A new contest record
694.8228
highest overall ever cooked here
694.8228 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 686.8344 CHECKERED PIG set in 2014.
- old record 686.8344
- set 2014 by CHECKERED PIG
Pigs & Pedals 2016
Aug 5–6, 2016 · Asheboro, NC · 📍 135 Sunset Ave. Bicentennial Park
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won Grand Champion at the Pigs & Pedals on August 5, 2016 in Asheboro, NC at 135 Sunset Ave. Bicentennial Park, scoring 694.8228 in a field of 47 teams. SMOKING BUTT HEADS took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2744. Category winners: Chicken — CONTAGIOUS Q (177.7028); Pork Ribs — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (177.1544); Pork — REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (176.0000); Brisket — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (178.8572). This is the 3rd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA; 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.
527.39
median 658.21
694.82 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 177.15
- Pork 176
- Brisket 178.86
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178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
47
4 judged meats
Top score
694.8228
Winning margin
4.5484
GC over RC
Field average
647.96
527.39694.82
median 658.21 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.0624
527.39694.82
10th place overall
Field spread
167.4284
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 55%
beats 45% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
61%
19 of 31 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.67 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,591
avg power rating going in · stronger than 72% of contests
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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: BLACK POWDER SMOKEHOUSE and THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC and HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM tied on 173.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: ELITE BBQ SMOKERS and SMOKE ON THIS tied on 170.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
- Chicken 10th
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 10th
A contest record in brisket
178.8572
best brisket ever cooked here
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ turned in 178.8572 in brisket — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 176.5600
- across 2 past editions
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHECKERED PIG (won 2014), THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (won 2015).
- CHECKERED PIG · 2014
- THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA · 2015
The biggest field yet
47
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 32 teams
47 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 32.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2014 | Asheboro, NC | Asheboro, NC 27204 | 32 | 686.8344 | CHECKERED PIG | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Asheboro, NC | Asheboro, NC 27203 | 31 | 686.2060 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | CHECKERED PIG |
| Aug 5, 2016 ← this one | Asheboro, NC | 135 Sunset Ave. Bicentennial Park | 47 | 694.8228 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | SMOKING BUTT HEADS |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Asheboro, NC | Bicentennial Park,135 Sunset Ave | 46 | 687.9544 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Asheboro, NC | Bicentennial Park,135 Sunset Ave | 48 | 700.4912 | CONTAGIOUS Q | SMOKE-AHOLICS |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Asheboro, NC | 135 Sunset Ave, Bicentennial Park | 40 | 690.2288 | Smoke Central BBQ | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.8800 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 173.7372 | 169.6916 |
| Pork | 176 | 173.1772 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 171.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
47 entries · top 694.8228 · median 658.2056
Chicken
47 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2744
Pork Ribs
47 entries · top 177.1544 · median 161.7028
Pork
47 entries · top 176 · median 164.5256
Brisket
47 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8228