A new contest record
692.5372
highest overall ever cooked here
692.5372 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 683.4284 STOKE & SMOKE BBQ set in 2013.
- old record 683.4284
- set 2013 by STOKE & SMOKE BBQ
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge 2014
May 9–10, 2014 · Kannapolis, NC
CHECKERED PIG won Grand Champion at the Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge on May 9, 2014 in Kannapolis, NC, scoring 692.5372 in a field of 80 teams. FAT HEADS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.7884. Category winners: Chicken — SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (177.7372); Pork Ribs — PRIME BBQ (175.4172); Pork — PRIME BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — CHECKERED PIG (176.0000). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by STOKE & SMOKE 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.
483.34
median 647.34
692.54 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.74
- Pork Ribs 175.42
- Pork 178.30
- Brisket 176
20
178.30
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2015 — this edition picked out.
Entries
80
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
692.5372
Winning margin
5.7488
GC over RC
Field average
638.69
483.34692.54
median 647.34 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1316 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
672.6400
483.34692.54
10th place overall
Field spread
209.2000
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 63%
beats 37% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
41%
24 of 58 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.54 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,518
avg power rating going in · stronger than 13% 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 dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 3 tracked editions
CHECKERED PIG has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2015
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 15 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 5–6: SMOKE THIS and BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC tied on 173.1316 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: BAYOU POKER SMOKERS and UNDER THE RADAR tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: PRIME BBQ and UNDER THE RADAR tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
PRIME BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
CHECKERED PIG took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 22nd.
- Chicken 22nd
- Pork Ribs 9th
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in chicken
177.7372
best chicken ever cooked here
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM turned in 177.7372 in chicken — past the 174.2858 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 174.2858
- across 1 past editions
One of the big ones
80
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 97% of the 5,469 contests in the data
80 teams — bigger than 97% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2013 | Kannapolis, NC | Kannapolis, NC | 58 | 683.4284 | STOKE & SMOKE BBQ | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA |
| May 9, 2014 ← this one | Kannapolis, NC | Kannapolis, NC | 80 | 692.5372 | CHECKERED PIG | FAT HEADS BBQ |
| May 8, 2015 | Kannapolis, NC | Kannapolis, NC 28082 | 74 | 694.2168 | CHECKERED PIG | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 173.1316 | 172 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 174.2856 | 171.9656 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 176.5600 | 172.5600 |
| Brisket | 176 | 173.1544 | 171.4400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
80 entries · top 692.5372 · median 647.3430
Chicken
80 entries · top 177.7372 · median 162.8456
Pork Ribs
80 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.2456
Pork
80 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.3828
Brisket
80 entries · top 176 · median 161.3712
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 — Baked Beans
42 entries · top 172 · median 155.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 3 | FIRED UP SMOKERS | |
| 4 | PRIME BBQ | |
| 5 | LADY OF Q | |
| 6 | Q CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN STORY BBQ | |
| 8 | PIRATE'S QUE | |
| 9 | SWINE SONG | |
| 10 | Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ | |
| 11 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 12 | CAROLINA SMOKE | |
| 13 | STOKE AND SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | BUTT OF THE SMOKE | |
| 15 | J&D SMOKIN | |
| 16 | BUTTS R US | |
| 17 | SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS | |
| 18 | FAT HEADS BBQ | |
| 19 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 20 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 21 | BELLWOOD BBQ | |
| 22 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 23 | Bubba A's BBQ | |
| 24 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 25 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 26 | Still Working On It | |
| 27 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 28 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 29 | RECYCLED SMOKE | |
| 30 | BALONEY JOE'S BBQ | |
| 31 | TEX-A-LINA COOKERS | |
| 32 | PICKIN' PORKERS | |
| 33 | Whoot Whoot BBQ | |
| 34 | MIDNIGHT BULLS B-B-Q | |
| 35 | TOMBOYS BEST | |
| 36 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 37 | BEER HELPS BBQ | |
| 38 | BASTIE BOYS | |
| 39 | Boar's Breath BBQ | |
| 40 | ERNIE'S BBQ | |
| 41 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 42 | TRADITIONS BBQ |
Master Series — Dessert
29 entries · top 178.3200 · median 161.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 2 | Bubba A's BBQ | |
| 3 | PRIME BBQ | |
| 4 | THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | BALONEY JOE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | MIDNIGHT BULLS B-B-Q | |
| 8 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 9 | EB'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | TOMBOYS BEST | |
| 12 | Wood-Hoss BBQ | |
| 13 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 14 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 15 | TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | |
| 16 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 17 | Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ | |
| 18 | PICKIN' PORKERS | |
| 19 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 20 | RECYCLED SMOKE | |
| 21 | BELLWOOD BBQ | |
| 22 | Still Working On It | |
| 23 | TEX-A-LINA COOKERS | |
| 24 | BUTTS R US | |
| 25 | BUTT OF THE SMOKE | |
| 26 | Boar's Breath BBQ | |
| 27 | BEER HELPS BBQ | |
| 28 | PIRATE'S QUE | |
| 29 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ |
Master Series — Wings
43 entries · top 170.2972 · median 151.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLAMING PIG | |
| 2 | BUTTS R US | |
| 3 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | KEEP CALM AND QUE ON | |
| 5 | TEX-A-LINA COOKERS | |
| 6 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 7 | SMOKIN STORY BBQ | |
| 8 | Hogzilla NC | |
| 9 | BOLD BRANCH BAR-B-Q BOYS | |
| 10 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 11 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 12 | BUTT OF THE SMOKE | |
| 13 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | CAROLINA SMOKE | |
| 15 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 16 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 17 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 18 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 19 | TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | |
| 20 | FAT HEADS BBQ | |
| 21 | BEER HELPS BBQ | |
| 22 | The Meat Shop | |
| 23 | MIDNIGHT BULLS B-B-Q | |
| 24 | PICKIN' PORKERS | |
| 25 | ERNIE'S BBQ | |
| 26 | LADY OF Q | |
| 27 | PIRATE'S QUE | |
| 28 | BASTIE BOYS | |
| 29 | SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS | |
| 30 | SWINE SONG | |
| 31 | Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ | |
| 32 | RECYCLED SMOKE | |
| 33 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 34 | Q CREW BBQ | |
| 35 | Still Working On It | |
| 36 | Wood-Hoss BBQ | |
| 37 | PRIME BBQ | |
| 38 | BELLWOOD BBQ | |
| 39 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 40 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 41 | Boar's Breath BBQ | |
| 42 | Whoot Whoot BBQ | |
| 43 | TRADITIONS BBQ |