Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2015
- 2017
Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival
2017-10-20 – 2017-10-21 · Lenoir, NC · 📍 Harper Avenue
Grand Champion: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (690.2172) · 39 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC
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.
594.71
median 661.55
690.22 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.01
- Pork Ribs 177.14
- Pork 174.85
- Brisket 177.70
135.31
177.70
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2018 — this edition picked out.
Entries
39
4 judged meats
Top score
690.2172
Winning margin
2.8344
GC over RC
Field average
659.54
594.71690.22
median 661.55 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.0168
594.71690.22
10th place overall
Field spread
95.5084
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 70%
beats 30% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
51%
19 of 37 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.82 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1610
avg power rating going in · stronger than 83% of contests
Storylines (8 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
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 21st
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 2nd
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 3 tracked editions
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
- 2015
- 2017
A knife fight at the top
4.5828
points across the top five
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5828 points.
- 1st WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
- 2nd REDNECK SCIENTIFIC
- 3rd WHO CARES BBQ
- 4th HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY
- 5th SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: WHO CARES BBQ and TWISTED PAIR BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: TEX-A-LINA COOKERS and MIDNIGHT BURN tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and ELITE BBQ SMOKERS tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM won Chicken, Pork — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2015).
- WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · 2015
The contest returns
2 yrs
since the last edition
This contest was away for 2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2015-10-16.
- previous edition 2015-10-16
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-16 | Lenoir, NC | Lenoir, NC 28645 | 37 | 709.1200 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| 2017-10-20 ← this one | Lenoir, NC | Harper Avenue | 39 | 690.2172 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| 2018-10-19 | Lenoir, NC | Harper Avenue | 35 | 699.3600 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0116 | 173.1316 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 171.9772 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 174.8456 | 170.8228 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2856 | 169.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
39 entries · top 690.2172 · median 661.5540
Chicken
39 entries · top 176.0116 · median 168.5140
Pork Ribs
39 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.4516
Pork
39 entries · top 174.8456 · median 164.5256
Brisket
39 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6916