New Holland Summer Fest

2016-08-26 – 2016-08-27 · New Holland, PA · 📍 New Holland, PA

Grand Champion: LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (691.9312) · 66 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG D'S BBQ

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LO' -N- SLO' BBQ

691.9312 · Master Series — Overall

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BIG D'S BBQ

678.2284 · Master Series — Overall

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SLOWER LOWER BBQ

677.6344 · 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.

490.74 median 639.87 691.93 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 174.88
Pork Ribs 175.44
Pork 178.86
Brisket 180.00 🔥

20.00 180.00

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2024 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 7 ancillary

Top score

691.9312

Winning margin

13.7028

GC over RC

Field average

633.12

490.74691.93

median 639.87 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

PIGHEADED BBQ (Brisket)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.7028 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

665.5656

490.74691.93

10th place overall

Field spread

201.1884

winner to last place

Most consistent

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ

avg finish 5.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 4.5600 pts — PIGHEADED BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 65%

beats 35% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

70%

48 of 69 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1533

avg power rating going in · stronger than 24% of contests

Top-rated in the field

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ

rated 1796 pre-contest

Storylines (10 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

691.9312 highest overall ever cooked here

691.9312 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 685.0856 DIZZY PIG set in 2014.

old record 685.0856
set 2014 by DIZZY PIG

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 11th
Pork Ribs 5th
Pork 2nd
Brisket 5th

A statement win

13.7028 points clear of the field

Wider than 94% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The champion won by 13.7028 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 11 tracked editions

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.

2016
2017

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 3–4: SMOKOPOLIS BBQ and BEERBEQUE tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: HAWG NATION BBQ and SMOKEN DUDES BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: DRILLING & GRILLING and BOVINE & SWINE tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 3–4 · tie
Chicken 5–6 · tie
Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
Brisket 6–7 · tie

A contest record in brisket

180.0000 best brisket ever cooked here

PIGHEADED BBQ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 177.1772 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.

old best 177.1772
across 3 past editions

Back to defend

2 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: DIZZY PIG (won 2014), 4:20 Q (won 2015).

DIZZY PIG · 2014
4:20 Q · 2015

One of the big ones

66 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 95% of the 5,410 contests in the data

66 teams made this a bigger field than 95% of every contest tracked.

A perfect score on the table

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

PIGHEADED BBQ · Brisket

They keep coming back

70% of last edition’s field returned

48 of 69 teams from 2015-08-28 came back

48 of the 69 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.

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
2013-08-23	New Holland, PA	New Holland, PA	71	675.4056	Drilling & Grilling BBQ Team	PA MIDNITE SMOKERS
2014-08-22	New Holland, PA	New Holland, PA 17557	70	685.0856	DIZZY PIG	3 EYZ BBQ
2015-08-28	New Holland, PA	New Holland, PA 17557	70	682.8456	4:20 Q	FLYING PORKERS
2016-08-26 ← this one	New Holland, PA	New Holland, PA	66	691.9312	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	BIG D'S BBQ
2017-08-25	New Holland, PA	400 Block E Jackson St	69	681.0860	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	BEERBEQUE
2018-08-24	New Holland, PA	400 Block E Jackson St	71	692.0000	3N1 Q	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ
2019-08-23	New Holland, PA	400 E Jackson St	65	685.0740	SMOKECRAFT	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2021-08-27	New Holland, PA	400 E Jackson St	44	694.8112	WOLF'S REVENGE	DANTE'S INFERNO
2022-08-26	New Holland, PA	400 E. Jackson St.	49	698.8000	OPTIMUS SWINE	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ
2023-08-25	New Holland, PA	400 E. Jackson St.	44	693.0512	Chunky BBQ	SMOKECRAFT - MD
2024-08-23	New Holland, PA	400 E. Jackson St.	38	699.9428	Wolf's Revenge BBQ	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	174.8800	173.1200	170.2628
Pork Ribs	175.4400	173.7372	170.3316
Pork	178.8572	174.2628	171.4056
Brisket	180.0000	170.8228	167.9772

