A statement win
12.6516
points clear of the field
Wider than 93% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.6516 points — a wider margin than 93% of championships in the data.
Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest
Apr 15–16, 2016 · Millington, TN
KILLER HOGS won Grand Champion at the Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest on April 15, 2016 in Millington, TN, scoring 706.8800 in a field of 16 teams. Q-BONES BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2284. Category winners: Chicken — YAZOO'S DELTA Q (180.0000); Pork Ribs — K & K KOOKERS (178.8800); Pork — KILLER HOGS (180.0000); Brisket — Q-BONES BBQ (178.8572).
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.
603.91
median 673.32
706.88 🏆
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 178.88
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 178.86
142.81
180
Entries
16
4 judged meats
Top score
706.8800
Winning margin
12.6516
GC over RC
Field average
668.17
603.91706.88
median 673.32 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
659.7936
603.91706.88
10th place overall
Field spread
102.9716
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 8%
beats 92% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,546
avg power rating going in · stronger than 34% of contests
Storylines (4 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 6 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: ALL QUED UP and GRILLBILLIES tied on 168.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: 3 Blind Swine and K & K KOOKERS tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Q-BONES BBQ edged 3 Blind Swine by 0.0112.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0112
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0344
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
KILLER HOGS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 5th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 3rd
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.
- YAZOO'S DELTA Q · Chicken
- KILLER HOGS · Pork
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)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 172 | 167.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 170.8228 | 165.7028 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2628 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 170.2628 | 162.2284 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 706.8800 · median 673.3200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 2 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 3 | YAZOO'S DELTA Q | |
| 4 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 5 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 6 | HOT ROD HOGS | |
| 7 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 8 | Poker Porkers | |
| 9 | GRILLBILLIES | |
| 10 | ALL QUED UP | |
| 11 | 3 Blind Swine | |
| 12 | COON VALLEY COOKERS | |
| 13 | WE HONGREE | |
| 14 | Evel Smokers | |
| 15 | SOUTHSIDE SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Smokin Goat |
Chicken
16 entries · top 180 · median 167.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YAZOO'S DELTA Q | |
| 2 | HOT ROD HOGS | |
| 3 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 4 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 6 | ALL QUED UP | |
| 7 | GRILLBILLIES | |
| 8 | 3 Blind Swine | |
| 9 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 10 | Poker Porkers | |
| 11 | Evel Smokers | |
| 12 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 13 | SOUTHSIDE SMOKERS | |
| 14 | COON VALLEY COOKERS | |
| 15 | WE HONGREE | |
| 16 | Smokin Goat |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 2 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 3 | GRILLBILLIES | |
| 4 | WE HONGREE | |
| 5 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 6 | Poker Porkers | |
| 7 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 8 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 9 | 3 Blind Swine | |
| 10 | HOT ROD HOGS | |
| 11 | COON VALLEY COOKERS | |
| 12 | Evel Smokers | |
| 13 | SOUTHSIDE SMOKERS | |
| 14 | YAZOO'S DELTA Q | |
| 15 | ALL QUED UP | |
| 16 | Smokin Goat |
Pork
16 entries · top 180 · median 169.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 2 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 3 | YAZOO'S DELTA Q | |
| 4 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 5 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 6 | GRILLBILLIES | |
| 7 | ALL QUED UP | |
| 8 | 3 Blind Swine | |
| 9 | Poker Porkers | |
| 10 | Evel Smokers | |
| 11 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 12 | COON VALLEY COOKERS | |
| 13 | WE HONGREE | |
| 14 | HOT ROD HOGS | |
| 15 | SOUTHSIDE SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Smokin Goat |
Brisket
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 2 | YAZOO'S DELTA Q | |
| 3 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 4 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 5 | HOT ROD HOGS | |
| 6 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 7 | Poker Porkers | |
| 8 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 9 | COON VALLEY COOKERS | |
| 10 | ALL QUED UP | |
| 11 | GRILLBILLIES | |
| 12 | WE HONGREE | |
| 13 | Evel Smokers | |
| 14 | 3 Blind Swine | |
| 15 | SOUTHSIDE SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Smokin Goat |