A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 3 tracked editions
Smokin' Volts BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
- 2023
- 2023
Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023
Nov 10, 2023 · Honolulu, HI · 📍 3840 Paki Ave
Reps: Ian Schmidt, Julie Poe · Prize money: $1,225
Grand Champion: Smokin' Volts BBQ (180) · 14 teams
Full results from the Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on November 10, 2023 in Honolulu, HI at 3840 Paki Ave. Category winners: Pork Ribs — SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Smokin' Volts BBQ; the next was held in 2023.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
154.23
median 168.83
180 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
14
1 judged meat · 2 ancillary
Top score
180
Winning margin
1.1428
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
168.44
154.23180
Pork Ribs · median 168.83 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
166.8344
154.23180
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
25.7716
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,225
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 12%
beats 88% of 5792 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 2–3: SMOKECRAFT - MD and WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ · Pork Ribs
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2023 | Honolulu, HI | 3840 Paki Ave | 18 | 693.6800 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | CYNICAL BBQ |
| Nov 10, 2023 ← this one | Honolulu, HI | 3840 Paki Ave | 14 | 180 | Smokin' Volts BBQ | — |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Honolulu, HI | 3840 Paki Ave | 12 | 172.5600 | Small Axe BBQ | — |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Honolulu, HI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Honolulu, HI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Honolulu, HI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Honolulu, HI | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.1428 | 166.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 180 · median 168.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 3 | WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO. | |
| 4 | MACBBQ | |
| 5 | Wings of BBQ | |
| 6 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 7 | Rolling Smoke BBQ & Co | |
| 8 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 9 | Smokey's Bar-B-Que | |
| 10 | Hometown BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokers Anonymous | |
| 12 | It's Just Me BBQ | |
| 13 | Daddy Delicious BBQ LLC | |
| 14 | Dope BBQ |
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Dessert
7 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hometown BBQ | |
| 2 | Wings of BBQ | |
| 3 | VRM Pitcrew | |
| 4 | MACBBQ | |
| 5 | Smokey's Bar-B-Que | |
| 6 | Smokers Anonymous | |
| 7 | It's Just Me BBQ |
Ancillary — Fish
7 entries · top 178.8800 · median 164
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VRM Pitcrew | |
| 2 | It's Just Me BBQ | |
| 3 | Hometown BBQ | |
| 4 | Wings of BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokey's Bar-B-Que | |
| 6 | Daddy Delicious BBQ LLC | |
| 7 | Dope BBQ |