BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)

2025-03-21 – 2025-03-22 · Urbanna, VA · 📍 Bethpage Camp-Resort · State championship

Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, LOUISE WEIDNER, REGINA BODNAR · Prize money: $5,000.00

Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (703.4288) · 45 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

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GETTIN' BASTED

703.4288 · Master Series — Overall

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WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

697.6804 · Master Series — Overall

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Shiggin aint easy

696.5028 · Master Series — Overall

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.

634.10 median 681.04 703.43 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Master Series — Chicken 178.86
Master Series — Pork Ribs 178.30
Master Series — Pork 180.00 🔥
Master Series — Brisket 178.86
Backyard Series — Chicken 180.00 🔥
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 180.00 🔥

145.10 180.00

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2026 — this edition picked out.

Entries

6 judged meats

Top score

703.4288

Winning margin

5.7484

GC over RC

Field average

677.35

634.10703.43

median 681.04 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

BROCK'S BBQ (Chicken), RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE (Pork Ribs), Dog Bite Barbecue (Pork)

Tightest race

Chicken

1.7028 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

689.6344

634.10703.43

10th place overall

Field spread

69.3260

winner to last place

Prize money

$5,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

GETTIN' BASTED

avg finish 5.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 6.2972 pts — RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE

How hot was the win?

Top 19%

beats 81% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

59%

41 of 70 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1611

avg power rating going in · stronger than 84% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED

rated 1980 pre-contest

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.

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

GETTIN' BASTED won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 2nd
Pork Ribs 7th
Pork 6th
Brisket 6th

A day of perfect scores

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

BROCK'S BBQ · Chicken
RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE · Pork Ribs
Dog Bite Barbecue · Pork

A dynasty in the making

3× wins at this contest

3 of 21 tracked editions

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 21 tracked editions.

2017
2021
2021

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 18 calls decided inside half a point

Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: House of Que and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. and Country Boys BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: Country Boys BBQ and Shiggin aint easy tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Master Series — Chicken 1–2 · tie
Master Series — Chicken 6–7 · tie
Master Series — Chicken 7–8 · tie
Master Series — Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie

Back to defend

5 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2017, 2021, 2021), Old Virginia Smoke (won 2023), Redneck Scientific (won 2023), Smokecraft - MD (won 2024, 2024), Muttley Crew BBQ (won 2024).

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · 2017, 2021, 2021
Old Virginia Smoke · 2023
Redneck Scientific · 2023
Smokecraft - MD · 2024, 2024
Muttley Crew BBQ · 2024

This contest's own records (5 in the KCBS record book)

Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.

🥇 🎲 Most different champions 16 separate winners of one contest · from 20 editions with a champion on file · 28 Mar 2026
🥇 🧲 Most visits to one contest 12 editions of the same contest cooked · WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · 2017 → 2026 · won it 3× · 28 Mar 2026 · shared with at least 9 others
🥇 🧲 Most visits to one contest 12 editions of the same contest cooked · MUTTLEY CREW BBQ · 2017 → 2026 · won it 1× · 28 Mar 2026 · shared with at least 9 others
🥇 🧲 Most visits to one contest 12 editions of the same contest cooked · SMOKIN SKULLIES · 2017 → 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 · shared with at least 9 others
#3 🏛️ Longest-running contest 20 editions on file · 2017 → 2026 · about 40 teams a year · 28 Mar 2026

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)

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
2017-03-24	Urbanna, VA	609 Browns Lane	64	691.3484	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
2018-03-23	Urbanna, VA	609 Browns Lane	75	694.2972	WHO CARES BBQ	PIGHEADED BBQ
2021-03-26	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	46	697.0972	Wolf's Revenge BBQ	Rogue Hog BBQ
2021-03-27	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	40	699.3828	Wolf's Revenge BBQ	SMOKECRAFT - MD
2022-03-25	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	53	705.1200	Rooters-N-Tooters	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
2023-03-24	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	53	703.4288	Off the Rack BBQ	SMOKIN SKULLIES
2023-03-24	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	33	178.8572	Old Virginia Smoke	—
2023-03-24	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	33	180.0000	Good Googly Goo BBQ	—
2023-03-25	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	46	706.2284	Redneck Scientific	SMOKIN SKULLIES
2024-03-22	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	45	699.3944	Smokecraft - MD	Optimus Swine
2024-03-22	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	27	177.1544	Glamping Grillers	—
2024-03-22	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	26	176.0000	Smokecraft - MD	—
2024-03-23	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	42	708.5256	Muttley Crew BBQ	Ham Squad
2025-03-21 ← this one	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	45	703.4288	Gettin' Basted	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2025-03-21	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	24	175.4172	Fire & Shine BBQ	—
2025-03-21	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	21	176.0344	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	—
2025-03-22	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	43	708.5256	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	HotMess BBQ
2026-03-27	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	40	702.2400	B's Que	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
2026-03-27	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	26	178.8572	Rough Cut Q	—
2026-03-27	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	27	177.1544	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	—
2026-03-28	Urbanna, VA	Bethpage Camp-Resort	36	707.4060	3 Eyz BBQ	B'S QUE
2027-03-19	Urbanna, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2027-03-20	Urbanna, VA	—	—	—	—	—

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Master Series — Chicken	178.8572	177.1544	174.2744
Master Series — Pork Ribs	178.2972	175.4172	173.7028
Master Series — Pork	180.0000	176.5828	174.2744
Master Series — Brisket	178.8572	174.2628	171.9656
Backyard Series — Chicken	180.0000	173.1428	170.8112
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs	180.0000	173.1084	168.5488

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

45 entries · top 703.4288 · median 681.0400

#	Team	Score
1	GETTIN' BASTED	703.4288
2	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	697.6804
3	Shiggin aint easy	696.5028
4	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	694.7772
5	POOR BOYS BBQ	693.0744
6	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	693.0740
7	Dog Bite Barbecue	693.0628
8	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	691.9772
9	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	690.8116
10	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	689.6344
11	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	689.0168
12	BOGGS HOG BBQ	688.4684
13	Weber's Backyard BBQ	686.7888
14	Grandpa Val's BBQ	686.1828
15	3 EYZ BBQ	686.1712
16	STICKS & STONES BBQ	685.6228
17	Optimus Swine	685.6116
18	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	685.0512
19	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	683.3948
20	HotMess BBQ	682.7544
21	SMOKIN SKULLIES	682.7428
22	Still Workin' On It	682.1944
23	SMOKECRAFT - MD	681.0400
24	Philly Blind Pig BBQ	677.6116
25	Piggy & Swine BBQ	677.0404
26	Country Boys BBQ	677.0400
27	B'S QUE	676.4800
28	Ham Squad	676.4228
29	Second Helping BBQ -PA	675.3832
30	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	672.9824
31	Meat Monarchy	672.4460
32	Mispillion Meat Works	671.8168
33	Brown Liquor BBQ	671.3144
34	Jack Rednecks BBQ	671.3144
35	CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	670.1484
36	BLUE EYED BBQ	668.4344
37	House of Que	667.4060
38	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	666.7432
39	HOOS SMOKIN	665.0288
40	Menke Boys BBQ	664.4572
41	smokey anderson bbq	656.4460
42	BIG DOG BBQ VA	647.2112
43	Professor Smoke	637.1324
44	Garage Beers BBQ	634.6748
45	War Pigs	634.1028

Chicken

45 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772

#	Team	Score
1	House of Que	178.8572
2	GETTIN' BASTED	178.8572
3	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	178.2972
4	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	177.7028
5	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	177.1544
6	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	176.5600
7	Country Boys BBQ	176.5600
8	Shiggin aint easy	176.5600
9	STICKS & STONES BBQ	175.4172
10	HOOS SMOKIN	174.2744
11	Still Workin' On It	174.2744
12	Weber's Backyard BBQ	174.2628
13	POOR BOYS BBQ	174.2628
14	Ham Squad	174.2628
15	3 EYZ BBQ	174.2628
16	Second Helping BBQ -PA	173.7144
17	CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	173.1544
18	Piggy & Swine BBQ	173.1316
19	HotMess BBQ	173.1200
20	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	172.5716
21	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	172.5484
22	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	171.9772
23	Philly Blind Pig BBQ	171.9772
24	Optimus Swine	171.9656
25	BOGGS HOG BBQ	171.4056
26	SMOKIN SKULLIES	170.8228
27	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	170.2512
28	Brown Liquor BBQ	169.7028
29	B'S QUE	169.6800
30	Dog Bite Barbecue	169.6800
31	Meat Monarchy	168.5372
32	Menke Boys BBQ	168.5372
33	Grandpa Val's BBQ	168.5372
34	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	168.5256
35	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	166.2284
36	BLUE EYED BBQ	166.2284
37	SMOKECRAFT - MD	165.0972
38	Jack Rednecks BBQ	162.8344
39	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	162.8116
40	Mispillion Meat Works	161.6456
41	smokey anderson bbq	161.0972
42	Professor Smoke	156.5716
43	Garage Beers BBQ	155.9660
44	War Pigs	153.6456
45	BIG DOG BBQ VA	151.3600

