A new contest record
699.3828
highest overall ever cooked here
699.3828 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 692.6288 Mean Moes set in 2023.
- old record 692.6288
- set 2023 by Mean Moes
Jack 9 Memorial 2024
May 25–26, 2024 · La Salette, ON · CANADA · 📍 Ramblin' Road Brewery
Reps: Craig Maidens, Heather Maidens
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Jack 9 Memorial on May 25, 2024 in La Salette, ON at Ramblin' Road Brewery, scoring 699.3828 in a field of 20 teams. Shiggin aint easy took Reserve Grand Champion with 680.4912. Category winners: Chicken — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (174.2744); Pork Ribs — CycloneBBQ (175.4400); Pork — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (179.4400); Brisket — Shiggin aint easy (174.2856). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Mean Moes.
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.
493.09
median 651.59
699.38 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.27
- Pork Ribs 175.44
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 174.29
143.99
179.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Entries
20
4 judged meats
Top score
699.3828
Winning margin
18.8916
GC over RC
Field average
642.57
493.09699.38
median 651.59 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.6172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
653.6344
493.09699.38
10th place overall
Field spread
206.2972
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
53%
10 of 19 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,532
avg power rating going in · stronger than 23% of contests
Storylines (8 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.
A statement win
18.8916
points clear of the field
Wider than 99% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 18.8916 points — a wider margin than 99% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 5–6: THE STUFFED BUFFALO and WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: HASHTAG BBQ and Stuttering John's Smokehouse tied on 166.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ edged BBQ WorX by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0116
- Pork 5–6 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 2nd.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in pork ribs
175.4400
best pork ribs ever cooked here
CycloneBBQ turned in 175.4400 in pork ribs — past the 174.3428 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 174.3428
- across 2 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Mean Moe's BBQ (won 2021).
- Mean Moe's BBQ · 2021
The biggest field yet
20
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 18 teams
20 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 18.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2021 | Delhi, ON | 2365 Forestry Farm Road | 16 | 674.1712 | Mean Moe's BBQ | HASHTAG BBQ |
| May 27, 2023 | La Salette, ON | Ramblin' Road Brewery | 19 | 692.6288 | Mean Moes | BBQwithDREW |
| May 25, 2024 ← this one | La Salette, ON | Ramblin' Road Brewery | 20 | 699.3828 | Parrothead smokers | Shiggin aint easy |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2744 | 169.1428 | 164.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 170.8228 | 165.6800 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 168.5600 | 163.9656 |
| Brisket | 174.2856 | 166.2400 | 161.0972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
20 entries · top 699.3828 · median 651.5944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 3 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE | |
| 6 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 7 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ WorX | |
| 9 | Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 10 | What For BBQ | |
| 11 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse | |
| 12 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 13 | YNOTBBQ | |
| 14 | Broken Antler | |
| 15 | BLK Bobbyflay | |
| 16 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 18 | Bar Down BBQ | |
| 19 | Meatheads | |
| 20 | THE STUFFED BUFFALO |
Chicken
20 entries · top 174.2744 · median 164.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 3 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | What For BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 6 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse | |
| 7 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 8 | WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE | |
| 9 | THE STUFFED BUFFALO | |
| 10 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BLK Bobbyflay | |
| 12 | BBQ WorX | |
| 13 | Broken Antler | |
| 14 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 15 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 16 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 17 | YNOTBBQ | |
| 18 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 19 | Bar Down BBQ | |
| 20 | Meatheads |
Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 175.4400 · median 164.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 5 | THE STUFFED BUFFALO | |
| 6 | WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE | |
| 7 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 9 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse | |
| 10 | YNOTBBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ WorX | |
| 12 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 14 | Broken Antler | |
| 15 | Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 16 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 17 | What For BBQ | |
| 18 | BLK Bobbyflay | |
| 19 | Meatheads | |
| 20 | Bar Down BBQ |
Pork
20 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.1256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 4 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 5 | WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE | |
| 6 | What For BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 9 | BLK Bobbyflay | |
| 10 | BBQ WorX | |
| 11 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 12 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse | |
| 13 | Broken Antler | |
| 14 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 15 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | YNOTBBQ | |
| 17 | THE STUFFED BUFFALO | |
| 18 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 19 | Bar Down BBQ | |
| 20 | Meatheads |
Brisket
19 entries · top 174.2856 · median 161.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ WorX | |
| 6 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 7 | Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 8 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 9 | WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE | |
| 10 | What For BBQ | |
| 11 | YNOTBBQ | |
| 12 | Broken Antler | |
| 13 | Bar Down BBQ | |
| 14 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 15 | BLK Bobbyflay | |
| 16 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse | |
| 17 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 18 | Meatheads | |
| 19 | BBQ Blokes |