |
| 22 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 23 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 24 | BBQ BARONS | |
| 25 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 26 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 27 | Bullet Brothers | |
| 28 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 29 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 30 | Smokin Salop BBQ | |
| 31 | SALE & PEPE | |
| 32 | PLYMOUTH PIT PIRATES | |
| 33 | FREE RANGE BBQ | |
| 34 | GRILLKUNST |
34 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 2 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 3 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 4 | TAKING THE BRISKET | |
| 5 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 6 | BROS HOG | |
| 7 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 8 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 9 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 10 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 11 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 12 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 13 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ+ | |
| 15 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 16 | PUREBBQ | |
| 17 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 18 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 19 | BBQ BARONS | |
| 20 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 22 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 23 | ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS | |
| 24 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 25 | Bullet Brothers | |
| 26 | FREE RANGE BBQ | |
| 27 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 28 | Smokin Salop BBQ | |
| 29 | SALE & PEPE | |
| 30 | PLYMOUTH PIT PIRATES | |
| 31 | LETZQ | |
| 32 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 33 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 34 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM |
34 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.9830
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 2 | SALE & PEPE | |
| 3 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 4 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | BBQ+ | |
| 6 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 7 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 8 | TAKING THE BRISKET | |
| 9 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 10 | BROS HOG | |
| 11 | LETZQ | |
| 12 | Smokin Salop BBQ | |
| 13 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 14 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 15 | PLYMOUTH PIT PIRATES | |
| 16 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 18 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 19 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 20 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 21 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 22 | PUREBBQ | |
| 23 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 24 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 25 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 26 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 27 | Bullet Brothers | |
| 28 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 29 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 30 | ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS | |
| 31 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 32 | FREE RANGE BBQ | |
| 33 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 34 | BBQ BARONS |
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.
22 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS | |
| 2 | SALE & PEPE | |
| 3 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 4 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 5 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 6 | PLYMOUTH PIT PIRATES | |
| 7 | TAKING THE BRISKET | |
| 8 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 9 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 10 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ+ | |
| 12 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 13 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 14 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 15 | PUREBBQ | |
| 16 | FREE RANGE BBQ | |
| 17 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 19 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 20 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 21 | Bullet Brothers | |
| 22 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) |