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Keystone Classic Barbeque

2013-10-04 – 2013-10-05 · Harrisburg, PA · 📍 Harrisburg, PA

Grand Champion: FLYING PORKERS (674.8576) · 55 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 HAWG NATION BBQ

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FLYING PORKERS
674.8576 · Master Series — Overall
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HAWG NATION BBQ
670.2972 · Master Series — Overall
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BRISKET BURNERS
666.8688 · 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.

How the meats cooked

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

  • Chicken 173.14
  • Pork Ribs 172.00
  • Pork 169.11
  • Brisket 175.44
20.00 175.44

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2015 — this edition picked out.

2013-10-04 — 674.8576 (FLYING PORKERS) 2014-10-03 — 678.9144 (PIG PEN BBQ) 2015-10-02 — 675.3368 (CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ) 674.86 2013 2015

Entries

55
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

674.8576

Winning margin

4.5604
GC over RC

Field average

612.42
310.82674.86
median 622.10 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork
2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

647.3372
310.82674.86
10th place overall

Field spread

364.0348
winner to last place

Most consistent

FLYING PORKERS
avg finish 4.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 4.0228 pts — HAWG NATION BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 93%
beats 7% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.52 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1505
avg power rating going in · stronger than 4% of contests

Top-rated in the field

DEGUELLO BBQ
rated 1589 pre-contest

Storylines (4 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

FLYING PORKERS 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 8th
  • Pork 4th
  • Brisket 4th

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 9–10: BLACK CAT BBQ and DEGUELLO BBQ tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: WILLY'S Q SHACK and REDNECK SMOKE CLUB tied on 166.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: ASTRO PIGS BBQ edged BLACK CAT BBQ by 0.0112.

  • Chicken 9–10 · tie
  • Pork 5–6 · tie
  • Chicken 8–9 · 0.0112
  • Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0116

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

HAWG NATION BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.

  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Brisket 1st

One of the big ones

55 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 90% of the 5,410 contests in the data

55 teams made this a bigger field than 90% of every contest tracked.

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 →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
2013-10-04 ← this one Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg, PA 55 674.8576 FLYING PORKERS HAWG NATION BBQ
2014-10-03 Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg, PA 17110 53 678.9144 PIG PEN BBQ BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD
2015-10-02 Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg, PA 17110 57 675.3368 CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ MEATWAGON BBQ

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken173.1428169.7028167.4172
Pork Ribs172.0000167.4056164.5256
Pork169.1084166.8228165.7144
Brisket175.4400167.4400164.5484

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

55 entries · top 674.8576 · median 622.1028

#TeamScore
1 FLYING PORKERS 674.8576
2 HAWG NATION BBQ 670.2972
3 BRISKET BURNERS 666.8688
4 FIRE & SPICE 665.6112
5 BLACK CAT BBQ 663.9660
6 SMOKIN GNOME BBQ 656.5944
7 HERDING SMOKE 652.4800
8 DEGUELLO BBQ 647.9428
9 REDNECK SMOKE CLUB 647.8740
10 FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM 647.3372
11 PEPPER MONKEY BBQ 646.7768
12 PORKERS IN PARADISE 644.4568
13 RED VALLEY BBQ 643.9776
14 BETTER THAN BACON 642.8112
15 ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ 642.6740
16 LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER 641.6000
17 BADLANDS BBQ 640.4340
18 FLIP FLOP SMOKIN BBQ 639.4172
19 CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ 639.2568
20 BLACK TIE BBQ 637.6684
21 PIG PEN BBQ 635.8624
22 CAJUN JAX BBQ 634.1716
23 BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM 628.9940
24 RIBS N AT 628.9716
25 PACKIN' HEAT BBQ 627.8400
26 CAMP BACON BBQ 625.1772
27 RED WAX BBQ 625.0172
28 WILLY'S Q SHACK 622.1028
29 ASTRO PIGS BBQ 621.5768
30 D&G'S REAL BBQ 620.6172
31 STUMPY COALS BBQ 619.3944
32 HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM 618.8800
33 DOUBLE U BBQ 618.7888
34 THREE DOGS BBQ 615.9088
35 FAT MAXINE'S BBQ 615.8860
36 GREATQ4U! 609.0516
37 WINDY ACRES BBQ 604.5256
38 SWINE AND CHEESE 599.2232
39 CARVER'S Q 595.3940
40 TOM'S SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES BBQ 594.7316
41 EEEazy Smoke 592.4572
42 Susquehanna Blue Smoke 591.4056
43 APPALACHIAN AMERICAN BBQ 590.2628
44 SWEET DADDYS BBQ 588.4800
45 PAPA WOOD BBQ 587.7372
46 BIG KEV'S BBQ 586.1712
47 A 2 Z 576.3884
48 NOTHING BUTT SMOKE PSCA 575.8740
49 JUST LAY DOWN BBQ 575.7832
50 Lips & Hoovz BBQ 571.7372
51 B&B BAR-B-QUE AND CATERING 570.1368
52 SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION 559.7372
53 Yummy Animals, Inc 553.0968
54 TFFBBQ 478.2632
55 Dr. Doug's Blues & Q 310.8228

