Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
SWIGGIN PIG won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2015
- 2016
Smokin' In McMinnville 2016
Aug 12–13, 2016 · McMinnville, TN
SWIGGIN PIG won Grand Champion at the Smokin' In McMinnville on August 12, 2016 in McMinnville, TN, scoring 699.9312 in a field of 32 teams. SOUTH PORK took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.6572. Category winners: Chicken — HOT COLE'S BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SWIGGIN PIG (177.7028); Pork — BOOTYQUE (180.0000); Brisket — CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE (180.0000). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by SWIGGIN PIG.
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.
643.82
median 685.66
699.93 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 177.70
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 180 🔥
154.79
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Entries
32
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
699.9312
Winning margin
2.2740
GC over RC
Field average
679.02
643.82699.93
median 685.66 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
691.8968
643.82699.93
10th place overall
Field spread
56.1144
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 34%
beats 66% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
57%
21 of 37 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.77 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,618
avg power rating going in · stronger than 86% of contests
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 day of perfect scores
5
perfect 180s
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE · Brisket
- YELLOW RIVER BBQ · Brisket
- SWIGGIN PIG · Brisket
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2013
- 2014
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: SOUTH PORK and Organizer Portal tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Organizer Portal and UNDER THE RADAR tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: CONTAGIOUS Q and SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
SWIGGIN PIG took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 20th.
- Chicken 10th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 20th
- Brisket 3rd
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS (won 2013, 2014), SWIGGIN PIG (won 2015).
- WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS · 2013, 2014
- SWIGGIN PIG · 2015
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 9, 2013 | McMinnville, TN | McMinnville, TN | 37 | 699.9428 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | SOUTH PORK |
| Aug 8, 2014 | McMinnville, TN | McMinnville, TN 37111 | 40 | 699.3484 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | HISTORIC BBQ |
| Aug 7, 2015 | McMinnville, TN | McMinnville, TN 37122 | 37 | 704.5372 | SWIGGIN PIG | GREY STREET BBQ |
| Aug 12, 2016 ← this one | McMinnville, TN | McMinnville, TN 37122 | 32 | 699.9312 | SWIGGIN PIG | SOUTH PORK |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4172 | 173.1428 |
| Brisket | 180 | 178.2972 | 176 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 699.9312 · median 685.6630
Chicken
32 entries · top 180 · median 171.1314 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.7202
Pork
32 entries · top 180 · median 170.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
32 entries · top 180 · median 169.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
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 — Backyard Chicken
7 entries · top 176.5716 · median 173.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low and Slow Smokers | |
| 2 | BUCKEYE BBQ | |
| 3 | HILLBILLY SMOKE | |
| 4 | Big Love BBQ | |
| 5 | Spooky's BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 7 | STUFF N THANGS BBQ |
Master Series — Backyard Ribs
7 entries · top 171.9772 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spooky's BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE IN THE GROVE | |
| 3 | BUCKEYE BBQ | |
| 4 | Low and Slow Smokers | |
| 5 | STUFF N THANGS BBQ | |
| 6 | HILLBILLY SMOKE | |
| 7 | Big Love BBQ |
Master Series — Desserts
17 entries · top 180 · median 176 · 🔥 perfect 180