Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown
2024-07-26 – 2024-07-27 · Eagle River, AK · State championship
Reps: JOHN MANN, MICHELLE MANN · Prize money: $1,500.00
Grand Champion: Pitts N Grills (701.0856) · 8 teams
Entries
8
4 categories
Top score
701.0856
Winning margin
2.8452
GC over RC
Field average
684.26
median 683.61
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5716 pts across the top 5
Field spread
40.1604
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,500.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 31%
beats 69% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1551
avg power rating going in
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Pits and Grills came in rated below the field's top team, Smoked & Furious, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-26 ← this one | Eagle River, AK | 8 | 701.0856 | Pitts N Grills |
| 2025-06-21 | Eagle River, AK | 8 | 703.9776 | Smoked & Furious |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
8 entries · top 176.0000 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY HAZE | |
| 2 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 3 | Holy Trinity BBQ | |
| 4 | Pits and Grills | |
| 5 | Smoken J's BBQ | |
| 6 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 7 | Bear's Den BBQ | |
| 8 | JC Holy Smokes |
Master Series — Chicken
8 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 2 | Holy Trinity BBQ | |
| 3 | Pits and Grills | |
| 4 | SMOKEY HAZE | |
| 5 | JC Holy Smokes | |
| 6 | Smoken J's BBQ | |
| 7 | Bear's Den BBQ | |
| 8 | TEXAS OIL DUST |
Master Series — Overall
8 entries · top 701.0856 · median 683.6112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pits and Grills | |
| 2 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 3 | Holy Trinity BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoken J's BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKEY HAZE | |
| 6 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 7 | JC Holy Smokes | |
| 8 | Bear's Den BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
8 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pits and Grills | |
| 2 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 3 | Smoken J's BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEY HAZE | |
| 5 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 6 | JC Holy Smokes | |
| 7 | Holy Trinity BBQ | |
| 8 | Bear's Den BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 177.7144 · median 173.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy Trinity BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 3 | Pits and Grills | |
| 4 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 5 | JC Holy Smokes | |
| 6 | Smoken J's BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY HAZE | |
| 8 | Bear's Den BBQ |