Oinktoberfest 2015

Sep 19–20, 2015 · Clarence, NY

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GOOD SMOKE BBQ

669.6800 · Master Series — Overall

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RED VALLEY BBQ

669.0628 · Master Series — Overall

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BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ

663.5316 · Master Series — Overall

GOOD SMOKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Oinktoberfest on September 19, 2015 in Clarence, NY, scoring 669.6800 in a field of 52 teams. RED VALLEY BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 669.0628. Category winners: Chicken — GOOD SMOKE BBQ (173.7028); Pork Ribs — TEAM EATAPEDIA (174.3200); Pork — TRANQUIL CARNIVORES (174.2744); Brisket — HAWG DOCTORS (177.1772). This is the 3rd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by HAWG DOCTORS; the next was held in 2017.

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.

464.62 median 628.18 669.68 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 173.70
Pork Ribs 174.32
Pork 174.27
Brisket 177.18

130.88 177.18

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2019 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 10 ancillary

Top score

669.6800

Winning margin

0.6172

GC over RC

Field average

624.29

464.62669.68

median 628.18 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

5.6684 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

650.7432

464.62669.68

10th place overall

Field spread

205.0628

winner to last place

Most consistent

RED VALLEY BBQ

avg finish 7.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 4.5944 pts — HAWG DOCTORS

How hot was the win?

Top 97%

beats 3% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

61%

40 of 66 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,511

avg power rating going in · stronger than 8% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GOOD SMOKE BBQ

rated 1677 pre-contest

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.

A razor-thin finish

0.6172 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 87% of the 4,714 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6172 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.

GOOD SMOKE BBQ
RED VALLEY BBQ

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 6 tracked editions

MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.

2018
2019

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 3–4: SLOGIES BBQ and TRANQUIL CARNIVORES tied on 168.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: TEAM EATAPEDIA edged JUST 4 FUN BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 6–7: SWEET HEAT BBQ edged SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS by 0.0116.

Chicken 3–4 · tie
Chicken 5–6 · 0.0116
Pork 6–7 · 0.0116
Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0228

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

GOOD SMOKE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 20th.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 9th
Pork 20th
Brisket 5th

A contest record in pork

174.2744 best pork ever cooked here

TRANQUIL CARNIVORES turned in 174.2744 in pork — past the 172.5484 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.

old best 172.5484
across 2 past editions

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: HAWG DOCTORS (won 2014).

HAWG DOCTORS · 2014

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
Sep 20, 2013	Clarence, NY	Clarence, NY	71	685.1772	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	FATTY MAC BARBECUE
Sep 20, 2014	Clarence, NY	Clarence, NY 14031	66	682.2400	HAWG DOCTORS	Priorville
Sep 19, 2015 ← this one	Clarence, NY	Clarence, NY 14031	52	669.6800	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	RED VALLEY BBQ
Sep 22, 2017	Clarence, NY	Clarence, NY 14031	53	685.6800	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS
Sep 22, 2018	Clarence, NY	11199 Main St	51	666.9484	MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	PRIORVILLE BBQ
Sep 21, 2019	Clarence, NY	11199 Main St	43	688.5140	MILLERS BACKYARD BBQ	BIG RAZ BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	173.7028	168.0344	165.7144
Pork Ribs	174.3200	168.0572	165.7600
Pork	174.2744	166.8112	164.5944
Brisket	177.1772	167.9772	164.6172

