A statement win
10.8456
points clear of the field
Wider than 89% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.8456 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest 2016
Apr 1–2, 2016 · Jackson, TN · 📍 West TN Farmers Market
GETTIN' BASTED won Grand Champion at the Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest on April 1, 2016 in Jackson, TN at West TN Farmers Market, scoring 709.6800 in a field of 61 teams. THUNDER HOG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.8344. Category winners: Chicken — FIRE DANCER BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — GETTIN' BASTED (180.0000); Pork — SEXY Q (177.7144); Brisket — FIRE DANCER BBQ (176.5600). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
462.19
median 670.09
709.68 🏆
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 180 🔥
- Pork 177.71
- Brisket 176.56
20
180
Entries
61
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
709.6800
Winning margin
10.8456
GC over RC
Field average
658.98
462.19709.68
median 670.09 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
685.0400
462.19709.68
10th place overall
Field spread
247.4856
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 4%
beats 96% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.78 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,589
avg power rating going in · stronger than 71% 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 17 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: QUAU and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Big B BBQ Company and THUNDER HOG BBQ tied on 176.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
FIRE DANCER BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
GETTIN' BASTED took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 7th
One of the big ones
61
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 92% of the 5,469 contests in the data
61 teams — bigger than 92% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- FIRE DANCER BBQ · Chicken
- GETTIN' BASTED · Pork Ribs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2016 ← this one | Jackson, TN | West TN Farmers Market | 61 | 709.6800 | GETTIN' BASTED | THUNDER HOG BBQ |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Savannah, TN | Wayne Jerrolds Riverfront Park, Riverside Dr | 48 | 698.2628 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.1428 | 176 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.2744 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 175.4056 | 173.1316 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
61 entries · top 709.6800 · median 670.0908
Chicken
61 entries · top 180 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
61 entries · top 180 · median 166.2284 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
61 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.8228
Brisket
61 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8572
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 — Dessert
10 entries · top 180 · median 174.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180