Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show

2013-08-09 – 2013-08-10 · Franklin, NC · 📍 Franklin, NC

Grand Champion: SWAMP BOYS (698.2516) · 49 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS

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SWAMP BOYS

698.2516 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS

693.6688 · Master Series — Overall

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SAUCED! BBQ TEAM

687.9540 · 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.

593.55 median 666.23 698.25 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 176.57
Pork Ribs 178.86
Pork 180.00 🔥
Brisket 177.18

135.91 180.00

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2019 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 7 ancillary

Top score

698.2516

Winning margin

4.5828

GC over RC

Field average

661.09

593.55698.25

median 666.23 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS (Pork)

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2744 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

680.4572

593.55698.25

10th place overall

Field spread

104.6972

winner to last place

Most consistent

SWAMP BOYS

avg finish 3.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 4.5484 pts — SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS

How hot was the win?

Top 40%

beats 60% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.5 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1531

avg power rating going in · stronger than 22% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Killer B's BBQ

rated 1653 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.

An upset on the books

33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100

SWAMP BOYS came in rated below the field's top team, Killer B's BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1531
top seed 1653

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

SWAMP BOYS 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 3rd
Pork 4th
Brisket 3rd

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 7 tracked editions

MIDNIGHT BURN has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.

2017
2018

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 2–3: SWAMP BOYS and TENACIOUS Q tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: THE BLUE BLOODS and FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: THE BLUE BLOODS and KILLER B'S BBQ tied on 173.1316 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 2–3 · tie
Chicken 9–10 · tie
Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
Pork 4–5 · tie

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.

SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS · 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)

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
2013-08-09 ← this one	Franklin, NC	Franklin, NC	49	698.2516	SWAMP BOYS	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS
2014-08-08	Frankllin, NC	Frankllin, NC 28734	39	695.9656	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	SMOKE THIS
2015-08-07	Franklin, NC	Franklin, NC 28734	36	695.9544	PICKIN' PORKERS	SWAMP BOYS
2016-08-12	Franklin, NC	Macon County Fair Grounds	34	699.9884	HICKORY PRIME	MIDNIGHT BURN
2017-08-11	Franklin, NC	1436 Georgia Rd	34	688.5140	MIDNIGHT BURN	CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC
2018-08-10	Franklin, NC	1436 Georgia Rd	51	699.9544	MIDNIGHT BURN	CONTAGIOUS Q
2019-08-09	Franklin, NC	Macon County Fairgrounds	29	697.0744	WHO CARES BBQ	MIDNIGHT BURN

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	176.5716	174.2972	173.1200
Pork Ribs	178.8572	173.7028	172.5600
Pork	180.0000	172.5600	169.7028
Brisket	177.1772	173.7372	170.8572

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

49 entries · top 698.2516 · median 666.2288

#	Team	Score
1	SWAMP BOYS	698.2516
2	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	693.6688
3	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	687.9540
4	MIDNIGHT BURN	683.9084
5	SMOKE THIS	683.4056
6	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	682.2400
7	The Smoke House Bandits	682.2056
8	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	681.6116
9	BUB-BA-Q	680.5372
10	KILLER B'S BBQ	680.4572
11	WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA	677.7260
12	WOOD N PIG SMOKERS	677.0512
13	TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS	676.4228
14	TENACIOUS Q	674.8572
15	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	674.7768
16	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	673.6228
17	JIGGY PIGGY	673.0512
18	BIG ON THE PIG	671.9316
19	Bubba & Son BBQ	671.8624
20	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	671.3144
21	THE BLUE BLOODS	671.2916
22	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	671.2800
23	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	670.1944
24	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	666.7772
25	UP IN SMOKE BBQ & CATERING	666.2288
26	WAS IT GOOD FOR QUE?	662.1944
27	PICKIN' PORKERS	661.6000
28	ASH KICKERS BBQ	660.4112
29	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	660.4112
30	BALD HAWG BBQ	658.1712
31	NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ	657.6000
32	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	654.1488
33	SMOKIN ACES HARRAH'S CHEROKEE	653.0744
34	PIT BOSS STARLING/HAYNES BBQ	653.0172
35	BIG BAD WOLF BBQ	653.0060
36	CONTAGIOUS Q	652.9484
37	QUENUT BBQ	651.3028
38	NOTORIOUS P.I.G.	647.8740
39	J&D SMOKIN	646.7316
40	DOESN'T PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS	644.9832
41	BUBBAJACK'S	644.4684
42	CAN 2 BBQ	643.7940
43	BS PITMEISTERS	637.0056
44	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	635.2340
45	SMOKIN' OURS TO KICK YOURS	634.1944
46	PORK-N-BONES	624.4112
47	SAUCEMAN'S	614.5712
48	Pigs In Heat	606.0344
49	Wood-Hoss BBQ	593.5544

