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Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival

May 15–16, 2015 · Sevierville, TN

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Q-FACTOR
698.2400 · Master Series — Overall
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SWIGGIN PIG
696.5028 · Master Series — Overall
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WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS
694.2284 · Master Series — Overall

Q-FACTOR won Grand Champion at the Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival on May 15, 2015 in Sevierville, TN, scoring 698.2400 in a field of 44 teams. SWIGGIN PIG took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5028. Category winners: Chicken — CHECKERED PIG (179.4400); Pork Ribs — LAST SMOKER STANDING (177.7144); Pork — Q-FACTOR (175.4056); Brisket — SWIGGIN PIG (178.2972).

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 179.44
  • Pork Ribs 177.71
  • Pork 175.41
  • Brisket 178.30
148.55 179.44

Entries

44
4 judged meats · 4 ancillary

Top score

698.2400

Winning margin

1.7372
GC over RC

Field average

673.10
623.76698.24
median 674.19 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork
1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

689.6228
623.76698.24
10th place overall

Field spread

74.4800
winner to last place

Most consistent

Q-FACTOR
avg finish 7.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 2.2972 pts — LAST SMOKER STANDING

How hot was the win?

Top 41%
beats 59% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.7 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

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS
rated 1862 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.

An upset on the books

12-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 88 times in 100

Q-FACTOR came in rated below the field's top team, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 12-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

  • champion 1511
  • top seed 1862

A first Grand Championship

5 tracked contests to get there

This was Q-FACTOR's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 17 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 3–4: ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE and Q-FACTOR tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SAUCED! BBQ TEAM and SONS OF SMOKE tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: SONS OF SMOKE and SWIGGIN PIG tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 3–4 · tie
  • Chicken 6–7 · tie
  • Chicken 7–8 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

Q-FACTOR took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 15th.

  • Chicken 4th
  • Pork Ribs 9th
  • Pork 1st
  • Brisket 15th

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
Chicken179.4400176.5600173.1200
Pork Ribs177.7144174.2744173.1316
Pork175.4056174.2628171.9656
Brisket178.2972174.8456173.1084

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

44 entries · top 698.2400 · median 674.1884

#TeamScore
1 Q-FACTOR 698.2400
2 SWIGGIN PIG 696.5028
3 WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 694.2284
4 CONTAGIOUS Q 693.6112
5 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 693.0972
6 CHECKERED PIG 692.5144
7 UNDER THE RADAR 691.3256
8 SMOKE ON THIS 691.3256
9 LAST SMOKER STANDING 690.1940
10 BAR-B-Q 101 689.6228
11 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 689.0516
12 NIBBLE ME THIS 689.0512
13 BLUE CHIP BBQ 686.7428
14 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR 684.4456
15 PULL MY MEAT 683.9768
16 Q-SMOKE 683.8856
17 DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS 682.7544
18 FOWL BUTT BBQ 682.7312
19 SONS OF SMOKE 679.3028
20 RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES 676.4340
21 Hawg Feathers 675.8512
22 MOLLOY'S BBQ 675.3144
23 TUFF DAWG GRILLERS 673.0624
24 GOVERNORS BBQ 673.0172
25 LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS 672.4340
26 Carolina Rib King 670.2172
27 FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN 668.9944
28 FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 667.8052
29 WOOD N PIG SMOKERS 667.2912
30 SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS 664.9944
31 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 663.3028
32 HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS 663.2572
33 KNOXVEGAS BBQ 662.7200
34 NED'S CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY 662.7088
35 WICKED SMOKE 660.4232
36 CAUGHT BY THE FIRE 658.6856
37 ROY BOY'S BAR-B-Q 657.0172
38 GRILLIN' GANGSTERS 654.7660
39 KILLER BARBECUE COMPANY 654.1716
40 PARADISE QUE 648.4116
41 CRITTER COOKER'S 646.0568
42 HAMOUFLAGE 643.7944
43 JERRY'S TENDER BUTT BBQ 639.2684
44 Cookin Possums 623.7600

