A statement win
9.1428
points clear of the field
Wider than 85% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.1428 points — a wider margin than 85% of championships in the data.
SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili
Jul 31 – Aug 1, 2015 · Alamosa, CO
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili on July 31, 2015 in Alamosa, CO, scoring 705.1428 in a field of 29 teams. 4 LEGS UP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.0000. Category winners: Chicken — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BACKDRAFT BBQ (176.0000); Pork — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (180.0000); Brisket — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (179.4400).
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.
585.52
median 658.16
705.14 🏆
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 176
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 179.44
123.93
180
Entries
29
4 judged meats · 4 ancillary
Top score
705.1428
Winning margin
9.1428
GC over RC
Field average
652.89
585.52705.14
median 658.16 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.9656 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
672.5372
585.52705.14
10th place overall
Field spread
119.6228
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 13%
beats 87% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,567
avg power rating going in · stronger than 52% of contests
Storylines (5 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 7 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 3–4: BIG POPPA SMOKERS and WOODY'S Q SHACK tied on 172.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: 303 BBQ edged CRAZY COYOTE by 0.0112. Pork places 5–6: BACKDRAFT BBQ edged 303 BBQ by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · 0.0112
- Pork 5–6 · 0.0116
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BIG POPPA SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 4th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 4th
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.
- BIG POPPA SMOKERS · Pork
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 170.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 172.0344 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 180 | 172 | 166.8112 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.1656 | 166.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 705.1428 · median 658.1596
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 4 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 5 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 6 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 7 | Duck Dog Bar-B-Que | |
| 8 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 9 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 10 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 11 | 303 BBQ | |
| 12 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 13 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 14 | 2Q OR NOT 2Q | |
| 15 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE | |
| 16 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 17 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 18 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 19 | BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 20 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 21 | HONEYMAN BBQ | |
| 22 | SWINE SHACK | |
| 23 | SIMMONS SECOND CHANCE RANCH BBQ | |
| 24 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 25 | Roger's II | |
| 26 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 27 | Poppa Pig & Porkchop | |
| 28 | OREGON TRAIL | |
| 29 | 62nd St BBQ |
Chicken
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | Duck Dog Bar-B-Que | |
| 5 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 6 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 7 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 8 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 9 | 2Q OR NOT 2Q | |
| 10 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 11 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 12 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 13 | SWINE SHACK | |
| 14 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 15 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 16 | 303 BBQ | |
| 17 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 18 | HONEYMAN BBQ | |
| 19 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 20 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 21 | OREGON TRAIL | |
| 22 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE | |
| 23 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 24 | Roger's II | |
| 25 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 26 | BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 27 | SIMMONS SECOND CHANCE RANCH BBQ | |
| 28 | 62nd St BBQ | |
| 29 | Poppa Pig & Porkchop |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 176 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 4 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 5 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 6 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 7 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 8 | 303 BBQ | |
| 9 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 10 | Duck Dog Bar-B-Que | |
| 11 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 12 | BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 13 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 14 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE | |
| 15 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 16 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 17 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 18 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 19 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 20 | 2Q OR NOT 2Q | |
| 21 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 22 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 23 | Poppa Pig & Porkchop | |
| 24 | Roger's II | |
| 25 | HONEYMAN BBQ | |
| 26 | 62nd St BBQ | |
| 27 | SIMMONS SECOND CHANCE RANCH BBQ | |
| 28 | SWINE SHACK | |
| 29 | OREGON TRAIL |
Pork
29 entries · top 180 · median 164.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 4 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 5 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 6 | 303 BBQ | |
| 7 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 8 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 9 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 10 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE | |
| 11 | 2Q OR NOT 2Q | |
| 12 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 13 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 14 | SWINE SHACK | |
| 15 | Duck Dog Bar-B-Que | |
| 16 | SIMMONS SECOND CHANCE RANCH BBQ | |
| 17 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 18 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 19 | 62nd St BBQ | |
| 20 | HONEYMAN BBQ | |
| 21 | BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 22 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 23 | Roger's II | |
| 24 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 25 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 26 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 27 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 28 | OREGON TRAIL | |
| 29 | Poppa Pig & Porkchop |
Brisket
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 3 | CRAZY COYOTE | |
| 4 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Duck Dog Bar-B-Que | |
| 6 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 9 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 10 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 11 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE | |
| 12 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 13 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 14 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 15 | 2Q OR NOT 2Q | |
| 16 | 303 BBQ | |
| 17 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 18 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 19 | SIMMONS SECOND CHANCE RANCH BBQ | |
| 20 | BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO. | |
| 21 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 22 | Roger's II | |
| 23 | HONEYMAN BBQ | |
| 24 | Poppa Pig & Porkchop | |
| 25 | OREGON TRAIL | |
| 26 | SWINE SHACK | |
| 27 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 28 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 29 | 62nd St BBQ |
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 — Kid'S Que Up To 10
10 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.7372
Master Series — Kids Q 11-15
10 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.5600
Master Series — Red/Green Chili Anything Butt
14 entries · top 176.5600 · median 160.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger's II | |
| 2 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 5 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 6 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 7 | Poppa Pig & Porkchop | |
| 8 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE | |
| 9 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 10 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 11 | 62nd St BBQ | |
| 12 | Duck Dog Bar-B-Que | |
| 13 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 14 | SWINE SHACK |
Master Series — Red/Green Chili Dessert
9 entries · top 176.5828 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger's II | |
| 2 | ORGANIZED CHAOS | |
| 3 | SWINE SHACK | |
| 4 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 5 | HONEYMAN BBQ | |
| 6 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | Poppa Pig & Porkchop | |
| 9 | Duck Dog Bar-B-Que |