Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest 2013

Jun 1–2, 2013 · Swanzey, NH

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INSANE SWINE BBQ

674.8572 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

674.2856 · Master Series — Overall

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Q HAVEN BBQ

672.0002 · Master Series — Overall

INSANE SWINE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest on June 1, 2013 in Swanzey, NH, scoring 674.8572 in a field of 43 teams. SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took Reserve Grand Champion with 674.2856. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (175.4286); Pork Ribs — Q HAVEN BBQ (177.7144); Pork — PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS (174.2858); Brisket — I'm a Hog for Que, Baby! (172.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2015.

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.

498.86 median 630 674.86 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 175.43
Pork Ribs 177.71
Pork 174.29
Brisket 172

20 177.71

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

674.8572

Winning margin

0.5716

GC over RC

Field average

628.35

498.86674.86

median 630 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

2.8574 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

653.7142

498.86674.86

10th place overall

Field spread

176.0004

winner to last place

Most consistent

INSANE SWINE BBQ

avg finish 7.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 1.1430 pts — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

How hot was the win?

Top 94%

beats 6% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.32 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,505

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

Top-rated in the field

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

rated 1555 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.

A razor-thin finish

0.5716 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 90% of the 4,714 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.

INSANE SWINE BBQ
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

INSANE SWINE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 2nd
Pork Ribs 15th
Pork 3rd
Brisket 9th

A first Grand Championship

2 tracked contests to get there

This was INSANE SWINE BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 6–7: Q HAVEN BBQ and MadMike'sSmokinHawgBBQ tied on 169.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: HUMPHREY'S BBQ and I'm a Hog for Que, Baby! tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: I'm a Hog for Que, Baby! and QUE AND A HALF MEN tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 6–7 · tie
Chicken 8–9 · tie
Chicken 9–10 · tie
Pork 2–3 · tie

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
Jun 1, 2013 ← this one	Swanzey, NH	Swanzey, NH	43	674.8572	INSANE SWINE BBQ	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA
May 29, 2015	Swanzey, NH	Swanzey, NH 03431	49	686.2628	STUBBORN BULL BBQ	THE BASIC BBQ TEAM

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	175.4286	171.9998	169.1428
Pork Ribs	177.7144	169.7142	164.5712
Pork	174.2858	171.4284	165.7144
Brisket	172	165.7142	164

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

42 entries · top 674.8572 · median 630

#	Team	Score
1	INSANE SWINE BBQ	674.8572
2	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	674.2856
3	Q HAVEN BBQ	672.0002
4	I'm a Hog for Que, Baby!	661.1426
5	Rogue Hog BBQ	660.5712
6	THE DEVINE SWINE	658.8570
7	CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM	658.2860
8	YABBA DABBA QUE!	657.7142
9	Hart Attack	655.4282
10	MEAT @ SLIMS	653.7142
11	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	649.1432
12	DG Smokin' Q	649.1426
13	HOWLING HOG BARBECUE	649.1424
14	FEEDING FRIENDZ	648.5710
15	STUBBORN BULL BBQ	648.5710
16	QUE AND A HALF MEN	646.8568
17	CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ	643.9998
18	THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	643.4282
19	TWC Smokers	641.1424
20	MEATDREAMS	633.7138
21	SMOKIN BULLDOGS	632
22	Udder Chaos	628
23	ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH	627.9996
24	BONEYARD SMOKERS	627.4284
25	FLATLANDER BARBECUE	624.0002
26	2 BQ'D	620.0002
27	MICKEY MURPHY'S NO-BAIL BBQ	616.0002
28	FatGuys in a Little Smok	615.9998
29	A Mazie Q	615.4280
30	Oak Hill	614.8574
31	BONE DADDY'S BBQ	614.2858
32	MadMike'sSmokinHawgBBQ	613.7142
33	JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM	609.7144
34	The Perfect Rack BBQ	609.7138
35	Make' em Squeal	608.5704
36	5J SMOKIN BRO'S BBQ	604
37	SHOOT TO GRILL	601.1432
38	CIDER BOYS BBQ	601.1422
39	BOAR-N-Q	597.7142
41	Quittin Time BBQ	578.2850
42	MacDaddy'sRollinSmokeBBQ	551.4284
43	PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS	498.8568