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

65 entries · top 691.9312 · median 639.8744

#	Team	Score
1	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	691.9312
2	BIG D'S BBQ	678.2284
3	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	677.6344
4	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	676.5028
5	PIGHEADED BBQ	671.8856
6	QUEGASM	670.8340
7	BEERBEQUE	669.1084
8	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	667.4172
9	SMOKIN FOOLZ	665.6228
10	GALVINELL'S MEAT MONKEYS	665.5656
11	DRILLING & GRILLING	663.3488
12	PIG PEN BBQ	661.6684
13	FUNNY BONES BBQ	660.5144
14	FLYING PORKERS	660.4228
15	THE BBQ GURU	659.8280
16	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	659.2912
17	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	658.1940
18	SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	657.5884
19	LITTLE LUKE'S BBQ	653.5544
20	CAMP BACON BBQ	652.5028
21	PALM TREE SMOKEHOUSE	652.4340
22	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	651.9432
23	WILBUR'S REVENGE	651.8172
24	BADLANDS BBQ	647.8856
25	PEQUEA PULLERS	646.7084
26	CHUCK'SWAGON BBQ	646.2744
27	4:20 Q	644.5600
28	WILLY'S Q SHACK	643.9656
29	FREE RANGE BBQ	643.8744
30	HOG STREET BULLIES	642.6972
31	Jack's Down Home BBQ	642.2056
32	SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE	640.4112
33	BOVINE & SWINE	639.8744
34	50 SHADES OF PORK	638.2628
35	Who Are Those Guys	636.9828
36	SMOKIN' OUR BUTTS OFF BBQ	635.2348
37	DIG'N N PIG'N	633.0516
38	WEEKEND SMOKERS	633.0288
39	SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	632.9828
41	DIZZY PIG	632.3884
42	MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING	630.7772
43	Swine Done Fine	629.6116
44	Hog Feathers	627.9196
45	SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ	626.1832
46	ENGINEERED SMOKE	625.5656
47	BURNT SIDE DOWN	624.9596
48	BETTER THAN BACON	624.5372
49	BUTTHEADS BBQ TEAM	623.8972
50	PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN	622.1944
51	BARN FIRE SMOKERS	620.9828
52	Q'IN BY THE FIRE	620.3540
53	WHITE DOG BBQ	619.8168
54	BURNING PIG BBQ	614.2744
55	D&G'S REAL BBQ	613.6572
56	BAD DOG BBQ	613.6572
57	BLACK TIE BBQ	600.9144
58	SMOKE SHACKERS	598.6056
59	5-0 BBQ	598.1028
60	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	597.4972
61	Bushnics BBQ	590.6628
62	BABA AND THE PIG MAN	576.9720
63	LAYMAN FAMILY BBQ	570.0340
64	BIG DADDY'S BBQ	533.4624
65	FIRE ANTS BBQ	499.4400
66	HAWG NATION BBQ	490.7428