Chicken

44 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8170

#TeamScore
1 CHECKERED PIG 179.4400
2 CONTAGIOUS Q 178.8572
3 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 177.7028
4 Q-FACTOR 177.7028
5 UNDER THE RADAR 176.5600
6 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 175.4172
7 SONS OF SMOKE 175.4172
8 SWIGGIN PIG 175.4172
9 Hawg Feathers 175.4056
10 BLUE CHIP BBQ 173.1200
11 FOWL BUTT BBQ 173.1084
12 LAST SMOKER STANDING 172.5484
13 PULL MY MEAT 171.9884
14 BAR-B-Q 101 171.9772
15 KNOXVEGAS BBQ 171.4056
16 WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 170.8456
17 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 170.8456
18 WICKED SMOKE 170.8344
19 Q-SMOKE 170.8344
20 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR 170.8228
21 SMOKE ON THIS 170.8228
22 DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS 170.8228
23 RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES 170.8112
24 GRILLIN' GANGSTERS 169.7028
25 TUFF DAWG GRILLERS 169.6912
26 CRITTER COOKER'S 169.6800
27 CAUGHT BY THE FIRE 169.6684
28 NED'S CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY 167.3944
29 KILLER BARBECUE COMPANY 167.3944
30 NIBBLE ME THIS 167.3828
31 GOVERNORS BBQ 166.8344
32 HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS 166.2400
33 HAMOUFLAGE 165.1200
34 Carolina Rib King 164.5716
35 LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS 164.5256
36 SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS 163.9428
37 ROY BOY'S BAR-B-Q 162.8572
38 MOLLOY'S BBQ 162.8344
39 PARADISE QUE 162.8000
40 JERRY'S TENDER BUTT BBQ 160.5600
41 WOOD N PIG SMOKERS 160.5256
42 FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN 157.6572
43 FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 155.9084
44 Cookin Possums 154.8000

Pork Ribs

44 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9772

#TeamScore
1 LAST SMOKER STANDING 177.7144
2 WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 175.4172
3 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 174.8572
4 BAR-B-Q 101 174.8572
5 GOVERNORS BBQ 174.2744
6 NIBBLE ME THIS 174.2628
7 SMOKE ON THIS 174.2628
8 CONTAGIOUS Q 173.1316
9 Q-FACTOR 173.1316
10 FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN 173.1316
11 Q-SMOKE 173.1200
12 FOWL BUTT BBQ 173.1200
13 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 173.1200
14 JERRY'S TENDER BUTT BBQ 172.5600
15 DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS 171.9888
16 PARADISE QUE 171.4172
17 UNDER THE RADAR 170.8344
18 SWIGGIN PIG 170.8228
19 Carolina Rib King 170.2628
20 PULL MY MEAT 169.7028
21 LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS 169.1200
22 WOOD N PIG SMOKERS 167.9772
23 GRILLIN' GANGSTERS 167.9772
24 ROY BOY'S BAR-B-Q 167.3944
25 MOLLOY'S BBQ 167.3944
26 BLUE CHIP BBQ 167.3828
27 SONS OF SMOKE 166.2400
28 Hawg Feathers 165.6800
29 HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS 165.6684
30 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR 165.0972
31 FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 165.0856
32 TUFF DAWG GRILLERS 163.9656
33 CHECKERED PIG 163.9544
34 HAMOUFLAGE 162.2400
35 CAUGHT BY THE FIRE 161.1200
36 SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS 161.1088
37 KILLER BARBECUE COMPANY 161.0972
38 NED'S CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY 161.0972
39 RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES 160.5256
40 Cookin Possums 160.5144
41 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 159.3716
42 WICKED SMOKE 158.2400
43 CRITTER COOKER'S 158.2056
44 KNOXVEGAS BBQ 152.5028

Pork

44 entries · top 175.4056 · median 169.3884

#TeamScore
1 Q-FACTOR 175.4056
2 SMOKE ON THIS 174.2628
3 BAR-B-Q 101 174.2628
4 MOLLOY'S BBQ 174.2628
5 RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES 174.2628
6 WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 173.7028
7 BLUE CHIP BBQ 173.1200
8 CHECKERED PIG 173.1200
9 SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS 172.5600
10 FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 171.9656
11 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR 171.9656
12 SWIGGIN PIG 171.9656
13 KNOXVEGAS BBQ 171.4172
14 SONS OF SMOKE 171.4056
15 NIBBLE ME THIS 171.4056
16 WOOD N PIG SMOKERS 171.4056
17 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 170.8228
18 FOWL BUTT BBQ 170.2628
19 PULL MY MEAT 169.7028
20 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 169.6916
21 WICKED SMOKE 169.6916
22 UNDER THE RADAR 169.6684
23 DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS 169.1084
24 Carolina Rib King 169.1084
25 GRILLIN' GANGSTERS 168.5372
26 FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN 168.5256
27 CONTAGIOUS Q 168.5140
28 ROY BOY'S BAR-B-Q 167.9772
29 LAST SMOKER STANDING 167.9656
30 TUFF DAWG GRILLERS 167.4056
31 Hawg Feathers 167.3828
32 GOVERNORS BBQ 167.3828
33 Q-SMOKE 167.3828
34 HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS 165.0972
35 LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS 164.5256
36 NED'S CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY 163.3828
37 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 162.8228
38 KILLER BARBECUE COMPANY 162.2628
39 CRITTER COOKER'S 162.2400
40 CAUGHT BY THE FIRE 161.6572
41 HAMOUFLAGE 161.6572
42 Cookin Possums 157.6684
43 PARADISE QUE 157.6456
44 JERRY'S TENDER BUTT BBQ 156.4912

