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The Smithfield Guinea Pig

Feb 17–18, 2017 · Indio, CA

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PORKETEERS
701.1544 · Master Series — Overall
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LUCKY'S Q
695.3716 · Master Series — Overall
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SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
689.6344 · Master Series — Overall

PORKETEERS won Grand Champion at The Smithfield Guinea Pig on February 17, 2017 in Indio, CA, scoring 701.1544 in a field of 49 teams. LUCKY'S Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.3716. Category winners: Chicken — TWISTED BRISKET BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ (178.8572); Pork — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ (177.7028).

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.

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 178.86
  • Pork 178.86
  • Brisket 177.70
20 179.44

Entries

49
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary

Top score

701.1544

Winning margin

5.7828
GC over RC

Field average

662.64
524.51701.15
median 666.15 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork Ribs
2.8572 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

678.7428
524.51701.15
10th place overall

Field spread

176.6404
winner to last place

Most consistent

PORKETEERS
avg finish 4.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 1.7372 pts — TWISTED BRISKET BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 28%
beats 72% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.59 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,631
avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
rated 2025 pre-contest

Storylines (4 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.

An upset on the books

14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100

PORKETEERS came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

  • champion 1710
  • top seed 2025

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

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

  • Chicken 5th
  • Pork Ribs 3rd
  • Pork 3rd
  • Brisket 6th

A stacked field

1631 average power rating going in

Stronger than 91% of every rated contest

The field averaged a 1631 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.

  • top seed IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (2025)
  • 49 rated teams

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 6–7: PORTERHOUSE BBQ and TACO TUESDAY tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: TACO TUESDAY and SMOKIN MO'S BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q and DAY OF THE PIG BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 6–7 · tie
  • Chicken 7–8 · tie
  • Chicken 9–10 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie

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)

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken179.4400174.2972173.7028
Pork Ribs178.8572176173.1316
Pork178.8572175.4628173.7028
Brisket177.7028174.2744170.8228

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

49 entries · top 701.1544 · median 666.1484

#TeamScore
1 PORKETEERS 701.1544
2 LUCKY'S Q 695.3716
3 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 689.6344
4 TWISTED BRISKET BBQ 687.3832
5 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 686.2172
6 SMOKIN MO'S BBQ 683.9544
7 HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ 682.1944
8 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 681.6800
9 MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 681.0512
10 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE 678.7428
11 COOL GRILLING 678.2740
12 The Brisket Brothers 677.0972
13 TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q 676.5372
14 FUNTIME BBQ 676.5260
15 DAY OF THE PIG BBQ 675.8972
16 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 675.3372
17 SHIG NINJA BBQ 675.3256
18 LADY OF Q 674.2288
19 ROOFTOP BBQ 673.6112
20 Uncle Vinny's BBQ 672.4796
21 GREEN CARD Q 671.8972
22 GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE 671.8972
23 VICIOUS SMOKE 670.7312
24 Sharpe's Woodshed 666.1600
25 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 666.1484
26 LEFT COAST Q 664.5028
27 NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q 664.4568
28 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 663.8856
29 RAD FONDO BBQ 662.2972
30 TACO TUESDAY 660.4572
31 B' MACKIN BBQ 659.8740
32 OUTTA GAS BBQ 659.8628
33 SMOKIN' HART'S 658.8572
34 WOODHOUSE BARBECUE 658.6856
35 GETTIN' BASTED 658.1488
36 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 657.6460
37 WESTCOAST 2LIVEQ 657.5544
38 The BBQ Yard 656.5256
39 DEEP SOUTH BBQ 653.0744
40 FOUR KING BBQ 651.3028
41 PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ 648.5372
42 CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S 648.5260
43 YARD LOBSTER BBQ 647.3260
44 SMOKIN' MONEY 640.8908
45 BOB'S MORNING WOOD BARBEQUE 639.8976
46 BLUE EYED BBQ 637.7032
47 STAGECOACH BARBECUE 623.3712
48 CARTER'S SMOKED BBQ 602.1144
49 THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES 524.5140

