Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1

2017-03-17 – 2017-03-18 · Tupelo, MS · 📍 Fairpark, Downtown Tupelo

Grand Champion: FIRE DANCER BBQ (704.5600) · 68 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKING BUTT HEADS

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FIRE DANCER BBQ

704.5600 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKING BUTT HEADS

696.5488 · Master Series — Overall

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SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ

695.9656 · 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.

289.07 median 668.47 704.56 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 180.00 🔥
Pork Ribs 177.71
Pork 180.00 🔥
Brisket 180.00 🔥

137.11 180.00

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

704.5600

Winning margin

8.0112

GC over RC

Field average

657.74

289.07704.56

median 668.47 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

T-MAC SMOKIN (Brisket), FIRE DANCER BBQ (Chicken), SMOKING BUTT HEADS (Pork)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

689.1200

289.07704.56

10th place overall

Field spread

415.4856

winner to last place

Most consistent

FIRE DANCER BBQ

avg finish 7.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 1.1428 pts — FIRE DANCER BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 15%

beats 85% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

42%

40 of 95 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.73 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1616

avg power rating going in · stronger than 86% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ

rated 1977 pre-contest

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.

A new contest record

704.5600 highest overall ever cooked here

704.5600 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 700.5260 CAJUN BLAZE set in 2016.

old record 700.5260
set 2016 by CAJUN BLAZE

An upset on the books

28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100

FIRE DANCER BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1811
top seed 1977

A day of perfect scores

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

T-MAC SMOKIN · Brisket
FIRE DANCER BBQ · Chicken
SMOKING BUTT HEADS · Pork

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 16 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 3–4: FARMBOY BBQ and THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW and RURAL ROUTE BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE and FIRE DANCER BBQ tied on 177.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 3–4 · tie
Chicken 7–8 · tie
Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie

How the title was won

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

FIRE DANCER BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 14th.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 13th
Brisket 14th

A contest record in brisket

180.0000 best brisket ever cooked here

T-MAC SMOKIN turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.

old best 177.7028
across 1 past editions

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CAJUN BLAZE (won 2016).

CAJUN BLAZE · 2016

One of the big ones

68 teams on the grounds

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

68 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
2016-03-18	Tupelo, MS	Fairpark, Downtown Tupelo	95	700.5260	CAJUN BLAZE	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
2017-03-17 ← this one	Tupelo, MS	Fairpark, Downtown Tupelo	68	704.5600	FIRE DANCER BBQ	SMOKING BUTT HEADS

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	180.0000	176.0116	174.2744
Pork Ribs	177.7144	176.5716	174.8688
Pork	180.0000	175.4172	173.7028
Brisket	180.0000	177.7028	176.5600

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

68 entries · top 704.5600 · median 668.4688

#	Team	Score
1	FIRE DANCER BBQ	704.5600
2	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	696.5488
3	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	695.9656
4	FARMBOY BBQ	694.8000
5	LA PASADITA	693.7600
6	THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	692.4800
7	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	692.0000
8	NU BETA GAMMA	691.4060
9	GETTIN' BASTED	690.2284
10	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	689.1200
11	THE SMOKING HILLS	689.0400
12	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	687.3140
13	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	685.6684
14	SWIGGIN PIG	685.6572
15	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	684.5260
16	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	684.4796
17	BAILEY'S SMOKERS	682.1828
18	Starboars	681.7032
19	YAZOO'S DELTA Q	681.0400
20	SWINE LIFE	680.4800
21	Organizer Portal	680.4684
22	VICTORY LANE BBQ	680.4572
23	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	680.4568
24	COCHON 225	680.4456
25	BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	679.9656
26	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	678.8116
27	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	678.1368
28	CAJUN BLAZE	677.0400
29	HIGH ON THE HAWG	674.7312
30	T-MAC SMOKIN	671.8628
31	SMOKE ON THIS	671.2796
32	TENNESSEE MOJO	670.1944
33	5 FINGER BBQ	668.9940
34	SAUCY SWINE-O'S	668.4916
35	BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE	668.4460
36	SLAB TECHS	666.7884
37	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	666.7544
38	KILLER HOGS	666.1828
39	HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	665.5540
40	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	663.3140
41	The People's Republic of Swina	662.1600
42	HOGG LEGG SMOKERS	661.0744
43	THE FABULOUS FAULTLINERS	661.0284
44	BEAN BANDITS	660.4568
45	NEIGHBORS BREWIN' & QUEIN	660.4568
46	EXTRA MILE BBQ	659.2684
47	SMOKIN' BUTTS	658.7084
48	AUTO"BE"GRILLIN	657.5772
49	DIXIE PORKERS	657.5660
50	TALLIEWAGON BLOWIN' SMOKE	657.0632
51	HAWGAMANIA	657.0400
52	ALL AMERICA CITY HOGGERS	656.9828
53	Fire In Da Hole	655.8400
54	1709 BBQ	652.4228
55	QUE TIME BBQ	650.1376
56	WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?	649.0172
57	SMOKE JUMPERS	643.8284
58	180 PROOF BBQ	642.0916
59	SOUTHERN GRILLERS	641.0284
60	MAGNOLIA	640.9712
61	PRATER'S BBQ	639.8404
62	SLOPPY HOG BBQ	639.8172
63	Bronco's & BBQ	636.4912
64	SMOKE OF THE SHOALS	636.4112
65	Pork Sox	635.9656
66	Young Hawgers BBQ	612.5032
67	Notorious P.I.G. - Ross & Yerger	310.2400
68	Notorious P.I.G. Community Bank	289.0744

