A new contest record
696.4912
highest overall ever cooked here
696.4912 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 693.0856 SOUTH PORK set in 2013.
- old record 693.0856
- set 2013 by SOUTH PORK
Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash 2014
Jul 25–26, 2014 · Cleveland, TN
BEAN BANDITS won Grand Champion at the Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash on July 25, 2014 in Cleveland, TN, scoring 696.4912 in a field of 49 teams. Organizer Portal took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.7884. Category winners: Chicken — QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N (177.7028); Pork Ribs — RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES (176.0000); Pork — LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS (174.2972); Brisket — UNDER THE RADAR (179.4400). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by SOUTH PORK.
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.
599.26
median 666.73
696.49 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 176
- Pork 174.30
- Brisket 179.44
139.95
179.44
Entries
49
4 judged meats · 6 ancillary
Top score
696.4912
Winning margin
1.7028
GC over RC
Field average
662.96
599.26696.49
median 666.73 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.6912 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.5884
599.26696.49
10th place overall
Field spread
97.2344
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 48%
beats 52% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
41%
22 of 54 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.61 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,555
avg power rating going in · stronger than 42% 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.
An upset on the books
25-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
BEAN BANDITS came in rated below the field's top team, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1583
- top seed 1778
Won without a category win
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
BEAN BANDITS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 11th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 4th
A first Grand Championship
21
tracked contests to get there
This was BEAN BANDITS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 21st tracked contest.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 17 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N and SOUTH PORK tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE and SHADE TREE BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: HOUSE OF Q and THE PIT CREW GA tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
A contest record in chicken
177.7028
best chicken ever cooked here
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N turned in 177.7028 in chicken — past the 175.4400 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 175.4400
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SOUTH PORK (won 2013).
- SOUTH PORK · 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2013 | Cleveland, TN | Cleveland, TN | 54 | 693.0856 | SOUTH PORK | UNCULTURED SWINE |
| Jul 25, 2014 ← this one | Cleveland, TN | Cleveland, TN 37323 | 49 | 696.4912 | BEAN BANDITS | Organizer Portal |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 176.0116 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 174.2856 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 174.2972 | 172.5484 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 171.4172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
49 entries · top 696.4912 · median 666.7312
Chicken
49 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5256
Pork Ribs
49 entries · top 176 · median 166.8228
Pork
49 entries · top 174.2972 · median 166.2400
Brisket
49 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3828
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 — Amateur Chicken
21 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JUST BLOWING SMOKE | |
| 2 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ | |
| 3 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 4 | PIG OUT BBQ | |
| 5 | THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS | |
| 6 | We Want 'Que | |
| 7 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 8 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 9 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 10 | SALTED HOG BBQ | |
| 11 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 12 | Mt Olive COG BBQ | |
| 13 | Just Smoke It | |
| 14 | Sloppy'z Good BBQ | |
| 15 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 16 | Smoke Rings Bar-B-Que | |
| 17 | Charlie's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 18 | The Bald Hog | |
| 19 | Poor Boys Off Road Comp BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN J'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Country Cuts BBQ |
Master Series — Amateur Pork
21 entries · top 168.5484 · median 162.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poor Boys Off Road Comp BBQ | |
| 2 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 3 | Smoke Rings Bar-B-Que | |
| 4 | Mt Olive COG BBQ | |
| 5 | Just Smoke It | |
| 6 | We Want 'Que | |
| 7 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 8 | THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS | |
| 9 | JUST BLOWING SMOKE | |
| 10 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ | |
| 11 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 12 | PIG OUT BBQ | |
| 13 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 14 | Charlie's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 15 | Country Cuts BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN J'S BBQ | |
| 17 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 18 | SALTED HOG BBQ | |
| 19 | The Bald Hog | |
| 20 | Sloppy'z Good BBQ | |
| 21 | BEER PRESSURE |
Master Series — Amateur Ribs
21 entries · top 176 · median 158.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 2 | JUST BLOWING SMOKE | |
| 3 | SALTED HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | Mt Olive COG BBQ | |
| 5 | We Want 'Que | |
| 6 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 7 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 8 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 9 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ | |
| 10 | THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Charlie's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 12 | Just Smoke It | |
| 13 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 14 | PIG OUT BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke Rings Bar-B-Que | |
| 16 | Poor Boys Off Road Comp BBQ | |
| 17 | Country Cuts BBQ | |
| 18 | Sloppy'z Good BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN J'S BBQ | |
| 20 | The Bald Hog | |
| 21 | SERIOUS HOG |
Master Series — Backyard
21 entries · top 516.5372 · median 486.6852
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JUST BLOWING SMOKE | |
| 2 | THE FAT GUYZ | |
| 3 | We Want 'Que | |
| 4 | Mt Olive COG BBQ | |
| 5 | HICKORY FLAT BBQ | |
| 6 | SALTED HOG BBQ | |
| 7 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 8 | THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS | |
| 9 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 10 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 11 | Just Smoke It | |
| 12 | PIG OUT BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke Rings Bar-B-Que | |
| 14 | TWISTED SMOKE ADC | |
| 15 | Charlie's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 16 | Poor Boys Off Road Comp BBQ | |
| 17 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 18 | Sloppy'z Good BBQ | |
| 19 | The Bald Hog | |
| 20 | SMOKIN J'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Country Cuts BBQ |
Master Series — Dessert
19 entries · top 177.7372 · median 160.0572
Master Series — Wampler'S Sausage
40 entries · top 169.1772 · median 151.7316