A new contest record
710.2744
highest overall ever cooked here
710.2744 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 698.8000 TENACIOUS Q set in 2014.
- old record 698.8000
- set 2014 by TENACIOUS Q
Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff 2015
May 22–23, 2015 · Lewisburg, TN
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS won Grand Champion at the Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff on May 22, 2015 in Lewisburg, TN, scoring 710.2744 in a field of 28 teams. Organizer Portal took Reserve Grand Champion with 707.3828. Category winners: Chicken — HIGH ON THE HAWG (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SWIGGIN PIG (177.7144); Pork — Organizer Portal (180.0000); Brisket — SWIGGIN PIG (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by TENACIOUS Q; the next was held in 2016.
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.
636.34
median 678.77
710.27 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 177.71
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 180 🔥
151.92
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Entries
28
4 judged meats · 4 ancillary
Top score
710.2744
Winning margin
2.8916
GC over RC
Field average
676.67
636.34710.27
median 678.77 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4288 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
684.4800
636.34710.27
10th place overall
Field spread
73.9316
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 3%
beats 97% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
46%
19 of 41 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.8 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,559
avg power rating going in · stronger than 46% of contests
Storylines (6 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.
Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 3rd
A day of perfect scores
5
perfect 180s
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- SWIGGIN PIG · Brisket
- Organizer Portal · Brisket
- HIGH ON THE HAWG · Chicken
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: HIGH ON THE HAWG and SWIGGIN PIG tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS and BEAN BANDITS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Organizer Portal and DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SWIGGIN PIG won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork
180.0000
best pork ever cooked here
Organizer Portal turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 177.7372 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 177.7372
- across 1 past editions
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, 2014 | Lewisburg, TN | Lewisburg, TN 37091 | 41 | 698.8000 | TENACIOUS Q | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES |
| May 22, 2015 ← this one | Lewisburg, TN | Lewisburg, TN 37091 | 28 | 710.2744 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | Organizer Portal |
| May 27, 2016 | Lewisburg, TN | Lewisburg, TN | 31 | 705.1316 | MUSIC CITY BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| May 26, 2017 | Lewisburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.2856 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 180 | 176 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 169.7144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 710.2744 · median 678.7658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 4 | BEAN BANDITS | |
| 5 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 6 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 7 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 10 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 11 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 12 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 13 | BREWS & QUE | |
| 14 | SOGGY BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 15 | GOOBY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | ROWDY PIG BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 18 | 2 LIVE CUE | |
| 19 | MUSIC CITY BBQ | |
| 20 | CHARCOAL COWBOYS | |
| 21 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 22 | MCQ | |
| 23 | RUBBIN RACKS BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 25 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 26 | SKILLET HEAD BBQ | |
| 27 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 28 | BIG G BBQ |
Chicken
28 entries · top 180 · median 172.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 2 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 3 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 4 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 5 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 6 | BEAN BANDITS | |
| 7 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 8 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Organizer Portal | |
| 12 | SOGGY BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 13 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 14 | ROWDY PIG BBQ | |
| 15 | 2 LIVE CUE | |
| 16 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 17 | GOOBY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 19 | BREWS & QUE | |
| 20 | MCQ | |
| 21 | SKILLET HEAD BBQ | |
| 22 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 23 | RUBBIN RACKS BBQ | |
| 24 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 25 | CHARCOAL COWBOYS | |
| 26 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 27 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 28 | MUSIC CITY BBQ |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 2 | BREWS & QUE | |
| 3 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 4 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 7 | Organizer Portal | |
| 8 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 9 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 10 | BEAN BANDITS | |
| 11 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 12 | MUSIC CITY BBQ | |
| 13 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 14 | MCQ | |
| 15 | GOOBY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 17 | ROWDY PIG BBQ | |