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

52 entries · top 669.6800 · median 628.1826

#	Team	Score
1	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	669.6800
2	RED VALLEY BBQ	669.0628
3	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	663.5316
4	HAWG DOCTORS	662.7888
5	SLOGIES BBQ	659.9656
6	Priorville BBQ	659.4396
7	SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	657.6228
8	TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	657.0632
9	J & J Backyard BBQ	651.4512
10	BEHIND BBQ	650.7432
11	KISS MY BBQ	650.3888
12	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	646.7772
13	BIG BELLY BBQ	642.1944
14	GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ	641.5888
15	Smokin' Ain't Easy	641.0396
16	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	639.9084
17	JUST 4 FUN BBQ	639.3944
18	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	639.3712
19	TEAM EATAPEDIA	635.4628
20	JACK9 BBQ	635.3144
21	THE GOOD CUE CREW	634.7312
22	THE 5TH ARTERY	634.2172
23	REBEL YELL BBQ	633.5768
24	ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS	633.0284
25	Butts & Links Bbq	632.5372
26	Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ	630.7424
27	Valley Smoke	625.6228
28	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	625.5888
29	HOLY SMOKES NY	625.0632
30	SWEET HEAT BBQ	623.3716
31	SLOW & LOW BAR-B-QUE	622.7084
32	CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY	622.1948
33	TOO SAUCED TO PORK	617.0740
34	J-CUE	616.5832
35	CANNED HEAT BBQ	616.4112
36	RUSTY'S BBQ	615.8744
37	Carnivore's Heaven	615.2684
38	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	614.2052
39	ONE EYED JACKS	610.9944
40	Jake And The Fatman BBQ	605.2228
41	HANGING BELLIES BBQ	603.2572
42	RACK EM UP	602.7312
43	ROLLIN OUT THE SMOKE BBQ	598.7656
44	JUST WINGIN' IT	598.2860
45	Aces & Eights	595.8284
46	DESPERADO'S BARBECUE & CATERING	595.2688
47	SHAGGY MULE BBQ	594.8916
48	BIG AWESOME BBQ	593.6460
49	JOMAMA SMOKES	591.8744
50	CHOPLICKERS BBQ	591.3944
51	Smoke Shack	564.6856
52	Misfits of Meat	464.6172

Chicken

52 entries · top 173.7028 · median 158.8170

#	Team	Score
1	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	173.7028
2	Smokin' Ain't Easy	169.7600
3	SLOGIES BBQ	168.5828
4	TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	168.5828
5	TEAM EATAPEDIA	168.0344
6	JUST 4 FUN BBQ	168.0228
7	Misfits of Meat	167.4628
8	SLOW & LOW BAR-B-QUE	167.4172
9	THE 5TH ARTERY	166.2744
10	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	165.7144
11	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	165.6800
12	RED VALLEY BBQ	165.0968
13	ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS	164
14	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	163.9656
15	J & J Backyard BBQ	163.4284
16	Priorville BBQ	162.2856
17	HOLY SMOKES NY	161.7372
18	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	161.6800
19	SWEET HEAT BBQ	161.6800
20	BIG BELLY BBQ	160.5256
21	HANGING BELLIES BBQ	160
22	SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	159.9772
23	HAWG DOCTORS	159.9544
24	BEHIND BBQ	159.4056
25	J-CUE	158.8344
26	REBEL YELL BBQ	158.8228
27	Valley Smoke	158.8112
28	RACK EM UP	158.2856
29	Carnivore's Heaven	158.2400
30	THE GOOD CUE CREW	158.2284
31	BIG AWESOME BBQ	157.7028
32	JOMAMA SMOKES	157.7028
33	DESPERADO'S BARBECUE & CATERING	156.5944
34	KISS MY BBQ	156.5372
35	JACK9 BBQ	156.5372
36	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	155.9772
37	CHOPLICKERS BBQ	153.7488
38	TOO SAUCED TO PORK	153.7028
39	GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ	153.0972
40	CANNED HEAT BBQ	153.0740
41	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	151.9428
42	Aces & Eights	151.3828
43	SHAGGY MULE BBQ	150.8800
44	ONE EYED JACKS	150.3432
45	Butts & Links Bbq	150.2860
46	Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ	150.2284
47	Jake And The Fatman BBQ	149.1772
48	ROLLIN OUT THE SMOKE BBQ	149.0972
49	JUST WINGIN' IT	146.8572
50	RUSTY'S BBQ	143.9544
51	Smoke Shack	140.5828
52	CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY	139.3944

Pork Ribs

52 entries · top 174.3200 · median 157.7200

#	Team	Score
1	TEAM EATAPEDIA	174.3200
2	RED VALLEY BBQ	172.0116
3	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	168.6056
4	SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	168.5600
5	J & J Backyard BBQ	168.0572
6	THE GOOD CUE CREW	167.9772
7	CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY	167.4172
8	BEHIND BBQ	167.3944
9	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	166.8572
10	Valley Smoke	165.7600
11	Priorville BBQ	165.7372
12	HAWG DOCTORS	165.1200
13	KISS MY BBQ	164.5944
14	SLOGIES BBQ	164.5600
15	TOO SAUCED TO PORK	164.5600
16	REBEL YELL BBQ	164.5484
17	ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS	164
18	GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ	163.4400
19	TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	161.7032
20	JUST 4 FUN BBQ	161.1316
21	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	161.1316
22	BIG BELLY BBQ	160.5944
23	Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ	159.4400
24	Smokin' Ain't Easy	159.3828
25	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	158.2972
26	ONE EYED JACKS	157.7484
27	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	157.6916
28	DESPERADO'S BARBECUE & CATERING	157.0740
29	THE 5TH ARTERY	156.5600
30	Butts & Links Bbq	154.8572
31	RUSTY'S BBQ	154.2744
32	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	153.1540
33	ROLLIN OUT THE SMOKE BBQ	153.1084
34	SLOW & LOW BAR-B-QUE	152.5372
35	Carnivore's Heaven	152.5028
36	JUST WINGIN' IT	150.8228
37	Smoke Shack	150.3200
38	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	150.2744
39	HOLY SMOKES NY	150.2060
40	SWEET HEAT BBQ	149.6916
41	Jake And The Fatman BBQ	149.6800
42	Aces & Eights	149.1428
43	J-CUE	148.0232
44	SHAGGY MULE BBQ	146.2972
45	CANNED HEAT BBQ	146.2172
46	RACK EM UP	145.6572
47	HANGING BELLIES BBQ	145.6456
48	CHOPLICKERS BBQ	143.4056
49	Misfits of Meat	142.2744
50	JACK9 BBQ	142.2056
51	JOMAMA SMOKES	139.3372
52	BIG AWESOME BBQ	137.6916

Pork

51 entries · top 174.2744 · median 157.6684

#	Team	Score
1	TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	174.2744
2	Butts & Links Bbq	170.8572
3	JACK9 BBQ	169.1544
4	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	166.8456
5	SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	166.8112
6	SWEET HEAT BBQ	166.2972
7	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	166.2856
8	CANNED HEAT BBQ	165.7028
9	RED VALLEY BBQ	165.1316
10	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	164.5944
11	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	164.5600
12	BEHIND BBQ	164.5488
13	Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ	164.5484
14	GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ	163.9544
15	CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY	163.9544
16	RUSTY'S BBQ	162.8228
17	J & J Backyard BBQ	162.8112
18	JUST 4 FUN BBQ	162.2284
19	KISS MY BBQ	161.2000
20	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	161.1428
21	SLOGIES BBQ	160.5600
22	HAWG DOCTORS	160.5372
23	Priorville BBQ	159.9540
24	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	158.8228
25	ROLLIN OUT THE SMOKE BBQ	158.2744
26	REBEL YELL BBQ	157.6684
27	SLOW & LOW BAR-B-QUE	156.5256
28	Jake And The Fatman BBQ	155.5200
29	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	154.8228
30	CHOPLICKERS BBQ	154.2628
31	Carnivore's Heaven	154.2512
32	Valley Smoke	154.2400
33	BIG BELLY BBQ	153.6916
34	ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS	153.6684
35	J-CUE	151.9884
36	Smokin' Ain't Easy	151.9312
37	BIG AWESOME BBQ	151.4400
38	THE 5TH ARTERY	150.8228
39	RACK EM UP	150.8228
40	JUST WINGIN' IT	150.3200
41	HANGING BELLIES BBQ	150.2628
42	HOLY SMOKES NY	150.2400
43	TEAM EATAPEDIA	149.7256
44	THE GOOD CUE CREW	148.5484
45	JOMAMA SMOKES	148.5484
46	SHAGGY MULE BBQ	148.5372
47	Aces & Eights	143.3600
48	Smoke Shack	142.9028
49	ONE EYED JACKS	142.8572
50	TOO SAUCED TO PORK	140.5484
51	DESPERADO'S BARBECUE & CATERING	138.7888