Chicken

42 entries · top 175.4286 · median 163.4286

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	175.4286
2	INSANE SWINE BBQ	174.2856
3	Rogue Hog BBQ	173.1428
4	HOWLING HOG BARBECUE	172.5714
5	DG Smokin' Q	171.9998
6	Q HAVEN BBQ	169.7144
7	MadMike'sSmokinHawgBBQ	169.7144
8	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	169.1428
9	I'm a Hog for Que, Baby!	169.1428
10	QUE AND A HALF MEN	169.1428
11	THE DEVINE SWINE	168.5714
12	MEATDREAMS	168
13	MEAT @ SLIMS	168
14	A Mazie Q	168
15	FEEDING FRIENDZ	167.4284
16	BOAR-N-Q	166.8572
17	PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS	166.8570
18	JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM	165.7144
19	Hart Attack	165.7142
20	2 BQ'D	164.0002
21	THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	164
22	BONE DADDY'S BBQ	162.8572
23	CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM	162.2858
24	ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH	162.2856
25	CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ	161.7144
26	YABBA DABBA QUE!	161.1428
27	SMOKIN BULLDOGS	160
28	TWC Smokers	159.4284
29	SHOOT TO GRILL	157.7144
31	BONEYARD SMOKERS	157.1428
32	The Perfect Rack BBQ	157.1426
33	STUBBORN BULL BBQ	156.5712
34	FatGuys in a Little Smok	156.0002
35	Make' em Squeal	155.9996
36	Udder Chaos	155.4286
37	Oak Hill	154.2858
38	5J SMOKIN BRO'S BBQ	152.0002
39	MICKEY MURPHY'S NO-BAIL BBQ	152
40	CIDER BOYS BBQ	150.2854
41	FLATLANDER BARBECUE	149.7144
42	MacDaddy'sRollinSmokeBBQ	146.2856
43	Quittin Time BBQ	142.8568

Pork Ribs

42 entries · top 177.7144 · median 157.4286

#	Team	Score
1	Q HAVEN BBQ	177.7144
2	FEEDING FRIENDZ	177.1428
3	MICKEY MURPHY'S NO-BAIL BBQ	173.7144
4	QUE AND A HALF MEN	170.2858
5	TWC Smokers	169.7142
6	YABBA DABBA QUE!	169.1428
7	Hart Attack	166.2858
8	Udder Chaos	165.1430
9	SMOKIN BULLDOGS	164.5716
10	STUBBORN BULL BBQ	164.5712
11	DG Smokin' Q	164.0002
12	Oak Hill	163.4286
13	CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM	162.8574
14	MEATDREAMS	162.8568
15	INSANE SWINE BBQ	162.2860
16	5J SMOKIN BRO'S BBQ	161.7144
17	MEAT @ SLIMS	161.7144
18	THE DEVINE SWINE	159.4284
19	SHOOT TO GRILL	158.2858
20	Quittin Time BBQ	158.2856
21	A Mazie Q	158.2856
22	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	156.5716
23	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	155.4290
24	FLATLANDER BARBECUE	155.4286
25	Make' em Squeal	153.1426
26	CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ	152.0002
27	BONE DADDY'S BBQ	152
28	Rogue Hog BBQ	151.4286
29	ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH	151.4284
30	FatGuys in a Little Smok	151.4284
31	I'm a Hog for Que, Baby!	150.8570
32	THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	149.7142
33	BONEYARD SMOKERS	148.5714
35	The Perfect Rack BBQ	147.4284
36	HOWLING HOG BARBECUE	146.8570
37	JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM	146.2858
38	CIDER BOYS BBQ	143.4286
39	2 BQ'D	141.7146
40	MadMike'sSmokinHawgBBQ	141.7142
41	PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS	137.7140
42	BOAR-N-Q	133.7142
43	MacDaddy'sRollinSmokeBBQ	132

