DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship

2014-10-03 – 2014-10-05 · Atlantic City, NJ · 📍 Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Grand Champion: Rhode Hog BBQ (677.7256) · 65 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 Dueling Jambos

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Rogue Hog BBQ

677.7256 · Master Series — Overall

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Dueling Jambos

671.3372 · Master Series — Overall

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BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ

669.1088 · Master Series — Overall

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.

517.97 median 621.17 677.73 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 177.15
Pork Ribs 174.26
Pork 173.14
Brisket 174.88

100.30 177.15

Entries

4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

677.7256

Winning margin

6.3884

GC over RC

Field average

621.04

517.97677.73

median 621.17 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

2.8800 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

655.3256

517.97677.73

10th place overall

Field spread

159.7596

winner to last place

Most consistent

Rogue Hog BBQ

avg finish 7.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 5.1316 pts — BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 91%

beats 9% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

41%

35 of 85 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1528

avg power rating going in · stronger than 20% of contests

Top-rated in the field

3 EYZ BBQ

rated 1785 pre-contest

Storylines (6 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 new contest record

677.7256 highest overall ever cooked here

677.7256 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 670.2972 CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ set in 2013.

old record 670.2972
set 2013 by CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ

A rookie on the podium

2nd at their first tracked contest

Dueling Jambos finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Pork places 3–4: Dueling Jambos and SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA and QUE AND A HALF MEN tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ and PSYCHEDELIC SMOKE tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Pork 3–4 · tie
Pork 4–5 · tie
Pork 6–7 · tie
Brisket 7–8 · tie

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

Rogue Hog BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 24th.

Chicken 2nd
Pork Ribs 24th
Pork 2nd
Brisket 1st

A contest record in chicken

177.1544 best chicken ever cooked here

BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ turned in 177.1544 in chicken — past the 173.1772 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.

old best 173.1772
across 1 past editions

One of the big ones

65 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 94% of the 5,410 contests in the data

65 teams made this a bigger field than 94% of every contest tracked.

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 →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2013-10-05	Atlantic City, NJ	Atlantic City, NJ	85	670.2972	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	THE BBQ GURU
2014-10-03 ← this one	Atlantic City, NJ	Atlantic City, NJ 08401	65	677.7256	Rhode Hog BBQ	Dueling Jambos

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	177.1544	169.7372	165.7372
Pork Ribs	174.2628	168.5600	165.1316
Pork	173.1428	170.2628	166.8228
Brisket	174.8800	168.5484	167.3828

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

65 entries · top 677.7256 · median 621.1660

#	Team	Score
1	Rogue Hog BBQ	677.7256
2	Dueling Jambos	671.3372
3	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	669.1088
4	CHICKEN CHOKERS	666.2400
5	3 EYZ BBQ	664.4684
6	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	662.2512
7	SHADY CREW	661.0516
8	SERIAL GRILLER	659.9544
9	MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	658.7772
10	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	655.3256
11	Sauce This BBQ	654.7996
12	STUBBORN BULL BBQ	654.7652
13	ACK-QUE	654.7428
14	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	654.1260
15	Down Home Barbecue	652.0004
16	INSANE SWINE BBQ	648.5256
17	QUEGASM	648.4112
18	JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM	646.7428
19	JACKED UP BBQ	646.2856
20	PSYCHEDELIC SMOKE	644.5368
21	Porkosaurus	643.9312
22	QUE AND A HALF MEN	643.8968
23	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	642.1600
24	FIRECRAFT	639.9204
25	SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA	634.6512
26	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	633.4740
27	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	630.7196
28	BABYLON GRILLBILLIES	630.2056
29	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	630.1372
30	Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad	629.7028
31	SMOKIN BULLDOGS	629.5884
32	WE RIB U LONG TIME	623.4284
33	BIG KEV'S BBQ	621.1660
34	BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD	621.0400
35	Hot Rod's BBQ	619.4060
36	BBQ BEER BUDDIES	619.2340
37	BAD DOG BBQ	617.6112
38	THE SMOKING SECTION - NY	617.0972
39	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	617.0856
40	BURNT SIDE DOWN	617.0740
41	LOST NATION SMOKE COMPANY	616.9256
42	BBQ BRETHREN	616.4228
43	SHAKE 'N' BAKE BBQ, NY	611.3716
44	SMOKIN' STEVE'S BBQ	610.1256
45	HERDER HERDER BBQ	609.6452
46	MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING	608.3996
47	WEEKEND PORKERS	606.7544
48	SAWBONES Q	605.5428
49	SOUTHERN EXPOSURE	598.6284
50	Smoke or Be Smoked (S.O.B.S)	597.6456
51	SWEET BUTT BBQ	597.0284
52	Rub Dynasty	592.5028
53	COAL OF DUTY BBQ	592.3884
54	ANGLESEA BARBECUE TEAM	590.6744
55	BOOBY - Q	590.1488
56	HOG SNIPERS	586.7200
57	PJ's Riggy Piggy BBQ	585.5884
58	DOC'S BBQ PA	583.7488
59	SMOKE LIFE	572.3652
60	Our Couch	569.1656
61	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	567.8172
62	Wide Awake BBQ	564.9372
63	The Smoke N Grill	541.6684
64	BABY PIG MAN	520.4344
65	Chew St Smokers	517.9660

