A dynasty in the making
4×
wins at this contest
4 of 7 tracked editions
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has won this contest 4 times across its 7 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ
2014-08-22 – 2014-08-24 · Hill City, SD · 📍 Hill City, SD 57745
Grand Champion: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (692.5488) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS
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.
570.85
median 646.19
692.55 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.57
- Pork Ribs 174.85
- Pork 178.30
- Brisket 177.15
120.50
178.30
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
692.5488
Winning margin
6.3432
GC over RC
Field average
643.32
570.85692.55
median 646.19 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
661.0856
570.85692.55
10th place overall
Field spread
121.7032
winner to last place
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 62%
beats 38% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.91 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1552
avg power rating going in · stronger than 40% of contests
Storylines (3 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 7–8: LAST CALL HEROES BBQ and HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD edged JO-BAWB'S BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 4–5: MOE CASON BBQ edged JAESTAR BBQ by 0.0228.
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0228
- Pork 4–5 · 0.0344
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 9th
- Brisket 2nd
This contest's own records (2 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-22 ← this one | Hill City, SD | Hill City, SD 57745 | 25 | 692.5488 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS |
| 2015-08-21 | Hill City, SD | Hill City, SD 57745 | 26 | 689.6456 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | SPITFIRE |
| 2016-08-26 | Hill City, SD | Hill City, SD 57745 | 31 | 697.6916 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD |
| 2017-08-25 | Hill City, SD | Elm St | 26 | 691.3712 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| 2018-08-24 | Hill City, SD | Sea Terrace Park | 27 | 704.5256 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | BACKDRAFT BBQ |
| 2019-08-23 | Hill City, SD | Sea Terrace Park | 31 | 699.9544 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | Hill City, SD | Main Street | 29 | 689.0512 | Q Cartel | LaTa-Que |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5716 | 171.4056 | 166.2512 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8456 | 172.0000 | 165.6800 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 171.9656 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 171.4516 | 164.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 692.5488 · median 646.1944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 3 | CHARQUETERIE | |
| 4 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 5 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 6 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 7 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 8 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 9 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 10 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 12 | HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS | |
| 13 | NATURAL BORN SHIGGERS | |
| 14 | ROWDY HOG SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 15 | ACME BURNT OFFERN'S | |
| 16 | Backyard BBQ | |
| 17 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE IT UP | |
| 19 | JR ROADHOUSE BBQ PIT | |
| 20 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 21 | SLOPPY KNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 22 | BUSTED SMOKIN PORK | |
| 23 | PIT PIGS | |
| 24 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 25 | D AND D BBQ |
Chicken
25 entries · top 176.5716 · median 164.0572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 3 | CHARQUETERIE | |
| 4 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 5 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 6 | HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS | |
| 7 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 9 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 10 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 11 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 12 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 13 | D AND D BBQ | |
| 14 | NATURAL BORN SHIGGERS | |
| 15 | SMOKE IT UP | |
| 16 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 17 | PIT PIGS | |
| 18 | ROWDY HOG SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 19 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 20 | Backyard BBQ | |
| 21 | SLOPPY KNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 22 | BUSTED SMOKIN PORK | |
| 23 | JR ROADHOUSE BBQ PIT | |
| 24 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 25 | ACME BURNT OFFERN'S |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 174.8456 · median 160.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 2 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 5 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 6 | Backyard BBQ | |
| 7 | NATURAL BORN SHIGGERS | |
| 8 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 9 | CHARQUETERIE | |
| 10 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 11 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | PIT PIGS | |
| 14 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 15 | ACME BURNT OFFERN'S | |
| 16 | ROWDY HOG SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 17 | BUSTED SMOKIN PORK | |
| 18 | SLOPPY KNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 19 | JR ROADHOUSE BBQ PIT | |
| 20 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 21 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 22 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 23 | SMOKE IT UP | |
| 24 | HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS | |
| 25 | D AND D BBQ |
Pork
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 2 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 3 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 4 | CHARQUETERIE | |
| 5 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 6 | ACME BURNT OFFERN'S | |
| 7 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 11 | ROWDY HOG SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 12 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 13 | JR ROADHOUSE BBQ PIT | |
| 14 | SLOPPY KNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 16 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 18 | D AND D BBQ | |
| 19 | BUSTED SMOKIN PORK | |
| 20 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 21 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 22 | Backyard BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE IT UP | |
| 24 | NATURAL BORN SHIGGERS | |
| 25 | PIT PIGS |
Brisket
25 entries · top 177.1544 · median 161.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | MOE CASON BBQ | |
| 4 | CHARQUETERIE | |
| 5 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS | |
| 8 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 9 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 10 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | NATURAL BORN SHIGGERS | |
| 12 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE IT UP | |
| 14 | ACME BURNT OFFERN'S | |
| 15 | ROWDY HOG SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 16 | JR ROADHOUSE BBQ PIT | |
| 17 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 18 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 19 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 20 | Backyard BBQ | |
| 21 | BUSTED SMOKIN PORK | |
| 22 | SLOPPY KNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 23 | PIT PIGS | |
| 24 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 25 | D AND D BBQ |