A statement win
13.7488
points clear of the field
Wider than 95% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.7488 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
Bacon Brew & Que
Oct 7–8, 2016 · Tuscaloosa, AL · 📍 6198 Watermelon RD
Organizer Portal won Grand Champion at the Bacon Brew & Que on October 7, 2016 in Tuscaloosa, AL at 6198 Watermelon RD, scoring 705.0972 in a field of 26 teams. SOUTH PORK took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3484. Category winners: Chicken — Organizer Portal (178.8572); Pork Ribs — JORDYQ (177.7028); Pork — HICKORY PRIME (177.7028); Brisket — SOUTH PORK (176.0000).
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.
601.11
median 663.89
705.10 🏆
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 177.70
- Pork 177.70
- Brisket 176
144.50
178.86
Entries
26
4 judged meats · 4 ancillary
Top score
705.0972
Winning margin
13.7488
GC over RC
Field average
661.73
601.11705.10
median 663.89 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
2.8916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
676.4224
601.11705.10
10th place overall
Field spread
103.9888
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 14%
beats 86% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,564
avg power rating going in · stronger than 49% of contests
Storylines (3 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
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: BUSH LEAGUE BBQ and SOUTHERN SWINE tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: BIG PIG INC. and HICKORY PRIME tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: JIGGY PIGGY and BLUE PIG CLUB tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Organizer Portal took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 3rd.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 3rd
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 173.7144 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 171.9656 | 167.4172 |
| Brisket | 176 | 173.1084 | 169.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 705.0972 · median 663.8858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 3 | JORDYQ | |
| 4 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 5 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 6 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 7 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 8 | BIG PIG INC. | |
| 9 | Bob Robberts BBQ | |
| 10 | SOUTHERN SWINE | |
| 11 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 12 | DADDY GRAY'S | |
| 13 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 14 | BLUE PIG CLUB | |
| 15 | Great Hogs of Fire | |
| 16 | Porkilicious | |
| 17 | SQUEALIN N GRILLIN | |
| 18 | Sweet-n-Sassy | |
| 19 | Coop de Grill | |
| 20 | SMOKIN R/T | |
| 21 | Premier Smokers | |
| 22 | Pit Boss Crew | |
| 23 | Chub's Grillin | |
| 24 | BAR-B-HAM | |
| 25 | Granddad's | |
| 26 | T & T Smoke |
Chicken
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.3884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 3 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 4 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 5 | Bob Robberts BBQ | |
| 6 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN SWINE | |
| 8 | JORDYQ | |
| 9 | BIG PIG INC. | |
| 10 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 11 | DADDY GRAY'S | |
| 12 | Coop de Grill | |
| 13 | Porkilicious | |
| 14 | Great Hogs of Fire | |
| 15 | SMOKIN R/T | |
| 16 | BLUE PIG CLUB | |
| 17 | Sweet-n-Sassy | |
| 18 | SQUEALIN N GRILLIN | |
| 19 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 20 | Chub's Grillin | |
| 21 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 22 | Pit Boss Crew | |
| 23 | BAR-B-HAM | |
| 24 | Premier Smokers | |
| 25 | Granddad's | |
| 26 | T & T Smoke |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JORDYQ | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | Bob Robberts BBQ | |
| 4 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 6 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 7 | BLUE PIG CLUB | |
| 8 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 9 | BIG PIG INC. | |
| 10 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 11 | SMOKIN R/T | |
| 12 | DADDY GRAY'S | |
| 13 | Pit Boss Crew | |
| 14 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 15 | SOUTHERN SWINE | |
| 16 | Granddad's | |
| 17 | Sweet-n-Sassy | |
| 18 | Premier Smokers | |
| 19 | Porkilicious | |
| 20 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 21 | SQUEALIN N GRILLIN | |
| 22 | Great Hogs of Fire | |
| 23 | BAR-B-HAM | |
| 24 | T & T Smoke | |
| 25 | Chub's Grillin | |
| 26 | Coop de Grill |
Pork
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.9658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 2 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | BIG PIG INC. | |
| 5 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 6 | JORDYQ | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN SWINE | |
| 8 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 9 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 10 | Premier Smokers | |
| 11 | Great Hogs of Fire | |
| 12 | Bob Robberts BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 14 | DADDY GRAY'S | |
| 15 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 16 | Coop de Grill | |
| 17 | Chub's Grillin | |
| 18 | SQUEALIN N GRILLIN | |
| 19 | BLUE PIG CLUB | |
| 20 | BAR-B-HAM | |
| 21 | Porkilicious | |
| 22 | Sweet-n-Sassy | |
| 23 | SMOKIN R/T | |
| 24 | Pit Boss Crew | |
| 25 | Granddad's | |
| 26 | T & T Smoke |
Brisket
26 entries · top 176 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 2 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 5 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 6 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG PIG INC. | |
| 8 | DADDY GRAY'S | |
| 9 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 10 | JORDYQ | |
| 11 | SOUTHERN SWINE | |
| 12 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 13 | Coop de Grill | |
| 14 | Bob Robberts BBQ | |
| 15 | Great Hogs of Fire | |
| 16 | Chub's Grillin | |
| 17 | SQUEALIN N GRILLIN | |
| 18 | BLUE PIG CLUB | |
| 19 | Porkilicious | |
| 20 | Pit Boss Crew | |
| 21 | Premier Smokers | |
| 22 | T & T Smoke | |
| 23 | BAR-B-HAM | |
| 24 | Sweet-n-Sassy | |
| 25 | Granddad's | |
| 26 | SMOKIN R/T |
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 — Amateur Chicken
9 entries · top 172.5600 · median 162.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MURPHY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 2 | WRIGHT ON QUE - IL | |
| 3 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 4 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 5 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 6 | Leela Que | |
| 7 | Secert Serviss BBQ | |
| 8 | BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN | |
| 9 | Radio Active |
Master Series — Amateur Ribs
9 entries · top 170.2628 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN | |
| 4 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 5 | WRIGHT ON QUE - IL | |
| 6 | Secert Serviss BBQ | |
| 7 | MURPHY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 8 | Leela Que | |
| 9 | Radio Active |
Master Series — Backyard
9 entries · top 341.1084 · median 327.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | WRIGHT ON QUE - IL | |
| 4 | MURPHY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 5 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 6 | BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN | |
| 7 | Secert Serviss BBQ | |
| 8 | Leela Que | |
| 9 | Radio Active |
Master Series — Sauce
21 entries · top 180 · median 170.2972 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JORDYQ | |
| 2 | DADDY GRAY'S | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 4 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 5 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 6 | BLUE PIG CLUB | |
| 7 | BIG PIG INC. | |
| 8 | Premier Smokers | |
| 9 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 10 | Coop de Grill | |
| 11 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 12 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 13 | Pit Boss Crew | |
| 14 | Secert Serviss BBQ | |
| 15 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 16 | Granddad's | |
| 17 | BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN | |
| 18 | Great Hogs of Fire | |
| 19 | BAR-B-HAM | |
| 20 | SQUEALIN N GRILLIN | |
| 21 | T & T Smoke |