A new contest record
665.0968
highest overall ever cooked here
665.0968 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 658.2858 WILBUR'S REVENGE set in 2013.
- old record 658.2858
- set 2013 by WILBUR'S REVENGE
Que for the Troops 2014
Jun 6–7, 2014 · Levittown, PA
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA won Grand Champion at the Que for the Troops on June 6, 2014 in Levittown, PA, scoring 665.0968 in a field of 65 teams. STUBBORN BULL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 662.2400. Category winners: Chicken — CAMP BACON BBQ (174.2972); Pork Ribs — PALM TREE SMOKEHOUSE (168.0000); Pork — CAMP BACON BBQ (171.4400); Brisket — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (178.2972). This is the 2nd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by WILBUR'S REVENGE; 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.
553.35
median 623.31
665.10 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.30
- Pork Ribs 168
- Pork 171.44
- Brisket 178.30
125.50
178.30
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2018 — this edition picked out.
Entries
65
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
665.0968
Winning margin
2.8568
GC over RC
Field average
620.62
553.35665.10
median 623.31 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.6800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
648.5144
553.35665.10
10th place overall
Field spread
111.7480
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 98%
beats 2% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
54%
25 of 46 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.59 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,525
avg power rating going in · stronger than 17% 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: STUBBORN BULL BBQ and MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING tied on 166.3200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: SHADY CREW and SMOKOPOLIS BBQ tied on 162.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: HAWG NATION BBQ and STUBBORN BULL BBQ tied on 165.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · tie
- Brisket 6–7 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
CAMP BACON BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
1 of 4
meats called to the stage
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took the title on 1 call from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 23rd.
- Chicken 23rd
- Pork Ribs 15th
- Pork 12th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in brisket
178.2972
best brisket ever cooked here
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA turned in 178.2972 in brisket — past the 169.1428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 169.1428
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WILBUR'S REVENGE (won 2013).
- WILBUR'S REVENGE · 2013
One of the big ones
65
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 94% of the 5,469 contests in the data
65 teams — bigger than 94% 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 31, 2013 | Levittown, PA | Levittown, PA | 46 | 658.2858 | WILBUR'S REVENGE | FIRE & SPICE |
| Jun 6, 2014 ← this one | Levittown, PA | Levittown, PA | 65 | 665.0968 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | STUBBORN BULL BBQ |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Levittown, PA | Levittown, PA 19030 | 54 | 678.2972 | DANTE'S INFERNO | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Levittown, PA | 3125 Millcreek | 67 | 678.8000 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | HAWG NATION BBQ |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Levittown, PA | 9125 Millcreek RD | 63 | 684.4800 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | SMOKEN DUDES BBQ |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Levittown, PA | 9125 Millcreek RD | 61 | 681.7028 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2972 | 170.8456 | 167.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 168 | 166.3200 | 162.8344 |
| Pork | 171.4400 | 167.4400 | 165.1428 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 166.8572 | 164 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
65 entries · top 665.0968 · median 623.3144
Chicken
65 entries · top 174.2972 · median 158.2628
Pork Ribs
65 entries · top 168 · median 154.8116
Pork
65 entries · top 171.4400 · median 156.5372
Brisket
65 entries · top 178.2972 · median 153.7028
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 — Anything Butt
23 entries · top 177.1772 · median 157.1200
Master Series — Dessert
32 entries · top 180 · median 162.0344 · 🔥 perfect 180