Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval

Apr 8–9, 2016 · Harrington, DE · 📍 18500 S duPont

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APORKALYPSE NOW

690.2516 · Master Series — Overall

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WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

683.9656 · Master Series — Overall

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CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ

678.3088 · Master Series — Overall

APORKALYPSE NOW won Grand Champion at the Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval on April 8, 2016 in Harrington, DE at 18500 S duPont, scoring 690.2516 in a field of 75 teams. WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9656. Category winners: Chicken — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ (177.1544); Pork — ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ (173.7028); Brisket — APORKALYPSE NOW (177.7028).

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.

291.36 median 636.46 690.25 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 178.86
Pork Ribs 177.15
Pork 173.70
Brisket 177.70

115.34 178.86

Entries

4 judged meats · 3 ancillary

Top score

690.2516

Winning margin

6.2860

GC over RC

Field average

627.15

291.36690.25

median 636.46 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

2.8456 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

667.3600

291.36690.25

10th place overall

Field spread

398.8916

winner to last place

Most consistent

APORKALYPSE NOW

avg finish 6.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 2.8228 pts — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 70%

beats 30% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,565

avg power rating going in · stronger than 50% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Smoke-A-Holics

rated 1845 pre-contest

Storylines (3 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 9 calls decided inside half a point

Brisket places 3–4: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and SMOKE-AHOLICS tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: Sweet Meats BBQ edged APORKALYPSE NOW by 0.0112.

Brisket 3–4 · tie
Brisket 9–10 · tie
Pork 7–8 · 0.0112
Chicken 5–6 · 0.0116

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

APORKALYPSE NOW took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 11th.

Chicken 11th
Pork Ribs 5th
Pork 8th
Brisket 1st

One of the big ones

75 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 96% of the 5,469 contests in the data

75 teams — bigger than 96% of the 5,469 contests in the data.

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)

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	178.8572	173.1544	170.8456
Pork Ribs	177.1544	173.1428	170.2744
Pork	173.7028	170.8572	167.4400
Brisket	177.7028	171.4628	170.2628

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

75 entries · top 690.2516 · median 636.4568

#	Team	Score
1	APORKALYPSE NOW	690.2516
2	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	683.9656
3	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	678.3088
4	HOOS SMOKIN	676.5600
5	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	675.3944
6	SMOKE-AHOLICS	673.0512
7	THE SMOKES ON U	670.1712
8	Sauce This BBQ	669.6800
9	Rogue Hog BBQ	669.6228
10	DANTE'S INFERNO	667.3600
11	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	666.8000
12	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	666.1712
13	412Q	664.5256
14	BRISKET BURNERS	661.6344
15	SERIAL GRILLER	661.0856
16	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	661.0628
17	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	660.5144
18	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	660.4344
19	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	659.2684
20	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	658.7544
21	Local Smoke	657.6348
22	5-ALARM BBQ	654.2516
23	DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ	653.0512
24	REED BOYZ BBQ	652.5484
25	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	651.9316
26	PIGHEADED BBQ	650.7316
27	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	650.2400
28	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	646.7892
29	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	645.0972
30	HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM	644.5600
31	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	642.7888
32	GUZZY-Q	641.6804
33	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	641.5196
34	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	638.6744
35	THE BBQ GURU	638.1260
36	WILBUR'S REVENGE	636.5600
37	FLYING PORKERS	636.4568
38	LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	636.4568
39	MEATWAGON BBQ	636.4112
40	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	635.8516
41	SMOKIN FOOLZ	635.3028
42	WEEKEND SMOKERS	634.2512
43	PORK BARREL BBQ	633.6112
44	FIRECRAFT	631.9200
45	BIG D'S BBQ	631.3028
46	PIG PEN BBQ	629.6228
47	LINCOLN CITY BBQ COMPANY	629.5200
48	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	626.7996
49	SMOKIN ACES	626.7656
50	Sweet Meats BBQ	626.3316
51	PAIGE AGAINST THE MACHINE	626.2404
52	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	624.4112
53	HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM	621.6456
54	QUEGASM	616.5028
55	ASTRO PIGS BBQ	616.3776
56	ROLLIN' SMOKE	609.6228
57	BOVINE & SWINE	606.6856
58	PULLING ON MY PORK BBQ TEAM	605.0744
59	BAD DOG BBQ - DE	603.8172
60	SMOKEY OAK BAR-B-QUE	603.3372
61	HOG STREET BULLIES	602.7200
62	SAWBONES Q	600.9256
63	IT'S BUTTA BABY! BBQ	599.8744
64	CHALEE'S BARBECUE	593.6460
65	The Rooster Crew BBQ	592.5720
66	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	589.5428
67	Broke Bob's BBQ	587.3484
68	SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA	581.4856
69	PAPPY PETE'S BBQ	578.7200
70	Belly Rubbas	575.2344
71	PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ	562.1716
72	Mr. BBQ	546.7080
73	FAT BOYZZ BBQ	535.1884
74	ACK-QUE	493.6916
75	BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ	291.3600

