Grills Gone Wild
2024-02-09 – 2024-02-10 · Davenport, FL · 📍 207 N. Blvd. West · State championship
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $14,775.00
Grand Champion: Poppa Pig? (701.0856) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SmokinGhost BBQ
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Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
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Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5484 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Poppa Pig took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🧹 A hat-trick of category wins
Curly Bird BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Brisket — a hat-trick.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: Pappy & Roleys and TILLMAN'S BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: TILLMAN'S BBQ and SmokinGhost BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: Slapulator BBQ and FRED VEGAS SMOKERS tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-09 ← this one | Davenport, FL | 207 N. Blvd. West | 28 | 701.0856 | Poppa Pig? | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2025-02-07 | Davenport, FL | 207 N. Blvd. West | 25 | 704.5372 | Fred Vegas Smokers | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2026-02-06 | Davenport, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 175.4056 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 176.5600 | 173.1316 | 171.9656 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 174.8572 | 150.2516 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 157.1200 | — |
| Ancillary — Pork | 177.1428 | 162.2400 | — |
| Ancillary — Brisket | 172.5600 | 145.7488 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 701.0856 · median 687.0744
Chicken
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9656
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
28 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.9656
Backyard Series
Overall
7 entries · top 353.7144 · median 316.5488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 2 | Drunkin Bros | |
| 3 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 4 | Amped Up | |
| 5 | Magoo's Eatery | |
| 6 | Smokin Hot Strips | |
| 7 | Pig In or Pig Out |
Chicken
7 entries · top 174.8572 · median 157.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 2 | Drunkin Bros | |
| 3 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 4 | Amped Up | |
| 5 | Magoo's Eatery | |
| 6 | Pig In or Pig Out | |
| 7 | Smokin Hot Strips |
Pork Ribs
7 entries · top 178.8572 · median 158.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 2 | Drunkin Bros | |
| 3 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 4 | Amped Up | |
| 5 | Magoo's Eatery | |
| 6 | Smokin Hot Strips | |
| 7 | Pig In or Pig Out |
Ancillary
Pork
7 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amped Up | |
| 2 | Drunkin Bros | |
| 3 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 4 | Magoo's Eatery | |
| 5 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 6 | Pig In or Pig Out | |
| 7 | Smokin Hot Strips |
Brisket
7 entries · top 172.5600 · median 147.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 2 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 3 | Magoo's Eatery | |
| 4 | Drunkin Bros | |
| 5 | Amped Up | |
| 6 | Pig In or Pig Out | |
| 7 | Smokin Hot Strips |