A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 13 tracked editions
Hot Daddy's BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 13 tracked editions.
- 2024
- 2024
KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off 2016
Sep 16–17, 2016 · Worthington, MN · 📍 Nobles County Fairgrounds
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off on September 16, 2016 in Worthington, MN at Nobles County Fairgrounds, scoring 700.0000 in a field of 29 teams. SPITFIRE took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.0232. Category winners: Chicken — Pinch n' Pull (179.4400); Pork Ribs — SPITFIRE (174.8572); Pork — HOGLINE (180.0000); Brisket — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (176.5600). This is the 3rd of 13 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by MUSTANG SALLY BBQ; the next was held in 2017.
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.
631.29
median 658.85
700 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 179.44
- Pork Ribs 174.86
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 176.56
149.68
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Entries
29
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
700
Winning margin
7.9768
GC over RC
Field average
661.45
631.29700
median 658.85 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
670.8456
631.29700
10th place overall
Field spread
68.7084
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 32%
beats 68% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
31%
8 of 26 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.81 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,562
avg power rating going in · stronger than 48% of contests
Storylines (6 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
0.0112
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 2–3: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS edged SONS OF BUTCHERS by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 8–9: SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS edged THE DOCFATHER BBQ by 0.0112. Chicken places 8–9: SPITFIRE edged MUSTANG SALLY BBQ by 0.0344.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0112
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0344
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0456
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork
180.0000
best pork ever cooked here
HOGLINE turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 177.7028
- across 2 past editions
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SONS OF BUTCHERS (won 2013), MUSTANG SALLY BBQ (won 2015).
- SONS OF BUTCHERS · 2013
- MUSTANG SALLY BBQ · 2015
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- HOGLINE · Pork
This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2013 | Worthington, MN | Worthington, MN | 39 | 695.4516 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | BIG T'Z Q CRU |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Worthington, MN | Worthington, MN 56187 | 26 | 700.5944 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | TOTALLY SAUCED |
| Sep 16, 2016 ← this one | Worthington, MN | Nobles County Fairgrounds | 29 | 700 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | SPITFIRE |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Worthington, MN | Downtown Worthington | 27 | 690.2628 | LUCKY'S Q | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Worthington, MN | Downtown Worthington | 25 | 693.6800 | ACES HIGH BBQ | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Worthington, MN | Downtown Worthington | 26 | 686.1944 | WHO DAT BBQ | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Worthington, MN | Downtown Worthington | 35 | 696.6516 | Wags Backwoods BBQ | MACHETE BOYS BBQ |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Worthington, MN | Nobles County Fairgrounds | 33 | 693.2004 | Richie Z | HOGLINE |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Worthington, MN | Nobles County Fairgrounds | 40 | 695.3940 | Shiggin & Grinnin | Ash Kickin' BBQ |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Worthington, MN | Nobles County Fairgrounds | 17 | 176 | Smokin' Big | — |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Worthington, MN | Nobles County Fairgrounds | 39 | 694.8456 | Pittie Q | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 34 | 695.9084 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Worthington, MN | 700 2nd Avenue | 13 | 178.8572 | Hot Daddy's BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 170.8228 | 167.4400 |
| Pork | 180 | 171.9772 | 169.6684 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 174.3316 | 169.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 700 · median 658.8456
Chicken
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.7144
Pork
29 entries · top 180 · median 165.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5600
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 — Turkey
6 entries · top 177.7600 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BSQ'S | |
| 2 | WILD SHOOTERS BBQ | |
| 3 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | |
| 4 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 5 | FNG BBQ | |
| 6 | HARRY'S BAR ALL SAUCED UP & SMOKIN |