KY Fort Harrod Beef Festival Grill-off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
Jun 10–11, 2016 · Harrodsburg, KY · 📍 560 Linden Ave
Grand Champion: FRONT PORCH BBQ (676.5144) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 FATTENED CALF BBQ
Full results from the KY Fort Harrod Beef Festival Grill-off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) 2016, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on June 10, 2016 in Harrodsburg, KY at 560 Linden Ave. FATTENED CALF BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Brisket — FATTENED CALF BBQ (163.4056).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Brisket totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
How hot was the win?
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisket | 163.4056 | 157.6800 | 145.6916 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Brisket
10 entries · top 163.4056 · median 157.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FATTENED CALF BBQ | |
| 2 | Darnells Catering | |
| 3 | Hog town BBQ | |
| 4 | TRIPLE J&C BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 6 | FRONT PORCH BBQ | |
| 7 | Darnell's Pig Roast | |
| 8 | Brothers BBQ | |
| 9 | High Mtn. BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG BOYS BBQ |
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 — 13 Youth Burger
6 entries · top 163.4744 · median 154.5656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Monsanto | |
| 2 | Addie Riley | |
| 3 | Shiann Stratton | |
| 4 | Rebecca Biggs | |
| 5 | Carter Elliott | |
| 6 | Carter Wilson |
Master Series — 13 Youth Steak
7 entries · top 163.4628 · median 155.4744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addie Riley | |
| 2 | Carter Elliott | |
| 3 | Carter Wilson | |
| 4 | Shiann Stratton | |
| 5 | Rebecca Biggs | |
| 6 | Riley J. Peavler | |
| 7 | Richie Macias |
Master Series — 18 Youth Burger
2 entries · top 153.7256 · median 149.1656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haley Anderson | |
| 2 | Jordan Smith |
Master Series — 18 Youth Steak
2 entries · top 159.9772 · median 159.1486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Smith | |
| 2 | Haley Anderson |
Master Series — Backyard Brisket
7 entries · top 163.3944 · median 146.8232
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farmers Bank and Capital Trust | |
| 2 | Kickin Ash | |
| 3 | Whitaker Bank | |
| 4 | Wausau Paper | |
| 5 | Chew Crew BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokey and the Bandits | |
| 7 | Happy Hancock |
Master Series — Backyard Hamburger
6 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.3884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chew Crew BBQ | |
| 2 | Wausau Paper | |
| 3 | Happy Hancock | |
| 4 | Kickin Ash | |
| 5 | Farmers Bank and Capital Trust | |
| 6 | Whitaker Bank |
Master Series — Backyard Ribs
5 entries · top 154.8800 · median 147.3372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happy Hancock | |
| 2 | Chew Crew BBQ | |
| 3 | Farmers Bank and Capital Trust | |
| 4 | Wausau Paper | |
| 5 | Kickin Ash |
Master Series — Backyard Steak
6 entries · top 164.6056 · median 159.3884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kickin Ash | |
| 2 | Happy Hancock | |
| 3 | Wausau Paper | |
| 4 | Chew Crew BBQ | |
| 5 | Whitaker Bank | |
| 6 | Farmers Bank and Capital Trust |
Master Series — Beef Ribs
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 159.1488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 2 | High Mtn. BBQ | |
| 3 | FRONT PORCH BBQ | |
| 4 | FATTENED CALF BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | Brothers BBQ | |
| 7 | Darnells Catering | |
| 8 | Darnell's Pig Roast | |
| 9 | Hog town BBQ | |
| 10 | TRIPLE J&C BBQ TEAM |
Master Series — Hamburger
10 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRONT PORCH BBQ | |
| 2 | Darnell's Pig Roast | |
| 3 | FATTENED CALF BBQ | |
| 4 | TRIPLE J&C BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 7 | Darnells Catering | |
| 8 | Brothers BBQ | |
| 9 | Hog town BBQ | |
| 10 | High Mtn. BBQ |
Master Series — Mustard Sauce
8 entries · top 173.1428 · median 164.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Griffin | |
| 2 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Darnell's Pig Roast | |
| 4 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 5 | Brothers BBQ | |
| 6 | FATTENED CALF BBQ | |
| 7 | Chew Crew BBQ | |
| 8 | Kickin Ash |
Master Series — Sauce- Other
7 entries · top 166.8112 · median 163.9540
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Mtn. BBQ | |
| 2 | Farmers Bank and Capital Trust | |
| 3 | Brothers BBQ | |
| 4 | Darnell's Pig Roast | |
| 5 | Darnells Catering | |
| 6 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 7 | Kickin Ash |
Master Series — Spicy Sauce
7 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Kickin Ash | |
| 3 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 4 | Wausau Paper | |
| 5 | Chew Crew BBQ | |
| 6 | Brothers BBQ | |
| 7 | Darnells Catering |
Master Series — Steak
10 entries · top 174.2972 · median 171.9942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FATTENED CALF BBQ | |
| 2 | TRIPLE J&C BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | High Mtn. BBQ | |
| 4 | Brothers BBQ | |
| 5 | FRONT PORCH BBQ | |
| 6 | Darnell's Pig Roast | |
| 7 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 8 | Darnells Catering | |
| 9 | Hog town BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG BOYS BBQ |
Master Series — Sweet Sauce
9 entries · top 166.2972 · median 153.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE J&C BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Farmers Bank and Capital Trust | |
| 3 | FATTENED CALF BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Kickin Ash | |
| 6 | Steven Griffin | |
| 7 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 8 | Wausau Paper | |
| 9 | Chew Crew BBQ |