A new contest record
694.8916
highest overall ever cooked here
694.8916 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 687.9996 Priorville set in 2014.
- old record 687.9996
- set 2014 by Priorville
Roc City Rib Fest 2016
May 28–29, 2016 · Rochester, NY
INSANE SWINE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Roc City Rib Fest on May 28, 2016 in Rochester, NY, scoring 694.8916 in a field of 50 teams. OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.0856. Category winners: Chicken — BLACK DAWG BBQ (175.4400); Pork Ribs — RED VALLEY BBQ (175.4056); Pork — INSANE SWINE BBQ (175.4516); Brisket — INSANE SWINE BBQ (177.7372). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE.
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.
576.93
median 651.67
694.89 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.44
- Pork Ribs 175.41
- Pork 175.45
- Brisket 177.74
117.46
177.74
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Entries
50
4 judged meats · 8 ancillary
Top score
694.8916
Winning margin
13.8060
GC over RC
Field average
648.10
576.93694.89
median 651.67 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
666.8572
576.93694.89
10th place overall
Field spread
117.9656
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 53%
beats 47% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
75%
43 of 57 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.77 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,545
avg power rating going in · stronger than 34% of contests
Storylines (7 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 statement win
13.8060
points clear of the field
Wider than 95% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.8060 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: BLACK DAWG BBQ and SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ and SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS and SMOKIN ACES tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Brisket 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 9–10 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
INSANE SWINE BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
INSANE SWINE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 22nd.
- Chicken 22nd
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Priorville (won 2014), OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (won 2015).
- Priorville · 2014
- OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE · 2015
They keep coming back
75%
of last edition’s field returned
43 of 57 teams from 2015-05-23 came back
43 of the 57 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2013 | Rochester, NY | Rochester, NY | 80 | 665.7138 | FATBACK JOE'S BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| May 24, 2014 | Rochester, NY | Rochester, NY 14526 | 86 | 687.9996 | Priorville | APORKALYPSE NOW |
| May 23, 2015 | Rochester, NY | Rochester, NY 14526 | 57 | 683.3944 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| May 28, 2016 ← this one | Rochester, NY | Rochester, NY | 50 | 694.8916 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4056 | 172.0344 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 175.4516 | 170.2972 | 167.4400 |
| Brisket | 177.7372 | 172.5828 | 167.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
50 entries · top 694.8916 · median 651.6744
Chicken
50 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.7316
Pork Ribs
50 entries · top 175.4056 · median 164.5658
Pork
50 entries · top 175.4516 · median 163.1314
Brisket
50 entries · top 177.7372 · median 161.1142
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 — Bacon Dessert
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
Master Series — Bacon In A Box
32 entries · top 178.3200 · median 161.7314
Master Series — Bacon Weave
30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.7086
Master Series — Kid'S Que-Sausage
16 entries · top 177.1772 · median 169.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebel Yell 2.0 | |
| 2 | Corona Nonna's Que Crew | |
| 3 | Kiss My BBQ Jr | |
| 4 | Lil' B's BBQ | |
| 5 | Sophia Q | |
| 6 | Kid Rack | |
| 7 | Two Smoking Girls | |
| 8 | Smokin' Kids | |
| 9 | Three Little Wolves | |
| 10 | Butts & Links 2.0 | |
| 11 | The Rib Shack JR | |
| 12 | Black Dawg BBQ Jr | |
| 13 | Buckner Brothers 2.0 | |
| 14 | Black Belt BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin' Ain't Easy JR | |
| 16 | Loonie Toons |
Master Series — Maba Nys Cup
9 entries · top 677.6572 · median 643.9888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 2 | THE 5TH ARTERY | |
| 3 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 4 | DR. BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND | |
| 7 | Big Guns | |
| 8 | SWEET HEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | THE RIB SHACK |
Master Series — Roc City Rib Off
48 entries · top 176.6172 · median 161.7600
Master Series — Scallops
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5256
Master Series — World Bacon Championship
32 entries · top 686.8572 · median 659.4914