Brisket

52 entries · top 177.1772 · median 153.6800

#	Team	Score
1	HAWG DOCTORS	177.1772
2	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	172.5828
3	Priorville BBQ	171.4628
4	KISS MY BBQ	168.0572
5	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	167.9772
6	JACK9 BBQ	167.4172
7	BIG BELLY BBQ	167.3828
8	RED VALLEY BBQ	166.8228
9	SLOGIES BBQ	166.2628
10	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	164.6172
11	HOLY SMOKES NY	162.8800
12	SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	162.2744
13	GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ	161.0972
14	THE 5TH ARTERY	160.5600
15	ONE EYED JACKS	160.0456
16	THE GOOD CUE CREW	159.9772
17	Smokin' Ain't Easy	159.9656
18	BEHIND BBQ	159.3944
19	TOO SAUCED TO PORK	158.2628
20	J-CUE	157.7372
21	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	157.6684
22	J & J Backyard BBQ	157.1544
23	Butts & Links Bbq	156.5368
24	Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ	156.5256
25	Misfits of Meat	154.8800
26	RUSTY'S BBQ	154.8228
27	REBEL YELL BBQ	152.5372
28	TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	152.5028
29	Aces & Eights	151.9428
30	CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY	151.4288
31	CANNED HEAT BBQ	151.4172
32	ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS	151.3600
33	Jake And The Fatman BBQ	150.8456
34	JUST WINGIN' IT	150.2860
35	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	150.2856
36	Carnivore's Heaven	150.2744
37	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	150.2628
38	SHAGGY MULE BBQ	149.1772
39	JUST 4 FUN BBQ	148.0116
40	RACK EM UP	147.9656
41	HANGING BELLIES BBQ	147.3488
42	BIG AWESOME BBQ	146.8116
43	Valley Smoke	146.8116
44	JOMAMA SMOKES	146.2860
45	SLOW & LOW BAR-B-QUE	146.2284
46	SWEET HEAT BBQ	145.7028
47	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	143.9200
48	TEAM EATAPEDIA	143.3828
49	DESPERADO'S BARBECUE & CATERING	142.8116
50	CHOPLICKERS BBQ	139.9772
51	ROLLIN OUT THE SMOKE BBQ	138.2856
52	Smoke Shack	130.8800

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 — Outdoor Cooking Chicken Wings

23 entries · top 169.1772 · median 160

#	Team	Score
1	TOO SAUCED TO PORK	169.1772
2	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	166.8456
3	Double D's Barbeque	164.0116
4	SAUCY CULINARY CREATIONS	164
5	CANNED HEAT BBQ	164
6	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	163.9884
7	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	163.9656
8	NO CLUE 'QUE	162.8456
9	SMOKIN WITH JAZZ	162.8456
10	RUSTY'S BBQ	161.7256
11	SHUCK - N - CLUCK'S	160.5828
12	JUST 4 FUN BBQ	160
13	Smokin' Ain't Easy	156.5600
14	HAWKEYE BBQ	156.0228
15	BABZ BBQ	154.8572
16	J & J Backyard BBQ	152.5600
17	Carnivore's Heaven	151.9884
18	SMOKE ON THE ARTERY	150.2856
19	SAUSAGE FINGERS	147.4628
20	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	147.3600
21	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	145.1888
22	Butts & Links Bbq	139.3944
23	SMOKEZILLA BBQ TEAM	138.2744

Master Series — Outdoor Cooking Chili

22 entries · top 165.1428 · median 157.6856

#	Team	Score
1	Butts & Links Bbq	165.1428
2	BABZ BBQ	164.5944
3	SAUSAGE FINGERS	164.5484
4	Double D's Barbeque	163.9884
5	SMOKE ON THE ARTERY	162.2628
6	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	162.2512
7	RUSTY'S BBQ	161.7144
8	SAUCY CULINARY CREATIONS	161.6800
9	SMOKIN WITH JAZZ	159.4172
10	TOO SAUCED TO PORK	158.8228
11	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	157.6912
12	Carnivore's Heaven	157.6800
13	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	157.1200
14	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	155.9428
15	Smokin' Ain't Easy	155.9428
16	J & J Backyard BBQ	154.8456
17	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	154.2972
18	JUST 4 FUN BBQ	153.0856
19	HAWKEYE BBQ	151.4056
20	NO CLUE 'QUE	150.8228
21	SHUCK - N - CLUCK'S	150.2284
22	SMOKEZILLA BBQ TEAM	138.2284

Master Series — Outdoor Cooking Dessert

21 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.7372

#	Team	Score
1	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	177.1428
2	SHUCK - N - CLUCK'S	176
3	SMOKE ON THE ARTERY	174.8572
4	Butts & Links Bbq	174.8572
5	RUSTY'S BBQ	172.5600
6	Carnivore's Heaven	171.9888
7	SAUCY CULINARY CREATIONS	171.4400
8	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	170.3316
9	TOO SAUCED TO PORK	166.2628
10	BABZ BBQ	165.7372
11	HAWKEYE BBQ	165.7372
12	J & J Backyard BBQ	165.1200
13	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	165.0856
14	SAUSAGE FINGERS	161.1888
15	NO CLUE 'QUE	155.3940
16	Double D's Barbeque	154.2400
17	JUST 4 FUN BBQ	153.1428
18	SMOKEZILLA BBQ TEAM	153.1428
19	SMOKE THIS	151.4172
20	Smokin' Ain't Easy	146.2744
21	SMOKIN WITH JAZZ	131.9656

Master Series — Outdoor Cooking Pork

23 entries · top 177.7028 · median 159.9772

#	Team	Score
1	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	177.7028
2	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	170.9144
3	BIG BELLY BBQ	169.1428
4	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	167.9656
5	BABZ BBQ	167.4284
6	RUSTY'S BBQ	164.5256
7	Double D's Barbeque	162.2284
8	TOO SAUCED TO PORK	161.6572
9	JUST 4 FUN BBQ	161.1428
10	J & J Backyard BBQ	160.5372
11	Butts & Links Bbq	159.9772
12	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	159.9772
13	SMOKEZILLA BBQ TEAM	158.8684
14	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	156.5256
15	SAUSAGE FINGERS	155.3944
16	Carnivore's Heaven	155.3712
17	SMOKE ON THE ARTERY	154.7884
18	SMOKIN WITH JAZZ	150.8460
19	NO CLUE 'QUE	150.2856
20	HAWKEYE BBQ	148.6060
21	SAUCY CULINARY CREATIONS	148.5716
22	Smokin' Ain't Easy	148.5256
23	SHUCK - N - CLUCK'S	135.4628

Master Series — Outdoor Cooking Shrimp

22 entries · top 180 · median 161.1656 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Carnivore's Heaven	180 🔥
2	Butts & Links Bbq	174.8800
3	TOO SAUCED TO PORK	174.2972
4	RUSTY'S BBQ	168.5828
5	SMOKE ON THE ARTERY	165.7600
6	SMOKEZILLA BBQ TEAM	165.1772
7	JUST 4 FUN BBQ	165.1544
8	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	163.9884
9	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	163.9656
10	Smokin' Ain't Easy	162.8228
11	SHUCK - N - CLUCK'S	162.3200
12	SAUSAGE FINGERS	160.0112
13	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	159.9656
14	SMOKIN WITH JAZZ	159.4284
15	SAUCY CULINARY CREATIONS	158.2284
16	J & J Backyard BBQ	156.5028
17	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	156.0228
18	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	153.6684
19	Double D's Barbeque	151.4172
20	NO CLUE 'QUE	145.7028
21	BABZ BBQ	138.2056
22	HAWKEYE BBQ	137.1656

Master Series — Outdoor Grilling Champion

24 entries · top 663.9544 · median 632.8170

#	Team	Score
1	TOO SAUCED TO PORK	663.9544
2	RUSTY'S BBQ	656.5484
3	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	652.4796
4	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	647.8396
5	Carnivore's Heaven	645.0396
6	Double D's Barbeque	641.6456
7	Butts & Links Bbq	639.3944
8	JUST 4 FUN BBQ	639.3828
9	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	637.7828
10	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	633.6912
11	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	633.5540
12	SMOKE ON THE ARTERY	633.0968
13	SMOKIN WITH JAZZ	632.5372
14	SAUCY CULINARY CREATIONS	632.4800
15	SAUSAGE FINGERS	627.4168
16	BABZ BBQ	625.0856
17	J & J Backyard BBQ	624.4456
18	Smokin' Ain't Easy	623.8512
19	NO CLUE 'QUE	609.6568
20	SHUCK - N - CLUCK'S	608.5940
21	SMOKEZILLA BBQ TEAM	600.5484
22	HAWKEYE BBQ	593.2000
23	BIG BELLY BBQ	169.1428
24	CANNED HEAT BBQ	164

