A statement win
12.5716
points clear of the field
Wider than 92% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.5716 points — a wider margin than 92% of championships in the data.
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)
2017-11-10 – 2017-11-11 · Concord, NC · 📍 4751 NC Hwy 49
Grand Champion: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (703.9428) · 47 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKE MONSTER 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.
528.80
median 650.70
703.94 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 176.57
- Pork 174.86
- Brisket 180.00 🔥
119.90
180.00
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
47
4 judged meats
Top score
703.9428
Winning margin
12.5716
GC over RC
Field average
647.57
528.80703.94
median 650.70 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
1.7488 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
671.2916
528.80703.94
10th place overall
Field spread
175.1428
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 18%
beats 82% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.73 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1574
avg power rating going in · stronger than 58% 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: SERIAL GRILLER and SMOKE THIS tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ and BLACK POWDER SMOKEHOUSE tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: SMOKE MONSTER BBQ and THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!! tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 6th.
- Chicken 6th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 1st
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.
- REDNECK SCIENTIFIC · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-10 ← this one | Concord, NC | 4751 NC Hwy 49 | 47 | 703.9428 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ |
| 2018-11-09 | Concord, NC | 4751 NC Hwy 49 | 56 | 691.3372 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE |
| 2018-11-09 | Concord, NC | 4751 NC Hwy 49 | 44 | 686.7884 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | CONTAGIOUS Q |
| 2019-11-08 | Concord, NC | 4751 NC Hwy 49 | 47 | 703.9428 | South Pork | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2019-11-09 | Concord, NC | 4751 NC Hwy 49 | 33 | 698.2632 | Smack That Butt BBQ | WHO CARES BBQ |
| 2021-11-05 | Concord, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-11-06 | Concord, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2856 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 170.8800 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 173.1084 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 171.9656 | 170.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
47 entries · top 703.9428 · median 650.6976
Chicken
47 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
Pork Ribs
47 entries · top 176.5716 · median 163.3828
Pork
47 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.2284
Brisket
47 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180