Brisket

44 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.9714

#TeamScore
1 SWIGGIN PIG 178.2972
2 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR 176.5600
3 NIBBLE ME THIS 176
4 CHECKERED PIG 176
5 FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 174.8456
6 UNDER THE RADAR 174.2628
7 WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 174.2628
8 LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS 174.2628
9 BLUE CHIP BBQ 173.1200
10 CONTAGIOUS Q 173.1084
11 PULL MY MEAT 172.5828
12 Q-SMOKE 172.5484
13 TUFF DAWG GRILLERS 172
14 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 172
15 Q-FACTOR 172
16 SMOKE ON THIS 171.9772
17 LAST SMOKER STANDING 171.9656
18 NED'S CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY 170.8344
19 DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS 170.8344
20 RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES 170.8344
21 MOLLOY'S BBQ 170.8228
22 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 170.2628
23 FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN 169.6800
24 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 168.5372
25 BAR-B-Q 101 168.5256
26 KNOXVEGAS BBQ 167.3944
27 WOOD N PIG SMOKERS 167.3828
28 SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS 167.3828
29 Hawg Feathers 167.3828
30 Carolina Rib King 166.2744
31 HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS 166.2516
32 CAUGHT BY THE FIRE 166.2400
33 SONS OF SMOKE 166.2400
34 FOWL BUTT BBQ 166.2400
35 GOVERNORS BBQ 164.5256
36 KILLER BARBECUE COMPANY 163.4172
37 WICKED SMOKE 161.6572
38 ROY BOY'S BAR-B-Q 158.7884
39 PARADISE QUE 156.5488
40 CRITTER COOKER'S 155.9312
41 HAMOUFLAGE 154.7772
42 Cookin Possums 150.7772
43 JERRY'S TENDER BUTT BBQ 149.6572
44 GRILLIN' GANGSTERS 148.5488

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 — Beans

40 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.8798

#TeamScore
1 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR 178.8572
2 MOLLOY'S BBQ 177.7028
3 SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS 176.5600
4 Hawg Feathers 175.4400
5 TUFF DAWG GRILLERS 175.4172
6 GRILLIN' GANGSTERS 175.4172
7 WOOD N PIG SMOKERS 173.7028
8 LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS 173.1200
9 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 172.5828
10 FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN 169.7028
11 Cookin Possums 169.7028
12 BLUE CHIP BBQ 169.2000
13 CONTAGIOUS Q 169.1428
14 CHECKERED PIG 169.1428
15 KNOXVEGAS BBQ 168.5828
16 BAR-B-Q 101 168.5600
17 CRITTER COOKER'S 167.9656
18 KILLER BARBECUE COMPANY 167.4288
19 FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 166.8456
20 JERRY'S TENDER BUTT BBQ 165.6912
21 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 164.0684
22 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 163.4172
23 CAUGHT BY THE FIRE 163.4056
24 ROY BOY'S BAR-B-Q 160.5712
25 WICKED SMOKE 158.8456
26 SONS OF SMOKE 158.8228
27 FOWL BUTT BBQ 157.6684
28 RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES 157.1428
29 PULL MY MEAT 157.1084
30 Q-SMOKE 155.9540
31 NED'S CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY 154.9144
32 SWIGGIN PIG 154.3544
33 HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS 151.4400
34 Q-FACTOR 151.4172
35 DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS 150.3544
36 PARADISE QUE 149.7256
37 SMOKE ON THIS 147.9540
38 LAST SMOKER STANDING 139.9428
39 UNDER THE RADAR 135.4744
40 HAMOUFLAGE 131.9656

