A new contest record
705.1316
highest overall ever cooked here
705.1316 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 701.1200 SWIGGIN PIG set in 2013.
- old record 701.1200
- set 2013 by SWIGGIN PIG
Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge 2014
Oct 10–11, 2014 · Cullman, AL
Organizer Portal won Grand Champion at the Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge on October 10, 2014 in Cullman, AL, scoring 705.1316 in a field of 25 teams. SWIGGIN PIG took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9544. Category winners: Chicken — JIGGY PIGGY (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE (180.0000); Pork — SWIGGIN PIG (178.8572); Brisket — SWIGGIN PIG (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by SWIGGIN PIG.
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.
606.19
median 674.73
705.13 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 177.70
137.67
180
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
705.1316
Winning margin
5.1772
GC over RC
Field average
667.82
606.19705.13
median 674.73 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.0056
606.19705.13
10th place overall
Field spread
98.9376
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 13%
beats 87% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
39%
12 of 31 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.82 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,568
avg power rating going in · stronger than 52% 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.
Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Organizer Portal 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 3rd
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 2nd
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: JIGGY PIGGY and Q-BONES BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS and Organizer Portal tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: BAILEY'S SMOKERS and FAT, DRUNK & STUPID tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SWIGGIN PIG won Pork, Brisket — a double.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork ribs
180.0000
best pork ribs ever cooked here
BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 178.8572
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SWIGGIN PIG (won 2013).
- SWIGGIN PIG · 2013
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE · Pork Ribs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2013 | Cullman, AL | Cullman, AL | 32 | 701.1200 | SWIGGIN PIG | JIGGY PIGGY |
| Oct 10, 2014 ← this one | Cullman, AL | Cullman, AL 35056 | 25 | 705.1316 | SMOKE ME SILLY | SWIGGIN PIG |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.2628 | 169.6684 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 170.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 705.1316 · median 674.7312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 3 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 4 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 5 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 6 | The Specialists | |
| 7 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 8 | Hawg Feathers | |
| 9 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 10 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 11 | SOUTHERN QUE | |
| 12 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) | |
| 13 | JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS | |
| 14 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 15 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 16 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 17 | SWINEFELD | |
| 18 | HI TECH REDNECK | |
| 19 | Brindley Mt. BBQ | |
| 20 | Bama Boys | |
| 21 | Butt Ulgy BBQ | |
| 22 | Baby Got Backs | |
| 23 | Hale's BBQ | |
| 24 | Porkologist | |
| 25 | Mad Dog Mikes BBQ |
Chicken
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 2 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 3 | Hawg Feathers | |
| 4 | JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | The Specialists | |
| 7 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 8 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Bama Boys | |
| 10 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 11 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 12 | SOUTHERN QUE | |
| 13 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 14 | Baby Got Backs | |
| 15 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 16 | HI TECH REDNECK | |
| 17 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) | |
| 18 | SWINEFELD | |
| 19 | Brindley Mt. BBQ | |
| 20 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 21 | Butt Ulgy BBQ | |
| 22 | Hale's BBQ | |
| 23 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 24 | Porkologist | |
| 25 | Mad Dog Mikes BBQ |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 180 · median 168.5140 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 2 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 5 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 6 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 7 | The Specialists | |
| 8 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 9 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) | |
| 10 | JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS | |
| 11 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 12 | Hawg Feathers | |
| 13 | Hale's BBQ | |
| 14 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 16 | SOUTHERN QUE | |
| 17 | Bama Boys | |
| 18 | Butt Ulgy BBQ | |
| 19 | HI TECH REDNECK | |
| 20 | Porkologist | |
| 21 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 22 | Brindley Mt. BBQ | |
| 23 | SWINEFELD | |
| 24 | Baby Got Backs | |
| 25 | Mad Dog Mikes BBQ |
Pork
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 2 | The Specialists | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 5 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 6 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 7 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 8 | JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS | |
| 9 | SOUTHERN QUE | |
| 10 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 11 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 12 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) | |
| 13 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 14 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Hawg Feathers | |
| 16 | SWINEFELD | |
| 17 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Brindley Mt. BBQ | |
| 19 | Bama Boys | |
| 20 | Baby Got Backs | |
| 21 | Hale's BBQ | |
| 22 | Butt Ulgy BBQ | |
| 23 | Porkologist | |
| 24 | HI TECH REDNECK | |
| 25 | Mad Dog Mikes BBQ |
Brisket
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 4 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 5 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 6 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN QUE | |
| 8 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) | |
| 9 | Hawg Feathers | |
| 10 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 11 | HI TECH REDNECK | |
| 12 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 13 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 14 | The Specialists | |
| 15 | BAILEY'S SMOKERS | |
| 16 | SWINEFELD | |
| 17 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Brindley Mt. BBQ | |
| 19 | JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS | |
| 20 | Butt Ulgy BBQ | |
| 21 | Baby Got Backs | |
| 22 | Mad Dog Mikes BBQ | |
| 23 | Porkologist | |
| 24 | Hale's BBQ | |
| 25 | Bama Boys |