Chicken

65 entries · top 174.8800 · median 159.9888

#	Team	Score
1	WILLY'S Q SHACK	174.8800
2	LITTLE LUKE'S BBQ	174.2628
3	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	173.7028
4	BEERBEQUE	173.7028
5	HAWG NATION BBQ	173.1200
6	SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	173.1200
7	QUEGASM	172.5828
8	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	171.4284
9	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	170.8688
10	FLYING PORKERS	170.2628
11	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	169.6684
12	4:20 Q	169.1200
13	THE BBQ GURU	168.5256
14	50 SHADES OF PORK	168.0228
16	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	167.3828
17	BARN FIRE SMOKERS	166.8684
18	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	166.8572
19	BADLANDS BBQ	166.8344
20	WILBUR'S REVENGE	166.8228
21	BIG D'S BBQ	166.8228
22	PALM TREE SMOKEHOUSE	166.2284
23	CAMP BACON BBQ	165.6684
24	HOG STREET BULLIES	165.1200
25	BURNING PIG BBQ	164.0000
26	BAD DOG BBQ	164.0000
27	PIGHEADED BBQ	163.9656
28	SMOKIN' OUR BUTTS OFF BBQ	163.9544
29	WEEKEND SMOKERS	163.3828
30	FUNNY BONES BBQ	162.8572
31	GALVINELL'S MEAT MONKEYS	161.0856
32	DIZZY PIG	160.5028
33	D&G'S REAL BBQ	160.0228
34	DRILLING & GRILLING	159.9888
35	BABA AND THE PIG MAN	159.9772
36	ENGINEERED SMOKE	159.9656
37	SMOKIN FOOLZ	159.9312
38	BURNT SIDE DOWN	159.3484
39	PIG PEN BBQ	158.8000
40	BOVINE & SWINE	158.2172
41	5-0 BBQ	157.7028
42	Jack's Down Home BBQ	157.7028
43	SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	157.0972
44	SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE	157.0856
45	FREE RANGE BBQ	156.5716
46	SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ	156.5260
47	PEQUEA PULLERS	156.5028
48	BUTTHEADS BBQ TEAM	155.9888
49	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	155.9084
50	WHITE DOG BBQ	155.4056
51	DIG'N N PIG'N	155.3828
52	CHUCK'SWAGON BBQ	154.8800
53	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	153.6912
54	Hog Feathers	152.5600
55	Swine Done Fine	151.9656
56	Who Are Those Guys	151.9656
57	SMOKE SHACKERS	150.7884
58	PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN	150.2400
59	MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING	149.7144
60	Bushnics BBQ	148.5484
61	BLACK TIE BBQ	146.7772
62	BIG DADDY'S BBQ	145.6912
63	BETTER THAN BACON	141.7028
64	Q'IN BY THE FIRE	141.0512
65	LAYMAN FAMILY BBQ	139.3712
66	FIRE ANTS BBQ	20.0000

Pork Ribs

65 entries · top 175.4400 · median 161.7144

#	Team	Score
1	CAMP BACON BBQ	175.4400
2	DRILLING & GRILLING	174.8572
3	BOVINE & SWINE	174.8572
4	WHITE DOG BBQ	174.2972
5	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	173.7372
6	4:20 Q	173.1772
7	CHUCK'SWAGON BBQ	172.0344
8	GALVINELL'S MEAT MONKEYS	171.9656
9	QUEGASM	170.8228
10	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	170.3316
11	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	170.2628
12	FREE RANGE BBQ	169.1316
13	Jack's Down Home BBQ	169.1200
14	LITTLE LUKE'S BBQ	168.5256
15	THE BBQ GURU	168.0000
16	Hog Feathers	166.8456
17	FLYING PORKERS	166.8228
18	MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING	166.2628
19	BIG D'S BBQ	166.2400
20	PEQUEA PULLERS	165.7028
21	BETTER THAN BACON	165.1200
22	PIGHEADED BBQ	165.1084
23	WILLY'S Q SHACK	164.5828
24	FUNNY BONES BBQ	164.5600
25	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	164.5600
26	DIG'N N PIG'N	163.9888
27	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	163.9772
28	SMOKIN' OUR BUTTS OFF BBQ	163.4288
29	SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ	163.4172
30	BEERBEQUE	162.8228
31	WILBUR'S REVENGE	162.8116
32	BADLANDS BBQ	162.2628
33	50 SHADES OF PORK	161.7144
34	ENGINEERED SMOKE	161.6572
35	WEEKEND SMOKERS	161.1316
36	BURNING PIG BBQ	161.1316
37	HAWG NATION BBQ	160.5372
38	SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	160.5372
39	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	159.9772
40	PIG PEN BBQ	159.4172
41	SMOKIN FOOLZ	158.2744
42	DIZZY PIG	157.7028
43	Swine Done Fine	156.5716
44	PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN	156.5600
45	FIRE ANTS BBQ	156.5600
46	Who Are Those Guys	156.5028
47	Q'IN BY THE FIRE	155.4172
48	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	155.3600
49	BURNT SIDE DOWN	154.7772
50	BUTTHEADS BBQ TEAM	154.2516
51	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	154.2172
52	BLACK TIE BBQ	153.6228
53	BAD DOG BBQ	153.1772
54	LAYMAN FAMILY BBQ	153.0744
55	Bushnics BBQ	153.0628
56	D&G'S REAL BBQ	151.9544
57	SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE	151.9544
59	SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	149.1084
60	HOG STREET BULLIES	148.5144
61	PALM TREE SMOKEHOUSE	146.2056
62	SMOKE SHACKERS	145.6916
63	BARN FIRE SMOKERS	141.6228
64	BABA AND THE PIG MAN	138.7888
65	5-0 BBQ	133.6344
66	BIG DADDY'S BBQ	105.0056

