A new contest record
696.5144
highest overall ever cooked here
696.5144 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 694.2856 KILLER B'S BBQ set in 2013.
- old record 694.2856
- set 2013 by KILLER B'S BBQ
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) 2015
May 22–23, 2015 · Evans, GA
CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) on May 22, 2015 in Evans, GA, scoring 696.5144 in a field of 65 teams. HOT WACHULA'S took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0628. Category winners: Chicken — CLARK CREW BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL (176.5600); Pork — WINK'S BARBEQUE (177.7028); Brisket — CHECKERED PIG (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by KILLER B'S BBQ.
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.
515.34
median 664.45
696.51 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.30
- Pork Ribs 176.56
- Pork 177.70
- Brisket 178.86
141.66
178.86
Entries
65
4 judged meats · 5 ancillary
Top score
696.5144
Winning margin
7.4516
GC over RC
Field average
659.91
515.34696.51
median 664.45 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.0856
515.34696.51
10th place overall
Field spread
181.1776
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 48%
beats 52% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
45%
21 of 47 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.61 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,575
avg power rating going in · stronger than 60% 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 15 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 5–6: RIVERSIDE SMOKE and UNDER THE RADAR tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: UNDER THE RADAR and HOT WACHULA'S tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: CLARK CREW BBQ and RIVERSIDE SMOKE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
How the title was won
2 of 4
meats called to the stage
CLARK CREW BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 16th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 12th
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 16th
A contest record in chicken
178.2972
best chicken ever cooked here
CLARK CREW BBQ turned in 178.2972 in chicken — past the 176.5714 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.5714
- across 1 past editions
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 24, 2013 | Evans, GA | Evans, GA | 47 | 694.2856 | KILLER B'S BBQ | WICKED QUE |
| May 22, 2015 ← this one | Evans, GA | Evans, GA 30809 | 65 | 696.5144 | CLARK CREW BBQ | HOT WACHULA'S |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 176.5600 | 174.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 173.7144 | 173.1316 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 173.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
65 entries · top 696.5144 · median 664.4456
Chicken
65 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9772
Pork Ribs
65 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2744
Pork
64 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.0856
Brisket
65 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1200
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 Chicken
15 entries · top 170.8344 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NO CLUE BBQ | |
| 2 | HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 3 | WORKING JOES | |
| 4 | HAMILTON BROTHERS | |
| 5 | PORK 'N BUTTS | |
| 6 | Smell My Butts BBQ | |
| 7 | CHUBBS & TUBBS | |
| 8 | BREWBQUE | |
| 9 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM | |
| 10 | SOUTHERN PRIDE | |
| 11 | CHAR SMOKERS | |
| 12 | DON JON'S BBQ | |
| 13 | RIBS FOR HER PLEASURE | |
| 14 | Southern Justice BBQ | |
| 15 | MEAT-EATERS |
Master Series — Backyard Pork
15 entries · top 176.5944 · median 163.9540
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smell My Butts BBQ | |
| 2 | HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 3 | HAMILTON BROTHERS | |
| 4 | NO CLUE BBQ | |
| 5 | CHUBBS & TUBBS | |
| 6 | MEAT-EATERS | |
| 7 | WORKING JOES | |
| 8 | PORK 'N BUTTS | |
| 9 | Southern Justice BBQ | |
| 10 | BREWBQUE | |
| 11 | DON JON'S BBQ | |
| 12 | RIBS FOR HER PLEASURE | |
| 13 | CHAR SMOKERS | |
| 14 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM | |
| 15 | SOUTHERN PRIDE |
Master Series — Backyard Ribs
15 entries · top 174.8688 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NO CLUE BBQ | |
| 2 | PORK 'N BUTTS | |
| 3 | HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 4 | Smell My Butts BBQ | |
| 5 | WORKING JOES | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN PRIDE | |
| 7 | BREWBQUE | |
| 8 | Southern Justice BBQ | |
| 9 | RIBS FOR HER PLEASURE | |
| 10 | CHAR SMOKERS | |
| 11 | DON JON'S BBQ | |
| 12 | HAMILTON BROTHERS | |
| 13 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM | |
| 14 | CHUBBS & TUBBS | |
| 15 | MEAT-EATERS |
Master Series — Beans
31 entries · top 180 · median 170.8112 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Dessert
11 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAPTAIN JACK FREEDOM BBQ | |
| 2 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 3 | QMEISTERS | |
| 4 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 5 | REC TEC GRILLS | |
| 6 | BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW | |
| 7 | WINK'S BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | LIGHT ' EM UP | |
| 9 | QUEOLOGY | |
| 10 | Shadow BBQ | |
| 11 | GOOD PORKING QUE |