Chicken

54 entries · top 173.1428 · median 157.4172

#TeamScore
1 FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM 173.1428
2 FLYING PORKERS 173.1084
3 D&G'S REAL BBQ 170.2628
4 RED VALLEY BBQ 169.7144
5 SMOKIN GNOME BBQ 169.7028
6 EEEazy Smoke 168.0000
7 BRISKET BURNERS 167.4516
8 ASTRO PIGS BBQ 167.4284
9 BLACK CAT BBQ 167.4172
10 DEGUELLO BBQ 167.4172
11 FIRE & SPICE 166.8344
12 PACKIN' HEAT BBQ 165.1428
13 CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ 163.9772
14 CAJUN JAX BBQ 163.9428
15 Susquehanna Blue Smoke 161.7256
16 THREE DOGS BBQ 161.6800
17 CAMP BACON BBQ 161.1312
18 REDNECK SMOKE CLUB 161.0856
19 SWEET DADDYS BBQ 159.3828
20 PIG PEN BBQ 159.3368
21 PORKERS IN PARADISE 158.8228
22 ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ 158.7884
23 TOM'S SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES BBQ 158.2744
24 DOUBLE U BBQ 158.2744
25 WINDY ACRES BBQ 158.2512
26 LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER 158.2400
27 FLIP FLOP SMOKIN BBQ 157.7372
28 FAT MAXINE'S BBQ 157.0972
29 HAWG NATION BBQ 156.5600
30 HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM 156.5256
31 BLACK TIE BBQ 155.4056
32 WILLY'S Q SHACK 155.4056
33 RIBS N AT 155.3716
34 BETTER THAN BACON 154.8572
35 PEPPER MONKEY BBQ 154.7884
36 BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM 154.3200
37 TFFBBQ 153.7488
38 SWINE AND CHEESE 153.6916
39 PAPA WOOD BBQ 153.0628
40 APPALACHIAN AMERICAN BBQ 152.5600
41 HERDING SMOKE 151.4172
42 BADLANDS BBQ 151.3600
43 SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION 150.2628
44 STUMPY COALS BBQ 149.7028
45 Lips & Hoovz BBQ 149.6456
46 A 2 Z 147.9656
47 BIG KEV'S BBQ 147.3596
48 GREATQ4U! 146.8228
49 RED WAX BBQ 145.6456
50 JUST LAY DOWN BBQ 144.5028
51 CARVER'S Q 142.8568
52 NOTHING BUTT SMOKE PSCA 140.5260
53 B&B BAR-B-QUE AND CATERING 124.4684
54 Yummy Animals, Inc 118.8340

Pork Ribs

55 entries · top 172.0000 · median 155.9544

#TeamScore
1 HAWG NATION BBQ 172.0000
2 HERDING SMOKE 167.9772
3 CAMP BACON BBQ 167.4744
4 BLACK CAT BBQ 167.4172
5 PORKERS IN PARADISE 167.4056
6 SMOKIN GNOME BBQ 166.8800
7 PEPPER MONKEY BBQ 165.7028
8 FLYING PORKERS 165.1660
9 FLIP FLOP SMOKIN BBQ 165.1544
10 FIRE & SPICE 164.5256
11 BETTER THAN BACON 162.8684
12 BLACK TIE BBQ 162.8344
13 LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER 162.2628
14 FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM 162.2400
15 B&B BAR-B-QUE AND CATERING 161.7256
16 BRISKET BURNERS 161.1428
17 RED VALLEY BBQ 159.4060
18 Yummy Animals, Inc 158.8456
19 BADLANDS BBQ 158.2628
20 TFFBBQ 157.1316
21 ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ 157.0972
22 WINDY ACRES BBQ 156.5944
23 DEGUELLO BBQ 156.5600
24 THREE DOGS BBQ 155.9772
25 RED WAX BBQ 155.9772
26 DOUBLE U BBQ 155.9772
27 RIBS N AT 155.9660
28 CAJUN JAX BBQ 155.9544
29 Dr. Doug's Blues & Q 155.4744
30 CARVER'S Q 155.4172
31 REDNECK SMOKE CLUB 155.3828
32 HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM 154.9028
33 PIG PEN BBQ 154.8228
34 STUMPY COALS BBQ 153.7028
35 PACKIN' HEAT BBQ 153.6684
36 CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ 153.0856
37 WILLY'S Q SHACK 151.9544
38 GREATQ4U! 149.1428
39 BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM 149.0628
40 D&G'S REAL BBQ 148.6056
41 FAT MAXINE'S BBQ 148.5716
42 SWEET DADDYS BBQ 146.8572
43 A 2 Z 146.8000
44 PAPA WOOD BBQ 146.8000
45 Susquehanna Blue Smoke 146.2628
46 BIG KEV'S BBQ 144.5144
47 JUST LAY DOWN BBQ 143.4176
48 SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION 141.1316
49 NOTHING BUTT SMOKE PSCA 141.0512
50 SWINE AND CHEESE 139.3488
51 TOM'S SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES BBQ 139.3256
52 APPALACHIAN AMERICAN BBQ 138.7772
53 ASTRO PIGS BBQ 133.6228
54 Lips & Hoovz BBQ 131.3372
55 EEEazy Smoke 126.7772

Pork

55 entries · top 169.1084 · median 158.2628

#TeamScore
1 CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ 169.1084
2 FIRE & SPICE 168.5484
3 BLACK CAT BBQ 167.9772
4 FLYING PORKERS 167.4516
5 WILLY'S Q SHACK 166.8228
6 REDNECK SMOKE CLUB 166.8228
7 HAWG NATION BBQ 166.2972
8 HERDING SMOKE 166.2628
9 ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ 166.2284
10 GREATQ4U! 165.7144
11 RED WAX BBQ 165.1544
12 BRISKET BURNERS 165.1316
13 BETTER THAN BACON 164.5828
14 BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM 162.7884
15 STUMPY COALS BBQ 161.7372
16 SMOKIN GNOME BBQ 161.1544
17 LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER 161.1200
18 BLACK TIE BBQ 160.5828
19 ASTRO PIGS BBQ 159.4056
20 BADLANDS BBQ 159.4056
21 BIG KEV'S BBQ 158.8800
22 PEPPER MONKEY BBQ 158.8456
23 DEGUELLO BBQ 158.8228
24 CAJUN JAX BBQ 158.8228
25 CARVER'S Q 158.3428
26 SWEET DADDYS BBQ 158.2856
27 FAT MAXINE'S BBQ 158.2744
28 FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM 158.2628
29 D&G'S REAL BBQ 157.7372
30 PORKERS IN PARADISE 157.6800
31 PIG PEN BBQ 157.6800
32 B&B BAR-B-QUE AND CATERING 157.1428
33 FLIP FLOP SMOKIN BBQ 156.5028
34 RED VALLEY BBQ 155.4056
35 Dr. Doug's Blues & Q 155.3484
36 HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM 154.8916
37 THREE DOGS BBQ 154.2744
38 PAPA WOOD BBQ 153.6456
39 Lips & Hoovz BBQ 153.1200
40 RIBS N AT 153.0856
41 NOTHING BUTT SMOKE PSCA 152.5828
42 PACKIN' HEAT BBQ 152.4800
43 APPALACHIAN AMERICAN BBQ 150.8456
44 SWINE AND CHEESE 150.7884
45 DOUBLE U BBQ 149.7028
46 EEEazy Smoke 148.5600
47 WINDY ACRES BBQ 148.0000
48 A 2 Z 147.9772
49 Susquehanna Blue Smoke 146.8228
50 TOM'S SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES BBQ 145.1316
51 Yummy Animals, Inc 144.5828
52 CAMP BACON BBQ 143.9772
53 JUST LAY DOWN BBQ 142.8000
54 SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION 141.0512
55 TFFBBQ 20.0000

