A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 2 tracked editions
INSANE SWINE BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
- 2013
- 2014
Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
2013-10-11 – 2013-10-13 · Greenfield, MA · 📍 Greenfield, MA
Grand Champion: INSANE SWINE BBQ (676.6288) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 QUE AND A HALF MEN
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.
595.29
median 642.15
676.63 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 172.62
- Pork Ribs 172.05
- Pork 172.01
- Brisket 170.82
130.79
172.62
Entries
21
4 judged meats · 5 ancillary
Top score
676.6288
Winning margin
8.0800
GC over RC
Field average
638.47
595.29676.63
median 642.15 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
642.1828
595.29676.63
10th place overall
Field spread
81.3372
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 92%
beats 8% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.59 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1514
avg power rating going in · stronger than 10% of contests
Storylines (3 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 8 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: YABBA DABBA QUE! and BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM tied on 166.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: PIT FIENDS and SMOKIN ACES tied on 165.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: QUE AND A HALF MEN and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 166.2400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · tie
- Brisket 6–7 · 0.0112
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
INSANE SWINE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 10th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 10th
- Brisket 2nd
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-11 ← this one | Greenfield, MA | Greenfield, MA | 21 | 676.6288 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | QUE AND A HALF MEN |
| 2014-10-10 | Greenfield, MA | Greenfield, MA 01301 | 27 | 673.6800 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.6172 | 165.1200 | 160.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.0460 | 166.8344 | 157.1316 |
| Pork | 172.0116 | 165.6800 | 163.4400 |
| Brisket | 170.8228 | 166.2400 | 162.2400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
21 entries · top 676.6288 · median 642.1484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 3 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 4 | HERDING SMOKE | |
| 5 | SWEET BREATHE BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Barrels BBQ VT | |
| 7 | YABBA DABBA QUE! | |
| 8 | BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 12 | BARR-B-Q | |
| 13 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 14 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 16 | The Bastey Boys | |
| 17 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 18 | HOGBUTTS BBQ | |
| 19 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | Pighole | |
| 21 | BUTTS 'N' BEEF BBQ |
Chicken
21 entries · top 172.6172 · median 159.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 3 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 4 | SWEET BREATHE BBQ | |
| 5 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 6 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | HERDING SMOKE | |
| 8 | BUTTS 'N' BEEF BBQ | |
| 9 | YABBA DABBA QUE! | |
| 10 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 11 | Smokin Barrels BBQ VT | |
| 12 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | The Bastey Boys | |
| 14 | BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | HOGBUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 17 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 19 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 20 | Pighole | |
| 21 | BARR-B-Q |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 172.0460 · median 157.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 4 | YABBA DABBA QUE! | |
| 5 | BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | BARR-B-Q | |
| 7 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 8 | HERDING SMOKE | |
| 9 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 10 | SWEET BREATHE BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 12 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | HOGBUTTS BBQ | |
| 14 | BUTTS 'N' BEEF BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin Barrels BBQ VT | |
| 16 | The Bastey Boys | |
| 17 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 19 | Pighole | |
| 20 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | PIT FIENDS |
Pork
21 entries · top 172.0116 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 2 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | Smokin Barrels BBQ VT | |
| 4 | Pighole | |
| 5 | HERDING SMOKE | |
| 6 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 7 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | SWEET BREATHE BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 10 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 11 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 12 | HOGBUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | YABBA DABBA QUE! | |
| 16 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 17 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 18 | BARR-B-Q | |
| 19 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | The Bastey Boys | |
| 21 | BUTTS 'N' BEEF BBQ |
Brisket
21 entries · top 170.8228 · median 161.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Barrels BBQ VT | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | BARR-B-Q | |
| 4 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 7 | The Bastey Boys | |
| 8 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 9 | SWEET BREATHE BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | YABBA DABBA QUE! | |
| 12 | HERDING SMOKE | |
| 13 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 14 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | Pighole | |
| 17 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 18 | HOGBUTTS BBQ | |
| 19 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 20 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 21 | BUTTS 'N' BEEF BBQ |
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 — Championship Grilling
13 entries · top 664.5600 · median 615.8164
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 2 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 4 | SWEET BREATHE BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 6 | The Bastey Boys | |
| 7 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 8 | HOGBUTTS BBQ | |
| 9 | BARR-B-Q | |
| 10 | Smokin Barrels BBQ VT | |
| 11 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 12 | Pighole | |
| 13 | BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM |
Master Series — Chicken Wings
13 entries · top 170.2628 · median 155.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 4 | Pighole | |
| 5 | SWEET BREATHE BBQ | |
| 6 | The Bastey Boys | |
| 7 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 9 | HOGBUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | BARR-B-Q | |
| 11 | Smokin Barrels BBQ VT | |
| 12 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 13 | BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM |
Master Series — Dessert
13 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.7884 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 3 | The Bastey Boys | |
| 4 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 6 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 7 | SWEET BREATHE BBQ | |
| 8 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 9 | Pighole | |
| 10 | BARR-B-Q | |
| 11 | Smokin Barrels BBQ VT | |
| 12 | HOGBUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM |
Master Series — Pizza
12 entries · top 170.2972 · median 153.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET BREATHE BBQ | |
| 2 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 4 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 6 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 7 | BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | The Bastey Boys | |
| 9 | BARR-B-Q | |
| 10 | HOGBUTTS BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin Barrels BBQ VT | |
| 12 | BOAR-N-Q |
Master Series — Sausage
13 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 2 | HOGBUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 5 | SWEET BREATHE BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Barrels BBQ VT | |
| 7 | Pighole | |
| 8 | BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | BARR-B-Q | |
| 10 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 11 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 12 | The Bastey Boys | |
| 13 | PIT FIENDS |