A new contest record
706.2400
highest overall ever cooked here
706.2400 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 702.7884 CHECKERED PIG set in 2015.
- old record 702.7884
- set 2015 by CHECKERED PIG
Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest 2016
Jun 3–4, 2016 · Lincolnton, NC · 📍 Downtown Lincolnton
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won Grand Champion at the Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest on June 3, 2016 in Lincolnton, NC at Downtown Lincolnton, scoring 706.2400 in a field of 26 teams. CHECKERED PIG took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9200. Category winners: Chicken — 270 SMOKERS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (180.0000); Pork — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS (180.0000); Brisket — REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (175.4172). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by CHECKERED PIG.
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.
560.95
median 656.42
706.24 🏆
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 180 🔥
- Brisket 175.42
124.34
180
Entries
26
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
706.2400
Winning margin
14.3200
GC over RC
Field average
651.31
560.95706.24
median 656.42 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
4 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
665.0288
560.95706.24
10th place overall
Field spread
145.2916
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 11%
beats 89% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
21%
7 of 34 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.58 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,538
avg power rating going in · stronger than 27% of contests
Storylines (8 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
14.3200
points clear of the field
Wider than 96% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 14.3200 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
A day of perfect scores
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- 270 SMOKERS · Chicken
- ELITE BBQ SMOKERS · Pork
- REDNECK SCIENTIFIC · Pork Ribs
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM and Charlie's Smokehouse BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ and Q & Stew tied on 166.2400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ and Benton & Burns BBQ tied on 164.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in chicken
180.0000
best chicken ever cooked here
270 SMOKERS turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 177.1428
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHECKERED PIG (won 2015).
- CHECKERED PIG · 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2015 | Lincolnton, NC | Lincolnton, NC 28092 | 34 | 702.7884 | CHECKERED PIG | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Jun 3, 2016 ← this one | Lincolnton, NC | Downtown Lincolnton | 26 | 706.2400 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | CHECKERED PIG |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Lincolnton, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 172 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 170.8228 | 164.5600 |
| Pork | 180 | 170.2856 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 171.4172 | 163.3944 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 706.2400 · median 656.4228
Chicken
26 entries · top 180 · median 167.1028 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 180 · median 162.8230 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
26 entries · top 180 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
26 entries · top 175.4172 · median 159.9828
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
7 entries · top 176 · median 166.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PREACHER'S BBQ | |
| 2 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 3 | Q & Stew | |
| 4 | Charlie's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 5 | SULTANS OF SWINE, NC | |
| 6 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ |
Master Series — Dessert Extra Cat.
7 entries · top 176 · median 166.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PREACHER'S BBQ | |
| 2 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 3 | Q & Stew | |
| 4 | Charlie's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 5 | SULTANS OF SWINE, NC | |
| 6 | CASUAL SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ |