A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 3 tracked editions
Son of a Boar BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
- 2024
- 2025
MN Masters BBQ 2024
Aug 23–24, 2024 · Pierz, MN · 📍 68 Main St N · State championship
Reps: John Scharffbillig, Laurie Tweten · Prize money: $15,000
Son of a Boar BBQ won Grand Champion at the MN Masters BBQ on August 23, 2024 in Pierz, MN at 68 Main St N, scoring 697.6688 in a field of 27 teams. HOT DADDY'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.0744. Category winners: Chicken — Sugar Shack (179.4400); Pork Ribs — Ash Kickin' BBQ (176.5944); Pork — Son of a Boar BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — Son of a Boar BBQ (179.4400). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2025.
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.
610.65
median 675.97
697.67 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 179.44
- Pork Ribs 176.59
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 179.44
143.34
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
27
4 judged meats
Top score
697.6688
Winning margin
4.5944
GC over RC
Field average
670.83
610.65697.67
median 675.97 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.7884
610.65697.67
10th place overall
Field spread
87.0172
winner to last place
Prize money
$15,000
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 43%
beats 57% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.6 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,591
avg power rating going in · stronger than 72% of contests
Storylines (5 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 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: HOT DADDY'S BBQ and Steel Smoke BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: PO PO PORK and Pittie Q tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Pittie Q and HOT DADDY'S BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Son of a Boar BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
Son of a Boar BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 18th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 18th
- Pork 1st
- 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.
- Son of a Boar BBQ · Pork
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2024 ← this one | Pierz, MN | 68 Main St N | 27 | 697.6688 | Son of a Boar BBQ | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Pierz, MN | 68 Main St N | 26 | 699.3944 | Son of a Boar BBQ | HOT DADDY'S BBQ |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Pierz, MN | 68 Main St N | 22 | 698.2400 | RUB MY RACK | Spitfire |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.7144 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 173.1200 | 170.8804 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.7144 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.7028 | 169.6684 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 697.6688 · median 675.9660
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 4 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 6 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 7 | Sugar Shack | |
| 8 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 9 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 10 | Pittie Q | |
| 11 | PO PO PORK | |
| 12 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 13 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 14 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 15 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 16 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 17 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 18 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 19 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 20 | Borgy the BBQ Butcher | |
| 21 | Good Grefe! | |
| 22 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 23 | Subtle Smoke | |
| 24 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 25 | Uncle Stabby's BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 27 | Prairie Smoke BBQ |
Chicken
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sugar Shack | |
| 2 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 3 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 4 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 5 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 6 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 11 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 12 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 13 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 14 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | Good Grefe! | |
| 16 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 17 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 18 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 19 | Pittie Q | |
| 20 | Uncle Stabby's BBQ | |
| 21 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 22 | PO PO PORK | |
| 23 | Borgy the BBQ Butcher | |
| 24 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 25 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 26 | Prairie Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | Subtle Smoke |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 176.5944 · median 168.0116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 2 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 3 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 4 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 5 | PO PO PORK | |
| 6 | Pittie Q | |
| 7 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 9 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 11 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 12 | Sugar Shack | |
| 13 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 14 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Borgy the BBQ Butcher | |
| 16 | Subtle Smoke | |
| 17 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 18 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 19 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 20 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 21 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 22 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 24 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 25 | Prairie Smoke BBQ | |
| 26 | Good Grefe! | |
| 27 | Uncle Stabby's BBQ |
Pork
27 entries · top 180 · median 168.5716 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 2 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 3 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | PO PO PORK | |
| 6 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 7 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 8 | Sugar Shack | |
| 9 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 10 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 11 | Good Grefe! | |
| 12 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 13 | Pittie Q | |
| 14 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Borgy the BBQ Butcher | |
| 16 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 18 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 20 | Uncle Stabby's BBQ | |
| 21 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 22 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 23 | Subtle Smoke | |
| 24 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 25 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 26 | Prairie Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin G's BBQ |
Brisket
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Son of a Boar BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 3 | Pittie Q | |
| 4 | Don't Tread on Meat | |
| 5 | Hogline BBQ | |
| 6 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 7 | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | |
| 8 | Subtle Smoke | |
| 9 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | Ash Kickin' BBQ | |
| 11 | SIX BUTT BBQ | |
| 12 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 13 | Sensuous BBQ | |
| 14 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 16 | PO PO PORK | |
| 17 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 18 | Sugar Shack | |
| 19 | Good Grefe! | |
| 20 | Borgy the BBQ Butcher | |
| 21 | Smokin G's BBQ | |
| 22 | Uncle Stabby's BBQ | |
| 23 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 24 | Steel Smoke BBQ | |
| 25 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 27 | Prairie Smoke BBQ |