Pork

65 entries · top 178.8572 · median 161.1428

#	Team	Score
1	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	178.8572
2	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	177.7028
3	GALVINELL'S MEAT MONKEYS	176.0000
4	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	174.8572
5	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	174.2628
6	DRILLING & GRILLING	173.1200
7	BIG D'S BBQ	172.5828
8	PALM TREE SMOKEHOUSE	172.0228
9	SMOKIN FOOLZ	171.9772
10	PIG PEN BBQ	171.4056
12	Swine Done Fine	169.1200
13	BURNT SIDE DOWN	168.5712
14	SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE	168.5600
15	MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING	168.5256
16	DIZZY PIG	167.4056
17	Who Are Those Guys	167.3944
18	FLYING PORKERS	167.3828
19	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	166.2744
20	HOG STREET BULLIES	166.2628
21	WILBUR'S REVENGE	166.2628
22	SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	166.2400
23	FUNNY BONES BBQ	165.6800
24	Q'IN BY THE FIRE	165.6800
25	SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	164.5372
26	BEERBEQUE	163.4400
27	FIRE ANTS BBQ	163.4400
28	FREE RANGE BBQ	162.8228
29	PIGHEADED BBQ	162.8116
30	SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ	162.3200
31	QUEGASM	162.2628
32	BLACK TIE BBQ	162.2628
33	Jack's Down Home BBQ	161.1544
34	BADLANDS BBQ	161.1428
35	PEQUEA PULLERS	161.1084
36	Hog Feathers	160.5484
37	PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN	160.0000
38	5-0 BBQ	159.9772
39	50 SHADES OF PORK	159.4056
40	DIG'N N PIG'N	158.2856
41	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	158.2744
42	CAMP BACON BBQ	157.7372
43	BUTTHEADS BBQ TEAM	157.6684
44	HAWG NATION BBQ	157.0856
45	BARN FIRE SMOKERS	155.3944
46	BAD DOG BBQ	155.3944
47	LITTLE LUKE'S BBQ	155.3944
48	CHUCK'SWAGON BBQ	155.3828
49	WILLY'S Q SHACK	155.3828
50	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	155.3484
51	BETTER THAN BACON	154.8916
52	SMOKE SHACKERS	154.8000
53	WEEKEND SMOKERS	154.2972
54	THE BBQ GURU	153.6340
55	LAYMAN FAMILY BBQ	153.1084
56	SMOKIN' OUR BUTTS OFF BBQ	153.0744
57	BOVINE & SWINE	152.5028
58	BABA AND THE PIG MAN	151.4400
59	4:20 Q	149.7028
60	BURNING PIG BBQ	148.5600
61	ENGINEERED SMOKE	147.9656
62	D&G'S REAL BBQ	143.3828
63	WHITE DOG BBQ	142.1712
64	BIG DADDY'S BBQ	141.0856
65	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	135.3944
66	Bushnics BBQ	133.6572