Chicken

65 entries · top 177.1544 · median 158.2856

#	Team	Score
1	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	177.1544
2	Rogue Hog BBQ	172.0228
3	CHICKEN CHOKERS	171.4516
4	BABYLON GRILLBILLIES	170.2628
5	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	169.7372
6	MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	169.6800
7	SERIAL GRILLER	169.1316
8	QUE AND A HALF MEN	166.8112
9	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	166.3200
10	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	165.7372
11	SHAKE 'N' BAKE BBQ, NY	165.7144
12	SMOKIN BULLDOGS	165.7028
13	WE RIB U LONG TIME	164.6172
14	3 EYZ BBQ	164.5372
15	Down Home Barbecue	164.0116
16	Sauce This BBQ	163.9772
17	JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM	163.4172
18	INSANE SWINE BBQ	162.8800
19	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	162.8000
20	Hot Rod's BBQ	162.3088
21	PSYCHEDELIC SMOKE	162.2628
22	Dueling Jambos	162.2400
23	Smoke or Be Smoked (S.O.B.S)	161.6912
24	FIRECRAFT	161.1200
25	SMOKIN' STEVE'S BBQ	160.5828
26	BBQ BRETHREN	160.5600
27	DOC'S BBQ PA	160.0116
28	SAWBONES Q	159.9884
29	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	159.9544
30	BOOBY - Q	159.4400
31	ACK-QUE	159.3944
32	SHADY CREW	159.3944
33	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	158.2856
34	JACKED UP BBQ	158.2628
35	BAD DOG BBQ	158.2628
36	QUEGASM	157.6684
37	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	157.1428
38	PJ's Riggy Piggy BBQ	157.1312
39	Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad	156.5828
40	STUBBORN BULL BBQ	156.5484
41	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	156.5256
42	BURNT SIDE DOWN	155.9656
43	Our Couch	155.4628
44	ANGLESEA BARBECUE TEAM	154.8800
45	LOST NATION SMOKE COMPANY	154.7884
46	Porkosaurus	154.2284
47	BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD	153.6800
48	Wide Awake BBQ	153.6572
49	COAL OF DUTY BBQ	151.3600
50	HERDER HERDER BBQ	150.1824
51	SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA	149.6228
52	SMOKE LIFE	149.0856
53	HOG SNIPERS	148.5372
54	SWEET BUTT BBQ	148.5256
55	THE SMOKING SECTION - NY	146.2284
56	MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING	145.6684
57	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	145.6572
58	BIG KEV'S BBQ	145.6572
59	WEEKEND PORKERS	145.0972
60	SOUTHERN EXPOSURE	145.0972
61	Rub Dynasty	143.9656
62	BBQ BEER BUDDIES	141.6340
63	Chew St Smokers	139.4172
64	BABY PIG MAN	133.7028
65	The Smoke N Grill	122.2856