Chicken

66 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	FIRE DANCER BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	178.8572
3	FARMBOY BBQ	176.5600
4	THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	176.5600
5	TALLIEWAGON BLOWIN' SMOKE	176.0116
6	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	176.0000
7	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	175.4056
8	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	175.4056
9	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	174.2972
10	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	174.2744
11	BAILEY'S SMOKERS	174.2628
12	NU BETA GAMMA	173.7144
13	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	173.1084
14	KILLER HOGS	173.1084
15	BEAN BANDITS	172.5828
16	ALL AMERICA CITY HOGGERS	172.5600
17	Fire In Da Hole	172.0000
18	HAWGAMANIA	172.0000
19	GETTIN' BASTED	171.9656
20	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	171.9656
21	Pork Sox	170.8800
22	SAUCY SWINE-O'S	170.8572
23	SLAB TECHS	170.8456
24	SWIGGIN PIG	170.8344
25	SMOKE ON THIS	170.8112
26	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	170.2744
27	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	170.2628
28	HIGH ON THE HAWG	169.7028
29	QUE TIME BBQ	169.6916
30	SWINE LIFE	169.1544
31	DIXIE PORKERS	169.1544
32	HOGG LEGG SMOKERS	169.1428
33	CAJUN BLAZE	169.1200
34	BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE	168.5488
35	Organizer Portal	168.5372
36	HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	168.5256
37	TENNESSEE MOJO	167.9656
38	THE SMOKING HILLS	167.3828
39	EXTRA MILE BBQ	167.3828
40	COCHON 225	167.3828
41	VICTORY LANE BBQ	167.3712
42	WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?	166.8228
43	BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	166.2856
44	AUTO"BE"GRILLIN	166.2628
45	YAZOO'S DELTA Q	166.2400
46	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	166.2284
47	SMOKE JUMPERS	165.1084
48	5 FINGER BBQ	165.0856
49	180 PROOF BBQ	164.5372
50	T-MAC SMOKIN	164.5372
51	1709 BBQ	163.9428
52	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	163.9312
53	LA PASADITA	163.4400
54	SLOPPY HOG BBQ	163.3828
55	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	162.2628
56	Starboars	161.1544
57	PRATER'S BBQ	161.0972
58	NEIGHBORS BREWIN' & QUEIN	160.5256
59	Young Hawgers BBQ	159.4056
60	MAGNOLIA	158.8000
61	SMOKE OF THE SHOALS	158.2288
62	SOUTHERN GRILLERS	157.6572
63	THE FABULOUS FAULTLINERS	157.0856
64	Bronco's & BBQ	153.1200
65	SMOKIN' BUTTS	153.0972
66	The People's Republic of Swina	146.2172