Chicken

49 entries · top 176.5716 · median 167.4056

#	Team	Score
1	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	176.5716
2	SWAMP BOYS	175.4056
3	TENACIOUS Q	175.4056
4	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	174.8456
5	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	174.2972
6	WOOD N PIG SMOKERS	174.2744
7	WAS IT GOOD FOR QUE?	173.7144
8	SMOKIN' OURS TO KICK YOURS	173.1544
9	THE BLUE BLOODS	173.1200
10	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	173.1200
11	KILLER B'S BBQ	173.1200
12	Bubba & Son BBQ	172.5484
13	BUBBAJACK'S	172.0000
14	MIDNIGHT BURN	171.9656
15	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	171.4172
16	TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS	170.8228
17	WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA	169.7144
18	UP IN SMOKE BBQ & CATERING	169.7144
19	QUENUT BBQ	169.7028
20	BUB-BA-Q	169.6800
21	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	169.6684
22	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	169.1084
23	SMOKIN ACES HARRAH'S CHEROKEE	168.0000
24	The Smoke House Bandits	167.9656
25	SMOKE THIS	167.4056
26	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	167.3944
27	PIT BOSS STARLING/HAYNES BBQ	166.8572
28	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	166.8456
29	BALD HAWG BBQ	166.8228
30	PICKIN' PORKERS	166.2628
31	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	164.5372
32	JIGGY PIGGY	164.5256
33	BIG BAD WOLF BBQ	163.4172
34	BIG ON THE PIG	163.3828
35	J&D SMOKIN	162.8228
36	ASH KICKERS BBQ	162.8000
37	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	161.1200
38	NOTORIOUS P.I.G.	159.9884
39	PORK-N-BONES	159.9656
40	CONTAGIOUS Q	159.9428
41	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	158.8112
42	SAUCEMAN'S	158.8000
43	NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ	157.1200
44	BS PITMEISTERS	156.5600
45	DOESN'T PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS	156.5028
46	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	156.5028
47	CAN 2 BBQ	154.2056
48	Pigs In Heat	153.6916
49	Wood-Hoss BBQ	146.8456

Pork Ribs

49 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656

#	Team	Score
1	The Smoke House Bandits	178.8572
2	MIDNIGHT BURN	176.0344
3	SWAMP BOYS	174.8688
4	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	173.7144
5	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	173.7028
6	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	173.1428
7	THE BLUE BLOODS	173.1316
8	KILLER B'S BBQ	173.1316
9	BALD HAWG BBQ	172.5716
10	CAN 2 BBQ	172.5600
11	SMOKIN ACES HARRAH'S CHEROKEE	172.0000
12	WAS IT GOOD FOR QUE?	171.9888
13	TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS	171.9772
14	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	171.9772
15	BS PITMEISTERS	170.8456
16	ASH KICKERS BBQ	170.8228
17	WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA	170.2972
18	BIG BAD WOLF BBQ	170.2744
19	JIGGY PIGGY	169.1316
20	WOOD N PIG SMOKERS	169.1200
21	NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ	169.1200
22	SMOKE THIS	168.0116
23	BIG ON THE PIG	168.0116
24	BUB-BA-Q	167.9772
25	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	167.9656
26	BUBBAJACK'S	167.4056
27	PICKIN' PORKERS	166.2744
28	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	166.2516
29	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	166.2516
30	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	166.2400
31	NOTORIOUS P.I.G.	165.6912
32	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	163.3944
33	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	162.2744
34	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	162.2400
35	PORK-N-BONES	160.5600
36	TENACIOUS Q	160.5488
37	UP IN SMOKE BBQ & CATERING	160.5372
38	CONTAGIOUS Q	160.5144
39	PIT BOSS STARLING/HAYNES BBQ	159.9772
40	DOESN'T PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS	159.3832
41	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	158.2400
42	QUENUT BBQ	157.6800
43	Bubba & Son BBQ	157.6456
44	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	157.0628
45	J&D SMOKIN	155.3716
46	Pigs In Heat	150.2400
47	Wood-Hoss BBQ	150.2172
48	SMOKIN' OURS TO KICK YOURS	149.6572
49	SAUCEMAN'S	149.6228

