A day of perfect scores
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BURNIN AND LOOTIN · Brisket
- TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER · Brisket
- 1 Bite BBQ · Chicken
Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship
Jun 21–22, 2024 · Ogden, UT · 📍 770 West Riverdale Rd · State championship
Reps: Brian Moore, Steven Flewallen · Prize money: $6,500
LC BBQ won Grand Champion at the Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship on June 21, 2024 in Ogden, UT at 770 West Riverdale Rd, scoring 707.3828 in a field of 29 teams. Colorado Bulldawg BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 705.1200. Category winners: Chicken — 1 Bite BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Tuffy's BBQ (178.2972); Pork — LC BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — BURNIN AND LOOTIN (180.0000).
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.
627.86
median 683.91
707.38 🏆
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 178.30
- Pork 176.56
- Brisket 180 🔥
154.27
180
Entries
29
4 judged meats
Top score
707.3828
Winning margin
2.2628
GC over RC
Field average
679.96
627.86707.38
median 683.91 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
1.1200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
690.8228
627.86707.38
10th place overall
Field spread
79.5200
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,500
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 8%
beats 92% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,588
avg power rating going in · stronger than 70% of contests
Storylines (3 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 14 calls decided inside half a point
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.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
LC BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 4th
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 178.2972 | 176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 175.4400 | 173.1084 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 175.4400 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 180 | 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 · 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 · 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 |