A new contest record
686.2628
highest overall ever cooked here
686.2628 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 674.8572 INSANE SWINE BBQ set in 2013.
- old record 674.8572
- set 2013 by INSANE SWINE BBQ
Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest 2015
May 29–31, 2015 · Swanzey, NH
STUBBORN BULL BBQ won Grand Champion at the Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest on May 29, 2015 in Swanzey, NH, scoring 686.2628 in a field of 49 teams. THE BASIC BBQ TEAM took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.4632. Category winners: Chicken — Rogue Hog BBQ (174.8456); Pork Ribs — STUBBORN BULL BBQ (178.8800); Pork — THE BASIC BBQ TEAM (174.8916); Brisket — THAT'S OUR QUE (173.7028). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by INSANE SWINE 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.
552.18
median 645.17
686.26 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.85
- Pork Ribs 178.88
- Pork 174.89
- Brisket 173.70
114.01
178.88
Entries
49
4 judged meats · 4 ancillary
Top score
686.2628
Winning margin
2.7996
GC over RC
Field average
640.66
552.18686.26
median 645.17 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8684 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
665.1200
552.18686.26
10th place overall
Field spread
134.0804
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 79%
beats 21% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
48%
20 of 42 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.76 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,539
avg power rating going in · stronger than 28% 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 11 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 2–3: Rogue Hog BBQ and HANDSOME DEVIL tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: SMOKIN ACES and HOWLING HOG BARBECUE tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: FEEDING FRIENDZ edged CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ by 0.0116.
- Pork 2–3 · tie
- Brisket 9–10 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · 0.0116
- Pork 9–10 · 0.0116
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
STUBBORN BULL BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 19th.
- Chicken 19th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 10th
- Brisket 5th
A contest record in brisket
173.7028
best brisket ever cooked here
THAT'S OUR QUE turned in 173.7028 in brisket — past the 172.0000 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 172.0000
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: INSANE SWINE BBQ (won 2013).
- INSANE SWINE BBQ · 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2013 | Swanzey, NH | Swanzey, NH | 43 | 674.8572 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| May 29, 2015 ← this one | Swanzey, NH | Swanzey, NH 03431 | 49 | 686.2628 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8456 | 171.9772 | 170.3088 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 169.7032 | 165.7144 |
| Pork | 174.8916 | 171.4744 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 170.2744 | 168 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
49 entries · top 686.2628 · median 645.1660
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 4 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 7 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 8 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 9 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 11 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 12 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 13 | HANDSOME DEVIL | |
| 14 | 7 PEACE PIPE BBQ | |
| 15 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 16 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 17 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 18 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ - VT | |
| 20 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 22 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 23 | PHAT RACKS BBQ | |
| 24 | Udder Chaos | |
| 25 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 26 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 27 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 28 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 29 | ACK-QUE | |
| 30 | Joepeanuts 2 | |
| 31 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 32 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 33 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 34 | JR Big and Little BBQ | |
| 35 | BEENO'S BBQ | |
| 36 | A Mazie Q | |
| 37 | DJ Smoke | |
| 38 | POOR HOUSE BBQ | |
| 39 | BOO BOO QUED | |
| 40 | Oak Hill BBQ | |
| 41 | West Gill Barbecue | |
| 42 | I SMELL SMOKE | |
| 43 | SHOOT TO GRILL | |
| 44 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 45 | Chain Smokers | |
| 46 | J.R. Smokey's 21 | |
| 47 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 48 | Madmike's Smokin Hawg | |
| 49 | Control Freak |
Chicken
49 entries · top 174.8456 · median 163.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 2 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 4 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 5 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 6 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 8 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 9 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 10 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 11 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | HANDSOME DEVIL | |
| 13 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 14 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 15 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 16 | J.R. Smokey's 21 | |
| 17 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 18 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 19 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 21 | 7 PEACE PIPE BBQ | |
| 22 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 24 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 25 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 26 | PHAT RACKS BBQ | |
| 27 | DJ Smoke | |
| 28 | ACK-QUE | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ - VT | |
| 30 | POOR HOUSE BBQ | |
| 31 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 32 | A Mazie Q | |
| 33 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 34 | SHOOT TO GRILL | |
| 35 | BOO BOO QUED | |
| 36 | Udder Chaos | |
| 37 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 38 | Joepeanuts 2 | |
| 39 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 40 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 41 | West Gill Barbecue | |
| 42 | JR Big and Little BBQ | |
| 43 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 44 | I SMELL SMOKE | |
| 45 | Oak Hill BBQ | |
| 46 | Chain Smokers | |
| 47 | BEENO'S BBQ | |
| 48 | Madmike's Smokin Hawg | |
| 49 | Control Freak |
Pork Ribs
49 entries · top 178.8800 · median 161.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 3 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 4 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 5 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ - VT | |
| 7 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 8 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | ACK-QUE | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 12 | Joepeanuts 2 | |
| 13 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 15 | 7 PEACE PIPE BBQ | |
| 16 | Oak Hill BBQ | |
| 17 | BOO BOO QUED | |
| 18 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 19 | BEENO'S BBQ | |
| 20 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 22 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 23 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 24 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 25 | A Mazie Q | |
| 26 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 27 | Udder Chaos | |
| 28 | PHAT RACKS BBQ | |
| 29 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 30 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 31 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 32 | SHOOT TO GRILL | |