Pork Ribs

45 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8228

#	Team	Score
1	B'S QUE	178.2972
2	Weber's Backyard BBQ	177.7144
3	BLUE EYED BBQ	176.5716
4	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	176.5600
5	SMOKECRAFT - MD	175.4172
6	BOGGS HOG BBQ	175.4172
7	GETTIN' BASTED	174.2744
8	Meat Monarchy	174.2744
9	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	173.7144
10	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	173.7028
11	Still Workin' On It	173.1316
12	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	173.1316
13	POOR BOYS BBQ	173.1316
14	Country Boys BBQ	173.1200
15	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	173.1200
16	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	173.1200
17	Grandpa Val's BBQ	172.5600
18	smokey anderson bbq	172.0000
19	SMOKIN SKULLIES	171.9772
20	STICKS & STONES BBQ	171.9772
21	Brown Liquor BBQ	171.9772
22	Dog Bite Barbecue	171.4056
23	Mispillion Meat Works	170.8228
24	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	170.2744
25	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	170.2744
26	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	169.6800
27	Second Helping BBQ -PA	169.1316
28	Shiggin aint easy	169.1200
29	HotMess BBQ	169.1200
30	3 EYZ BBQ	169.1084
31	Optimus Swine	168.5488
32	Ham Squad	168.5372
33	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	167.9772
34	Garage Beers BBQ	167.9772
35	CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	167.9656
36	House of Que	166.2972
37	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	165.1432
38	War Pigs	165.0972
39	Jack Rednecks BBQ	165.0972
40	Menke Boys BBQ	164.5488
41	Piggy & Swine BBQ	164.5488
42	Philly Blind Pig BBQ	164.5372
43	BIG DOG BBQ VA	163.9428
44	HOOS SMOKIN	162.8228
45	Professor Smoke	158.2976

Pork

45 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2856 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Dog Bite Barbecue	180.0000 🔥
2	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	179.4400
3	Shiggin aint easy	178.8572
4	Grandpa Val's BBQ	177.7028
5	SMOKECRAFT - MD	176.5828
6	GETTIN' BASTED	176.0344
7	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	175.4172
8	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	175.4172
9	House of Que	174.8572
10	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	174.2744
11	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	174.2628
12	Jack Rednecks BBQ	174.2628
13	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	173.7028
14	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	173.1200
15	BOGGS HOG BBQ	173.1200
16	HotMess BBQ	173.1200
17	3 EYZ BBQ	173.1200
18	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	172.5600
19	POOR BOYS BBQ	171.4172
20	STICKS & STONES BBQ	170.8456
21	Second Helping BBQ -PA	170.8344
22	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	170.8228
23	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	170.2856
24	Country Boys BBQ	170.2744
25	Piggy & Swine BBQ	169.6800
26	Philly Blind Pig BBQ	169.1316
27	Weber's Backyard BBQ	169.1200
28	SMOKIN SKULLIES	169.1200
29	HOOS SMOKIN	168.5600
30	Ham Squad	168.5372
31	Mispillion Meat Works	168.5256
32	Still Workin' On It	168.5256
33	Menke Boys BBQ	166.2628
34	BIG DOG BBQ VA	166.2400
35	Optimus Swine	166.2400
36	B'S QUE	165.1200
37	CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	165.0856
38	Brown Liquor BBQ	164.5372
39	smokey anderson bbq	163.9544
40	BLUE EYED BBQ	162.2516
41	Meat Monarchy	162.2400
42	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	161.6340
43	War Pigs	159.4056
44	Professor Smoke	156.5372
45	Garage Beers BBQ	150.2172

