A stacked field
1643
average power rating going in
Stronger than 94% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1643 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
- top seed SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS (1858)
- 23 rated teams
"Spooky Q" 1792 2025
Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2025 · Monticello, KY · 📍 Wayne County Fair Grounds
Reps: Maria Lohman, Wayne Lohman · Prize money: $2,950
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the "Spooky Q" 1792 on October 31, 2025 in Monticello, KY at Wayne County Fair Grounds, scoring 703.9312 in a field of 23 teams. BLUE CHIP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.6456. Category winners: Chicken — Bourbon & Blues BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS (177.7028); Pork — BrewsCue (178.8572); Brisket — BLUE CHIP BBQ (180.0000).
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.
596.90
median 678.17
703.93 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.71
- Pork Ribs 177.70
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 180 🔥
138.75
180
Entries
23
4 judged meats
Top score
703.9312
Winning margin
2.2856
GC over RC
Field average
672.87
596.90703.93
median 678.17 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
680.4224
596.90703.93
10th place overall
Field spread
107.0284
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,950
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 19%
beats 81% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,643
avg power rating going in · stronger than 94% of contests
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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 17 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and BrewsCue tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: BrewsCue and HIGH ON THE HAWG tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ and BLUE CHIP BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 12th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 12th
- Brisket 2nd
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BLUE CHIP BBQ · Brisket
- SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS · Brisket
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2025 ← this one | Monticello, KY | Wayne County Fair Grounds | 23 | 703.9312 | Scuffletown Smokers | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Monticello, KY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Monticello, KY | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 173.1316 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 171.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
23 entries · top 703.9312 · median 678.1716
Chicken
23 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8344
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6916
Pork
23 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
Brisket
23 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180