A new contest record
702.8340
highest overall ever cooked here
702.8340 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 695.3600 PIG WHISPERERS set in 2013.
- old record 695.3600
- set 2013 by PIG WHISPERERS
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) 2014
Aug 1–2, 2014 · Dillard, GA
KILLER B'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) on August 1, 2014 in Dillard, GA, scoring 702.8340 in a field of 56 teams. OLD PLANTATION BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.0972. Category winners: Chicken — OLD PLANTATION BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA (177.7028); Pork — HAWGPOUND SMOKERS (176.0116); Brisket — KILLER B'S BBQ (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by PIG WHISPERERS; 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.
450.87
median 665.89
702.83 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.30
- Pork Ribs 177.70
- Pork 176.01
- Brisket 178.86
141.68
178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
56
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
702.8340
Winning margin
1.7368
GC over RC
Field average
658.06
450.87702.83
median 665.89 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7256 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.2796
450.87702.83
10th place overall
Field spread
251.9652
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 22%
beats 78% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
64%
39 of 61 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.67 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,561
avg power rating going in · stronger than 47% 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.
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 5 tracked editions
BALD HAWG BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
- 2016
- 2017
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 18 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB and KUDZU Q tied on 176.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: BAREKNUCKLES BBQ and QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: THE WOODHOUSE GRILL and SWAMP BOYS tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
How the title was won
2 of 4
meats called to the stage
KILLER B'S BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.
- Chicken 13th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 11th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in chicken
178.2972
best chicken ever cooked here
OLD PLANTATION BBQ turned in 178.2972 in chicken — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 177.7144
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PIG WHISPERERS (won 2013).
- PIG WHISPERERS · 2013
One of the big ones
56
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data
56 teams — bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2013 | Dillard, GA | Dillard, GA | 61 | 695.3600 | PIG WHISPERERS | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| Aug 1, 2014 ← this one | Dillard, GA | Dillard, GA 30537 | 56 | 702.8340 | KILLER B'S BBQ | OLD PLANTATION BBQ |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Dillard, GA | Dillard, GA | 55 | 698.2744 | THE PIT CREW GA | TENACIOUS Q |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Dillard, GA | 892 Franklin St | 56 | 700.5484 | BALD HAWG BBQ | SMOKE THIS |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Dillard, GA | 982 Franklin Street | 57 | 697.6800 | BALD HAWG BBQ | SMOKE & SPICE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 176.5716 | 175.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 174.2856 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 176.0116 | 174.2744 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 173.7144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
56 entries · top 702.8340 · median 665.8856
Chicken
56 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1314
Pork Ribs
56 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6800
Pork
56 entries · top 176.0116 · median 166.8342
Brisket
55 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1200
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 — Corn
15 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9656
Master Series — Dessert
14 entries · top 180 · median 173.1486 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Tomato
14 entries · top 180 · median 167.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180