Massachusetts in May (Day 2)
2024-05-18 – 2024-05-19 · Wrentham, MA · State championship
Reps: BOB MCKINNON, TERRI MCKINNON · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: ELJEFE SMOKE (698.2628) · 31 teams
Entries
31
6 categories
Top score
698.2628
Winning margin
2.2628
GC over RC
Field average
674.50
median 678.83
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Kids-Q — Kids-q 10-13
1.6800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
683.9544
what a walk cost here
Field spread
65.8288
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 40%
beats 60% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1539
avg power rating going in · stronger than 44% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Fire At The End of the Day has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
ELJEFE SMOKE came in rated below the field's top team, POOR BOYS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-17 | Wrentham, MA | 30 | 691.3712 | Poor Boys BBQ |
| 2024-05-18 ← this one | Wrentham, MA | 31 | 698.2628 | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-05-16 | Wrentham, MA | 27 | 693.0856 | Fire At The End of the Day |
| 2025-05-17 | Wrentham, MA | 29 | 708.5600 | Fire At The End of the Day |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Kids-Q — Kids-q 10-13
3 entries · top 176.5600 · median 175.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillside BBQ Jr. | |
| 2 | Buger Queen | |
| 3 | Starla's Sinister Smoke |
Kids-Q — Kids-q 5-10
4 entries · top 174.8800 · median 169.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Nine Jack | |
| 2 | Ninja | |
| 3 | Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 4 | Jurassic Pork |
Master Series — Brisket
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.6172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 3 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 4 | LG bbq | |
| 5 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 6 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 9 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 10 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 11 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 12 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 13 | Q42 | |
| 14 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 15 | N.Y. Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 16 | Q Shanty | |
| 17 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 18 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 19 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 20 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 21 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 22 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 23 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 24 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 25 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 26 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 27 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 28 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 29 | Cow-Hen -Pig | |
| 30 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 31 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2856 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 2 | LG bbq | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 5 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 6 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 7 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 8 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 9 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 10 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 11 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 13 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 15 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 16 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 17 | N.Y. Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 18 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 20 | Cow-Hen -Pig | |
| 21 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 23 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 24 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 25 | Q42 | |
| 26 | Q Shanty | |
| 27 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 28 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 29 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 30 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 31 | Titans of BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
31 entries · top 698.2628 · median 678.8340
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 2 | LG bbq | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 5 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 6 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 7 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 8 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | N.Y. Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 10 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 11 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 12 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 13 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 15 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 16 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 17 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 18 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 19 | Q Shanty | |
| 20 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 21 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 22 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 23 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 24 | Q42 | |
| 25 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 26 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 27 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 28 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 29 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 30 | Cow-Hen -Pig | |
| 31 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 2 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 3 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 4 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 5 | LG bbq | |
| 6 | N.Y. Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 7 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 8 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 9 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 10 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 11 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 12 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 13 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 14 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 15 | Q Shanty | |
| 16 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | Q42 | |
| 18 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 19 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 20 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 21 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 22 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 23 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 24 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 25 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 26 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 27 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 28 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 29 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 30 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 31 | Cow-Hen -Pig |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.3316 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 3 | Q Shanty | |
| 4 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 5 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 6 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 7 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 8 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 9 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 10 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 11 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 12 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 13 | N.Y. Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 14 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Cow-Hen -Pig | |
| 17 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 18 | LG bbq | |
| 19 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 20 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 21 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 22 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 23 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 24 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 25 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 26 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 27 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 28 | Q42 | |
| 29 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 30 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 31 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ |