Kenai River BBQ Competition

2024-05-31 – 2024-06-01 · Soldotna, AK

Reps: JOHN MANN, MICHELLE MANN

Grand Champion: Smokin J's BBQ (710.8228) · 7 teams

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Smoken J's BBQ

710.8228 · Master Series — Overall

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Holy Trinity BBQ

701.1200 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKEY HAZE

698.2400 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

710.8228

Winning margin

9.7028

GC over RC

Field average

663.97

median 679.36

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Tightest race

Pork

12.5828 pts across the top 5

Field spread

174.1604

winner to last place

Most consistent

Smoken J's BBQ

avg finish 1.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 5.1544 pts — Smoken J's BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 3%

beats 97% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1502

avg power rating going in

Top-rated in the field

SMOKEY HAZE

rated 1534 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Smokin J's BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MN.

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2023-06-30	Soldotna, AK	9	693.6800	Smokey Haze BBQ
2024-05-31 ← this one	Soldotna, AK	7	710.8228	Smokin J's BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

7 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.4172

#	Team	Score
1	Holy Trinity BBQ	179.4400
2	Smoken J's BBQ	178.8572
3	Halfracks Smoke Shack	175.4400
4	JC Holy Smokes	171.4172
5	SMOKEY HAZE	166.8228
6	J & J BBQ	166.2628
7	Cowgirls Forever	147.9772

Master Series — Chicken

7 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Smoken J's BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	SMOKEY HAZE	174.8456
3	Holy Trinity BBQ	174.2856
4	JC Holy Smokes	166.8228
5	Halfracks Smoke Shack	166.2400
6	J & J BBQ	162.2972
7	Cowgirls Forever	68.1484

Master Series — Overall

7 entries · top 710.8228 · median 679.3600

#	Team	Score
1	Smoken J's BBQ	710.8228
2	Holy Trinity BBQ	701.1200
3	SMOKEY HAZE	698.2400
4	JC Holy Smokes	679.3600
5	Halfracks Smoke Shack	669.6228
6	J & J BBQ	651.9312
7	Cowgirls Forever	536.6624

Master Series — Pork

7 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9884 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Smoken J's BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	SMOKEY HAZE	178.8572
3	Holy Trinity BBQ	176.5716
4	Cowgirls Forever	167.9884
5	JC Holy Smokes	167.4172
6	J & J BBQ	166.2512
7	Halfracks Smoke Shack	163.4056

Master Series — Pork Ribs

7 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8228

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKEY HAZE	177.7144
2	JC Holy Smokes	173.7028
3	Smoken J's BBQ	171.9656
4	Holy Trinity BBQ	170.8228
5	Halfracks Smoke Shack	164.5372
6	J & J BBQ	157.1200
7	Cowgirls Forever	152.5484