Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

2016-09-16 – 2016-09-17 · Salisbury, NC · 📍 Salisbury, NC

Grand Champion: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (699.3716) · 68 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM

🥇

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC

699.3716 · Master Series — Overall

🥈

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM

691.9772 · Master Series — Overall

🥉

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

691.9428 · Master Series — Overall

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.

319.34 median 652.17 699.37 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 178.86
Pork Ribs 178.30
Pork 179.44
Brisket 180.00 🔥

125.49 180.00

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2019 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

699.3716

Winning margin

7.3944

GC over RC

Field average

641.14

319.34699.37

median 652.17 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (Brisket), ELITE BBQ SMOKERS (Brisket)

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

679.3024

319.34699.37

10th place overall

Field spread

380.0344

winner to last place

Most consistent

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC

avg finish 6.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 1.1428 pts — BANGIN' BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 35%

beats 65% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

58%

34 of 59 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.72 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1565

avg power rating going in · stronger than 51% of contests

Top-rated in the field

CHECKERED PIG

rated 1867 pre-contest

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.

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 9th
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 6th
Brisket 8th

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 4–5: SAUCED! BBQ TEAM and EB'S BAR-B-QUE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: EB'S BAR-B-QUE and CONTAGIOUS Q tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: CHECKERED PIG and REDNECK SCIENTIFIC tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 4–5 · tie
Chicken 5–6 · tie
Chicken 8–9 · tie
Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie

A contest record in brisket

180.0000 best brisket ever cooked here

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 179.4400 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.

old best 179.4400
across 2 past editions

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKE THIS (won 2015).

SMOKE THIS · 2015

One of the big ones

68 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 95% of the 5,410 contests in the data

68 teams made this a bigger field than 95% of every contest tracked.

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.

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA · Brisket
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS · Brisket

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)

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
2013-09-20	Salisbury, NC	Salisbury, NC	72	705.7144	KILLER B'S BBQ	4:20 Q
2015-09-18	Salisbury, NC	Salisbury, NC 28146	59	697.6572	SMOKE THIS	CHECKERED PIG
2016-09-16 ← this one	Salisbury, NC	Salisbury, NC	68	699.3716	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
2017-09-15	Salisbury, NC	653 Bendix Dr	63	689.6688	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	NORTH MEETS SOUTH BBQ
2018-09-14	Salisbury, NC	653 Bendix Dr	29	691.3944	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	MIDNIGHT BURN
2019-09-20	Salisbury, NC	653 Bendix Dr	56	691.9428	Wolf's Revenge BBQ	K & D SMOKERS

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	178.8572	176.5600	173.1428
Pork Ribs	178.2972	174.2744	172.0000
Pork	179.4400	176.0000	171.9772
Brisket	180.0000	175.4056	172.5484

