A new contest record
684.0232
highest overall ever cooked here
684.0232 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 671.9428 BURNSIDE BBQ set in 2013.
- old record 671.9428
- set 2013 by BURNSIDE BBQ
Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival 2014
Aug 16–17, 2014 · Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
Smokin Hawg BBQ won Grand Champion at the Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival on August 16, 2014 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada,, scoring 684.0232 in a field of 26 teams. Bad Azz BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.2856. Category winners: Chicken — Smokin Hawg BBQ (176.0116); Pork Ribs — ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ (178.8572); Pork — Bad Azz BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — Secret Wood (176.0344). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by BURNSIDE BBQ; 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.
598.79
median 640.63
684.02 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.01
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 176.03
134.26
178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
684.0232
Winning margin
1.7376
GC over RC
Field average
641.18
598.79684.02
median 640.63 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
6.3316 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
655.4060
598.79684.02
10th place overall
Field spread
85.2352
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
58%
15 of 26 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.36 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,499
avg power rating going in · stronger than 1% 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 first Grand Championship
1
title in the data
This was Smokin Hawg BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data.
A rookie on the podium
1st
at their first tracked contest
Smokin Hawg BBQ finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 7–8: Bad Azz BBQ and Big Smoak BBQ tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Smokin Hawg BBQ and Smokin Squealers tied on 167.9888 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: Ruby Red's BBQ and PORKY'S REVENGE tied on 165.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0112
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Smokin Hawg BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 9th
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in pork ribs
178.8572
best pork ribs ever cooked here
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 176.5716 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.5716
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BURNSIDE BBQ (won 2013).
- BURNSIDE BBQ · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2013 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA | Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA | 26 | 671.9428 | BURNSIDE BBQ | SMOKIN JIM'S BBQ |
| Aug 16, 2014 ← this one | Winnipeg Manitoba Canada | Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, | 26 | 684.0232 | Smokin Hawg BBQ | Bad Azz BBQ |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg, MB | 22 | 667.9544 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Winnipeg | Burton Cummings Theater, 364 Smith st | 25 | 676.4916 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | PIGTAMER BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0116 | 169.6800 | 164 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 168.5488 | 167.9888 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 167.3944 | 165.6800 |
| Brisket | 176.0344 | 165.7484 | 161.7372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 684.0232 · median 640.6344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Hawg BBQ | |
| 2 | Bad Azz BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNSIDE BBQ | |
| 4 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 5 | Big O BBQ | |
| 6 | Makin Enns Meat | |
| 7 | Smokin Squealers | |
| 8 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Smoak BBQ | |
| 10 | DUGZAPIG | |
| 11 | Belly of the Beast BBQ | |
| 12 | PORKY'S REVENGE | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BONES | |
| 14 | Secret Wood | |
| 15 | Hawgwash BBQ | |
| 16 | DW's Smokin' Porco BBQ | |
| 17 | Saucy Dawgs | |
| 18 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 19 | CAPERSQ | |
| 20 | Baby J's | |
| 21 | Pit Monsters | |
| 22 | Ruby Red's BBQ | |
| 23 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 24 | South African Cook Boys | |
| 25 | Flaming Seahorses | |
| 26 | BEACH'N BBQ |
Chicken
26 entries · top 176.0116 · median 160.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Hawg BBQ | |
| 2 | Big O BBQ | |
| 3 | Makin Enns Meat | |
| 4 | Hawgwash BBQ | |
| 5 | Bad Azz BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Squealers | |
| 7 | Big Smoak BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN BONES | |
| 9 | South African Cook Boys | |
| 10 | Belly of the Beast BBQ | |
| 11 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ | |
| 12 | BURNSIDE BBQ | |
| 13 | DW's Smokin' Porco BBQ | |
| 14 | PORKY'S REVENGE | |
| 15 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 16 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 17 | Secret Wood | |
| 18 | DUGZAPIG | |
| 19 | Baby J's | |
| 20 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 21 | BEACH'N BBQ | |
| 22 | Ruby Red's BBQ | |
| 23 | Pit Monsters | |
| 24 | Flaming Seahorses | |
| 25 | CAPERSQ | |
| 26 | Saucy Dawgs |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9830
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 2 | Saucy Dawgs | |
| 3 | BURNSIDE BBQ | |
| 4 | CAPERSQ | |
| 5 | Makin Enns Meat | |
| 6 | Belly of the Beast BBQ | |
| 7 | Bad Azz BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Smoak BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin Hawg BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin Squealers | |
| 11 | DUGZAPIG | |
| 12 | South African Cook Boys | |
| 13 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ | |
| 14 | Big O BBQ | |
| 15 | Hawgwash BBQ | |
| 16 | Baby J's | |
| 17 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 18 | PORKY'S REVENGE | |
| 19 | Ruby Red's BBQ | |
| 20 | DW's Smokin' Porco BBQ | |
| 21 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 22 | SMOKIN BONES | |
| 23 | Pit Monsters | |
| 24 | BEACH'N BBQ | |
| 25 | Secret Wood | |
| 26 | Flaming Seahorses |
Pork
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Azz BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNSIDE BBQ | |
| 3 | DUGZAPIG | |
| 4 | Pit Monsters | |
| 5 | Belly of the Beast BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Hawg BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Squealers | |
| 8 | Flaming Seahorses | |
| 9 | Ruby Red's BBQ | |
| 10 | PORKY'S REVENGE | |
| 11 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ | |
| 12 | Baby J's | |
| 13 | Big O BBQ | |
| 14 | Secret Wood | |
| 15 | Big Smoak BBQ | |
| 16 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN BONES | |
| 18 | CAPERSQ | |
| 19 | Makin Enns Meat | |
| 20 | Saucy Dawgs | |
| 21 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 22 | DW's Smokin' Porco BBQ | |
| 23 | Hawgwash BBQ | |
| 24 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 25 | BEACH'N BBQ | |
| 26 | South African Cook Boys |
Brisket
26 entries · top 176.0344 · median 159.4458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secret Wood | |
| 2 | Smokin Hawg BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BONES | |
| 4 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 5 | Bad Azz BBQ | |
| 6 | Makin Enns Meat | |
| 7 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ | |
| 8 | Big O BBQ | |
| 9 | DW's Smokin' Porco BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Smoak BBQ | |
| 11 | BURNSIDE BBQ | |
| 12 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 13 | PORKY'S REVENGE | |
| 14 | Saucy Dawgs | |
| 15 | DUGZAPIG | |
| 16 | Pit Monsters | |
| 17 | Smokin Squealers | |
| 18 | Flaming Seahorses | |
| 19 | BEACH'N BBQ | |
| 20 | CAPERSQ | |
| 21 | Belly of the Beast BBQ | |
| 22 | Hawgwash BBQ | |
| 23 | Baby J's | |
| 24 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 25 | Ruby Red's BBQ | |
| 26 | South African Cook Boys |