Brisket

64 entries · top 180.0000 · median 155.9372 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	PIGHEADED BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	SMOKIN FOOLZ	175.4400
3	BIG D'S BBQ	172.5828
4	PIG PEN BBQ	172.0456
5	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	170.8228
6	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	169.6684
7	THE BBQ GURU	169.6684
8	BEERBEQUE	169.1428
9	SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	169.1200
10	PALM TREE SMOKEHOUSE	167.9772
11	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	167.4400
12	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	167.4172
13	FUNNY BONES BBQ	167.4172
14	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	166.8228
15	QUEGASM	165.1656
16	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	163.9772
17	CHUCK'SWAGON BBQ	163.9772
18	PEQUEA PULLERS	163.3944
19	BETTER THAN BACON	162.8228
20	SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE	162.8112
21	HOG STREET BULLIES	162.8000
22	Who Are Those Guys	161.1200
23	FIRE ANTS BBQ	159.4400
24	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	159.3828
25	D&G'S REAL BBQ	158.2972
26	Q'IN BY THE FIRE	158.2056
27	BADLANDS BBQ	157.6456
28	BARN FIRE SMOKERS	157.0972
29	GALVINELL'S MEAT MONKEYS	156.5144
30	BUTTHEADS BBQ TEAM	155.9884
31	ENGINEERED SMOKE	155.9772
32	FLYING PORKERS	155.9544
33	WILBUR'S REVENGE	155.9200
34	Bushnics BBQ	155.3944
35	PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN	155.3944
36	DIG'N N PIG'N	155.3944
37	DRILLING & GRILLING	155.3828
38	LITTLE LUKE'S BBQ	155.3716
39	FREE RANGE BBQ	155.3484
40	SMOKIN' OUR BUTTS OFF BBQ	154.7772
41	BOVINE & SWINE	154.2972
42	Jack's Down Home BBQ	154.2284
43	WEEKEND SMOKERS	154.2172
44	CAMP BACON BBQ	153.6572
45	4:20 Q	152.5600
46	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	151.9772
47	Swine Done Fine	151.9544
48	SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	150.8112
49	50 SHADES OF PORK	149.1200
50	WILLY'S Q SHACK	149.1200
51	Hog Feathers	147.9656
52	WHITE DOG BBQ	147.9428
53	SMOKE SHACKERS	147.3256
54	5-0 BBQ	146.7884
55	DIZZY PIG	146.7772
56	MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING	146.2744
58	SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ	143.9200
59	BURNT SIDE DOWN	142.2628
60	BIG DADDY'S BBQ	141.6800
61	BAD DOG BBQ	141.0856
62	BURNING PIG BBQ	140.5828
63	BLACK TIE BBQ	138.2516
64	BABA AND THE PIG MAN	126.7660
65	LAYMAN FAMILY BBQ	124.4800

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 — Chef'S Choice

27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Who Are Those Guys	180.0000 🔥
2	HAWG NATION BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	PIG PEN BBQ	180.0000 🔥
4	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	178.8572
5	BABA AND THE PIG MAN	177.7028
6	SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	177.7028
7	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	177.7028
8	Bushnics BBQ	177.1544
9	PEQUEA PULLERS	177.1544
10	BURNT SIDE DOWN	176.5600
11	WILBUR'S REVENGE	176.5600
12	BLACK TIE BBQ	176.5600
13	BIG D'S BBQ	175.4400
14	LAYMAN FAMILY BBQ	175.4056
15	BURNING PIG BBQ	174.8456
16	PIGHEADED BBQ	174.2628
17	Q'IN BY THE FIRE	173.7028
18	ENGINEERED SMOKE	173.1084
19	GALVINELL'S MEAT MONKEYS	172.5600
20	BIG DADDY'S BBQ	172.5600
21	DIZZY PIG	170.8112
22	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	168.5256
23	FREE RANGE BBQ	167.4056
24	CAMP BACON BBQ	163.3712
25	SMOKE SHACKERS	159.9884
26	CHUCK'SWAGON BBQ	155.4172
27	5-0 BBQ	141.8056

