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Squealin in the Square(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)

2017-10-06 – 2017-10-07 · Laurens, SC · 📍 126 E Public Sq

Grand Champion: SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ (683.3256) · 26 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 MIDNIGHT BURN

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SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ
683.3256 · Master Series — Overall
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MIDNIGHT BURN
682.1712 · Master Series — Overall
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SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
681.7144 · 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.

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 177.18
  • Pork 175.42
  • Brisket 178.86
129.13 178.86

Entries

26
4 judged meats

Top score

683.3256

Winning margin

1.1544
GC over RC

Field average

646.90
429.02683.33
median 662.16 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Chicken
4.0000 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

666.8116
429.02683.33
10th place overall

Field spread

254.3088
winner to last place

Most consistent

MIDNIGHT BURN
avg finish 5.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork
won by 2.8572 pts — SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 85%
beats 15% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1590
avg power rating going in · stronger than 72% of contests

Top-rated in the field

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC
rated 1901 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.

  • SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ
  • MIDNIGHT BURN

An upset on the books

18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100

Smoke Central BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

  • champion 1636
  • top seed 1901

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 14th.

  • Chicken 14th
  • Pork Ribs 3rd
  • Pork 1st
  • Brisket 10th

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 →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
2017-10-06 ← this one Laurens, SC 126 E Public Sq 26 683.3256 SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ MIDNIGHT BURN
2018-10-05 Laurens, SC 126 E Public Sq 27 699.9544 PALMETTO PITMASTERS MUTTLEY CREW BBQ

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken174.2628170.2628168.5484
Pork Ribs177.1772173.1200166.8228
Pork175.4172170.8228166.2628
Brisket178.8572170.8228166.8228

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

26 entries · top 683.3256 · median 662.1596

#TeamScore
1 SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ 683.3256
2 MIDNIGHT BURN 682.1712
3 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 681.7144
4 SMOKE ON THIS 679.8968
5 HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 675.9200
6 SMOKIN NC 674.1828
7 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 674.1828
8 SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ 669.5656
9 CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ 667.2796
10 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 666.8116
11 HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM 666.1600
12 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 664.3996
13 Q FACTOR 662.2168
14 PALMETTO PITMASTERS 662.1024
15 SUE E PIGG 660.4912
16 PIG ON FIRE 654.8228
17 PIGLET ENEMY 651.9428
18 KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ 650.7772
19 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 650.6740
20 NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ 647.8628
21 SWIG-N-PIG 640.3772
22 ON THE SPOT BBQ 630.0796
23 THE HAWG ROCK CAFE 628.4568
24 The Smokin Grill 594.6744
25 One Eyed Mule BBQ 570.1828
26 CD's BBQ & More 429.0168

Chicken

26 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.1086

#TeamScore
1 MIDNIGHT BURN 174.2628
2 SUE E PIGG 173.1428
3 HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 171.9772
4 SMOKIN NC 171.4056
5 CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ 170.2628
6 The Smokin Grill 169.7028
7 HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM 169.1200
8 PIGLET ENEMY 168.5828
9 KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ 168.5600
10 SMOKE ON THIS 168.5484
11 PALMETTO PITMASTERS 168.5256
12 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 167.9772
13 NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ 167.3944
14 SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ 166.8228
15 SWIG-N-PIG 165.6800
16 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 165.6800
17 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 165.6684
18 Q FACTOR 163.9884
19 SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ 162.8228
20 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 162.8228
21 THE HAWG ROCK CAFE 160.5028
22 ON THE SPOT BBQ 158.8112
23 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 158.7884
24 PIG ON FIRE 155.9772
25 CD's BBQ & More 154.8228
26 One Eyed Mule BBQ 129.1312

Pork Ribs

26 entries · top 177.1772 · median 164.5542

#TeamScore
1 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 177.1772
2 SMOKE ON THIS 175.4056
3 SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ 174.2628
4 Q FACTOR 174.2628
5 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 173.1200
6 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 169.6800
7 SMOKIN NC 168.5716
8 MIDNIGHT BURN 168.5256
9 HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 166.8456
10 PALMETTO PITMASTERS 166.8228
11 SUE E PIGG 166.2400
12 PIGLET ENEMY 165.1428
13 PIG ON FIRE 164.5600
14 CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ 164.5484
15 SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ 163.9428
16 SWIG-N-PIG 162.8344
17 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 162.2400
18 HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM 159.3828
19 KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ 158.8228
20 ON THE SPOT BBQ 157.0628
21 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 155.9428
22 NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ 153.6800
23 THE HAWG ROCK CAFE 148.0000
24 One Eyed Mule BBQ 139.9772
25 CD's BBQ & More 137.0972
26 The Smokin Grill 137.0972

Pork

26 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.2456

#TeamScore
1 SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ 175.4172
2 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 172.5600
3 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 172.5600
4 SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ 171.9772
5 SMOKIN NC 170.8228
6 HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM 170.8228
7 SMOKE ON THIS 169.7144
8 PIG ON FIRE 167.4400
9 MIDNIGHT BURN 166.2628
10 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 166.2628
11 NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ 165.1428
12 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 164.5716
13 Q FACTOR 162.8456
14 CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ 161.6456
15 PALMETTO PITMASTERS 161.0856
16 PIGLET ENEMY 158.8572
17 HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 158.2400
18 One Eyed Mule BBQ 158.2172
19 SUE E PIGG 157.7028
20 KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ 157.1544
21 THE HAWG ROCK CAFE 157.1084
22 ON THE SPOT BBQ 154.7884
23 SWIG-N-PIG 154.2172
24 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 153.0628
25 The Smokin Grill 140.4912
26 CD's BBQ & More 137.0968

Brisket

25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2284

#TeamScore
1 HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 178.8572
2 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 176.0000
3 MIDNIGHT BURN 173.1200
4 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 172.0228
5 CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ 170.8228
6 SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ 170.8228
7 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 169.1200
8 PIG ON FIRE 166.8456
9 HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM 166.8344
10 SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ 166.8228
11 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 166.2972
12 KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ 166.2400
13 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 166.2284
14 SMOKE ON THIS 166.2284
15 PALMETTO PITMASTERS 165.6684
16 SUE E PIGG 163.4056
17 SMOKIN NC 163.3828
18 THE HAWG ROCK CAFE 162.8456
19 NARD'S BACKYARD BBQ 161.6456
20 Q FACTOR 161.1200
21 ON THE SPOT BBQ 159.4172
22 PIGLET ENEMY 159.3600
23 SWIG-N-PIG 157.6456
24 The Smokin Grill 147.3832
25 One Eyed Mule BBQ 142.8572

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