Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Poppa Pig won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 10th
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 4th
GLBBQA Spring Fling 2024
Apr 19–20, 2024 · Charlotte, MI · 📍 1025S cochran Ave · State championship
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler, Jeanne Titus · Prize money: $4,500
Poppa Pig won Grand Champion at the GLBBQA Spring Fling on April 19, 2024 in Charlotte, MI at 1025S cochran Ave, scoring 706.3088 in a field of 62 teams. QUE U took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.2628. Category winners: Chicken — BAD HABIT BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — GO BIG OR GO BBQ (178.8572); Pork — Salted Anchor (180.0000); Brisket — Bucked Up BBQ (179.4400). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2025.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
353.67
median 678.74
706.31 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 179.44
20
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
62
4 judged meats
Top score
706.3088
Winning margin
4.0460
GC over RC
Field average
666.16
353.67706.31
median 678.74 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
1.6800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
691.9772
353.67706.31
10th place overall
Field spread
352.6400
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,500
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 10%
beats 90% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,576
avg power rating going in · stronger than 60% of contests
Storylines (4 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
closest of 16 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: iBQ'n and QUE U tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: QUE U and Poppa Pig tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: DB BBQ and Backdraft BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
One of the big ones
62
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 93% of the 5,462 contests in the data
62 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BAD HABIT BBQ · Chicken
- Salted Anchor · Pork
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2024 ← this one | Charlotte, MI | 1025S cochran Ave | 62 | 706.3088 | Poppa Pig? | QUE U |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Charlotte, MI | 1025 S. Cochran Rd. | 56 | 704.5256 | Gettin' Basted | BBQ Maestros |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Coldwater, MI | 262 S. Sprage St. | 48 | 707.4056 | Que U | SMOKIN E'S BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 178.2972 | 177.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5716 | 173.1316 |
| Pork | 180 | 178.3200 | 176.5600 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.3088 | 173.7144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
62 entries · top 706.3088 · median 678.7368
Chicken
61 entries · top 180 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
62 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5600
Pork
62 entries · top 180 · median 170.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
62 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.9714