Brisket

45 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3828

#	Team	Score
1	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	178.8572
2	Optimus Swine	178.8572
3	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	175.4400
4	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	174.8572
5	POOR BOYS BBQ	174.2628
6	GETTIN' BASTED	174.2628
7	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	173.1084
8	Dog Bite Barbecue	171.9772
9	Shiggin aint easy	171.9656
10	Philly Blind Pig BBQ	171.9656
11	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	170.8228
12	SMOKIN SKULLIES	170.8228
13	Mispillion Meat Works	170.8228
14	3 EYZ BBQ	169.6800
15	Piggy & Swine BBQ	169.6800
16	Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	169.6800
17	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	169.6800
18	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	169.1316
19	Jack Rednecks BBQ	169.1200
20	BOGGS HOG BBQ	168.5256
21	Meat Monarchy	167.3944
22	HotMess BBQ	167.3944
23	STICKS & STONES BBQ	167.3828
24	Grandpa Val's BBQ	167.3828
25	Still Workin' On It	166.2628
26	Professor Smoke	165.7260
27	Weber's Backyard BBQ	165.6916
28	BIG DOG BBQ VA	165.6684
29	Menke Boys BBQ	165.1084
30	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	165.1084
31	Brown Liquor BBQ	165.0972
32	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	165.0972
33	Ham Squad	165.0856
34	SMOKECRAFT - MD	163.9428
35	CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	163.9428
36	B'S QUE	163.3828
37	BLUE EYED BBQ	163.3828
38	Second Helping BBQ -PA	161.7028
39	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	161.0972
40	Garage Beers BBQ	160.5144
41	smokey anderson bbq	159.3944
42	HOOS SMOKIN	159.3716
43	Country Boys BBQ	157.0856
44	War Pigs	155.9544
45	House of Que	147.3944

Backyard Series

Overall

28 entries · top 347.4056 · median 332.5030

#	Team	Score
1	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	347.4056
2	Leaning Jowler BBQ	346.8572
3	Oink N' Doink BBQ	346.8112
4	Mad Hatter BBQ	346.2400
5	BROCK'S BBQ	345.0856
6	Rough Cut Q	343.9312
7	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	342.7884
8	Capt. Blue BBQ	341.7032
9	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	339.3828
10	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	338.2516
11	K-10 BBQ	335.9772
12	Buckshot's BBQ	334.8116
13	Castleton Q	332.5144
14	Full Of Pit BBQ	332.5144
15	Bastian's Barbecue Co	332.4916
16	Hallf Chicken Man	329.6456
17	Twizted Smoke	329.6344
18	Up in Smoke BBQ	329.0748
19	Goudas Barbecue	329.0628
20	Troublemaker BBQ	328.4912
21	Hells Corner BBQ	327.3944
22	Que N Cue BBQ	322.8000
23	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	322.1712
24	Trinity Que	316.5028
25	Hot Thang BBQ	316.4456
26	BAD BOB'S QUE	313.6232
27	Rocky Top BBQ Society	307.9660
28	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	302.8116

Chicken

28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BROCK'S BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Leaning Jowler BBQ	178.8800
3	Mad Hatter BBQ	176.5600
4	Castleton Q	173.7144
5	Que N Cue BBQ	173.1428
6	Oink N' Doink BBQ	173.1084
7	Capt. Blue BBQ	171.9888
8	Bastian's Barbecue Co	171.9772
9	Full Of Pit BBQ	171.4056
10	Rough Cut Q	170.8112
11	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	169.7144
12	Twizted Smoke	169.6800
13	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	169.6800
14	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	168.5372
15	Troublemaker BBQ	167.9656
16	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	167.4056
17	Buckshot's BBQ	166.8228
18	K-10 BBQ	166.2628
19	Hells Corner BBQ	165.1200
20	BAD BOB'S QUE	164.5716
21	Goudas Barbecue	162.8228
22	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	162.8228
23	Rocky Top BBQ Society	161.7144
24	Up in Smoke BBQ	160.5260
25	Hot Thang BBQ	159.3600
26	Hallf Chicken Man	156.5028
27	Trinity Que	153.6684
28	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	145.0972

Pork Ribs

28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6628 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	180.0000 🔥
2	Oink N' Doink BBQ	173.7028
3	Hallf Chicken Man	173.1428
4	Rough Cut Q	173.1200
5	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	173.1084
6	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	170.8456
7	K-10 BBQ	169.7144
8	Capt. Blue BBQ	169.7144
9	Mad Hatter BBQ	169.6800
10	Up in Smoke BBQ	168.5488
11	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	168.5372
12	Buckshot's BBQ	167.9888
13	Leaning Jowler BBQ	167.9772
14	Goudas Barbecue	166.2400
15	BROCK'S BBQ	165.0856
16	Trinity Que	162.8344
17	Hells Corner BBQ	162.2744
18	Full Of Pit BBQ	161.1088
19	Troublemaker BBQ	160.5256
20	Bastian's Barbecue Co	160.5144
21	Twizted Smoke	159.9544
22	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	159.3484
23	Castleton Q	158.8000
24	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	157.7144
25	Hot Thang BBQ	157.0856
26	Que N Cue BBQ	149.6572
27	BAD BOB'S QUE	149.0516
28	Rocky Top BBQ Society	146.2516

BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)

Won without a category win

A day of perfect scores

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

Back to defend

This contest's own records (5 in the KCBS record book)

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 →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Backyard Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs