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Havasu Landing CA (JUDGES LIST IS FULL)

Mar 27–28, 2015 · Havasu Landing, CA

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691.9656 · Master Series — Overall
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690.8344 · Master Series — Overall
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681.6460 · Master Series — Overall

SMOKIN MO'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Havasu Landing CA (JUDGES LIST IS FULL) on March 27, 2015 in Havasu Landing, CA, scoring 691.9656 in a field of 25 teams. PORKETEERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8344. Category winners: Chicken — I.A.B. 30 BBQ (177.7372); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN MO'S BBQ (174.2628); Pork — SMOKIN MO'S BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — PORKETEERS (174.8572).

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.

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 174.26
  • Pork 177.70
  • Brisket 174.86
142.24 177.74

Entries

25
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

691.9656

Winning margin

1.1312
GC over RC

Field average

656.06
587.30691.97
median 660.57 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork Ribs
2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

668.5028
587.30691.97
10th place overall

Field spread

104.6628
winner to last place

Most consistent

avg finish 4 across 4 meats

Double threats

7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork
won by 2.8456 pts — SMOKIN MO'S BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 65%
beats 35% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,553
avg power rating going in · stronger than 40% of contests

Top-rated in the field

rated 1762 pre-contest

Storylines (4 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 razor-thin finish

1.1312 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 82% of the 4,713 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.

  • SMOKIN MO'S BBQ
  • PORKETEERS

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point

Pork places 7–8: PORKETEERS and BUTTHEAD BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ and INFINITE SMOKE BBQ tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: TOYS 4 BBQ'N edged INFINITE SMOKE BBQ by 0.0116.

  • Pork 7–8 · tie
  • Brisket 8–9 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0116
  • Chicken 6–7 · 0.0228

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

SMOKIN MO'S BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.

  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Pork 1st

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

SMOKIN MO'S BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 11th.

  • Chicken 3rd
  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Pork 1st
  • Brisket 11th

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)

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken177.7372174.2628166.8228
Pork Ribs174.2628171.9772167.9772
Pork177.7028173.1544167.9656
Brisket174.8572170.2972165.0856

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

25 entries · top 691.9656 · median 660.5716

#TeamScore
1 SMOKIN MO'S BBQ 691.9656
2 PORKETEERS 690.8344
3 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 681.6460
4 I.A.B. 30 BBQ 680.5600
5 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 679.9312
6 MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 678.2628
7 TOYS 4 BBQ'N 677.1432
8 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 676.4456
9 GORILLA ISLANDS 672.4912
10 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 668.5028
11 SMOKIN' MONEY 667.3140
12 INFINITE SMOKE BBQ 661.6456
13 OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA 660.5716
14 Hickory & Spice 652.4456
15 COOL GRILLING 647.3140
16 DJS SMOKIN' BBQ 646.2400
17 KYLE'S BBQ 643.9888
18 CAMP HOUSE BBQ 643.8968
19 BUTTHEAD BBQ 643.3256
20 WOMEN DIG MY COOKING 638.1256
21 BLAZED N' GLAZED 637.6572
22 Dirty Harry BBQ 634.1372
23 PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ 619.9432
24 SHENANIGANS BBQ 619.8516
25 Lowbelly BBQ 587.3028

Chicken

25 entries · top 177.7372 · median 163.9656

#TeamScore
1 I.A.B. 30 BBQ 177.7372
2 PORKETEERS 177.1544
3 SMOKIN MO'S BBQ 176.5828
4 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 174.8456
5 SMOKIN' MONEY 174.2628
6 MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 169.7028
7 TOYS 4 BBQ'N 169.6800
8 OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA 167.4056
9 GORILLA ISLANDS 167.3828
10 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 166.8228
11 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 166.2516
12 Hickory & Spice 165.6800
13 BUTTHEAD BBQ 163.9656
14 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 163.3828
15 DJS SMOKIN' BBQ 162.8572
16 COOL GRILLING 162.8228
17 CAMP HOUSE BBQ 162.2628
18 Dirty Harry BBQ 162.2400
19 KYLE'S BBQ 160
20 INFINITE SMOKE BBQ 158.8456
21 SHENANIGANS BBQ 157.1428
22 WOMEN DIG MY COOKING 155.3940
23 BLAZED N' GLAZED 155.3828
24 PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ 151.9772
25 Lowbelly BBQ 147.4628