Master Series — Kids - Beef

5 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.1772

#	Team	Score
1	Karate Chop Chop BBQ	179.4400
2	Fus BBQ	178.8800
3	Black Tie BBQ, Jr.	173.1772
4	QUE KINGS OF QUEENS	172.0000
5	Gracie Tennet	147.4172

Master Series — Kids - Chicken

5 entries · top 171.9772 · median 166.8228

#	Team	Score
1	Gracie Tennet	171.9772
2	Karate Chop Chop BBQ	169.6684
3	QUE KINGS OF QUEENS	166.8228
4	Black Tie BBQ, Jr.	165.6916
5	Fus BBQ	164.5256

Master Series — Kids - Choice

5 entries · top 177.7028 · median 174.2628

#	Team	Score
1	QUE KINGS OF QUEENS	177.7028
2	Fus BBQ	174.8688
3	Black Tie BBQ, Jr.	174.2628
4	Karate Chop Chop BBQ	172.5484
5	Gracie Tennet	169.7028

Master Series — Kids Que

5 entries · top 521.6568 · median 516.5256

#	Team	Score
1	Karate Chop Chop BBQ	521.6568
2	Fus BBQ	518.2744
3	QUE KINGS OF QUEENS	516.5256
4	Black Tie BBQ, Jr.	513.1316
5	Gracie Tennet	489.0972

Master Series — Sausage

31 entries · top 176.0000 · median 160.5372

#	Team	Score
1	PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN	176.0000
2	GALVINELL'S MEAT MONKEYS	173.7028
3	BURNT SIDE DOWN	170.8228
4	BIG DADDY'S BBQ	169.7600
5	5-0 BBQ	169.6912
6	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	169.6800
7	PEQUEA PULLERS	169.6800
8	BARN FIRE SMOKERS	167.9772
9	DIZZY PIG	166.2972
10	WILBUR'S REVENGE	166.2628
11	SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE	164.0228
12	BOVINE & SWINE	164.0000
13	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	163.9772
14	SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	162.7884
15	HAWG NATION BBQ	162.3200
16	BUTTHEADS BBQ TEAM	160.5372
17	PIG PEN BBQ	159.9312
18	THE BBQ GURU	159.3368
19	FLYING PORKERS	158.8340
20	SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	158.2284
21	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	158.2284
22	BABA AND THE PIG MAN	157.0856
23	DRILLING & GRILLING	155.9772
24	FREE RANGE BBQ	155.9656
25	LITTLE LUKE'S BBQ	153.1088
26	ENGINEERED SMOKE	153.0856
27	PIGHEADED BBQ	152.5028
28	LAYMAN FAMILY BBQ	150.2516
29	Who Are Those Guys	147.3368
30	D&G'S REAL BBQ	145.6228
31	BIG D'S BBQ	142.6972

Master Series — Whole Hog

11 entries · top 173.1200 · median 162.2400

#	Team	Score
1	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	173.1200
2	Keystonevilla Kapers	169.1660
3	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	167.9772
4	Jack's Down Home BBQ	165.6800
5	PIG PEN BBQ	164.5372
6	SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	162.2400
7	GALVINELL'S MEAT MONKEYS	159.9428
8	PEQUEA PULLERS	157.6684
9	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	155.3600
10	Heavy Hitters	151.9200
11	Bob and Lena	137.6112

New Holland Summer Fest

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Perfect 180s

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Field spread

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Double threats

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How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (10 found in this contest's numbers)

A new contest record

Won without a category win

A statement win

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

A contest record in brisket

Back to defend

One of the big ones

A perfect score on the table

They keep coming back

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 →

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Master Series

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Chicken

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Pork

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Ancillary categories

Master Series — Chef'S Choice

Master Series — Kids - Beef

Master Series — Kids - Chicken

Master Series — Kids - Choice

Master Series — Kids Que

Master Series — Sausage

Master Series — Whole Hog