Pork Ribs

65 entries · top 174.2628 · median 156.5484

#	Team	Score
1	JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM	174.2628
2	QUEGASM	172.5600
3	Dueling Jambos	171.4516
4	ACK-QUE	170.2972
5	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	168.5600
6	3 EYZ BBQ	168.0000
7	SHADY CREW	167.4056
8	CHICKEN CHOKERS	166.8800
9	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	165.1544
10	BBQ BEER BUDDIES	165.1316
11	SERIAL GRILLER	164.5944
12	JACKED UP BBQ	164.5944
13	MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	164.5372
14	Down Home Barbecue	164.5372
15	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	163.9888
16	Sauce This BBQ	163.9884
17	FIRECRAFT	163.4060
18	INSANE SWINE BBQ	163.3828
19	BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD	162.8572
20	WE RIB U LONG TIME	162.2628
21	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	161.1544
22	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	160.5256
23	SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA	159.9884
24	Rogue Hog BBQ	159.9772
25	MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING	159.9772
26	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	159.9428
27	BIG KEV'S BBQ	158.8572
28	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	158.8344
29	PSYCHEDELIC SMOKE	158.3084
30	THE SMOKING SECTION - NY	157.7372
31	Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad	157.6800
32	Porkosaurus	157.1200
33	STUBBORN BULL BBQ	156.5484
34	QUE AND A HALF MEN	155.4400
35	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	155.3944
36	PJ's Riggy Piggy BBQ	155.3832
37	SAWBONES Q	154.2744
38	SMOKIN' STEVE'S BBQ	153.1200
39	BBQ BRETHREN	153.1200
40	WEEKEND PORKERS	153.0972
41	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	152.0000
42	COAL OF DUTY BBQ	147.9772
43	SOUTHERN EXPOSURE	147.9656
44	BAD DOG BBQ	147.9312
45	BABYLON GRILLBILLIES	147.4400
46	Hot Rod's BBQ	147.3944
47	SMOKIN BULLDOGS	147.3944
48	LOST NATION SMOKE COMPANY	147.3372
49	SWEET BUTT BBQ	146.8344
50	Rub Dynasty	146.2284
51	BOOBY - Q	145.6916
52	Wide Awake BBQ	144.5028
53	BURNT SIDE DOWN	143.4056
54	HOG SNIPERS	142.2744
55	SHAKE 'N' BAKE BBQ, NY	142.2400
56	HERDER HERDER BBQ	141.7372
57	DOC'S BBQ PA	141.0744
58	ANGLESEA BARBECUE TEAM	141.0628
59	Smoke or Be Smoked (S.O.B.S)	140.5944
60	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	140.5716
61	Our Couch	139.4744
62	The Smoke N Grill	135.4400
63	SMOKE LIFE	134.8000
64	Chew St Smokers	133.1084
65	BABY PIG MAN	127.9772

Pork

65 entries · top 173.1428 · median 158.2516

#	Team	Score
1	STUBBORN BULL BBQ	173.1428
2	Rogue Hog BBQ	170.8456
3	Dueling Jambos	170.2628
4	SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA	170.2628
5	QUE AND A HALF MEN	170.2628
6	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	168.0000
7	PSYCHEDELIC SMOKE	168.0000
8	SERIAL GRILLER	167.4400
9	FIRECRAFT	167.4172
10	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	166.8228
11	BBQ BEER BUDDIES	166.8228
12	SHADY CREW	165.7144
13	SOUTHERN EXPOSURE	165.6684
14	Porkosaurus	165.6684
15	3 EYZ BBQ	164.5600
16	INSANE SWINE BBQ	164.0116
17	HERDER HERDER BBQ	164.0000
18	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	162.8000
19	BABYLON GRILLBILLIES	162.2628
20	LOST NATION SMOKE COMPANY	162.2512
21	BIG KEV'S BBQ	161.7372
22	BAD DOG BBQ	161.6800
23	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	161.6684
24	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	161.6456
25	BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD	160.5600
26	Down Home Barbecue	159.4516
27	JACKED UP BBQ	159.4284
28	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	159.4172
29	SHAKE 'N' BAKE BBQ, NY	159.4172
30	CHICKEN CHOKERS	159.3828
31	BBQ BRETHREN	158.8228
32	WEEKEND PORKERS	158.3200
33	JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM	158.2516
34	Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad	157.1428
35	SAWBONES Q	157.0856
36	ACK-QUE	156.5028
37	Hot Rod's BBQ	155.9656
38	MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING	155.9656
39	QUEGASM	155.9428
40	SMOKIN BULLDOGS	155.9312
41	MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	155.3828
42	Smoke or Be Smoked (S.O.B.S)	154.2972
43	THE SMOKING SECTION - NY	154.2516
44	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	154.2056
45	SWEET BUTT BBQ	153.7028
46	ANGLESEA BARBECUE TEAM	153.1200
47	Sauce This BBQ	153.1084
48	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	153.1084
49	SMOKIN' STEVE'S BBQ	153.0856
50	COAL OF DUTY BBQ	152.5484
51	HOG SNIPERS	152.5372
52	BOOBY - Q	152.5144
53	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	151.3484
54	SMOKE LIFE	151.3484
55	BURNT SIDE DOWN	150.8456
56	WE RIB U LONG TIME	150.8456
57	The Smoke N Grill	150.8456
58	DOC'S BBQ PA	150.2172
59	Rub Dynasty	148.0116
60	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	146.7772
61	Chew St Smokers	145.1428
62	Wide Awake BBQ	138.8112
63	BABY PIG MAN	137.1200
64	Our Couch	136.5600
65	PJ's Riggy Piggy BBQ	134.2168

