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Low Country Hog Fest 2014

Aug 29–30, 2014 · Charleston, SC

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PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE
678.8228 · Master Series — Overall
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JB'S SMOKESHACK
671.4060 · Master Series — Overall
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QUEOLOGY
667.3372 · Master Series — Overall

PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE won Grand Champion at the Low Country Hog Fest on August 29, 2014 in Charleston, SC, scoring 678.8228 in a field of 17 teams. JB'S SMOKESHACK took Reserve Grand Champion with 671.4060. Category winners: Chicken — JB'S SMOKESHACK (176.5944); Pork Ribs — FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK (172.5600); Pork — BACKWOODS BBQ (175.4056); Brisket — QUEOLOGY (176.5600). This is the 1st of 3 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.

How the meats cooked

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

  • Chicken 176.59
  • Pork Ribs 172.56
  • Pork 175.41
  • Brisket 176.56
128.01 176.59

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2016 — this edition picked out.

2014-08-29 — 678.8228 (PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE) 2015-09-04 — 703.4172 (SMOKE ON THIS) 2016-09-02 — 700.5372 (CONTAGIOUS Q) 678.82 2014 2016

Entries

17
4 judged meats

Top score

678.8228

Winning margin

7.4168
GC over RC

Field average

634.50
586.11678.82
median 630.70 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Chicken
5.1660 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

629.6116
586.11678.82
10th place overall

Field spread

92.7088
winner to last place

Most consistent

JB'S SMOKESHACK
avg finish 4 across 4 meats

Double threats

6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork
won by 4.5828 pts — BACKWOODS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 91%
beats 9% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.41 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

PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE
rated 1556 pre-contest

Storylines (2 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.

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

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

  • Chicken 5th
  • Pork Ribs 5th
  • Pork 5th
  • Brisket 2nd

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 →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
Aug 29, 2014 ← this one Charleston, SC Charleston, SC 29405 17 678.8228 PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE JB'S SMOKESHACK
Sep 4, 2015 Charleston, SC Charleston, SC 29405 26 703.4172 SMOKE ON THIS BACKWOODS BBQ
Sep 2, 2016 Charleston, SC 4707 Dorchester 26 700.5372 CONTAGIOUS Q SMOKE ON THIS

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken176.5944171.4284150.8228
Pork Ribs172.5600166.2972158.8228
Pork175.4056167.3828157.1200
Brisket176.5600161.6572153.7028

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

17 entries · top 678.8228 · median 630.6972

#TeamScore
1 PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE 678.8228
2 JB'S SMOKESHACK 671.4060
3 QUEOLOGY 667.3372
4 FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK 666.8000
5 FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN 665.0172
6 BACKWOODS BBQ 660.9824
7 FAT JACK'S BBQ 649.0284
8 In By 8 Out By 9 634.2056
9 SOME-R SWINE 630.6972
10 CARTER-QUE-ING 629.6116
11 SMOKIN OUTBACK BBQ 626.2400
12 WILLIAMS KNIFE CO. BBQ TEAM 621.6000
13 SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ 621.4856
14 BACK DRAFT BBQ SC 594.8108
15 FUZZY'S WINGS & THINGS 592.5372
16 CZECH'RS 589.8056
17 ARMORED UP MOTORCYCLE MINISTRIES 586.1140

Chicken

17 entries · top 176.5944 · median 153.7144

#TeamScore
1 JB'S SMOKESHACK 176.5944
2 FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN 176.5600
3 FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK 173.7372
4 FAT JACK'S BBQ 173.1200
5 PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE 171.4284
6 SMOKIN OUTBACK BBQ 168
7 FUZZY'S WINGS & THINGS 165.7028
8 BACKWOODS BBQ 158.2628
9 CARTER-QUE-ING 153.7144
10 QUEOLOGY 150.8228
11 WILLIAMS KNIFE CO. BBQ TEAM 150.7656
12 SOME-R SWINE 150.2400
13 ARMORED UP MOTORCYCLE MINISTRIES 149.0856
14 SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ 149.0628
15 In By 8 Out By 9 148.6172
16 CZECH'RS 147.4284
17 BACK DRAFT BBQ SC 128.0112

Pork Ribs

17 entries · top 172.5600 · median 160.5828

#TeamScore
1 FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK 172.5600
2 JB'S SMOKESHACK 172
3 QUEOLOGY 171.9772
4 BACKWOODS BBQ 169.6684
5 PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE 166.2972
6 In By 8 Out By 9 166.2400
7 CARTER-QUE-ING 161.7028
8 FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN 161.6572
9 WILLIAMS KNIFE CO. BBQ TEAM 160.5828
10 ARMORED UP MOTORCYCLE MINISTRIES 158.8228
11 SOME-R SWINE 158.8000
12 FAT JACK'S BBQ 158.2400
13 BACK DRAFT BBQ SC 157.1312
14 SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ 157.0972
15 SMOKIN OUTBACK BBQ 149.1316
16 CZECH'RS 146.9144
17 FUZZY'S WINGS & THINGS 142.2744

Pork

17 entries · top 175.4056 · median 159.9884

#TeamScore
1 BACKWOODS BBQ 175.4056
2 CARTER-QUE-ING 170.8228
3 FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK 170.2628
4 QUEOLOGY 167.9772
5 PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE 167.3828
6 SOME-R SWINE 164.5372
7 FAT JACK'S BBQ 163.9656
8 JB'S SMOKESHACK 161.1544
9 BACK DRAFT BBQ SC 159.9884
10 FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN 157.1200
11 In By 8 Out By 9 157.1084
12 SMOKIN OUTBACK BBQ 155.4056
13 WILLIAMS KNIFE CO. BBQ TEAM 154.8344
14 SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ 154.2400
15 FUZZY'S WINGS & THINGS 149.7256
16 CZECH'RS 149.1312
17 ARMORED UP MOTORCYCLE MINISTRIES 145.6912

Brisket

17 entries · top 176.5600 · median 155.4172

#TeamScore
1 QUEOLOGY 176.5600
2 PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE 173.7144
3 FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN 169.6800
4 In By 8 Out By 9 162.2400
5 JB'S SMOKESHACK 161.6572
6 SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ 161.0856
7 BACKWOODS BBQ 157.6456
8 SOME-R SWINE 157.1200
9 WILLIAMS KNIFE CO. BBQ TEAM 155.4172
10 FAT JACK'S BBQ 153.7028
11 SMOKIN OUTBACK BBQ 153.7028
12 FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK 150.2400
13 BACK DRAFT BBQ SC 149.6800
14 CZECH'RS 146.3316
15 CARTER-QUE-ING 143.3716
16 FUZZY'S WINGS & THINGS 134.8344
17 ARMORED UP MOTORCYCLE MINISTRIES 132.5144

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