Pork Ribs

25 entries · top 174.2628 · median 165.7028

#TeamScore
1 SMOKIN MO'S BBQ 174.2628
2 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 173.1200
3 TOYS 4 BBQ'N 172.5944
4 INFINITE SMOKE BBQ 172.5828
5 MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 171.9772
6 I.A.B. 30 BBQ 170.8572
7 SMOKIN' MONEY 170.8228
8 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 169.6800
9 PORKETEERS 168.5600
10 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 167.9772
11 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 166.8228
12 DJS SMOKIN' BBQ 165.7600
13 GORILLA ISLANDS 165.7028
14 COOL GRILLING 165.1084
15 SHENANIGANS BBQ 164.5600
16 BLAZED N' GLAZED 164.0344
17 KYLE'S BBQ 163.4172
18 BUTTHEAD BBQ 162.8344
19 OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA 161.1544
20 Hickory & Spice 159.9772
21 WOMEN DIG MY COOKING 156.5144
22 CAMP HOUSE BBQ 154.2740
23 Lowbelly BBQ 154.2400
24 Dirty Harry BBQ 152.5716
25 PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ 143.4172

Pork

25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5828

#TeamScore
1 SMOKIN MO'S BBQ 177.7028
2 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 174.8572
3 TOYS 4 BBQ'N 174.2744
4 MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 173.7028
5 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 173.1544
6 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 170.2856
7 PORKETEERS 170.2628
8 BUTTHEAD BBQ 170.2628
9 WOMEN DIG MY COOKING 168.5372
10 GORILLA ISLANDS 167.9656
11 PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ 166.2744
12 KYLE'S BBQ 165.7372
13 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 164.5828
14 Hickory & Spice 164.5484
15 CAMP HOUSE BBQ 164.5256
16 INFINITE SMOKE BBQ 162.2400
17 OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA 161.7144
18 I.A.B. 30 BBQ 159.9428
19 COOL GRILLING 159.3828
20 BLAZED N' GLAZED 158.2628
21 Dirty Harry BBQ 158.2400
22 DJS SMOKIN' BBQ 158.2400
23 SMOKIN' MONEY 153.7028
24 SHENANIGANS BBQ 149.0628
25 Lowbelly BBQ 143.3600

Brisket

25 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.8344

#TeamScore
1 PORKETEERS 174.8572
2 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 172.5600
3 I.A.B. 30 BBQ 172.0228
4 GORILLA ISLANDS 171.4400
5 OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA 170.2972
6 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 169.1200
7 SMOKIN' MONEY 168.5256
8 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 167.9772
9 INFINITE SMOKE BBQ 167.9772
10 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 165.0856
11 SMOKIN MO'S BBQ 163.4172
12 MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 162.8800
13 CAMP HOUSE BBQ 162.8344
14 Hickory & Spice 162.2400
15 Dirty Harry BBQ 161.0856
16 TOYS 4 BBQ'N 160.5944
17 COOL GRILLING 160
18 BLAZED N' GLAZED 159.9772
19 DJS SMOKIN' BBQ 159.3828
20 PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ 158.2744
21 WOMEN DIG MY COOKING 157.6800
22 KYLE'S BBQ 154.8344
23 SHENANIGANS BBQ 149.0860
24 BUTTHEAD BBQ 146.2628
25 Lowbelly BBQ 142.2400

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 — Backyard Ribs

12 entries · top 155.4400 · median 146.8172

#TeamScore
1 .Bob's BBQ #150 155.4400
2 .Hud Q #157 154.8112
3 .Q-Over #151 152.5716
4 .Vic's BBQ #156 150.8228
5 .Tattooed & BBQ'd #154 148.6060
6 Rick & Penny's BBQ #159 146.8228
7 .Billy's BBQ #158 146.8116
8 .Rebel Ribs #155 145.6456
9 .Awesome Lawson #153 145.0516
10 .Big D #152 141.1084
11 .Jill McCormick #161 134.8228
12 .Brent Slaka #160 122.3544

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