Master Series — Regional Side Dish

27 entries · top 173.7144 · median 163.4400

#	Team	Score
1	THE 5TH ARTERY	173.7144
2	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	173.1544
3	BEHIND BBQ	172
4	JACK9 BBQ	169.6684
5	SLOGIES BBQ	167.9772
6	TOO SAUCED TO PORK	167.4056
7	Jake And The Fatman BBQ	165.7028
8	Smokin' Ain't Easy	164.5828
9	BIG AWESOME BBQ	164.5712
10	Priorville BBQ	164.5372
11	JUST WINGIN' IT	164.0228
12	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	164
13	THE GOOD CUE CREW	163.9884
14	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	163.4400
15	Valley Smoke	163.4284
16	RUSTY'S BBQ	163.3944
17	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	161.1200
18	JUST 4 FUN BBQ	160.5828
19	SHAGGY MULE BBQ	159.4628
20	Aces & Eights	159.4400
21	Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ	158.2628
22	Carnivore's Heaven	156.5256
23	J-CUE	154.8228
24	J & J Backyard BBQ	153.6800
25	TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	151.3600
26	TEAM EATAPEDIA	149.6344
27	KISS MY BBQ	141.0740

Master Series — Rib-Off

24 entries · top 167.4172 · median 156.2858

#	Team	Score
1	Smokin' Ain't Easy	167.4172
2	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	166.8456
3	BABZ BBQ	166.2744
4	RUSTY'S BBQ	165.7372
5	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	165.6916
6	SAUCY CULINARY CREATIONS	165.1772
7	Carnivore's Heaven	161.7028
8	T-DUBYA'S SMOKE BRIGADE	161.1316
9	J & J Backyard BBQ	160.0228
10	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	158.2972
11	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	157.7260
12	NO CLUE 'QUE	156.5488
13	SMOKEZILLA BBQ TEAM	156.0228
14	BIG BELLY BBQ	155.4288
15	TOO SAUCED TO PORK	154.2744
16	HAWKEYE BBQ	153.1428
17	TRICKY PIG	151.9772
18	JUST 4 FUN BBQ	151.4288
19	SMOKE ON THE ARTERY	150.8344
20	SMOKE THIS	149.6572
21	SAUSAGE FINGERS	149.1772
22	SMOKIN WITH JAZZ	148.5256
23	Double D's Barbeque	147.3828
24	SHUCK - N - CLUCK'S	141.7256

Master Series — Saturday Dessert

27 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	THE 5TH ARTERY	180 🔥
2	RUSTY'S BBQ	178.2972
3	JUST WINGIN' IT	177.7028
4	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	175.4400
5	Priorville BBQ	175.4400
6	Butts & Links Bbq	174.8572
7	JUST 4 FUN BBQ	173.1200
8	TEAM EATAPEDIA	172.5600
9	SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	172
10	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	171.9656
11	Valley Smoke	170.8684
12	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	170.8344
13	JACK9 BBQ	170.2972
14	Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ	169.6800
15	SLOGIES BBQ	168.5600
16	J & J Backyard BBQ	166.8228
17	TOO SAUCED TO PORK	165.7028
18	TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	165.1428
19	BIG AWESOME BBQ	159.4400
20	SHAGGY MULE BBQ	157.1888
21	BEHIND BBQ	157.1316
22	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	156.5256
23	Carnivore's Heaven	156.4912
24	THE GOOD CUE CREW	154.2628
25	Aces & Eights	153.7028
26	KISS MY BBQ	152.5484
27	Smokin' Ain't Easy	135.3828

Master Series — Whole Hog

4 entries · top 170.8344 · median 165.9600

#	Team	Score
1	BIG BELLY BBQ	170.8344
2	CANNED HEAT BBQ	166.8228
3	RUSTY'S BBQ	165.0972
4	SMOKE ON THE ARTERY	159.9888

Oinktoberfest 2015

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

How the title was won

A contest record in pork

Back to defend

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 →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Outdoor Cooking Chicken Wings

Master Series — Outdoor Cooking Chili

Master Series — Outdoor Cooking Dessert

Master Series — Outdoor Cooking Pork

Master Series — Outdoor Cooking Shrimp

Master Series — Outdoor Grilling Champion

Master Series — Regional Side Dish

Master Series — Rib-Off

Master Series — Saturday Dessert

Master Series — Whole Hog