Chicken

74 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160.8342

#	Team	Score
1	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	178.8572
2	HOOS SMOKIN	176.0344
3	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	174.8572
4	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	174.2628
5	THE SMOKES ON U	173.1544
6	SERIAL GRILLER	173.1428
7	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	172.5828
8	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	171.4400
9	FIRECRAFT	170.8572
10	REED BOYZ BBQ	170.8456
11	APORKALYPSE NOW	170.8344
12	412Q	170.2512
13	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	169.7144
14	SMOKIN FOOLZ	169.7028
15	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	169.7028
16	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	169.7028
17	PAIGE AGAINST THE MACHINE	168.5944
18	Local Smoke	168.5716
19	Rogue Hog BBQ	167.9772
20	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	167.4172
21	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	167.4172
22	Sauce This BBQ	167.4172
23	DANTE'S INFERNO	167.4056
24	SMOKE-AHOLICS	167.3828
25	DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ	166.8228
26	IT'S BUTTA BABY! BBQ	165.1428
27	5-ALARM BBQ	165.1200
28	LINCOLN CITY BBQ COMPANY	165.1084
29	PIGHEADED BBQ	164.5600
30	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	163.9772
31	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	163.3828
32	BRISKET BURNERS	162.8456
33	PULLING ON MY PORK BBQ TEAM	162.3084
34	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	161.7484
35	FLYING PORKERS	161.7372
36	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	161.1200
37	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	161.1200
38	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	160.5484
39	WILBUR'S REVENGE	159.9656
40	QUEGASM	158.8572
41	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	158.8344
42	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	158.8228
43	WEEKEND SMOKERS	158.8112
44	BOVINE & SWINE	158.8000
45	PORK BARREL BBQ	157.7028
46	CHALEE'S BARBECUE	157.1660
47	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	157.1544
48	PIG PEN BBQ	157.0856
49	HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM	155.4056
50	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	154.8572
51	ROLLIN' SMOKE	154.8456
52	LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	154.8456
53	PAPPY PETE'S BBQ	154.8340
54	MEATWAGON BBQ	154.2056
55	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	153.6572
56	HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM	153.1428
57	Sweet Meats BBQ	153.1428
58	BAD DOG BBQ - DE	153.1084
59	THE BBQ GURU	151.3944
60	GUZZY-Q	151.3716
61	ASTRO PIGS BBQ	150.2176
62	SMOKEY OAK BAR-B-QUE	150.2056
63	The Rooster Crew BBQ	149.7144
64	BIG D'S BBQ	148.5144
65	Broke Bob's BBQ	148.5028
66	PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ	147.9540
67	SAWBONES Q	146.2056
68	FAT BOYZZ BBQ	145.1084
69	SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA	144.5256
70	SMOKIN ACES	143.3828
71	HOG STREET BULLIES	142.8572
72	Belly Rubbas	141.6800
73	BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ	139.4172
74	Mr. BBQ	135.3596

Pork Ribs

74 entries · top 177.1544 · median 159.9714

#	Team	Score
1	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	177.1544
2	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	174.8688
3	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	174.2972
4	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	173.7144
5	APORKALYPSE NOW	173.1428
6	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	172.0116
7	Rogue Hog BBQ	171.9772
8	BIG D'S BBQ	171.4744
9	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	170.8572
10	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	170.2744
11	SMOKE-AHOLICS	170.2628
12	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	169.7028
13	DANTE'S INFERNO	169.1544
14	LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	169.1428
15	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	167.9772
16	5-ALARM BBQ	167.4400
17	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	167.4172
18	ASTRO PIGS BBQ	167.4172
19	Local Smoke	167.4172
20	THE SMOKES ON U	166.8456
21	MEATWAGON BBQ	166.8456
22	HOOS SMOKIN	166.8228
23	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	165.6800
24	GUZZY-Q	164.5716
25	412Q	164.5600
26	THE BBQ GURU	164.5488
27	REED BOYZ BBQ	164
28	ACK-QUE	163.4516
29	WEEKEND SMOKERS	162.8800
30	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	162.8344
31	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	162.2744
32	FLYING PORKERS	161.6684
33	Sweet Meats BBQ	161.2116
34	DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ	161.1200
35	SMOKIN ACES	161.1200
36	SERIAL GRILLER	160.5372
37	HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM	159.9772
38	Sauce This BBQ	159.9656
39	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	159.9656
40	PIGHEADED BBQ	159.3944
41	The Rooster Crew BBQ	158.2516
42	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	158.2400
43	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	158.2400
44	PULLING ON MY PORK BBQ TEAM	157.7144
45	HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM	157.7028
46	BRISKET BURNERS	157.1088
47	PORK BARREL BBQ	156.5600
48	LINCOLN CITY BBQ COMPANY	155.9544
49	PAIGE AGAINST THE MACHINE	154.8688
50	Belly Rubbas	153.6916
51	SAWBONES Q	153.6572
52	HOG STREET BULLIES	153.0972
53	WILBUR'S REVENGE	152.5716
54	BOVINE & SWINE	152.5028
55	QUEGASM	151.9772
56	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	151.9660
57	PIG PEN BBQ	150.8572
58	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	150.2516
59	BAD DOG BBQ - DE	150.2512
60	ROLLIN' SMOKE	149.6916
61	FIRECRAFT	148.5144
62	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	146.8116
63	Broke Bob's BBQ	146.2972
64	SMOKIN FOOLZ	146.2744
65	Mr. BBQ	146.2628
66	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	144.5372
67	SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA	144.5144
68	IT'S BUTTA BABY! BBQ	142.2972
69	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	141.6916
70	CHALEE'S BARBECUE	141.1316
71	SMOKEY OAK BAR-B-QUE	140.5372
72	PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ	139.9544
73	FAT BOYZZ BBQ	126.2056
74	PAPPY PETE'S BBQ	125.0972

