A first Grand Championship
30
tracked contests to get there
This was Fine As* Swine BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 30th tracked contest.
Saucy and Glazed 2024
Jul 12–13, 2024 · Newton, KS · State championship
Reps: Dave Rogers, Peg Rogers · Prize money: $4,875
Fine As* Swine BBQ won Grand Champion at the Saucy and Glazed on July 12, 2024 in Newton, KS, scoring 705.1088 in a field of 12 teams. MUNNY'S STOVE took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.8340. Category winners: Chicken — GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Smoked & Furious (178.8572); Pork — MUNNY'S STOVE (178.8800); Brisket — Fine As* Swine BBQ (177.7144). The Backyard Series standings were won by Bucking Knockout with 346.2856.
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.
584.97
median 685.63
705.11 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 180 🔥
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 178.86
- Master Series — Pork 178.88
- Master Series — Brisket 177.71
- Backyard Series — Chicken 173.12
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 174.29
135.94
180
Entries
12
6 judged meats
Top score
705.1088
Winning margin
2.2748
GC over RC
Field average
676.26
584.97705.11
median 685.63 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
4 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
663.9312
584.97705.11
10th place overall
Field spread
120.1376
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,875
on the line
Double threats
12
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 14%
beats 86% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.17 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,572
avg power rating going in · stronger than 56% of contests
Storylines (4 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 9 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: Fine As* Swine BBQ and WOOD HOOK BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 3–4: Smokin Reefer BBQ edged SuperSwine BBQ by 0.0116. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 6–7: GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ edged MUNNY'S STOVE by 0.0116.
- Master Series — Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0116
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0116
- Backyard Series — Chicken 1–2 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Fine As* Swine BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ · Chicken
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2024 ← this one | Newton, KS | Newton, KS 67114 | 12 | 705.1088 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | MUNNY'S STOVE |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Newton, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 173.1544 | 160.5144 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.1544 | 161.6916 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8800 | 174.8800 | 169.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7144 | 171.9772 | 160.5484 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 173.1200 | 165.6568 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.2856 | 167.4056 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
12 entries · top 705.1088 · median 685.6286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 2 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 3 | GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 5 | SuperSwine BBQ | |
| 6 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 7 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 8 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 9 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 10 | The 28th Amendment | |
| 11 | The Lost Boys BBQ | |
| 12 | Overall Goat BBQ |
Chicken
12 entries · top 180 · median 171.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ | |
| 2 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 3 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 5 | The 28th Amendment | |
| 6 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 7 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 8 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 9 | SuperSwine BBQ | |
| 10 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 11 | Overall Goat BBQ | |
| 12 | The Lost Boys BBQ |
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 2 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 4 | SuperSwine BBQ | |
| 5 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 6 | GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ | |
| 7 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 8 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 9 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 10 | The Lost Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | The 28th Amendment | |
| 12 | Overall Goat BBQ |
Pork
12 entries · top 178.8800 · median 173.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 2 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 3 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 4 | GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ | |
| 5 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 6 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 7 | SuperSwine BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 9 | The 28th Amendment | |
| 10 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 11 | The Lost Boys BBQ | |
| 12 | Overall Goat BBQ |
Brisket
12 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 2 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 3 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 4 | SuperSwine BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 6 | GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ | |
| 7 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 8 | The Lost Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin Reefer BBQ | |
| 10 | The 28th Amendment | |
| 11 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 12 | Overall Goat BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
6 entries · top 346.2856 · median 339.0800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 2 | The Smokin Goat | |
| 3 | Good News BBQ | |
| 4 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 5 | HBque | |
| 6 | Lowe Boys BBQ |
Chicken
6 entries · top 173.1200 · median 169.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Smokin Goat | |
| 2 | Good News BBQ | |
| 3 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 4 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 5 | Lowe Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | HBque |
Pork Ribs
6 entries · top 174.2856 · median 168.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 2 | The Smokin Goat | |
| 3 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 4 | Good News BBQ | |
| 5 | HBque | |
| 6 | Lowe Boys BBQ |