A new contest record
691.3944
highest overall ever cooked here
691.3944 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 683.9544 GIVE IT TO GOD set in 2013.
- old record 683.9544
- set 2013 by GIVE IT TO GOD
When Pigs Fly South 2016
Dec 2–3, 2016 · Lakeland, FL · 📍 4175 Medulla RD
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ won Grand Champion at the When Pigs Fly South on December 2, 2016 in Lakeland, FL at 4175 Medulla RD, scoring 691.3944 in a field of 36 teams. 2ND HAND SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.8344. Category winners: Chicken — GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY (174.2628); Pork Ribs — 2ND HAND SMOKE (177.7144); Pork — Uncle Kenny's Take-Away (178.8572); Brisket — Shanty Town BBQ (180.0000). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by MattDaddy's BBQ.
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.
360.54
median 662.45
691.39 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.26
- Pork Ribs 177.71
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 180 🔥
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180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Entries
36
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
691.3944
Winning margin
4.5600
GC over RC
Field average
642.98
360.54691.39
median 662.45 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.3944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
678.1828
360.54691.39
10th place overall
Field spread
330.8572
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 66%
beats 34% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
29%
10 of 35 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.36 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,521
avg power rating going in · stronger than 14% of contests
Storylines (5 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
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 13th
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 2nd
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 9–10: SOME-R SWINE and DEEP SOUTH BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ and K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA and 2ND HAND SMOKE tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0116
A contest record in brisket
180.0000
best brisket ever cooked here
Shanty Town BBQ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
- old best 178.8572
- across 3 past editions
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.
- Shanty Town BBQ · 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2013 | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL | 49 | 683.9544 | GIVE IT TO GOD | United Pork Smokers |
| Nov 7, 2014 | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL 33811 | 42 | 681.6800 | United Pork Smokers | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| Nov 6, 2015 | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL | 35 | 673.6688 | MattDaddy's BBQ | Butts on the Barbie |
| Dec 2, 2016 ← this one | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla RD | 36 | 691.3944 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | 2ND HAND SMOKE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2628 | 170.8572 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.3200 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 169.6684 |
| Brisket | 180 | 173.7028 | 170.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
36 entries · top 691.3944 · median 662.4516
Chicken
36 entries · top 174.2628 · median 165.6628
Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.2572
Pork
36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.5542
Brisket
35 entries · top 180 · median 166.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
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 — Anything Butt
5 entries · top 171.4056 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM HOLY HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 3 | Mother Truckers BBQ | |
| 4 | HARDWOOD BBQ | |
| 5 | Shanty Town BBQ |
Master Series — Dessert
6 entries · top 180 · median 171.4230 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARDWOOD BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | Mother Truckers BBQ | |
| 4 | The BBQ Shack Lakeland | |
| 5 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 6 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ |