* Hog Happnin'

2015-11-06 – 2015-11-07 · Shelby, NC · 📍 Shelby, NC 28150

Grand Champion: SMOKIN MO'S BBQ (703.4056) · 60 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 270 SMOKERS

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SMOKIN MO'S BBQ

703.4056 · Master Series — Overall

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270 SMOKERS

694.8000 · Master Series — Overall

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CHECKERED PIG

689.0628 · Master Series — Overall

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.

493.03 median 663.89 703.41 🏆

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 176.59
Pork 175.41
Brisket 179.44

133.51 179.44

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

703.4056

Winning margin

8.6056

GC over RC

Field average

656.99

493.03703.41

median 663.89 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

681.0512

493.03703.41

10th place overall

Field spread

210.3772

winner to last place

Most consistent

SMOKIN MO'S BBQ

avg finish 3.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 1.1428 pts — SMOKIN MO'S BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 19%

beats 81% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

51%

31 of 61 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1572

avg power rating going in · stronger than 57% of contests

Top-rated in the field

CHECKERED PIG

rated 1835 pre-contest

Storylines (7 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 new contest record

703.4056 highest overall ever cooked here

703.4056 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 701.0972 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE set in 2014.

old record 701.0972
set 2014 by ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE

A dynasty in the making

3× wins at this contest

3 of 4 tracked editions

ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE has won this contest 3 times across its 4 tracked editions.

2013
2014
2016

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 1–2: SMOKE THIS and SMOKIN SKULLIES tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: SMOKIN MO'S BBQ and RECYCLED SMOKE tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: RECYCLED SMOKE and OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 1–2 · tie
Chicken 4–5 · tie
Chicken 5–6 · tie
Chicken 7–8 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

SMOKIN MO'S BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

SMOKIN MO'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.

Chicken 4th
Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st
Brisket 7th

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE (won 2013, 2014).

ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE · 2013, 2014

One of the big ones

60 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 92% of the 5,410 contests in the data

60 teams made this a bigger field than 92% of every contest tracked.

This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)

Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.

#7 👑 Most wins at one contest 3 titles at a single contest · ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE · won 2013–2016 · 4 Nov 2016

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
2013-11-01	Shelby, NC	Shelby, NC	75	695.9656	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	KILLER B'S BBQ
2014-10-31	Shelby, NC	Shelby, NC 28150	61	701.0972	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	KILLER B'S BBQ
2015-11-06 ← this one	Shelby, NC	Shelby, NC 28150	60	703.4056	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	270 SMOKERS
2016-11-04	Shelby, NC	1751 Marion St	56	699.3944	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	178.2972	176.0000	173.7028
Pork Ribs	176.5944	174.2744	170.8800
Pork	175.4056	173.1200	171.9888
Brisket	179.4400	176.5600	173.1200

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

60 entries · top 703.4056 · median 663.8856

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	703.4056
2	270 SMOKERS	694.8000
3	CHECKERED PIG	689.0628
4	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	687.3600
5	MIDNIGHT BURN	687.3372
6	SMOKE THIS	686.8344
7	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	685.6572
8	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	685.6340
9	CONTAGIOUS Q	683.3372
10	FLAMING PIG	681.0512
11	SMOKIN SKULLIES	679.8972
12	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	678.7884
13	RECYCLED SMOKE	678.1940
14	Urban Que	675.9888
15	Rogue Hog BBQ	674.1712
16	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	673.0860
17	EXTRA MILE BBQ	672.4684
18	Big E & Screamin' Nite Hog BBQ Show	671.4172
19	Robin's Pit Crew	670.2744
20	WHO CARES BBQ	670.1256
21	BUTTRUB.COM	668.4684
22	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	667.8512
23	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	666.1368
24	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	665.6688
25	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	665.5656
26	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	665.5196
27	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	665.0852
28	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	664.4000
29	PICKIN' PORKERS	663.9084
30	GRILLIN' GANGSTERS	663.8972
31	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	663.8740
32	HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA	663.8516
33	BANGIN' BBQ	663.4060
34	K & D SMOKERS	662.6972
35	FAT HEADS BBQ	660.4800
36	CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	660.3540
37	Q-GRASS BBQ	658.7772
38	KEITH'S KICKIN BBQ	658.1600
39	Too Sauced...	655.9428
40	I WANT MO' QUE	655.8856
41	Bite Me BBQ	655.8172
42	BUBBAJACK'S	653.5312
43	SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE	651.2912
44	BS PITMEISTERS	649.5884
45	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	649.5428
46	SUE E PIGG	648.4912
47	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	647.8860
48	SWIG-N-PIG	647.3256
49	MOUNTAIN MAGIC COUNTRY BBQ	646.2284
50	A TASTE OF CAROLINA	642.1828
51	Bubba & Son BBQ	629.0516
52	e2BBQ	628.3316
53	King's Cooking	622.1828
54	ALL ABOUT THAT BASTE	622.1484
55	Good Ole Boys	618.7656
56	MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ	618.7656
57	Shelby Smokers	618.7544
58	Brothers in BBQ	604.4340
59	TAKE-A-WHILE	583.1316
60	BOBO'S QUE	493.0284