Chicken

49 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9772

#TeamScore
1 TWISTED BRISKET BBQ 179.4400
2 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 177.7028
3 SHIG NINJA BBQ 177.1544
4 GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE 175.4056
5 PORKETEERS 174.2972
6 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 174.2744
7 TACO TUESDAY 174.2744
8 SMOKIN MO'S BBQ 174.2744
9 TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q 173.7028
10 DAY OF THE PIG BBQ 173.7028
11 Sharpe's Woodshed 172.5716
12 LUCKY'S Q 172.5716
13 FUNTIME BBQ 172.5600
14 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 172.5600
15 MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 170.8572
16 SMOKIN' HART'S 170.3428
17 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 170.2856
18 LEFT COAST Q 170.2856
19 GETTIN' BASTED 170.2628
20 RAD FONDO BBQ 169.1656
21 FOUR KING BBQ 169.1200
22 Uncle Vinny's BBQ 169.1084
23 LADY OF Q 168.5484
24 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 168.5256
25 ROOFTOP BBQ 167.9772
26 HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ 167.9772
27 BLUE EYED BBQ 167.4972
28 YARD LOBSTER BBQ 167.3828
29 B' MACKIN BBQ 166.8456
30 VICIOUS SMOKE 166.2856
31 The Brisket Brothers 166.2400
32 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE 166.2400
33 OUTTA GAS BBQ 165.6800
34 BOB'S MORNING WOOD BARBEQUE 165.1084
35 NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q 165.0856
36 COOL GRILLING 163.9656
37 PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ 163.4744
38 The BBQ Yard 163.4628
39 WOODHOUSE BARBECUE 162.7884
40 DEEP SOUTH BBQ 161.6800
41 GREEN CARD Q 161.6456
42 WESTCOAST 2LIVEQ 161.0972
43 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 161.0972
44 CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S 159.4172
45 SMOKIN' MONEY 154.7540
46 STAGECOACH BARBECUE 153.7028
47 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 146.8000
48 CARTER'S SMOKED BBQ 143.3944
49 THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES 20

Pork Ribs

49 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168

#TeamScore
1 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 178.8572
2 LUCKY'S Q 178.8572
3 PORKETEERS 176.5944
4 GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE 176.0116
5 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE 176
6 DAY OF THE PIG BBQ 175.4172
7 WESTCOAST 2LIVEQ 174.2860
8 COOL GRILLING 174.2628
9 YARD LOBSTER BBQ 173.1544
10 CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S 173.1316
11 FUNTIME BBQ 172.5944
12 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 172.5716
13 LADY OF Q 172.5716
14 Uncle Vinny's BBQ 170.8456
15 MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 170.8228
16 SHIG NINJA BBQ 170.2628
17 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 170.2628
18 LEFT COAST Q 169.7372
19 SMOKIN MO'S BBQ 169.7256
20 TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q 169.7144
21 TWISTED BRISKET BBQ 169.6916
22 RAD FONDO BBQ 169.1544
23 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 168.5488
24 HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ 168.5372
25 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 168
26 OUTTA GAS BBQ 167.9772
27 GREEN CARD Q 167.9772
28 VICIOUS SMOKE 167.3828
29 FOUR KING BBQ 165.7028
30 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 165.0972
31 THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES 164.5484
32 NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q 164
33 The Brisket Brothers 163.9544
34 SMOKIN' HART'S 163.4400
35 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 163.4172
36 ROOFTOP BBQ 163.4056
37 STAGECOACH BARBECUE 163.3944
38 BOB'S MORNING WOOD BARBEQUE 162.8460
39 WOODHOUSE BARBECUE 162.2400
40 B' MACKIN BBQ 162.2400
41 DEEP SOUTH BBQ 161.1200
42 The BBQ Yard 158.8000
43 GETTIN' BASTED 156.5028
44 TACO TUESDAY 155.4056
45 Sharpe's Woodshed 152.5144
46 PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ 150.2284
47 CARTER'S SMOKED BBQ 149.6344
48 SMOKIN' MONEY 149.6340
49 BLUE EYED BBQ 144.5488

Pork

49 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3828

#TeamScore
1 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 178.8572
2 The Brisket Brothers 177.7600
3 PORKETEERS 177.7028
4 SMOKIN MO'S BBQ 176
5 TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q 175.4628
6 GETTIN' BASTED 175.4516
7 LADY OF Q 175.4288
8 NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q 174.8456
9 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 173.7372
10 DAY OF THE PIG BBQ 173.7028
11 COOL GRILLING 173.1428
12 DEEP SOUTH BBQ 173.1428
13 GREEN CARD Q 172.5600
14 THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES 171.4400
15 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 171.4056
16 ROOFTOP BBQ 170.8228
17 TWISTED BRISKET BBQ 170.2744
18 FOUR KING BBQ 170.2628
19 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 169.6684
20 Sharpe's Woodshed 169.1084
21 PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ 167.9888
22 HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ 167.9772
23 TACO TUESDAY 167.9772
24 WESTCOAST 2LIVEQ 167.9656
25 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 167.3828
26 LUCKY'S Q 167.3828
27 SMOKIN' HART'S 166.2628
28 VICIOUS SMOKE 166.2400
29 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE 165.6800
30 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 165.1428
31 Uncle Vinny's BBQ 165.1428
32 The BBQ Yard 165.1200
33 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 165.0972
34 WOODHOUSE BARBECUE 165.0856
35 LEFT COAST Q 165.0856
36 MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 165.0740
37 FUNTIME BBQ 162.2516
38 B' MACKIN BBQ 161.6456
39 GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE 161.0972
40 SMOKIN' MONEY 161.0856
41 CARTER'S SMOKED BBQ 159.9312
42 OUTTA GAS BBQ 158.8228
43 RAD FONDO BBQ 158.2972
44 BLUE EYED BBQ 158.2744
45 YARD LOBSTER BBQ 158.2400
46 CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S 156.5944
47 SHIG NINJA BBQ 153.6340
48 BOB'S MORNING WOOD BARBEQUE 150.2288
49 STAGECOACH BARBECUE 146.8456

Brisket

49 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3828

#TeamScore
1 HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ 177.7028
2 LUCKY'S Q 176.5600
3 SMOKIN' MONEY 175.4172
4 MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 174.2972
5 SHIG NINJA BBQ 174.2744
6 PORKETEERS 172.5600
7 Sharpe's Woodshed 171.9656
8 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 171.4172
9 ROOFTOP BBQ 171.4056
10 VICIOUS SMOKE 170.8228
11 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE 170.8228
12 GREEN CARD Q 169.7144
13 B' MACKIN BBQ 169.1428
14 The Brisket Brothers 169.1428
15 The BBQ Yard 169.1428
16 FUNTIME BBQ 169.1200
17 WOODHOUSE BARBECUE 168.5716
18 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 168.5600
19 THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES 168.5256
20 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 167.9772
21 TWISTED BRISKET BBQ 167.9772
22 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 167.3944
23 BLUE EYED BBQ 167.3828
24 OUTTA GAS BBQ 167.3828
25 Uncle Vinny's BBQ 167.3828
26 COOL GRILLING 166.9028
27 PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ 166.8456
28 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 166.8456
29 RAD FONDO BBQ 165.6800
30 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 165.6800
31 SMOKIN MO'S BBQ 163.9544
32 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 163.3828
33 TACO TUESDAY 162.8000
34 BOB'S MORNING WOOD BARBEQUE 161.7144
35 NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q 160.5256
36 STAGECOACH BARBECUE 159.4284
37 LEFT COAST Q 159.3944
38 GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE 159.3828
39 CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S 159.3828
40 SMOKIN' HART'S 158.8116
41 LADY OF Q 157.6800
42 TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q 157.6572
43 DEEP SOUTH BBQ 157.1316
44 GETTIN' BASTED 155.9316
45 WESTCOAST 2LIVEQ 154.2056
46 DAY OF THE PIG BBQ 153.0744
47 CARTER'S SMOKED BBQ 149.1544
48 YARD LOBSTER BBQ 148.5488
49 FOUR KING BBQ 146.2172

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 — Dessert

17 entries · top 180 · median 172.5828 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 BLUE EYED BBQ 180 🔥
2 B' MACKIN BBQ 180 🔥
3 PORKETEERS 180 🔥
4 GREEN CARD Q 178.8572
5 SMOKIN' HART'S 178.2972
6 WOODHOUSE BARBECUE 177.7028
7 SMOKIN' MONEY 175.4400
8 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 175.4172
9 HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ 172.5828
10 YARD LOBSTER BBQ 172.5600
11 BOB'S MORNING WOOD BARBEQUE 172
12 Sharpe's Woodshed 171.4400
13 PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ 170.8688
14 DAY OF THE PIG BBQ 169.6916
15 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 167.3828
16 TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q 162.2400
17 CARTER'S SMOKED BBQ 159.4284

Master Series — Kids 11 To 15 Years Old

5 entries · top 176.6172 · median 170.8228

#TeamScore
1 ..Smoking Hot Babe BBQ 176.6172
2 Smokin Brendan 172.5484
3 Smokin Jayden 170.8228
4 Smokin' Nicole 170.3200
5 ..Livi Lu BBQ 168.5712

Master Series — Kids 6 To 10 Years Old

7 entries · top 174.2856 · median 170.8572

#TeamScore
1 TINY BRE'MACKIN 174.2856
2 .Jet Coatings Caleb Style 173.7144
3 .2LiveQ Jr 172
4 Bubba Q 170.8572
5 .Deep South Smokers CEO 166.8228
6 .Roll, Snap, Clap, Dab 165.1656
7 .Shadow Hills Rv Resort 165.1428

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