Photo finishes
0.0116
decided the closest call
Chicken places 3–4: Smokey Joe & The Casual Smokers edged Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque by 0.0116.
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0116
Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2024
Oct 25–26, 2024 · Wrentham, MA · 📍 529 South Street
Reps: Karen Jane Williams, Ralph Williams
Full results from the Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2024, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on October 25, 2024 in Wrentham, MA at 529 South Street. HUMPHREY'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — Let It Smoke Barbecue (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque; the next was held in 2024.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
145.11
median 170.27
177.70 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Entries
19
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7028
Winning margin
0.5484
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
168.14
145.11177.70
Chicken · median 170.27 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
170.2744
145.11177.70
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
32.5944
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 62%
beats 38% of 5574 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (1 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.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2024 | Wrentham, MA | 529 South Street | 19 | 176.5600 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | — |
| Oct 25, 2024 ← this one | Wrentham, MA | 529 South Street | 19 | 177.7028 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | — |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Wrentham, MA | 529 South Street | 25 | 693.0512 | Paddy McQ's | HOG WASH BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 170.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
19 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2744