Flames on the Flint

2017-03-10 – 2017-03-11 · Bainbridge, GA · 📍 Earl May Boat Basin

Grand Champion: ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE (697.0972) · 67 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 BOOTYQUE

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ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE

697.0972 · Master Series — Overall

🥈

BOOTYQUE

695.9428 · Master Series — Overall

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HAULIN' BUTT BBQ

693.6456 · 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.

508.48 median 670.73 697.10 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 176.56
Pork Ribs 177.71
Pork 178.30
Brisket 179.44

139.94 179.44

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2018 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

697.0972

Winning margin

1.1544

GC over RC

Field average

661.30

508.48697.10

median 670.73 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

1.1544 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

682.7424

508.48697.10

10th place overall

Field spread

188.6172

winner to last place

Most consistent

BOOTYQUE

avg finish 9.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 1.1544 pts — SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 45%

beats 55% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

44%

39 of 89 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.58 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1594

avg power rating going in · stronger than 74% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM

rated 1897 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.

A razor-thin finish

1.1544 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 80% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.

ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE
BOOTYQUE

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 16 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 5–6: BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ and BOOTYQUE tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: BOOTYQUE and MIDNIGHT BURN tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: MIDNIGHT BURN and ELITE BBQ SMOKERS tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 5–6 · tie
Chicken 6–7 · tie
Chicken 7–8 · tie
Chicken 8–9 · tie

How the title was won

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 25th.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 25th
Pork 12th
Brisket 2nd

One of the big ones

67 teams on the grounds

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

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

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
2014-03-14	Bainbridge, GA	Bainbridge, GA 39817	43	685.0512	CHECKERED PIG	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE
2015-03-13	Bainbridge, GA	Bainbridge, GA 39819	72	697.1200	WAY 2 QUE	WINK'S BARBEQUE
2016-03-11	Bainbridge, GA	Bainbridge, GA 39819	89	691.9428	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	YES, DEAR BBQ
2017-03-10 ← this one	Bainbridge, GA	Earl May Boat Basin	67	697.0972	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	BOOTYQUE
2018-03-09	Bainbridge, GA	Earl May Boat Basin	42	696.5260	SERIAL GRILLER	THE PIT CREW GA

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	176.5600	175.4056	174.8572
Pork Ribs	177.7144	175.4172	172.5716
Pork	178.2972	176.0000	174.2628
Brisket	179.4400	176.5828	173.1200

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

67 entries · top 697.0972 · median 670.7312

#	Team	Score
1	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	697.0972
2	BOOTYQUE	695.9428
3	HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	693.6456
4	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	687.3944
5	VICTORY SMOKERS	684.5028
6	ANGRY JACK BBQ	684.4916
7	BALD HAWG BBQ	683.8740
8	SMOKE THIS	683.8508
9	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	683.3140
10	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	682.7424
11	BELLY UP BBQ JAX	681.0628
12	MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE	679.3256
13	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	678.1484
14	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	677.0520
15	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	677.0512
16	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	677.0512
17	SERIAL GRILLER	677.0172
18	NAKED PIG BBQ	676.4916
19	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	676.4684
20	WINK'S BARBEQUE	676.4456
21	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	676.4456
22	SMOKIN OFF THE GRID	675.3372
23	THE GRILL DOCTORS	675.3144
24	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	675.2916
25	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	675.2912
26	SAWGRASS SMOKERS	675.2796
27	BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA	674.2516
28	QUE SHACK	674.1712
29	HICKORY PRIME	673.0744
30	MIDNIGHT BURN	672.9940
31	SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ	672.4340
32	RUNWAY SMOKE	671.3376
33	BIG MO FROM AHO	671.2796
34	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	670.7312
35	NUTTHIN BUT PORK	670.7200
36	BACKWOODS BBQ	668.4688
37	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	668.4572
38	TEAM PORK RINDZ	667.2916
39	BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ	666.6624
40	OLD PLANTATION BBQ	666.1484
41	POVERTY HILL SMOKERS	662.7428
42	THE BLUE BLOODS	662.6856
43	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	662.6624
44	CARTER Q COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	661.5316
45	NEW REVOLUTION Q	658.7084
46	BARREL FEVER BBQ	657.6000
47	RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN	657.5544
48	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	656.3656
49	YES, DEAR BBQ	655.8168
50	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	655.2568
51	BACKWOODS BBQ (BWB)	654.1028
52	BITE MY BUTT BBQ	653.5316
53	ALPHA Q COOKTEAM	648.9372
54	House of Smoke NC	646.6856
55	PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS	645.5772
56	NO RUSH Q	643.7712
57	THE ROSS TEAM	643.7600
58	Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM	640.3312
59	BLUEGRASS SMOKERS	639.2228
60	BLUE LINE BBQ	638.1368
61	WEEKEND WARRIOR COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	620.8920
62	THE ORIGINAL 2 LIVE Q	618.0800
63	ORCHARD BBQ	612.4228
64	PIG OUT BAR B-Q OF TRION	607.8400
65	BORROWED SMOKER	603.8284
66	CASTLE SMOKE BBQ	596.9492
67	POT'S BBQ	508.4800