Pork

75 entries · top 173.7028 · median 158.8344

#	Team	Score
1	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	173.7028
2	HOOS SMOKIN	172.5600
3	Sauce This BBQ	172
4	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	171.9772
5	MEATWAGON BBQ	170.8572
6	SERIAL GRILLER	169.7372
7	Sweet Meats BBQ	168.5828
8	APORKALYPSE NOW	168.5716
9	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	168
10	DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ	167.4400
11	GUZZY-Q	167.4400
12	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	167.4056
13	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	167.4056
14	DANTE'S INFERNO	166.8228
15	ACK-QUE	166.8228
16	BRISKET BURNERS	166.2744
17	Rogue Hog BBQ	165.7028
18	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	165.0856
19	HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM	164.5944
20	THE SMOKES ON U	163.9428
21	SMOKIN ACES	162.8572
22	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	162.2972
23	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	162.2744
24	SMOKE-AHOLICS	162.2628
25	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	162.2284
26	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	161.7372
27	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	161.6916
28	BIG D'S BBQ	161.6800
29	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	161.6572
30	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	161.1428
31	412Q	161.1200
32	LINCOLN CITY BBQ COMPANY	161.0856
33	PAIGE AGAINST THE MACHINE	160.5600
34	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	159.3828
35	Local Smoke	159.3716
36	PIGHEADED BBQ	159.3600
37	SMOKEY OAK BAR-B-QUE	158.8572
38	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	158.8344
39	WEEKEND SMOKERS	158.3316
40	QUEGASM	158.2972
41	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	157.6800
42	SMOKIN FOOLZ	157.6800
43	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	156.5028
44	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	156.4912
45	WILBUR'S REVENGE	156
46	LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	155.3828
47	THE BBQ GURU	154.8000
48	PAPPY PETE'S BBQ	154.2400
49	FLYING PORKERS	154.2284
50	Broke Bob's BBQ	153.7256
51	HOG STREET BULLIES	153.6456
52	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	153.0856
53	CHALEE'S BARBECUE	152.5484
54	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	152.5260
55	BOVINE & SWINE	151.9884
56	5-ALARM BBQ	151.9544
57	BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ	151.9428
58	HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM	151.3828
59	REED BOYZ BBQ	151.3828
60	BAD DOG BBQ - DE	151.3716
61	PIG PEN BBQ	150.2172
62	ROLLIN' SMOKE	149.1428
63	FAT BOYZZ BBQ	148.5372
64	SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA	148.5256
65	ASTRO PIGS BBQ	148.5028
66	PORK BARREL BBQ	147.9428
67	The Rooster Crew BBQ	145.7372
68	FIRECRAFT	144.5828
69	SAWBONES Q	144.5256
70	PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ	144.0116
71	IT'S BUTTA BABY! BBQ	143.3600
72	PULLING ON MY PORK BBQ TEAM	142.2516
73	Mr. BBQ	140.5600
74	Belly Rubbas	140.5028
75	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	139.9768