Chicken

60 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2628

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKE THIS	178.2972
2	SMOKIN SKULLIES	178.2972
3	270 SMOKERS	176.5600
4	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	176.0000
5	RECYCLED SMOKE	176.0000
6	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	176.0000
7	FLAMING PIG	174.8456
8	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	174.8456
9	HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA	173.7028
10	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	173.7028
11	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	173.1428
12	CHECKERED PIG	173.1200
13	CONTAGIOUS Q	173.1200
14	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	171.9884
15	Urban Que	171.4172
16	EXTRA MILE BBQ	171.4056
17	I WANT MO' QUE	171.4056
18	BOBO'S QUE	170.8344
19	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	170.8112
20	BANGIN' BBQ	170.2972
21	Big E & Screamin' Nite Hog BBQ Show	170.2744
22	Robin's Pit Crew	170.2744
23	e2BBQ	169.7144
24	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	169.1200
25	Bite Me BBQ	167.9656
26	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	167.4056
27	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	167.3828
28	MIDNIGHT BURN	167.3828
29	Too Sauced...	167.3828
30	KEITH'S KICKIN BBQ	166.2972
31	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	166.2284
32	SWIG-N-PIG	165.7028
33	SUE E PIGG	165.6800
34	SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE	165.6800
35	King's Cooking	165.1772
36	GRILLIN' GANGSTERS	165.0972
37	WHO CARES BBQ	165.0856
38	BUBBAJACK'S	165.0740
39	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	164.5372
40	Rogue Hog BBQ	164.5256
41	K & D SMOKERS	162.7884
42	FAT HEADS BBQ	162.2744
43	Shelby Smokers	161.7372
44	Bubba & Son BBQ	161.1316
45	PICKIN' PORKERS	161.1200
46	BUTTRUB.COM	160.5372
47	Brothers in BBQ	160.5372
48	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	160.4912
49	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	159.9540
50	Q-GRASS BBQ	159.3828
51	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	159.3484
52	MOUNTAIN MAGIC COUNTRY BBQ	158.8572
53	BS PITMEISTERS	155.3600
54	Good Ole Boys	154.8228
55	A TASTE OF CAROLINA	152.5600
56	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	151.9544
57	CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	149.0168
58	MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ	148.5028
59	ALL ABOUT THAT BASTE	147.3828
60	TAKE-A-WHILE	143.9084

Pork Ribs

59 entries · top 176.5944 · median 165.1200

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	176.5944
2	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	175.4516
3	SMOKIN SKULLIES	175.4172
4	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	174.8572
5	MIDNIGHT BURN	174.2744
6	Robin's Pit Crew	173.1544
7	Too Sauced...	173.1428
8	CHECKERED PIG	173.1200
9	CONTAGIOUS Q	171.4172
10	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	170.8800
11	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	170.8572
12	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	170.8460
13	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	170.8344
14	CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	170.8344
15	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	169.1316
16	270 SMOKERS	169.1200
17	FLAMING PIG	169.1200
18	SMOKE THIS	167.9772
19	PICKIN' PORKERS	167.9656
20	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	167.3944
21	FAT HEADS BBQ	167.3828
22	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	166.8228
23	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	166.8228
24	GRILLIN' GANGSTERS	166.2744
25	Big E & Screamin' Nite Hog BBQ Show	165.7372
26	Rogue Hog BBQ	165.6800
27	BUTTRUB.COM	165.6800
28	SUE E PIGG	165.1428
29	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	165.1200
30	RECYCLED SMOKE	165.1200
31	WHO CARES BBQ	165.0856
32	MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ	164.5944
33	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	164.5372
34	BANGIN' BBQ	164.0000
35	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	163.3944
36	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	163.3944
37	EXTRA MILE BBQ	161.6800
38	K & D SMOKERS	161.6688
39	Q-GRASS BBQ	161.1088
40	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	161.0972
41	HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA	161.0972
42	A TASTE OF CAROLINA	161.0972
43	BS PITMEISTERS	161.0968
44	Urban Que	160.5600
45	SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE	157.7028
46	MOUNTAIN MAGIC COUNTRY BBQ	157.0740
47	KEITH'S KICKIN BBQ	156.5144
48	BUBBAJACK'S	155.9660
49	ALL ABOUT THAT BASTE	155.3828
50	SWIG-N-PIG	154.2400
51	Bite Me BBQ	153.6344
52	Shelby Smokers	153.0972
53	King's Cooking	152.5256
54	Bubba & Son BBQ	151.9772
55	Good Ole Boys	150.8116
56	I WANT MO' QUE	149.6800
57	Brothers in BBQ	147.4172
58	TAKE-A-WHILE	142.7544
59	e2BBQ	133.5084

Pork

60 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.1200

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	175.4056
2	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	174.2628
3	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	174.2628
4	270 SMOKERS	173.1200
5	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	173.1200
6	SMOKIN SKULLIES	173.1200
7	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	173.1200
8	CHECKERED PIG	172.5600
9	EXTRA MILE BBQ	172.5600
10	Urban Que	171.9888
11	BANGIN' BBQ	171.9772
12	CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	171.9656
13	Big E & Screamin' Nite Hog BBQ Show	171.4056
14	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	170.2856
15	Q-GRASS BBQ	170.2856
16	Bite Me BBQ	170.2628
17	SMOKE THIS	170.2628
18	PICKIN' PORKERS	169.6800
19	BOBO'S QUE	169.1312
20	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	169.1200
21	e2BBQ	168.5716
22	I WANT MO' QUE	168.5600
23	CONTAGIOUS Q	168.5372
24	MIDNIGHT BURN	168.5372
25	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	168.5256
26	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	168.0000
27	K & D SMOKERS	166.8228
28	Too Sauced...	166.8228
29	BS PITMEISTERS	166.2972
30	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	165.1200
31	FLAMING PIG	165.1200
32	Rogue Hog BBQ	165.0856
33	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	164.5712
34	BUBBAJACK'S	164.5372
35	HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA	163.9544
36	KEITH'S KICKIN BBQ	163.9428
37	WHO CARES BBQ	163.3944
38	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	162.8228
39	BUTTRUB.COM	162.8112
40	MOUNTAIN MAGIC COUNTRY BBQ	162.2972
41	FAT HEADS BBQ	162.2744
42	SUE E PIGG	162.2512
43	SWIG-N-PIG	162.2400
44	GRILLIN' GANGSTERS	161.1200
45	A TASTE OF CAROLINA	160.5600
46	Shelby Smokers	160.5600
47	Good Ole Boys	160.5600
48	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	160.5028
49	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	160.0000
50	King's Cooking	159.9772
51	RECYCLED SMOKE	159.3712
52	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	158.2056
53	ALL ABOUT THAT BASTE	157.7028
54	SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE	157.6456
55	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	157.6456
56	TAKE-A-WHILE	157.0856
57	Bubba & Son BBQ	156.5484
58	Robin's Pit Crew	155.9884
59	Brothers in BBQ	153.6684
60	MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ	147.9656

Brisket

60 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9598

#	Team	Score
1	BUTTRUB.COM	179.4400
2	Rogue Hog BBQ	178.8800
3	RECYCLED SMOKE	177.7028
4	MIDNIGHT BURN	177.1428
5	WHO CARES BBQ	176.5600
6	270 SMOKERS	176.0000
7	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	175.4056
8	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	175.4056
9	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	173.7028
10	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	173.1200
11	Urban Que	172.0228
12	FLAMING PIG	171.9656
13	K & D SMOKERS	171.4172
14	KEITH'S KICKIN BBQ	171.4056
15	GRILLIN' GANGSTERS	171.4056
16	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	170.8688
17	Robin's Pit Crew	170.8572
18	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	170.8456
19	SMOKE THIS	170.2972
20	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	170.2856
21	SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE	170.2628
22	CONTAGIOUS Q	170.2628
23	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	170.2628
24	CHECKERED PIG	170.2628
25	FAT HEADS BBQ	168.5484
26	CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	168.5372
27	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	168.5256
28	Q-GRASS BBQ	168.0000
29	MOUNTAIN MAGIC COUNTRY BBQ	168.0000
30	A TASTE OF CAROLINA	167.9656
31	BUBBAJACK'S	167.9540
32	BS PITMEISTERS	166.8344
33	EXTRA MILE BBQ	166.8228
34	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	166.8228
35	I WANT MO' QUE	166.2400
36	SWIG-N-PIG	165.1428
37	PICKIN' PORKERS	165.1428
38	HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA	165.0972
39	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	164.5372
40	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	164.5256
41	Big E & Screamin' Nite Hog BBQ Show	164.0000
42	Bite Me BBQ	163.9544
43	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	162.8228
44	ALL ABOUT THAT BASTE	161.6800
45	Bubba & Son BBQ	159.3944
46	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	159.3600
47	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	158.8228
48	MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ	157.7028
49	BANGIN' BBQ	157.1316
50	e2BBQ	156.5372
51	SUE E PIGG	155.4172
52	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	154.2288
53	SMOKIN SKULLIES	153.0628
54	BOBO'S QUE	153.0628
55	Good Ole Boys	152.5712
56	Too Sauced...	148.5944
57	King's Cooking	144.5028
58	Shelby Smokers	143.3600
59	Brothers in BBQ	142.8112
60	TAKE-A-WHILE	139.3832

* Hog Happnin'

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 (7 found in this contest's numbers)

A new contest record

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

A double category winner

How the title was won

Back to defend

One of the big ones

This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)

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