Chicken

67 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2400

#	Team	Score
1	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	176.5600
2	MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE	176.0116
3	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	176.0000
4	RUNWAY SMOKE	175.4172
5	BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ	175.4056
6	BOOTYQUE	175.4056
7	MIDNIGHT BURN	175.4056
8	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	175.4056
9	HICKORY PRIME	175.4056
10	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	174.8572
11	BACKWOODS BBQ	174.2744
12	NUTTHIN BUT PORK	174.2628
13	POT'S BBQ	173.7028
14	HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	173.7028
15	BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA	173.1200
16	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	173.1200
17	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	173.1084
18	BALD HAWG BBQ	173.1084
19	SMOKE THIS	173.1084
20	WINK'S BARBEQUE	171.9772
21	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	171.9656
22	SAWGRASS SMOKERS	171.9656
23	NAKED PIG BBQ	170.8572
24	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	170.2628
25	ANGRY JACK BBQ	170.2512
26	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	169.6800
27	QUE SHACK	169.6684
28	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	169.6684
29	SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ	169.1084
30	BIG MO FROM AHO	169.1084
31	BITE MY BUTT BBQ	168.5372
32	THE BLUE BLOODS	168.5256
33	BELLY UP BBQ JAX	167.9656
34	VICTORY SMOKERS	166.2400
35	SERIAL GRILLER	166.2400
36	BACKWOODS BBQ (BWB)	165.6800
37	CARTER Q COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	165.0856
38	OLD PLANTATION BBQ	165.0856
39	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	165.0856
40	ORCHARD BBQ	164.5600
41	PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS	164.5488
42	TEAM PORK RINDZ	164.5372
43	PIG OUT BAR B-Q OF TRION	163.9772
44	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	163.9428
45	BARREL FEVER BBQ	162.2400
46	THE ROSS TEAM	162.2400
47	House of Smoke NC	161.1316
48	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	161.1200
49	YES, DEAR BBQ	161.0856
50	THE GRILL DOCTORS	160.5372
51	POVERTY HILL SMOKERS	160.5372
52	RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN	160.5144
53	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	160.5028
54	BLUEGRASS SMOKERS	160.5028
55	CASTLE SMOKE BBQ	159.4288
56	ALPHA Q COOKTEAM	159.3716
57	BLUE LINE BBQ	159.3712
58	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	158.2056
59	SMOKIN OFF THE GRID	158.2056
60	NO RUSH Q	157.0972
61	THE ORIGINAL 2 LIVE Q	156.5028
62	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	156.4912
63	NEW REVOLUTION Q	155.9428
64	Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM	154.7772
65	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	153.0512
66	BORROWED SMOKER	146.8228
67	WEEKEND WARRIOR COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	145.0400