Master Series — Dessert

22 entries · top 180 · median 174.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 Cookin Possums 180 🔥
2 LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS 180 🔥
3 RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES 180 🔥
4 Q-SMOKE 180 🔥
5 FOWL BUTT BBQ 177.7144
6 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 177.7028
7 FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 177.7028
8 FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN 176.5716
9 HAMOUFLAGE 175.4172
10 TUFF DAWG GRILLERS 174.8688
11 WOOD N PIG SMOKERS 174.8572
12 DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS 174.8572
13 CRITTER COOKER'S 174.2744
14 WICKED SMOKE 174.2628
15 SMOKE ON THIS 173.1428
16 JERRY'S TENDER BUTT BBQ 170.8344
17 NED'S CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY 169.6800
18 PARADISE QUE 168.5372
19 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR 167.9656
20 HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS 167.4172
21 GRILLIN' GANGSTERS 167.3828
22 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 167.3828

Master Series — Sauce

38 entries · top 177.1772 · median 161.4286

#TeamScore
1 Cookin Possums 177.1772
2 SONS OF SMOKE 174.8800
3 GOVERNORS BBQ 173.7028
4 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 170.8800
5 PARADISE QUE 169.7372
6 KNOXVEGAS BBQ 169.7028
7 FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 169.1428
8 Q-FACTOR 169.1084
9 FOWL BUTT BBQ 168.5600
10 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 168.5600
11 CRITTER COOKER'S 166.8456
12 SWIGGIN PIG 165.6912
13 NIBBLE ME THIS 165.1772
14 Q-SMOKE 165.1544
15 MOLLOY'S BBQ 164.5828
16 RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES 164.5600
17 CONTAGIOUS Q 162.8800
18 TUFF DAWG GRILLERS 162.8456
19 BAR-B-Q 101 162.2628
20 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 160.5944
21 JERRY'S TENDER BUTT BBQ 160.5828
22 DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS 160.5600
23 NED'S CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY 160.5484
24 LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS 160.5140
25 WICKED SMOKE 160.0572
26 CHECKERED PIG 159.5088
27 GRILLIN' GANGSTERS 158.8112
28 WOOD N PIG SMOKERS 158.3088
29 ROY BOY'S BAR-B-Q 157.1888
30 SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS 155.4056
31 BLUE CHIP BBQ 155.4056
32 HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS 154.8456
33 KILLER BARBECUE COMPANY 154.8112
34 HAMOUFLAGE 150.8112
35 SMOKE ON THIS 150.2628
36 FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN 147.4172
37 Hawg Feathers 138.8800
38 LAST SMOKER STANDING 137.0972

Master Series — Sausage

40 entries · top 176.5944 · median 167.9886

#TeamScore
1 SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS 176.5944
2 ROY BOY'S BAR-B-Q 176.0572
3 Hawg Feathers 176.0228
4 PULL MY MEAT 175.4172
5 Q-SMOKE 174.9028
6 CHECKERED PIG 174.8456
7 CONTAGIOUS Q 174.2972
8 BAR-B-Q 101 174.2856
9 LAST SMOKER STANDING 173.1772
10 HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS 173.1544
11 WOOD N PIG SMOKERS 172.5828
12 KILLER BARBECUE COMPANY 172.0344
13 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 171.4400
14 NED'S CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY 171.4400
15 GRILLIN' GANGSTERS 171.4172
16 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 170.8800
17 SONS OF SMOKE 170.8572
18 FOWL BUTT BBQ 170.2972
19 BLUE CHIP BBQ 169.7372
20 PARADISE QUE 168.5944
21 HAMOUFLAGE 167.3828
22 FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 166.8916
23 KNOXVEGAS BBQ 166.8800
24 SWIGGIN PIG 166.8572
25 Q-FACTOR 166.3200
26 UNDER THE RADAR 166.2856
27 RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES 165.1428
28 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 163.4172
29 CRITTER COOKER'S 162.2972
30 WICKED SMOKE 161.7372
31 CAUGHT BY THE FIRE 159.4284
32 TUFF DAWG GRILLERS 158.8572
33 Cookin Possums 158.3200
34 JERRY'S TENDER BUTT BBQ 156.5828
35 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOAR 156.5372
36 DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS 156.5140
37 MOLLOY'S BBQ 149.1544
38 LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS 143.9884
39 FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN 141.7484
40 SMOKE ON THIS 137.0512

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