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

68 entries · top 699.3716 · median 652.1714

#	Team	Score
1	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	699.3716
2	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	691.9772
3	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	691.9428
4	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	691.3944
5	CONTAGIOUS Q	687.3600
6	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	685.0516
7	MIDNIGHT BURN	682.1484
8	WHO CARES BBQ	680.4800
9	SMOKIN SKULLIES	679.9656
10	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	679.3024
11	CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	678.7200
12	SMOKE THIS	678.1600
13	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	677.0744
14	BALONEY JOE'S BBQ	675.3028
15	SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ	675.3028
16	CHECKERED PIG	674.7544
17	PORKYLICIOUS	673.6116
18	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	671.8628
19	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	670.1368
20	BANGIN' BBQ	669.5888
21	K & D SMOKERS	669.5772
22	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	667.3032
23	PICKIN' PORKERS	666.7424
24	FIRED UP SMOKERS	659.2800
25	ROLLIN' SMOKE	659.2456
26	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	658.1488
27	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	658.1256
28	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	657.0056
29	270 SMOKERS	656.4800
30	BUBBAJACK'S	655.3372
31	SMOKEN SOULS BARBECUE	654.1256
32	FAT HEADS BBQ	654.1028
33	BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM	653.5540
34	APEXBBQ	652.4572
35	BOBO'S QUE	651.8856
36	BBQ JUNKIE'S	646.7312
37	THE KINGS OF Q	646.6396
38	BUTTS R US	645.5316
39	HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM	644.4460
40	SAPONI SMOKERS	643.9200
41	STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ	643.3372
42	E.T.'S BBQ	641.5776
43	NEWSOME'S BBQ	640.3544
44	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	639.8516
45	SWINE SONG	639.8056
46	TEAM HOLY SMOKES	639.7712
47	HAMOUFLAGE	638.6624
48	ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ	637.5312
49	SMOKIN DOPES BBQ	636.4456
50	Bubba & Son BBQ	636.3656
51	PIG PEN ENTERPRISES	634.6856
52	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	634.6288
53	SMOKING STUDS BBQ	631.3032
54	PIGTASTIC QUE	625.5088
55	Big Smoke BBQ	620.4232
56	BLUE LINE BBQ	620.4116
57	SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ	616.9828
58	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	616.9488
59	MAC'S SMOKE SHOP	614.6972
60	Chik-N-Buttz	607.1768
61	TUMBLIN DICE	604.9372
62	Mountian Grillas	598.0684
63	SMOKIN TRUCKERS BBQ	596.9712
64	PREACHER'S BBQ	593.4172
65	ALL ABOUT THAT BASTE	580.2972
66	CAROLINA SMOKE	489.0056
67	BUD WISER'S BBQ	485.0740
68	DIXIE MOON	319.3372

Chicken

67 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.0972

#	Team	Score
1	K & D SMOKERS	178.8572
2	SMOKE THIS	178.2972
3	BUD WISER'S BBQ	176.5828
4	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	176.5600
5	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	176.5600
6	CONTAGIOUS Q	176.5600
7	SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ	175.4056
8	CHECKERED PIG	174.2628
9	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	174.2628
10	SMOKIN SKULLIES	173.1428
11	WHO CARES BBQ	173.1200
12	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	173.1200
13	CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	173.1200
14	BALONEY JOE'S BBQ	173.1200
15	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	172.5944
16	SMOKEN SOULS BARBECUE	172.0000
17	ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ	171.4056
18	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	170.8228
19	E.T.'S BBQ	170.2744
20	APEXBBQ	170.2628
21	PICKIN' PORKERS	170.2628
22	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	169.1316
23	BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM	168.5484
24	BOBO'S QUE	168.0000
25	BUBBAJACK'S	167.9772
26	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	167.9656
27	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	167.4172
28	MIDNIGHT BURN	167.3828
29	SAPONI SMOKERS	166.8456
30	270 SMOKERS	166.8456
31	PIG PEN ENTERPRISES	166.8344
32	BANGIN' BBQ	166.8344
33	THE KINGS OF Q	165.1200
34	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	165.0972
35	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	165.0972
36	FIRED UP SMOKERS	165.0972
37	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	165.0972
38	FAT HEADS BBQ	164.5372
39	SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ	163.9772
40	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	163.3944
41	PORKYLICIOUS	163.3828
42	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	162.8228
43	HAMOUFLAGE	162.2628
44	PREACHER'S BBQ	162.2516
45	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	162.2400
46	STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ	162.2400
47	BLUE LINE BBQ	161.7372
48	BUTTS R US	161.6916
49	Chik-N-Buttz	161.6456
50	ROLLIN' SMOKE	161.6456
51	CAROLINA SMOKE	161.0856
52	TEAM HOLY SMOKES	159.9428
53	NEWSOME'S BBQ	158.8344
54	PIGTASTIC QUE	158.2400
55	SMOKIN DOPES BBQ	158.2284
56	SWINE SONG	157.6572
57	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	157.0856
58	Bubba & Son BBQ	157.0628
59	HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM	155.9772
60	BBQ JUNKIE'S	155.3712
61	SMOKING STUDS BBQ	154.2400
62	Mountian Grillas	151.4172
63	MAC'S SMOKE SHOP	150.2856
64	SMOKIN TRUCKERS BBQ	148.5600
65	Big Smoke BBQ	148.5144
66	TUMBLIN DICE	142.1828
67	ALL ABOUT THAT BASTE	140.4684

