A KCBS record was set here
180
one meat, out of 180
LOTTA BULL BBQ holds the KCBS record for highest brisket score — 180 one meat, out of 180, won the category with it, set right here. Nobody has beaten it since.
- Highest brisket score
Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off 2013
May 17–18, 2013 · Hartselle, AL
JIGGY PIGGY won Grand Champion at the Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off on May 17, 2013 in Hartselle, AL, scoring 699.4284 in a field of 27 teams. THE LOONEY PIT took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.8566. Category winners: Chicken — HIGH ON THE HAWG (177.7144); Pork Ribs — GOVERNMENT PORK (176.5714); Pork — LOTTA BULL BBQ (176.5714); Brisket — LOTTA BULL BBQ (180.0000). This is the 1st of 5 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2016.
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.
612.00
median 674.29
699.43 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.71
- Pork Ribs 176.57
- Pork 176.57
- Brisket 180 🔥
142.29
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
27
4 judged meats
Top score
699.4284
Winning margin
4.5718
GC over RC
Field average
665.06
612.00699.43
median 674.29 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.4278
612.00699.43
10th place overall
Field spread
87.4286
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 35%
beats 65% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,517
avg power rating going in · stronger than 11% of contests
Storylines (7 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
JIGGY PIGGY won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 3rd
A first Grand Championship
6
tracked contests to get there
This was JIGGY PIGGY's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 6th tracked contest.
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 5 tracked editions
SMOKE ME SILLY has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
- 2017
- 2018
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS and JIGGY PIGGY tied on 174.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: JIGGY PIGGY and THE LOONEY PIT tied on 174.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Organizer Portal and BIG BLUE QUE tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
LOTTA BULL BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
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.
- LOTTA BULL BBQ · Brisket
Records set here — 1 still standing (1 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2013 ← this one | Hartselle, AL | Hartselle, AL | 27 | 699.4284 | JIGGY PIGGY | THE LOONEY PIT |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Hartselle, AL | Hartselle, AL | 33 | 703.9544 | HICKORY PRIME | Organizer Portal |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Hartselle, AL | 110 Railroad Street | 27 | 694.8340 | SMOKE ME SILLY | HOT WACHULA'S |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Hartselle, AL | 110 Railroad Street | 27 | 694.8340 | SMOKE ME SILLY | HOT WACHULA'S |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Hartselle, AL | Nanceford Rd | 27 | 691.9312 | Fat, Drunk, & Stupid | HOT WACHULA'S |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Hartselle, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 174.2856 | 170.2858 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5714 | 173.7142 | 169.7142 |
| Pork | 176.5714 | 175.4286 | 171.9998 |
| Brisket | 180 | 175.4284 | 169.7144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 699.4284 · median 674.2854
Chicken
27 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5712
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 176.5714 · median 165.1428
Pork
27 entries · top 176.5714 · median 169.1426
Brisket
27 entries · top 180 · median 165.7140 · 🔥 perfect 180