Pork

49 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	180.0000 🔥
2	BIG ON THE PIG	175.4516
3	SMOKE THIS	175.4056
4	SWAMP BOYS	172.5600
5	Bubba & Son BBQ	172.5600
6	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	171.4400
7	TENACIOUS Q	170.8572
8	JIGGY PIGGY	170.2512
9	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	169.7028
10	DOESN'T PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS	169.7028
11	BIG BAD WOLF BBQ	169.6800
12	CAN 2 BBQ	169.6800
13	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	169.6684
14	TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS	169.6684
15	CONTAGIOUS Q	169.1200
16	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	169.1200
17	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	169.1200
18	WOOD N PIG SMOKERS	169.1084
19	The Smoke House Bandits	168.5600
20	BUB-BA-Q	168.5600
21	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	168.5256
22	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	167.9656
23	J&D SMOKIN	167.4172
24	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	167.4056
25	WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA	166.8572
26	NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ	166.2628
27	PORK-N-BONES	165.7028
28	THE BLUE BLOODS	165.6800
29	KILLER B'S BBQ	165.0856
30	MIDNIGHT BURN	165.0856
31	BS PITMEISTERS	163.9772
32	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	163.9544
33	NOTORIOUS P.I.G.	163.9544
34	UP IN SMOKE BBQ & CATERING	162.2400
35	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	162.2400
36	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	161.6800
37	BALD HAWG BBQ	161.6684
38	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	161.6456
39	PIT BOSS STARLING/HAYNES BBQ	161.6456
40	QUENUT BBQ	161.1200
41	Wood-Hoss BBQ	160.5828
42	PICKIN' PORKERS	159.3828
43	SMOKIN ACES HARRAH'S CHEROKEE	158.8456
44	ASH KICKERS BBQ	158.8112
45	SMOKIN' OURS TO KICK YOURS	157.1772
46	SAUCEMAN'S	155.9428
47	Pigs In Heat	154.7656
48	WAS IT GOOD FOR QUE?	153.6800
49	BUBBAJACK'S	144.4800

Brisket

49 entries · top 177.1772 · median 165.0856

#	Team	Score
1	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	177.1772
2	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	175.4400
3	SWAMP BOYS	175.4172
4	BUB-BA-Q	174.3200
5	UP IN SMOKE BBQ & CATERING	173.7372
6	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	173.7028
7	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	173.7028
8	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	173.1660
9	SMOKE THIS	172.5828
10	WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA	170.8572
11	MIDNIGHT BURN	170.8228
12	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	169.7028
13	PICKIN' PORKERS	169.6800
14	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	169.6800
15	JIGGY PIGGY	169.1428
16	KILLER B'S BBQ	169.1200
17	Bubba & Son BBQ	169.1084
18	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	168.5828
19	TENACIOUS Q	168.0456
20	ASH KICKERS BBQ	167.9772
21	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	167.3944
22	The Smoke House Bandits	166.8228
23	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	166.2400
24	NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ	165.0972
25	BIG ON THE PIG	165.0856
26	WOOD N PIG SMOKERS	164.5484
27	PIT BOSS STARLING/HAYNES BBQ	164.5372
28	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	163.9544
29	TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS	163.9544
30	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	163.3828
31	CONTAGIOUS Q	163.3712
32	WAS IT GOOD FOR QUE?	162.8112
33	QUENUT BBQ	162.8000
34	J&D SMOKIN	161.1200
35	BUBBAJACK'S	160.5828
36	DOESN'T PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS	159.3944
37	THE BLUE BLOODS	159.3600
38	NOTORIOUS P.I.G.	158.2400
39	BALD HAWG BBQ	157.1084
40	SMOKIN ACES HARRAH'S CHEROKEE	154.2288
41	SMOKIN' OURS TO KICK YOURS	154.2056
42	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	151.9428
43	SAUCEMAN'S	150.2056
44	BIG BAD WOLF BBQ	149.6344
45	CAN 2 BBQ	147.3484
46	Pigs In Heat	147.3372
47	BS PITMEISTERS	145.6228
48	PORK-N-BONES	138.1828
49	Wood-Hoss BBQ	135.9088

Ancillary categories

Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.