Pork Ribs

66 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.8286

#	Team	Score
1	THE SMOKING HILLS	177.7144
2	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	177.1544
3	FIRE DANCER BBQ	177.1544
4	LA PASADITA	176.5944
5	VICTORY LANE BBQ	176.5716
6	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	176.5600
7	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	176.5600
8	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	176.0000
9	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	175.4056
10	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	174.8688
11	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	174.8456
12	Organizer Portal	174.2628
13	COCHON 225	174.2628
14	YAZOO'S DELTA Q	173.7144
15	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	173.7028
16	SLAB TECHS	173.1544
17	Starboars	173.1200
18	BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	173.1200
19	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	173.1200
20	TENNESSEE MOJO	171.4172
21	SWIGGIN PIG	171.4172
22	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	170.8572
23	SLOPPY HOG BBQ	170.8456
24	THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	170.8228
25	NU BETA GAMMA	170.2744
26	HIGH ON THE HAWG	170.2628
27	FARMBOY BBQ	169.7144
28	AUTO"BE"GRILLIN	169.6800
29	GETTIN' BASTED	168.5600
30	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	168.5372
31	The People's Republic of Swina	167.9772
32	TALLIEWAGON BLOWIN' SMOKE	167.4060
33	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	166.8344
34	CAJUN BLAZE	166.8228
35	WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?	166.2628
36	BEAN BANDITS	166.2400
37	THE FABULOUS FAULTLINERS	165.7144
38	SOUTHERN GRILLERS	165.7028
39	BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE	165.6800
40	NEIGHBORS BREWIN' & QUEIN	165.1200
41	SMOKE ON THIS	165.0856
42	5 FINGER BBQ	164.5372
43	SMOKIN' BUTTS	163.9428
44	T-MAC SMOKIN	163.3828
45	SAUCY SWINE-O'S	163.3828
46	SWINE LIFE	162.8000
47	BAILEY'S SMOKERS	162.2400
48	180 PROOF BBQ	161.6572
49	SMOKE OF THE SHOALS	161.1200
50	1709 BBQ	161.1200
51	Young Hawgers BBQ	160.5716
52	Fire In Da Hole	160.5488
53	PRATER'S BBQ	160.5260
54	ALL AMERICA CITY HOGGERS	160.5260
55	EXTRA MILE BBQ	160.5256
56	QUE TIME BBQ	159.3944
57	KILLER HOGS	158.8228
58	HAWGAMANIA	158.2400
59	MAGNOLIA	157.6684
60	Pork Sox	155.4172
61	HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	154.8000
62	HOGG LEGG SMOKERS	153.6800
63	DIXIE PORKERS	153.6228
64	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	150.2288
65	SMOKE JUMPERS	149.6228
66	Bronco's & BBQ	142.2628

Pork

68 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	180.0000 🔥
2	HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	179.4400
3	LA PASADITA	176.5828
4	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	175.4400
5	AUTO"BE"GRILLIN	175.4172
6	FARMBOY BBQ	175.4056
7	SWIGGIN PIG	174.8572
8	YAZOO'S DELTA Q	174.2744
9	SWINE LIFE	174.2628
10	5 FINGER BBQ	173.7028
11	Starboars	173.7028
12	EXTRA MILE BBQ	173.1428
13	FIRE DANCER BBQ	172.5600
14	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	172.5484
15	Organizer Portal	172.0000
16	THE SMOKING HILLS	171.9772
17	THE FABULOUS FAULTLINERS	171.9772
18	NEIGHBORS BREWIN' & QUEIN	171.9656
19	SOUTHERN GRILLERS	171.9656
20	WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?	171.4172
21	The People's Republic of Swina	171.4056
22	SMOKIN' BUTTS	171.4056
23	HOGG LEGG SMOKERS	170.8344
24	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	170.2972
25	VICTORY LANE BBQ	170.2744
26	SMOKE JUMPERS	170.2628
27	GETTIN' BASTED	170.2628
28	NU BETA GAMMA	169.7144
29	MAGNOLIA	169.7028
30	HIGH ON THE HAWG	169.6684
31	BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE	169.1316
32	BAILEY'S SMOKERS	169.1200
33	THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	168.5372
34	COCHON 225	167.9772
35	Bronco's & BBQ	167.9656
36	BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	167.4172
37	TENNESSEE MOJO	167.4172
38	1709 BBQ	167.4172
39	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	166.8344
40	SAUCY SWINE-O'S	166.2744
41	Pork Sox	166.2628
42	CAJUN BLAZE	166.2400
43	DIXIE PORKERS	166.2400
44	SLAB TECHS	165.7028
45	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	165.6800
46	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	165.6684
47	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	165.1656
48	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	165.1200
49	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	164.5256
50	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	164.0000
51	T-MAC SMOKIN	163.9428
52	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	163.9428
53	KILLER HOGS	162.8344
54	TALLIEWAGON BLOWIN' SMOKE	162.2284
55	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	160.5600
56	HAWGAMANIA	159.9428
57	Notorious P.I.G. - Ross & Yerger	159.4284
58	SMOKE OF THE SHOALS	159.4056
59	Fire In Da Hole	158.1940
60	SMOKE ON THIS	157.6800
61	PRATER'S BBQ	157.6572
62	ALL AMERICA CITY HOGGERS	156.5140
63	SLOPPY HOG BBQ	155.9660
64	QUE TIME BBQ	154.8116
65	Notorious P.I.G. Community Bank	151.9656
66	BEAN BANDITS	150.8112
67	180 PROOF BBQ	149.6572
68	Young Hawgers BBQ	137.6916