Brisket

54 entries · top 175.4400 · median 154.5430

#TeamScore
1 HAWG NATION BBQ 175.4400
2 BRISKET BURNERS 173.1428
3 BADLANDS BBQ 171.4056
4 FLYING PORKERS 169.1316
5 PEPPER MONKEY BBQ 167.4400
6 HERDING SMOKE 166.8228
7 FIRE & SPICE 165.7028
8 DEGUELLO BBQ 165.1428
9 REDNECK SMOKE CLUB 164.5828
10 RIBS N AT 164.5484
11 PIG PEN BBQ 164.0228
12 BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM 162.8228
13 BLACK CAT BBQ 161.1544
14 ASTRO PIGS BBQ 161.1200
15 ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ 160.5600
16 PORKERS IN PARADISE 160.5484
17 BETTER THAN BACON 160.5028
18 FLIP FLOP SMOKIN BBQ 160.0228
19 LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER 159.9772
20 RED VALLEY BBQ 159.4516
21 SMOKIN GNOME BBQ 158.8572
22 BLACK TIE BBQ 158.8456
23 RED WAX BBQ 158.2400
24 PACKIN' HEAT BBQ 156.5488
25 CAJUN JAX BBQ 155.4516
26 SWINE AND CHEESE 155.3944
27 DOUBLE U BBQ 154.8344
28 STUMPY COALS BBQ 154.2516
29 FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM 153.6916
30 CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ 153.0856
31 CAMP BACON BBQ 152.5944
32 HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM 152.5600
33 TOM'S SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES BBQ 152.0000
34 FAT MAXINE'S BBQ 151.9428
35 EEEazy Smoke 149.1200
36 APPALACHIAN AMERICAN BBQ 148.0800
37 WILLY'S Q SHACK 147.9200
38 TFFBBQ 147.3828
39 GREATQ4U! 147.3716
40 JUST LAY DOWN BBQ 145.0628
41 D&G'S REAL BBQ 144.0116
42 THREE DOGS BBQ 143.9772
43 NOTHING BUTT SMOKE PSCA 141.7140
44 WINDY ACRES BBQ 141.6800
45 CARVER'S Q 138.7772
46 Lips & Hoovz BBQ 137.6344
47 Susquehanna Blue Smoke 136.5944
48 BIG KEV'S BBQ 135.4172
49 PAPA WOOD BBQ 134.2288
50 A 2 Z 133.6456
51 Yummy Animals, Inc 130.8344
52 SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION 127.2916
53 B&B BAR-B-QUE AND CATERING 126.8000
54 SWEET DADDYS BBQ 123.9544

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 — Dessert

20 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.0058 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 PIG PEN BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 Lips & Hoovz BBQ 179.4400
3 FIRE & SPICE 176.5828
4 PEPPER MONKEY BBQ 176.0228
5 BLACK CAT BBQ 175.4056
6 ASTRO PIGS BBQ 171.4400
7 STUMPY COALS BBQ 170.9028
8 BIG KEV'S BBQ 170.3200
9 BLACK TIE BBQ 169.1200
10 BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM 168.0228
11 JUST LAY DOWN BBQ 167.9888
12 CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ 166.2856
13 A 2 Z 165.6800
14 RIBS N AT 165.1084
15 FLYING PORKERS 162.8228
16 RED VALLEY BBQ 159.9428
17 WINDY ACRES BBQ 158.3200
18 NOTHING BUTT SMOKE PSCA 153.7144
19 PAPA WOOD BBQ 146.8228
20 GREATQ4U! 142.8228

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