Master Series — Anything But

14 entries · top 171.4056 · median 151.7200

#	Team	Score
1	BOOBIES BBQ	171.4056
2	SMOKIN R/T	168.0344
3	TENACIOUS Q	165.7372
4	Wood-Hoss BBQ	163.4628
5	SMOKIN' OURS TO KICK YOURS	163.3944
6	SAUCEMAN'S	160.5944
7	NOTORIOUS P.I.G.	153.7028
8	DOESN'T PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS	149.7372
9	CAN 2 BBQ	149.7144
10	UP IN SMOKE BBQ & CATERING	149.6800
11	NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ	148.0456
12	SMOKIN ACES HARRAH'S CHEROKEE	145.0972
13	HICKORY STUMP BBQ	140.5372
14	WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA	140.0456

Master Series — Backyard

11 entries · top 504.4684 · median 495.8856

#	Team	Score
1	FATSO'S BBQ	504.4684
2	SWINEHOLIO	500.4572
3	BACKYARD PORKERS	499.9432
4	SCREAMING EAGLE	499.3144
5	SMOKIN R/T	495.9316
6	BOOBIES BBQ	495.8856
7	GRADY O'S	486.1368
8	BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	481.5656
9	HICKORY STUMP BBQ	478.8000
10	FIREPLACE GRILLING TEAM	473.6000
11	BBB BBQ	450.7088

Master Series — Backyard Chicken

11 entries · top 170.8228 · median 166.8228

#	Team	Score
1	BOOBIES BBQ	170.8228
2	SWINEHOLIO	170.2628
3	FATSO'S BBQ	169.6684
4	BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	168.5828
5	SCREAMING EAGLE	166.8228
6	FIREPLACE GRILLING TEAM	166.8228
7	BACKYARD PORKERS	166.2516
8	SMOKIN R/T	163.9772
9	HICKORY STUMP BBQ	162.2628
10	GRADY O'S	152.4912
11	BBB BBQ	150.2400

Master Series — Backyard Pork

11 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.8228

#	Team	Score
1	BACKYARD PORKERS	174.8572
2	SCREAMING EAGLE	173.1200
3	GRADY O'S	169.1084
4	SMOKIN R/T	165.1316
5	FATSO'S BBQ	163.9772
6	BBB BBQ	162.8228
7	SWINEHOLIO	161.6688
8	BOOBIES BBQ	160.4912
9	FIREPLACE GRILLING TEAM	158.2400
10	BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	157.0512
11	HICKORY STUMP BBQ	148.5256

Master Series — Backyard Ribs

11 entries · top 170.8228 · median 164.5372

#	Team	Score
1	FATSO'S BBQ	170.8228
2	SWINEHOLIO	168.5256
3	HICKORY STUMP BBQ	168.0116
4	SMOKIN R/T	166.8228
5	BOOBIES BBQ	164.5716
6	GRADY O'S	164.5372
7	SCREAMING EAGLE	159.3716
8	BACKYARD PORKERS	158.8344
9	BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	155.9316
10	FIREPLACE GRILLING TEAM	148.5372
11	BBB BBQ	137.6460

Master Series — Dessert

13 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.9600 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	TENACIOUS Q	180.0000 🔥
2	Bubba & Son BBQ	177.7028
3	SWAMP BOYS	169.7828
4	GRADY O'S	169.7372
5	PIT BOSS STARLING/HAYNES BBQ	169.1428
6	WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA	168.0572
7	SMOKIN ACES HARRAH'S CHEROKEE	166.9600
8	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	165.1544
9	CAN 2 BBQ	165.0856
10	BOOBIES BBQ	154.2628
11	BUBBAJACK'S	142.3200
12	DOESN'T PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS	141.7716
13	SMOKIN' OURS TO KICK YOURS	125.6800

Master Series — Sauce

24 entries · top 165.1656 · median 147.6798

#	Team	Score
1	NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ	165.1656
2	WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA	160.6172
3	MIKE HALLMAN	159.4400
4	DOESN'T PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS	158.8456
5	SCREAMING EAGLE	157.1772
6	PIT BOSS STARLING/HAYNES BBQ	157.1084
7	BOOBIES BBQ	156.5484
8	BIG BAD WOLF BBQ	151.4400
9	FATSO'S BBQ	149.6800
10	HICKORY STUMP BBQ	149.1316
11	The Smoke House Bandits	148.0228
12	NOTORIOUS P.I.G.	147.9884
13	TENACIOUS Q	147.3712
14	BACKYARD PORKERS	145.7028
15	SWAMP BOYS	145.1428
16	GRADY O'S	144.6172
17	Bubba & Son BBQ	142.9372
18	FIREPLACE GRILLING TEAM	141.6456
19	SMOKIN ACES HARRAH'S CHEROKEE	139.9540
20	WAS IT GOOD FOR QUE?	139.4400
21	CAROLINA PIG POLISH	134.8456
22	PORK-N-BONES	126.2284
23	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	125.6912
24	ASH KICKERS BBQ	116.5372

Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show

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

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)

An upset on the books

Won without a category win

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

A perfect score on the table

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

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Anything But

Master Series — Backyard

Master Series — Backyard Chicken

Master Series — Backyard Pork

Master Series — Backyard Ribs

Master Series — Dessert

Master Series — Sauce