A KCBS record was set here
180
one meat, out of 180
901Q holds the KCBS record for highest pork score — 180 one meat, out of 180, won the category with it, set right here. Nobody has beaten it since.
- Highest pork score
Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
Apr 5–6, 2013 · Somerville, TN
901Q won Grand Champion at the Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest on April 5, 2013 in Somerville, TN, scoring 700.5712 in a field of 29 teams. KILLER HOGS took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.0002. Category winners: Chicken — Tuscumbia River Bottom B (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Custom Cookers (177.7142); Pork — 901Q (180.0000); Brisket — KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS (176.5714).
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.
488.57
median 658.86
700.57 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 177.71
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 176.57
20
180
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
700.5712
Winning margin
8.5710
GC over RC
Field average
653.92
488.57700.57
median 658.86 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5714 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
668
488.57700.57
10th place overall
Field spread
212.0002
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.08 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,500
avg power rating going in · stronger than 1% of contests
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.
A first Grand Championship
2
tracked contests to get there
This was 901Q's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: THE SPICE IS RIGHT and TNT SMOKERS tied on 167.9998 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: TNT SMOKERS and GIVE IT TO GOD tied on 167.9998 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: K & K KOOKERS and GIVE IT TO GOD tied on 174.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
901Q took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 3rd
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.
- 901Q · Pork
Records set here — 1 still standing (2 in the KCBS record book)
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 172.5714 | 167.9998 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7142 | 173.1428 | 166.8572 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2856 | 167.4288 |
| Brisket | 176.5714 | 171.9998 | 166.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 700.5712 · median 658.8571
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 901Q | |
| 2 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 3 | TNT SMOKERS | |
| 4 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 5 | Ghost River Smoke-a-holi | |
| 6 | Tuscumbia River Bottom B | |
| 7 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 8 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 9 | Ken Hastings Rolling Rum | |
| 10 | SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ | |
| 11 | J and J Cooking | |
| 12 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 13 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 14 | Q SMOKE | |
| 15 | Rolling Bones | |
| 16 | B & D COOKERS | |
| 17 | Custom Cookers | |
| 18 | ASLEEP AT THE GRILL | |
| 19 | ASH KICKERS BBQ | |
| 20 | THE SPICE IS RIGHT | |
| 22 | SMOKE OF THE SOUTH | |
| 23 | PORK PARAMEDICS | |
| 24 | Pig Surprise | |
| 25 | Travis Farms | |
| 26 | Poker Porkers | |
| 27 | BEER DRINKERS | |
| 28 | How's My Cooking ? | |
| 29 | Flamming Dixie Smokers |
Chicken
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuscumbia River Bottom B | |
| 2 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 3 | SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ | |
| 4 | 901Q | |
| 5 | Rolling Bones | |
| 6 | ASH KICKERS BBQ | |
| 7 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 8 | THE SPICE IS RIGHT | |
| 9 | TNT SMOKERS | |
| 10 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 11 | Ghost River Smoke-a-holi | |
| 12 | Q SMOKE | |
| 13 | Pig Surprise | |
| 15 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 16 | J and J Cooking | |
| 17 | Ken Hastings Rolling Rum | |
| 18 | BEER DRINKERS | |
| 19 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 20 | ASLEEP AT THE GRILL | |
| 21 | SMOKE OF THE SOUTH | |
| 22 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 23 | Travis Farms | |
| 24 | Custom Cookers | |
| 25 | How's My Cooking ? | |
| 26 | Poker Porkers | |
| 27 | PORK PARAMEDICS | |
| 28 | B & D COOKERS | |
| 29 | Flamming Dixie Smokers |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 177.7142 · median 164.5712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Custom Cookers | |
| 2 | TNT SMOKERS | |
| 3 | B & D COOKERS | |
| 4 | Ken Hastings Rolling Rum | |
| 5 | 901Q | |
| 6 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 7 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 8 | J and J Cooking | |
| 9 | Ghost River Smoke-a-holi | |
| 10 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 11 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 12 | Flamming Dixie Smokers | |
| 13 | Poker Porkers | |
| 14 | Rolling Bones | |
| 15 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 16 | SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ | |
| 17 | Tuscumbia River Bottom B | |
| 18 | PORK PARAMEDICS | |
| 19 | Travis Farms | |
| 21 | Pig Surprise | |
| 22 | Q SMOKE | |
| 23 | SMOKE OF THE SOUTH | |
| 24 | BEER DRINKERS | |
| 25 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 26 | THE SPICE IS RIGHT | |
| 27 | ASH KICKERS BBQ | |
| 28 | ASLEEP AT THE GRILL | |
| 29 | How's My Cooking ? |
Pork
28 entries · top 180 · median 165.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 901Q | |
| 2 | Q SMOKE | |
| 3 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 4 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 5 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 6 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 7 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 8 | Ghost River Smoke-a-holi | |
| 9 | Tuscumbia River Bottom B | |
| 10 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 11 | B & D COOKERS | |
| 12 | ASH KICKERS BBQ | |
| 13 | TNT SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Ken Hastings Rolling Rum | |
| 15 | J and J Cooking | |
| 16 | SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ | |
| 17 | ASLEEP AT THE GRILL | |
| 18 | Rolling Bones | |
| 19 | How's My Cooking ? | |
| 20 | SMOKE OF THE SOUTH | |
| 21 | Travis Farms | |
| 22 | Poker Porkers | |
| 23 | Custom Cookers | |
| 24 | PORK PARAMEDICS | |
| 25 | BEER DRINKERS | |
| 26 | THE SPICE IS RIGHT | |
| 28 | Flamming Dixie Smokers | |
| 29 | Pig Surprise |
Brisket
28 entries · top 176.5714 · median 165.9999
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 2 | Ghost River Smoke-a-holi | |
| 3 | 901Q | |
| 4 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 5 | TNT SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 7 | ASLEEP AT THE GRILL | |
| 8 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 9 | Tuscumbia River Bottom B | |
| 10 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 11 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 12 | THE SPICE IS RIGHT | |
| 13 | J and J Cooking | |
| 14 | PORK PARAMEDICS | |
| 15 | Ken Hastings Rolling Rum | |
| 16 | SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE OF THE SOUTH | |
| 19 | Pig Surprise | |
| 20 | Rolling Bones | |
| 21 | Travis Farms | |
| 22 | BEER DRINKERS | |
| 23 | Custom Cookers | |
| 24 | ASH KICKERS BBQ | |
| 25 | Q SMOKE | |
| 26 | How's My Cooking ? | |
| 27 | B & D COOKERS | |
| 28 | Poker Porkers | |
| 29 | Flamming Dixie Smokers |