| 18 | SOGGY BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 19 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 20 | RUBBIN RACKS BBQ | |
| 21 | CHARCOAL COWBOYS | |
| 22 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 23 | 2 LIVE CUE | |
| 24 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 25 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 26 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 27 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 28 | SKILLET HEAD BBQ |
Pork
28 entries · top 180 · median 168.8458 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 4 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 5 | 2 LIVE CUE | |
| 6 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 8 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 9 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 10 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 11 | MUSIC CITY BBQ | |
| 12 | BEAN BANDITS | |
| 13 | ROWDY PIG BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 15 | SOGGY BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 16 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 17 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 18 | BREWS & QUE | |
| 19 | CHARCOAL COWBOYS | |
| 20 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 21 | RUBBIN RACKS BBQ | |
| 22 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 23 | GOOBY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 25 | MCQ | |
| 26 | SKILLET HEAD BBQ | |
| 27 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 28 | RUB WON OUT |
Brisket
28 entries · top 180 · median 168.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 4 | BEAN BANDITS | |
| 5 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 6 | GOOBY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | MUSIC CITY BBQ | |
| 8 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 9 | CHARCOAL COWBOYS | |
| 10 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 11 | SOGGY BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 12 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 13 | SKILLET HEAD BBQ | |
| 14 | BREWS & QUE | |
| 15 | WILD BOAR SMOKERS | |
| 16 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 17 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 18 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 19 | ROWDY PIG BBQ | |
| 20 | MCQ | |
| 21 | 2 LIVE CUE | |
| 22 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 23 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 24 | RUBBIN RACKS BBQ | |
| 25 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 26 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 27 | RUB WON OUT | |
| 28 | BIG G 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 — Amateur Chicken
20 entries · top 174.2856 · median 163.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Creek BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKEY MOUNTAIN Q | |
| 3 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Fat N Juicy Butts | |
| 5 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 6 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 7 | JIMMY QUE | |
| 8 | THE SMOKIN' CHIEF | |
| 9 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 10 | HOG-N-HONEYS | |
| 11 | The Smokin' Hawgs | |
| 12 | THIN BLUE SMOKE | |
| 13 | Rub Dat Butt BBQ | |
| 14 | THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS | |
| 15 | J's BarBQ | |
| 16 | DaddyO's Smokestack | |
| 17 | REAL PIGS | |
| 18 | Buckeye Barbecue | |
| 19 | Married With Chicken | |
| 20 | Outhouse Smokers |
Master Series — Amateur Contest
20 entries · top 345.6800 · median 331.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY MOUNTAIN Q | |
| 2 | Fat N Juicy Butts | |
| 3 | Blue Creek BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 5 | Rub Dat Butt BBQ | |
| 6 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | THE SMOKIN' CHIEF | |
| 8 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 9 | JIMMY QUE | |
| 10 | HOG-N-HONEYS | |
| 11 | REAL PIGS | |
| 12 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 13 | Buckeye Barbecue | |
| 14 | THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS | |
| 15 | J's BarBQ | |
| 16 | Married With Chicken | |
| 17 | THIN BLUE SMOKE | |
| 18 | DaddyO's Smokestack | |
| 19 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 20 | The Smokin' Hawgs |
Master Series — Amateur Ribs
20 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.9716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rub Dat Butt BBQ | |
| 2 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 3 | REAL PIGS | |
| 4 | SMOKEY MOUNTAIN Q | |
| 5 | Fat N Juicy Butts | |
| 6 | Married With Chicken | |
| 7 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 8 | Buckeye Barbecue | |
| 9 | HOG-N-HONEYS | |
| 10 | THE SMOKIN' CHIEF | |
| 11 | Blue Creek BBQ | |
| 12 | J's BarBQ | |
| 13 | THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS | |
| 14 | JIMMY QUE | |
| 15 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 17 | DaddyO's Smokestack | |
| 18 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 19 | THIN BLUE SMOKE | |
| 20 | The Smokin' Hawgs |
Master Series — Dessert
22 entries · top 180 · median 175.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 2 | The Smokin' Hawgs | |
| 3 | BREWS & QUE | |
| 4 | RUBBIN RACKS BBQ | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | DaddyO's Smokestack | |
| 7 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | |
| 9 | BACKYARD PORKERS | |
| 10 | Blue Creek BBQ | |
| 11 | THIN BLUE SMOKE | |
| 12 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 13 | Fat N Juicy Butts | |
| 14 | CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE | |
| 15 | SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | |
| 16 | DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | |
| 17 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 18 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 20 | PIT ROW BBQ | |
| 21 | SKILLET HEAD BBQ | |
| 22 | HOG-N-HONEYS |