Brisket

65 entries · top 174.8800 · median 153.6112

#	Team	Score
1	Rogue Hog BBQ	174.8800
2	Sauce This BBQ	173.7256
3	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	173.7028
4	MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	169.1772
5	ACK-QUE	168.5484
6	SHADY CREW	168.5372
7	CHICKEN CHOKERS	168.5256
8	STUBBORN BULL BBQ	168.5256
9	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	167.3828
10	Dueling Jambos	167.3828
11	3 EYZ BBQ	167.3712
12	Porkosaurus	166.9144
13	BURNT SIDE DOWN	166.8572
14	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	165.7028
15	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	165.1200
16	Down Home Barbecue	164.0000
17	JACKED UP BBQ	164.0000
18	QUEGASM	162.2400
19	SMOKIN BULLDOGS	160.5600
20	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	159.9428
21	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	159.3828
22	THE SMOKING SECTION - NY	158.8800
23	SERIAL GRILLER	158.7884
24	Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad	158.2972
25	INSANE SWINE BBQ	158.2512
26	PSYCHEDELIC SMOKE	155.9656
27	BIG KEV'S BBQ	154.9144
28	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	154.8000
29	SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA	154.7772
30	Rub Dynasty	154.2972
31	Hot Rod's BBQ	153.7372
32	HERDER HERDER BBQ	153.7256
33	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	153.6112
34	LOST NATION SMOKE COMPANY	152.5488
35	QUE AND A HALF MEN	151.3828
36	JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM	150.8112
37	WEEKEND PORKERS	150.2400
38	BABYLON GRILLBILLIES	150.2400
39	BAD DOG BBQ	149.7372
40	FIRECRAFT	147.9772
41	SWEET BUTT BBQ	147.9656
42	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	147.3828
43	MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING	146.7884
44	WE RIB U LONG TIME	145.7028
45	BBQ BEER BUDDIES	145.6456
46	SHAKE 'N' BAKE BBQ, NY	144.0000
47	BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD	143.9428
48	BBQ BRETHREN	143.9200
49	HOG SNIPERS	143.3712
50	SMOKIN' STEVE'S BBQ	143.3372
51	ANGLESEA BARBECUE TEAM	141.6116
52	Smoke or Be Smoked (S.O.B.S)	141.0628
53	COAL OF DUTY BBQ	140.5028
54	SOUTHERN EXPOSURE	139.8972
55	PJ's Riggy Piggy BBQ	138.8572
56	Our Couch	137.6684
57	SMOKE LIFE	137.1312
58	SAWBONES Q	134.1944
59	The Smoke N Grill	133.0972
60	BOOBY - Q	132.5028
61	DOC'S BBQ PA	132.4456
62	Wide Awake BBQ	127.9660
63	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	123.9428
64	BABY PIG MAN	121.6344
65	Chew St Smokers	100.2976

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 — Sauce

25 entries · top 172.5600 · median 158.8228

#	Team	Score
1	Hot Rod's BBQ	172.5600
2	WE RIB U LONG TIME	169.7372
3	Down Home Barbecue	169.1200
4	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	168.5372
5	Porkosaurus	165.6684
6	Our Couch	164.5484
7	BABYLON GRILLBILLIES	162.2856
8	SMOKE LIFE	161.6568
9	BIG KEV'S BBQ	159.3940
10	CHICKEN CHOKERS	159.3828
11	SERIAL GRILLER	158.8572
12	BBQ BEER BUDDIES	158.8344
13	SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA	158.8228
14	BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD	158.8112
15	The Smoke N Grill	158.8112
16	SMOKIN BULLDOGS	157.6684
17	ANGLESEA BARBECUE TEAM	155.3712
18	INSANE SWINE BBQ	153.6800
19	BURNT SIDE DOWN	151.9544
20	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	150.2400
21	MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING	150.2400
22	BABY PIG MAN	148.5028
23	BOOBY - Q	145.1656
24	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	141.1084
25	SAWBONES Q	115.3600

DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

A new contest record

A rookie on the podium

Photo finishes

How the title was won

A contest record in chicken

One of the big ones

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 →

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

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Sauce