The Art of Barbeque

2024-06-28 – 2024-06-29 · Sterling, CO · State championship

Reps: BRIAN MOORE, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $10,000.00

Grand Champion: Poppa Pig and Porkchop (702.2628) · 25 teams

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POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP

702.2628 · Master Series — Overall

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Bushmaster BBQ

694.7996 · Master Series — Overall

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AMERICAN HEROES BBQ

693.0856 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

702.2628

Winning margin

7.4632

GC over RC

Field average

664.58

median 671.36

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Brisket

1.7144 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

674.8120

what a walk cost here

Field spread

196.0456

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP

avg finish 4.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.2628 pts — POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP

How hot was the win?

Top 26%

beats 74% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1546

avg power rating going in · stronger than 52% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Bushmaster BBQ

rated 1735 pre-contest

Storylines

🃏 An upset on the books

POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP came in rated below the field's top team, Bushmaster BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

25 entries · top 176.0000 · median 169.1200

#	Team	Score
1	BrewsCue	176.0000
2	M-DUBS BBQ	175.4172
3	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	175.4056
4	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	174.2856
5	Bushmaster BBQ	174.2856
6	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	173.7028
7	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	170.8572
8	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	170.8228
9	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	170.8228
10	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	169.7144
11	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	169.7028
12	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	169.6800
13	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	169.1200
14	Blind Butt Limitless	168.5372
15	Monarchbbq	167.4400
16	Hooligans Barbecue	165.7372
17	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	165.0856
18	Brinkerhoff BBQ	161.7256
19	Karnivorous	161.6572
20	Ribbed For Your Pleasure	160.5828
21	ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	160.5256
22	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	159.9312
23	At Ease	157.1316
24	CARNIVORES	154.8572
25	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	151.3600

Master Series — Chicken

25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5140

#	Team	Score
1	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	177.7028
2	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	176.0116
3	Bushmaster BBQ	174.2628
4	Blind Butt Limitless	173.1316
5	ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	173.1200
6	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	173.1084
7	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	171.9772
8	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	170.8572
9	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	170.8112
10	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	170.2628
11	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	168.5256
12	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	168.5256
13	BrewsCue	168.5140
14	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	167.3828
15	Brinkerhoff BBQ	166.8344
16	M-DUBS BBQ	166.8228
17	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	166.8228
18	Ribbed For Your Pleasure	166.2972
19	Monarchbbq	166.2628
20	Hooligans Barbecue	165.6800
21	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	163.3828
22	Karnivorous	161.7028
23	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	160.5372
24	At Ease	159.9888
25	CARNIVORES	157.1200

Master Series — Overall

25 entries · top 702.2628 · median 671.3600

#	Team	Score
1	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	702.2628
2	Bushmaster BBQ	694.7996
3	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	693.0856
4	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	687.8972
5	BrewsCue	687.3600
6	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	685.6228
7	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	683.9200
8	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	683.3484
9	M-DUBS BBQ	678.7312
10	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	674.8120
11	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	674.7196
12	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	672.9712
13	Monarchbbq	671.3600
14	Brinkerhoff BBQ	669.1084
15	Hooligans Barbecue	669.0744
16	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	665.6112
17	Blind Butt Limitless	663.9204
18	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	663.8744
19	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	658.1368
20	At Ease	656.5264
21	Karnivorous	651.3488
22	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	642.7656
23	Ribbed For Your Pleasure	642.2284
24	CARNIVORES	634.8116
25	ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	506.2172

Master Series — Pork

25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	180.0000 🔥
2	At Ease	177.7372
3	BrewsCue	175.4172
4	Brinkerhoff BBQ	174.8456
5	Bushmaster BBQ	174.2856
6	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	174.2628
7	ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	172.5716
8	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	171.9772
9	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	171.4056
10	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	170.2856
11	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	169.6684
12	Monarchbbq	169.1200
13	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	169.1084
14	Hooligans Barbecue	167.9772
15	Karnivorous	166.2972
16	M-DUBS BBQ	166.2284
17	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	165.0972
18	CARNIVORES	164.5600
19	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	163.3944
20	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	163.3944
21	Ribbed For Your Pleasure	162.8456
22	Blind Butt Limitless	162.8228
23	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	162.2284
24	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	161.0856
25	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	158.8800

Master Series — Pork Ribs

24 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.8514

#	Team	Score
1	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	177.7144
2	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	176.5600
3	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	175.4172
4	Needs More Cowbell BBQ	175.4056
5	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	174.8572
6	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	173.7144
7	Bushmaster BBQ	171.9656
8	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	170.3204
9	M-DUBS BBQ	170.2628
10	Hooligans Barbecue	169.6800
11	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	169.1544
12	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	169.1428
13	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	168.5600
14	Monarchbbq	168.5372
15	BrewsCue	167.4288
16	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	167.3828
17	Brinkerhoff BBQ	165.7028
18	Karnivorous	161.6916
19	At Ease	161.6688
20	Blind Butt Limitless	159.4288
21	CARNIVORES	158.2744
22	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	157.6800
23	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	155.9316
24	Ribbed For Your Pleasure	152.5028