Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout"
2023-11-10 – 2023-11-11 · Honolulu, HI · 📍 3840 Paki Ave · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $10,900.00
Grand Champion: Smokin' Volts BBQ (693.6800) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CYNICAL BBQ
Entries
18
4 judged meats
Top score
693.6800
Winning margin
3.4972
GC over RC
Field average
657.14
median 661.01
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
654.7084
10th place overall
Field spread
94.8684
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,900.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 75%
beats 25% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
39%
of the 18 teams with a home region came from outside HI
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1550
avg power rating going in · stronger than 56% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Smokin' Volts BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CA.
🧹 A double category winner
WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 8–9: TINY E BBQ and WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. tied on 167.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: VRM Pitcrew edged SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 1–2: SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ edged Small Axe BBQ by 0.0116.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-10 ← this one | Honolulu, HI | 3840 Paki Ave | 18 | 693.6800 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | CYNICAL BBQ |
| 2023-11-10 | Honolulu, HI | 3840 Paki Ave | 14 | 180.0000 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | — |
| 2023-11-11 | Honolulu, HI | 3840 Paki Ave | 12 | 172.5600 | Small Axe BBQ | — |
| 2024-11-09 | Honolulu, HI | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-11-09 | Honolulu, HI | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-11-09 | Honolulu, HI | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-11-09 | Honolulu, HI | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 168.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 171.9656 | 167.3944 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 170.2628 | 163.9772 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 168.5600 | 158.2512 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
18 entries · top 693.6800 · median 661.0112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 4 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 5 | WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | |
| 6 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 7 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 8 | VRM Pitcrew | |
| 9 | MACBBQ | |
| 10 | Smokey's Bar-B-Que | |
| 11 | Hometown BBQ | |
| 12 | It's Just Me BBQ | |
| 13 | Rollin Smoke BBQ & Co | |
| 14 | Daddy Delicious BBQ LLC | |
| 15 | Wings of BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokers Anonymous | |
| 17 | Dope BBQ | |
| 18 | Team Huli-Huli Chicken |
Chicken
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | |
| 2 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 3 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 5 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 7 | MACBBQ | |
| 8 | Smokey's Bar-B-Que | |
| 9 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 10 | VRM Pitcrew | |
| 11 | Wings of BBQ | |
| 12 | Hometown BBQ | |
| 13 | Daddy Delicious BBQ LLC | |
| 14 | Smokers Anonymous | |
| 15 | Rollin Smoke BBQ & Co | |
| 16 | It's Just Me BBQ | |
| 17 | Dope BBQ | |
| 18 | Team Huli-Huli Chicken |
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 174.8572 · median 167.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | |
| 2 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 3 | Wings of BBQ | |
| 4 | VRM Pitcrew | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 6 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 7 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 8 | Smokers Anonymous | |
| 9 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 10 | MACBBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 12 | It's Just Me BBQ | |
| 13 | Daddy Delicious BBQ LLC | |
| 14 | Rollin Smoke BBQ & Co | |
| 15 | Hometown BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokey's Bar-B-Que | |
| 17 | Dope BBQ | |
| 18 | Team Huli-Huli Chicken |
Pork
18 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | MACBBQ | |
| 6 | Smokey's Bar-B-Que | |
| 7 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 8 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 9 | WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | |
| 10 | Hometown BBQ | |
| 11 | It's Just Me BBQ | |
| 12 | Dope BBQ | |
| 13 | Rollin Smoke BBQ & Co | |
| 14 | Daddy Delicious BBQ LLC | |
| 15 | VRM Pitcrew | |
| 16 | Team Huli-Huli Chicken | |
| 17 | Smokers Anonymous | |
| 18 | Wings of BBQ |
Brisket
18 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 3 | VRM Pitcrew | |
| 4 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 5 | Hometown BBQ | |
| 6 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 7 | TINY E BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 9 | WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | |
| 10 | MACBBQ | |
| 11 | Smokey's Bar-B-Que | |
| 12 | Rollin Smoke BBQ & Co | |
| 13 | It's Just Me BBQ | |
| 14 | Team Huli-Huli Chicken | |
| 15 | Daddy Delicious BBQ LLC | |
| 16 | Wings of BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokers Anonymous | |
| 18 | Dope BBQ |