| 33 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 34 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 35 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 36 | DJ Smoke | |
| 37 | JR Big and Little BBQ | |
| 38 | HANDSOME DEVIL | |
| 39 | Madmike's Smokin Hawg | |
| 40 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 41 | West Gill Barbecue | |
| 42 | Control Freak | |
| 43 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 44 | Chain Smokers | |
| 45 | I SMELL SMOKE | |
| 46 | POOR HOUSE BBQ | |
| 47 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 48 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 49 | J.R. Smokey's 21 |
Pork
49 entries · top 174.8916 · median 163.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 3 | HANDSOME DEVIL | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ - VT | |
| 5 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 6 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 10 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 11 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 12 | Udder Chaos | |
| 13 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 14 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 15 | 7 PEACE PIPE BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 17 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 18 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 19 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 20 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 21 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 22 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 23 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 24 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 25 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 26 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 27 | PHAT RACKS BBQ | |
| 28 | JR Big and Little BBQ | |
| 29 | DJ Smoke | |
| 30 | A Mazie Q | |
| 31 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 32 | West Gill Barbecue | |
| 33 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 34 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 35 | ACK-QUE | |
| 36 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 37 | I SMELL SMOKE | |
| 38 | POOR HOUSE BBQ | |
| 39 | BEENO'S BBQ | |
| 40 | Chain Smokers | |
| 41 | Control Freak | |
| 42 | J.R. Smokey's 21 | |
| 43 | Madmike's Smokin Hawg | |
| 44 | Oak Hill BBQ | |
| 45 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 46 | Joepeanuts 2 | |
| 47 | SHOOT TO GRILL | |
| 48 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 49 | BOO BOO QUED |
Brisket
49 entries · top 173.7028 · median 160
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 2 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 4 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 5 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 6 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 7 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 10 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 11 | Joepeanuts 2 | |
| 12 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 13 | PHAT RACKS BBQ | |
| 14 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | HANDSOME DEVIL | |
| 16 | 7 PEACE PIPE BBQ | |
| 17 | Udder Chaos | |
| 18 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 19 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 20 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 21 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 22 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 23 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 24 | BEENO'S BBQ | |
| 25 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 26 | POOR HOUSE BBQ | |
| 27 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 29 | ACK-QUE | |
| 30 | Oak Hill BBQ | |
| 31 | JR Big and Little BBQ | |
| 32 | BOO BOO QUED | |
| 33 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 34 | I SMELL SMOKE | |
| 35 | West Gill Barbecue | |
| 36 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 37 | J.R. Smokey's 21 | |
| 38 | SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ - VT | |
| 39 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 40 | Chain Smokers | |
| 41 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 42 | SHOOT TO GRILL | |
| 43 | A Mazie Q | |
| 44 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 45 | DJ Smoke | |
| 46 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 47 | Control Freak | |
| 48 | Madmike's Smokin Hawg | |
| 49 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS |
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 — Nebs Grilling Dessert
24 entries · top 180 · median 163.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 2 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | A Mazie Q | |
| 4 | JR Big and Little BBQ | |
| 5 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 6 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 7 | HANDSOME DEVIL | |
| 8 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 10 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 11 | SHOOT TO GRILL | |
| 12 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | Udder Chaos | |
| 14 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 15 | PHAT RACKS BBQ | |
| 16 | Control Freak | |
| 17 | DJ Smoke | |
| 18 | West Gill Barbecue | |
| 19 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 20 | Joepeanuts 2 | |
| 21 | Chain Smokers | |
| 22 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 23 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 24 | J.R. Smokey's 21 |
Master Series — Nebs Grilling Mystery Meat
23 entries · top 170.2628 · median 157.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SHOOT TO GRILL | |
| 3 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 5 | West Gill Barbecue | |
| 6 | A Mazie Q | |
| 7 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 9 | Udder Chaos | |
| 10 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 11 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 13 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | Control Freak | |
| 15 | HANDSOME DEVIL | |
| 16 | JR Big and Little BBQ | |
| 17 | J.R. Smokey's 21 | |
| 18 | PHAT RACKS BBQ | |
| 19 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 20 | DJ Smoke | |
| 21 | Joepeanuts 2 | |
| 22 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 23 | Chain Smokers |
Master Series — Nebs Grilling Steak
24 entries · top 176.5828 · median 166.6116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udder Chaos | |
| 2 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | DJ Smoke | |
| 4 | PHAT RACKS BBQ | |
| 5 | J.R. Smokey's 21 | |
| 6 | Joepeanuts 2 | |
| 7 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 8 | A Mazie Q | |
| 9 | HANDSOME DEVIL | |
| 10 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Control Freak | |
| 12 | SHOOT TO GRILL | |
| 13 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 15 | West Gill Barbecue | |
| 16 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 18 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 20 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 21 | JR Big and Little BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 23 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 24 | Chain Smokers |
Master Series — Nebs Grilling-Wings
24 entries · top 174.3200 · median 159.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udder Chaos | |
| 2 | Joepeanuts 2 | |
| 3 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | A Mazie Q | |
| 5 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 6 | DJ Smoke | |
| 7 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | HOWLING HOG BARBECUE | |
| 9 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 10 | West Gill Barbecue | |
| 11 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | SHOOT TO GRILL | |
| 13 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 14 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 17 | HANDSOME DEVIL | |
| 18 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 19 | JR Big and Little BBQ | |
| 20 | PHAT RACKS BBQ | |
| 21 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 22 | Control Freak | |
| 23 | Chain Smokers | |
| 24 | J.R. Smokey's 21 |