Brisket

68 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.6972 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	T-MAC SMOKIN	180.0000 🔥
2	GETTIN' BASTED	179.4400
3	NU BETA GAMMA	177.7028
4	SMOKE ON THIS	177.7028
5	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	177.7028
6	LA PASADITA	177.1428
7	The People's Republic of Swina	176.5600
8	THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	176.5600
9	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	176.5600
10	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	176.5600
11	BAILEY'S SMOKERS	176.5600
12	CAJUN BLAZE	174.8572
13	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	174.8456
14	FIRE DANCER BBQ	174.8456
15	SWINE LIFE	174.2628
16	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	174.2628
17	Starboars	173.7260
18	Bronco's & BBQ	173.1428
19	BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	173.1428
20	FARMBOY BBQ	173.1200
21	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	173.1084
22	THE SMOKING HILLS	171.9656
23	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	171.9656
24	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	171.4400
25	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	171.4172
26	KILLER HOGS	171.4172
27	BEAN BANDITS	170.8228
28	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	170.8228
29	COCHON 225	170.8228
30	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	170.2972
31	SMOKIN' BUTTS	170.2628
32	DIXIE PORKERS	168.5488
33	SWIGGIN PIG	168.5484
34	SAUCY SWINE-O'S	167.9772
35	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	167.4172
36	HOGG LEGG SMOKERS	167.4172
37	ALL AMERICA CITY HOGGERS	167.3828
38	HAWGAMANIA	166.8572
39	YAZOO'S DELTA Q	166.8112
40	THE FABULOUS FAULTLINERS	166.2512
41	180 PROOF BBQ	166.2400
42	VICTORY LANE BBQ	166.2400
43	QUE TIME BBQ	166.2400
44	5 FINGER BBQ	165.6684
45	Organizer Portal	165.6684
46	HIGH ON THE HAWG	165.0972
47	Fire In Da Hole	165.0972
48	BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE	165.0856
49	TENNESSEE MOJO	163.3944
50	NEIGHBORS BREWIN' & QUEIN	162.8456
51	HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	162.7884
52	PRATER'S BBQ	160.5600
53	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	159.9656
54	1709 BBQ	159.9428
55	SMOKE JUMPERS	158.8344
56	EXTRA MILE BBQ	158.2172
57	SMOKE OF THE SHOALS	157.6568
58	SLAB TECHS	157.0856
59	Young Hawgers BBQ	154.8344
60	MAGNOLIA	154.8000
61	TALLIEWAGON BLOWIN' SMOKE	151.4172
62	Notorious P.I.G. - Ross & Yerger	150.8116
63	SLOPPY HOG BBQ	149.6228
64	AUTO"BE"GRILLIN	146.2172
65	SOUTHERN GRILLERS	145.7028
66	WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?	144.5144
67	Pork Sox	143.4056
68	Notorious P.I.G. Community Bank	137.1088

Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

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 (8 found in this contest's numbers)

A new contest record

An upset on the books

A day of perfect scores

Photo finishes

How the title was won

A contest record in brisket

Back to defend

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