Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship
2024-06-21 – 2024-06-22 · Ogden, UT · 📍 770 West Riverdale Rd · State championship
Reps: BRIAN MOORE, STEVEN FLEWALLEN · Prize money: $6,500.00
Grand Champion: LC BBQ (707.3828) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Colorado Bulldawg BBQ
Entries
29
4 judged meats
Top score
707.3828
Winning margin
2.2628
GC over RC
Field average
679.96
median 683.91
Tightest race
Pork
1.1200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
690.8228
10th place overall
Field spread
79.5200
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,500.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 15%
beats 85% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
62%
of the 29 teams with a home region came from outside UT
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.8 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1565
avg power rating going in · stronger than 70% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
LC BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: Mad Dog BBQ and LC BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Bushmaster BBQ and SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ and Brinkerhoff BBQ tied on 176.5600 — 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 178.2972 | 176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 175.4400 | 173.1084 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 175.4400 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.7028 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 707.3828 · median 683.9084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LC BBQ | |
| 2 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 4 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 6 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 7 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 8 | Roughhouse Barbecue | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 11 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 14 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 15 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 16 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN BRETHREN | |
| 18 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 19 | Rhythm 'n QUE | |
| 20 | Failed Vegan | |
| 21 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 22 | TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Surefire BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 25 | Smokenbrack | |
| 26 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 27 | 5XL | |
| 28 | Cast Iron Steve | |
| 29 | Piglips Barbecue |
Chicken
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 2 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 3 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | LC BBQ | |
| 5 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 10 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 11 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 12 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 13 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 14 | SMOKIN BRETHREN | |
| 15 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 16 | Surefire BBQ | |
| 17 | Roughhouse Barbecue | |
| 18 | Rhythm 'n QUE | |
| 19 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 20 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 21 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 23 | Failed Vegan | |
| 24 | 5XL | |
| 25 | TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokenbrack | |
| 27 | Cast Iron Steve | |
| 28 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 29 | Piglips Barbecue |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.3088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BRETHREN | |
| 4 | LC BBQ | |
| 5 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 8 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 9 | 5XL | |
| 10 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 11 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 12 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 13 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 14 | Roughhouse Barbecue | |
| 15 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 16 | Failed Vegan | |
| 17 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Smokenbrack | |
| 19 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 20 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 22 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 23 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 24 | Rhythm 'n QUE | |
| 25 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 26 | Surefire BBQ | |
| 27 | Cast Iron Steve | |
| 28 | TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ | |
| 29 | Piglips Barbecue |
Pork
29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LC BBQ | |
| 2 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 4 | Roughhouse Barbecue | |
| 5 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 6 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 7 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 9 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 10 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 11 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | Rhythm 'n QUE | |
| 14 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokenbrack | |
| 16 | TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Failed Vegan | |
| 18 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 19 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 20 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 21 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 22 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 24 | SMOKIN BRETHREN | |
| 25 | Surefire BBQ | |
| 26 | Cast Iron Steve | |
| 27 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 28 | Piglips Barbecue | |
| 29 | 5XL |
Brisket
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | |
| 2 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 4 | LC BBQ | |
| 5 | Roughhouse Barbecue | |
| 6 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 7 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 8 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 9 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 10 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' BLISS BBQ | |
| 12 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Failed Vegan | |
| 14 | Red Beards BBQ | |
| 15 | Rhythm 'n QUE | |
| 16 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 18 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN BRETHREN | |
| 20 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 21 | TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE AIN'T NO JOKE | |
| 24 | Cast Iron Steve | |
| 25 | Surefire BBQ | |
| 26 | Piglips Barbecue | |
| 27 | SLINGIN MEATS | |
| 28 | Smokenbrack | |
| 29 | 5XL |