Brisket

74 entries · top 177.7028 · median 158.5600

#	Team	Score
1	APORKALYPSE NOW	177.7028
2	BRISKET BURNERS	175.4056
3	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	173.1428
4	SMOKE-AHOLICS	173.1428
5	PIG PEN BBQ	171.4628
6	PORK BARREL BBQ	171.4056
7	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	170.8572
8	Sauce This BBQ	170.2972
9	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	170.2628
10	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	170.2628
11	5-ALARM BBQ	169.7372
12	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	169.1544
13	412Q	168.5944
14	WILBUR'S REVENGE	168.0228
15	FIRECRAFT	167.9656
16	PIGHEADED BBQ	167.4172
17	THE BBQ GURU	167.3828
18	HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM	166.8456
19	REED BOYZ BBQ	166.3200
20	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	166.2400
21	THE SMOKES ON U	166.2284
22	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	165.1200
23	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	164.5256
24	DANTE'S INFERNO	163.9772
25	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	163.9772
26	Rogue Hog BBQ	163.9656
27	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	163.4172
28	ACK-QUE	163.4172
29	CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	162.7884
30	Local Smoke	162.2744
31	SMOKIN FOOLZ	161.6456
32	HOOS SMOKIN	161.1428
33	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	160.5600
34	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	159.9656
35	SMOKIN ACES	159.4056
36	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	159.3712
37	FLYING PORKERS	158.8228
38	GUZZY-Q	158.2972
39	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	157.6912
40	SERIAL GRILLER	157.6684
41	DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ	157.6684
42	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	157.6572
43	HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM	157.1544
44	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	157.0856
45	LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	157.0856
46	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	156.5372
47	SAWBONES Q	156.5372
48	ROLLIN' SMOKE	155.9428
49	WEEKEND SMOKERS	154.2284
50	SMOKEY OAK BAR-B-QUE	153.7372
51	HOG STREET BULLIES	153.1200
52	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	153.1200
53	ASTRO PIGS BBQ	150.2400
54	BIG D'S BBQ	149.6340
55	BAD DOG BBQ - DE	149.0860
56	IT'S BUTTA BABY! BBQ	149.0744
57	LINCOLN CITY BBQ COMPANY	147.3716
58	QUEGASM	147.3712
59	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	145.6340
60	PAPPY PETE'S BBQ	144.5488
61	MEATWAGON BBQ	144.5028
62	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	143.9200
63	SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA	143.9200
64	Sweet Meats BBQ	143.3944
65	BOVINE & SWINE	143.3944
66	CHALEE'S BARBECUE	142.8000
67	PULLING ON MY PORK BBQ TEAM	142.8000
68	PAIGE AGAINST THE MACHINE	142.2172
69	Belly Rubbas	139.3600
70	The Rooster Crew BBQ	138.8688
71	Broke Bob's BBQ	138.8228
72	PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ	130.2516
73	Mr. BBQ	124.5256
74	FAT BOYZZ BBQ	115.3372

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 — Amateur Chicken

14 entries · top 165.6800 · median 151.1028

#	Team	Score
1	WHITE COLLAR BARBECUE	165.6800
2	Chock Full of Barbecue	160
3	TRIBAL SMOKERS	158.7884
4	M&M	155.9772
5	Bubba Joe's Que	155.4284
6	Churchmens Milling & Grilling	154.2972
7	E.O.D. Wrecking Crew	152.5600
8	House Rockers	149.6456
9	MRC Q-ing	149.0512
10	Irish4BBQ	147.3940
11	That BBQ Joint	146.2740
12	Blue Hen BBQ	141.2000
13	LITTLE BIG GUY BBQ	141.1544
14	Pit Daddy's	139.3600

Master Series — Amateur Ribs

14 entries · top 157.6800 · median 144.5486

#	Team	Score
1	Irish4BBQ	157.6800
2	Bubba Joe's Que	155.4284
3	E.O.D. Wrecking Crew	152.5600
4	Chock Full of Barbecue	147.9656
5	MRC Q-ing	146.8116
6	TRIBAL SMOKERS	146.7544
7	Churchmens Milling & Grilling	145.1428
8	Pit Daddy's	143.9544
9	M&M	143.9428
10	LITTLE BIG GUY BBQ	141.1544
11	WHITE COLLAR BARBECUE	138.7772
12	House Rockers	134.7540
13	Blue Hen BBQ	128.5600
14	That BBQ Joint	121.1428

Master Series — Backyard

14 entries · top 310.8568 · median 299.6800

#	Team	Score
1	Bubba Joe's Que	310.8568
2	Chock Full of Barbecue	307.9656
3	TRIBAL SMOKERS	305.5428
4	E.O.D. Wrecking Crew	305.1200
5	Irish4BBQ	305.0740
6	WHITE COLLAR BARBECUE	304.4572
7	M&M	299.9200
8	Churchmens Milling & Grilling	299.4400
9	MRC Q-ing	295.8628
10	House Rockers	284.3996
11	Pit Daddy's	283.3144
12	LITTLE BIG GUY BBQ	282.3088
13	Blue Hen BBQ	269.7600
14	That BBQ Joint	267.4168

Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

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?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)

Photo finishes

How the title was won

One of the big ones

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)

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

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Amateur Chicken

Master Series — Amateur Ribs

Master Series — Backyard