Pork Ribs

67 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.2628

#	Team	Score
1	BANGIN' BBQ	178.2972
2	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	177.1544
3	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	176.5716
4	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	174.8572
5	PORKYLICIOUS	174.2744
6	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	173.7144
7	CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	173.1200
8	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	172.5600
9	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	172.5600
10	CONTAGIOUS Q	172.0000
11	WHO CARES BBQ	170.8344
12	BALONEY JOE'S BBQ	170.8228
13	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	170.2628
14	SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ	169.7144
15	BBQ JUNKIE'S	169.7028
16	STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ	168.5944
17	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	168.5372
18	APEXBBQ	167.9772
19	MIDNIGHT BURN	167.3828
20	TEAM HOLY SMOKES	166.8112
21	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	166.2744
22	BUBBAJACK'S	166.2744
23	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	166.2628
24	FIRED UP SMOKERS	165.6800
25	PICKIN' PORKERS	165.1084
26	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	164.5140
27	SMOKIN DOPES BBQ	164.0116
28	ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ	163.9772
29	SMOKE THIS	163.9544
30	FAT HEADS BBQ	163.3944
31	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	163.3944
32	BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM	162.8344
33	ROLLIN' SMOKE	162.8000
34	BOBO'S QUE	162.2628
35	Big Smoke BBQ	162.2516
36	SMOKEN SOULS BARBECUE	162.2400
37	SMOKIN TRUCKERS BBQ	161.7028
38	PIGTASTIC QUE	161.6916
39	HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM	161.6916
40	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	161.6800
41	SWINE SONG	160.5372
42	Bubba & Son BBQ	160.5028
43	SMOKING STUDS BBQ	159.9888
44	TUMBLIN DICE	159.9772
45	SMOKIN SKULLIES	159.4056
46	CAROLINA SMOKE	158.8000
47	THE KINGS OF Q	158.2056
48	PIG PEN ENTERPRISES	157.1200
49	BUTTS R US	157.0744
50	NEWSOME'S BBQ	157.0628
51	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	156.5372
52	SAPONI SMOKERS	156.5372
53	Chik-N-Buttz	155.9656
54	270 SMOKERS	155.9428
55	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	155.9428
56	BLUE LINE BBQ	155.3944
57	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	153.0744
58	HAMOUFLAGE	151.9200
59	K & D SMOKERS	151.9200
60	E.T.'S BBQ	151.3716
61	MAC'S SMOKE SHOP	151.3600
62	BUD WISER'S BBQ	151.3484
63	CHECKERED PIG	150.7888
64	Mountian Grillas	149.6800
65	SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ	149.6456
66	ALL ABOUT THAT BASTE	143.3716
67	PREACHER'S BBQ	125.4856

Pork

67 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.2400

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN SKULLIES	179.4400
2	CONTAGIOUS Q	178.8572
3	CHECKERED PIG	177.7372
4	PORKYLICIOUS	176.0116
5	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	176.0000
6	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	174.2744
7	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	174.2628
8	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	172.0000
9	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	171.9772
10	MIDNIGHT BURN	171.9772
11	CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	170.8228
12	BALONEY JOE'S BBQ	170.8228
13	ROLLIN' SMOKE	170.8228
14	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	170.2628
15	PICKIN' PORKERS	169.1200
16	CAROLINA SMOKE	169.1200
17	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	168.5600
18	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	167.3712
19	SWINE SONG	166.8112
20	270 SMOKERS	166.2972
21	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	166.2400
22	WHO CARES BBQ	166.2400
23	SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ	166.2400
24	THE KINGS OF Q	166.2284
25	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	165.6684
26	BANGIN' BBQ	165.0972
27	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	165.0856
28	NEWSOME'S BBQ	163.9544
29	BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM	163.9428
30	K & D SMOKERS	163.9428
31	DIXIE MOON	163.9428
32	HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM	163.3828
33	SMOKING STUDS BBQ	162.8344
34	SMOKEN SOULS BARBECUE	162.2400
35	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	161.6916
36	Bubba & Son BBQ	161.1200
37	BLUE LINE BBQ	161.0972
38	BUTTS R US	161.0856
39	SMOKE THIS	160.5028
40	BUBBAJACK'S	159.9656
41	TUMBLIN DICE	159.9656
42	FIRED UP SMOKERS	159.3944
43	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	158.8344
44	BOBO'S QUE	158.8000
45	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	158.8000
46	E.T.'S BBQ	158.2744
47	STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ	158.2284
48	BBQ JUNKIE'S	157.6800
49	SAPONI SMOKERS	157.6800
50	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	157.6456
51	FAT HEADS BBQ	157.6456
52	Big Smoke BBQ	157.1084
53	MAC'S SMOKE SHOP	157.1084
54	ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ	157.0512
55	Mountian Grillas	156.5256
56	PREACHER'S BBQ	156.0000
57	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	155.9428
58	TEAM HOLY SMOKES	155.3600
59	PIG PEN ENTERPRISES	155.3484
60	SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ	154.2400
61	APEXBBQ	153.6456
62	SMOKIN TRUCKERS BBQ	152.5028
63	HAMOUFLAGE	151.9312
64	SMOKIN DOPES BBQ	150.7884
65	PIGTASTIC QUE	150.7772
66	Chik-N-Buttz	145.6228
67	ALL ABOUT THAT BASTE	141.6456