Pork

42 entries · top 174.2858 · median 158.5714

#	Team	Score
1	PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS	174.2858
2	Rogue Hog BBQ	174.2856
3	INSANE SWINE BBQ	174.2856
4	THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	171.4286
5	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	171.4284
6	CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM	170.8570
7	HOWLING HOG BARBECUE	170.2856
8	I'm a Hog for Que, Baby!	169.1428
9	THE DEVINE SWINE	166.2858
10	BONEYARD SMOKERS	165.7144
11	STUBBORN BULL BBQ	165.7144
12	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	165.7144
13	Udder Chaos	165.1428
14	MEAT @ SLIMS	162.8568
15	YABBA DABBA QUE!	161.7144
16	SMOKIN BULLDOGS	160.5714
17	Q HAVEN BBQ	159.9998
18	CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ	159.4282
19	MEATDREAMS	158.8572
20	DG Smokin' Q	158.8572
21	The Perfect Rack BBQ	158.8570
22	TWC Smokers	158.2858
23	JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM	158.2858
24	A Mazie Q	158.2856
25	Hart Attack	157.7140
26	MICKEY MURPHY'S NO-BAIL BBQ	157.1430
27	QUE AND A HALF MEN	157.1428
28	MadMike'sSmokinHawgBBQ	155.4286
29	CIDER BOYS BBQ	155.4284
30	FLATLANDER BARBECUE	154.8572
31	Make' em Squeal	154.8570
32	ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH	153.7142
33	BONE DADDY'S BBQ	150.8570
34	FEEDING FRIENDZ	149.7142
35	FatGuys in a Little Smok	148.5712
36	2 BQ'D	147.9998
37	BOAR-N-Q	147.4284
38	SHOOT TO GRILL	144.0002
39	Oak Hill	141.7144
40	Quittin Time BBQ	137.7142
41	5J SMOKIN BRO'S BBQ	134.8568
43	MacDaddy'sRollinSmokeBBQ	133.1426

Brisket

42 entries · top 172 · median 155.4286

#	Team	Score
1	I'm a Hog for Que, Baby!	172
2	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	170.8570
3	CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ	170.8570
4	2 BQ'D	166.2856
5	YABBA DABBA QUE!	165.7142
6	Hart Attack	165.7142
7	Q HAVEN BBQ	164.5716
8	THE DEVINE SWINE	164.5714
9	INSANE SWINE BBQ	164
10	FLATLANDER BARBECUE	164
11	CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM	162.2858
12	STUBBORN BULL BBQ	161.7142
13	Rogue Hog BBQ	161.7142
14	MEAT @ SLIMS	161.1430
15	ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH	160.5714
16	FatGuys in a Little Smok	160
17	HOWLING HOG BARBECUE	159.4284
18	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	158.8570
19	THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	158.2854
20	BONEYARD SMOKERS	155.9998
21	Oak Hill	155.4286
22	5J SMOKIN BRO'S BBQ	155.4286
23	FEEDING FRIENDZ	154.2856
24	DG Smokin' Q	154.2854
25	TWC Smokers	153.7140
26	CIDER BOYS BBQ	151.9998
28	QUE AND A HALF MEN	150.2854
29	BOAR-N-Q	149.7144
30	BONE DADDY'S BBQ	148.5716
31	MadMike'sSmokinHawgBBQ	146.8570
32	SMOKIN BULLDOGS	146.8570
33	The Perfect Rack BBQ	146.2858
34	Make' em Squeal	144.5712
35	MEATDREAMS	143.9998
36	Udder Chaos	142.2856
37	SHOOT TO GRILL	141.1428
38	MacDaddy'sRollinSmokeBBQ	140.0002
39	Quittin Time BBQ	139.4284
40	JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM	139.4284
41	MICKEY MURPHY'S NO-BAIL BBQ	133.1428
42	A Mazie Q	130.8568
43	PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS	20

Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest 2013

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

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 (4 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

Won without a category win

A first Grand Championship

Photo finishes

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