Pork Ribs

67 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2400

#	Team	Score
1	HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	177.7144
2	ANGRY JACK BBQ	176.5716
3	NAKED PIG BBQ	176.0000
4	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	175.4172
5	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	175.4172
6	BOOTYQUE	174.8456
7	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	174.2628
8	SMOKE THIS	174.2628
9	SMOKIN OFF THE GRID	173.7028
10	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	172.5716
11	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	172.5600
12	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	170.8572
13	BLUEGRASS SMOKERS	170.8228
14	NO RUSH Q	170.2744
15	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	170.2628
16	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	170.2628
17	NEW REVOLUTION Q	170.2628
18	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	169.6916
19	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	169.6684
20	House of Smoke NC	169.6684
21	BIG MO FROM AHO	169.6684
22	POVERTY HILL SMOKERS	169.1200
23	BELLY UP BBQ JAX	168.5600
24	HICKORY PRIME	168.0116
25	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	167.9888
26	BLUE LINE BBQ	167.4400
27	PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS	167.4172
28	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	167.4060
29	SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ	167.3944
30	POT'S BBQ	167.3944
31	RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN	167.3828
32	BALD HAWG BBQ	166.8344
33	VICTORY SMOKERS	166.8228
34	THE GRILL DOCTORS	166.2400
35	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	166.2284
36	TEAM PORK RINDZ	165.6800
37	BACKWOODS BBQ	165.1200
38	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	164.5372
39	RUNWAY SMOKE	163.9888
40	WINK'S BARBEQUE	163.9656
41	SERIAL GRILLER	163.9544
42	ALPHA Q COOKTEAM	163.9428
43	BARREL FEVER BBQ	163.4172
44	THE BLUE BLOODS	163.3944
45	MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE	163.3828
46	BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ	163.3828
47	SAWGRASS SMOKERS	163.3828
48	MIDNIGHT BURN	163.3828
49	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	163.3712
50	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	162.8116
51	CARTER Q COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	161.6572
52	Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM	161.6572
53	OLD PLANTATION BBQ	160.5372
54	BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA	159.9772
55	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	159.3712
56	BITE MY BUTT BBQ	158.8116
57	BACKWOODS BBQ (BWB)	158.2400
58	YES, DEAR BBQ	158.2284
59	ORCHARD BBQ	157.6800
60	WEEKEND WARRIOR COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	157.0972
61	QUE SHACK	155.9544
62	BORROWED SMOKER	155.3944
63	THE ORIGINAL 2 LIVE Q	155.3828
64	NUTTHIN BUT PORK	155.3600
65	CASTLE SMOKE BBQ	152.5144
66	THE ROSS TEAM	152.4800
67	PIG OUT BAR B-Q OF TRION	141.0628

Pork

67 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3944

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ	178.2972
2	VICTORY SMOKERS	177.1428
3	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	176.5600
4	SMOKIN OFF THE GRID	176.0116
5	HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	176.0000
6	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	175.4172
7	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	174.8572
8	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	174.2744
9	WINK'S BARBEQUE	174.2628
10	BELLY UP BBQ JAX	174.2628
11	SERIAL GRILLER	173.7028
12	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	173.1084
13	BALD HAWG BBQ	173.1084
14	BOOTYQUE	172.5716
15	ALPHA Q COOKTEAM	171.9772
16	QUE SHACK	171.9656
17	THE GRILL DOCTORS	171.9656
18	OLD PLANTATION BBQ	171.9656
19	NAKED PIG BBQ	171.4056
20	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	170.2856
21	ANGRY JACK BBQ	170.2744
22	BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA	170.2744
23	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	169.6684
24	MIDNIGHT BURN	169.1200
25	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	169.1200
26	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	168.5600
27	TEAM PORK RINDZ	168.5372
28	BARREL FEVER BBQ	168.5256
29	SAWGRASS SMOKERS	167.9656
30	BIG MO FROM AHO	167.4056
31	NEW REVOLUTION Q	167.4056
32	RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN	167.3944
33	WEEKEND WARRIOR COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	167.3944
34	CARTER Q COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	167.3944
35	POT'S BBQ	167.3828
36	SMOKE THIS	167.3712
37	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	166.8228
38	HICKORY PRIME	166.8228
39	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	166.8228
40	POVERTY HILL SMOKERS	166.2744
41	YES, DEAR BBQ	166.2400
42	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	165.7028
43	RUNWAY SMOKE	165.6800
44	THE ROSS TEAM	165.0972
45	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	165.0972
46	House of Smoke NC	165.0856
47	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	164.5256
48	BITE MY BUTT BBQ	163.9428
49	NUTTHIN BUT PORK	163.3944
50	PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS	162.8112
51	MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE	162.2284
52	BLUE LINE BBQ	161.6912
53	BORROWED SMOKER	161.1084
54	BLUEGRASS SMOKERS	160.5372
55	Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM	160.5256
56	BACKWOODS BBQ (BWB)	160.5028
57	BACKWOODS BBQ	159.9544
58	THE BLUE BLOODS	159.9428
59	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	159.9428
60	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	159.3600
61	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	158.2400
62	BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ	155.9084
63	NO RUSH Q	155.9084
64	THE ORIGINAL 2 LIVE Q	151.9428
65	PIG OUT BAR B-Q OF TRION	149.7028
66	ORCHARD BBQ	147.3828
67	CASTLE SMOKE BBQ	145.0628

Brisket

66 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4000

#	Team	Score
1	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	179.4400
2	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	179.4400
3	MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE	177.7028
4	NUTTHIN BUT PORK	177.7028
5	QUE SHACK	176.5828
6	THE GRILL DOCTORS	176.5716
7	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	176.5600
8	VICTORY SMOKERS	174.2972
9	SERIAL GRILLER	173.1200
10	K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	173.1200
11	BOOTYQUE	173.1200
12	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	172.5600
13	SAWGRASS SMOKERS	171.9656
14	BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ	171.9656
15	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	171.9656
16	ATLANTA BBQ STORE	171.4056
17	BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA	170.8800
18	THE BLUE BLOODS	170.8228
19	BALD HAWG BBQ	170.8228
20	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	170.2972
21	BELLY UP BBQ JAX	170.2744
22	YES, DEAR BBQ	170.2628
23	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	170.2512
24	BACKWOODS BBQ (BWB)	169.6800
25	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	169.1200
26	BACKWOODS BBQ	169.1200
27	SMOKE THIS	169.1084
28	OLD PLANTATION BBQ	168.5600
29	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	168.5488
30	TEAM PORK RINDZ	168.5372
31	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	168.5256
32	SMOKIN OFF THE GRID	167.4172
33	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	167.4056
34	CARTER Q COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	167.3944
35	ANGRY JACK BBQ	167.3944
36	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	167.3828
37	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	167.3828
38	POVERTY HILL SMOKERS	166.8112
39	RUNWAY SMOKE	166.2516
40	WINK'S BARBEQUE	166.2400
41	HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	166.2284
42	NEW REVOLUTION Q	165.0972
43	BIG MO FROM AHO	165.0972
44	MIDNIGHT BURN	165.0856
45	THE ROSS TEAM	163.9428
46	BARREL FEVER BBQ	163.4172
47	Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM	163.3712
48	HICKORY PRIME	162.8344
49	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	162.8116
50	RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN	162.2628
51	BITE MY BUTT BBQ	162.2400
52	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	160.5256
53	NO RUSH Q	160.4912
54	NAKED PIG BBQ	158.2288
55	SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ	157.6340
56	THE ORIGINAL 2 LIVE Q	154.2516
57	ALPHA Q COOKTEAM	153.6456
58	PIG OUT BAR B-Q OF TRION	153.0972
59	WEEKEND WARRIOR COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	151.3604
60	House of Smoke NC	150.8000
61	PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS	150.8000
62	BLUE LINE BBQ	149.6344
63	BLUEGRASS SMOKERS	147.3600
64	ORCHARD BBQ	142.8000
65	BORROWED SMOKER	140.5028
66	CASTLE SMOKE BBQ	139.9432

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

13 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5484

#	Team	Score
1	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	176.5600
2	BACKWOODS BBQ (BWB)	174.3200
3	House of Smoke NC	173.2344
4	MIDNIGHT BURN	173.1200
5	BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ	170.8800
6	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	170.2972
7	ORCHARD BBQ	168.5484
8	RUNWAY SMOKE	166.2284
9	SERIAL GRILLER	165.1428
10	BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	154.8916
11	BLUE LINE BBQ	154.8456
12	WINK'S BARBEQUE	149.6568
13	SAWGRASS SMOKERS	142.2628

Flames on the Flint

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 (4 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

Photo finishes

How the title was won

One of the big ones

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

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Dessert