Brisket

67 entries · top 180.0000 · median 161.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	180.0000 🔥
2	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	180.0000 🔥
3	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	178.8572
4	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	177.7028
5	MIDNIGHT BURN	175.4056
6	SMOKE THIS	175.4056
7	K & D SMOKERS	174.8572
8	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	174.2628
9	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	173.1200
10	HAMOUFLAGE	172.5484
11	CHECKERED PIG	171.9656
12	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	170.8228
13	WHO CARES BBQ	170.2856
14	FIRED UP SMOKERS	169.1084
15	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	168.5372
16	FAT HEADS BBQ	168.5256
17	SMOKIN SKULLIES	167.9772
18	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	167.9772
19	270 SMOKERS	167.3944
20	BUTTS R US	165.6800
21	ROLLIN' SMOKE	163.9772
22	BBQ JUNKIE'S	163.9772
23	SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ	163.9428
24	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	163.9428
25	SMOKIN DOPES BBQ	163.4172
26	HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM	163.3944
27	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	163.3828
28	SAPONI SMOKERS	162.8572
29	BOBO'S QUE	162.8228
30	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	162.2628
31	PICKIN' PORKERS	162.2512
32	CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	161.6572
33	E.T.'S BBQ	161.6572
34	BUBBAJACK'S	161.1200
35	APEXBBQ	160.5716
36	BALONEY JOE'S BBQ	160.5372
37	NEWSOME'S BBQ	160.5028
38	CONTAGIOUS Q	159.9428
39	PORKYLICIOUS	159.9428
40	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	159.3716
41	BANGIN' BBQ	159.3600
42	BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM	158.2284
43	Bubba & Son BBQ	157.6800
44	TEAM HOLY SMOKES	157.6572
45	SMOKEN SOULS BARBECUE	157.6456
46	BUD WISER'S BBQ	157.1428
47	THE KINGS OF Q	157.0856
48	MAC'S SMOKE SHOP	155.9432
49	DIXIE MOON	155.3944
50	PIG PEN ENTERPRISES	155.3828
51	ALL ABOUT THAT BASTE	154.8116
52	PIGTASTIC QUE	154.8000
53	SWINE SONG	154.8000
54	STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ	154.2744
55	SMOKING STUDS BBQ	154.2400
56	Big Smoke BBQ	152.5488
57	PREACHER'S BBQ	149.6800
58	SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ	149.1200
59	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	148.4916
60	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	147.9544
61	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	145.6572
62	ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ	145.0972
63	Chik-N-Buttz	143.9428
64	TUMBLIN DICE	142.8116
65	BLUE LINE BBQ	142.1828
66	Mountian Grillas	140.4456
67	SMOKIN TRUCKERS BBQ	134.2056

Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

Won without a category win

Photo finishes

A contest record in brisket

Back to defend

One of the big ones

A perfect score on the table

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 →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket