A stacked field
1627
average power rating going in
Stronger than 90% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1627 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
- top seed 3 EYZ BBQ (1873)
- 43 rated teams
BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL)
May 12–14, 2017 · Fredericksburg, VA · 📍 1200 Airport Ave
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE won Grand Champion at the BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL) on May 12, 2017 in Fredericksburg, VA at 1200 Airport Ave, scoring 689.6228 in a field of 43 teams. ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9316. Category winners: Chicken — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (177.7028); Pork Ribs — LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE (175.4172); Pork — ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ (174.2744); Brisket — CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (178.8572).
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.
607.86
median 656.99
689.62 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 175.42
- Pork 174.27
- Brisket 178.86
141.66
178.86
Entries
43
4 judged meats
Top score
689.6228
Winning margin
5.6912
GC over RC
Field average
655.13
607.86689.62
median 656.99 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8344 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.4288
607.86689.62
10th place overall
Field spread
81.7596
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 73%
beats 27% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,627
avg power rating going in · stronger than 90% of contests
Storylines (3 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 8–9: SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ and SERIAL GRILLER tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: SERIAL GRILLER and SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Brisket 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 8–9 · 0.0112
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 17th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 17th
- Brisket 6th
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 172.5828 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 174.2744 | 169.1084 | 166.8916 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.1428 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
43 entries · top 689.6228 · median 656.9940
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 2 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 4 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 5 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 6 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 7 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 8 | 4:20 Q | |
| 9 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 10 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 11 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 12 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 13 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 14 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 15 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 16 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 17 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 18 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 19 | E.O.D. WRECKINQ | |
| 20 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 21 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 22 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 23 | SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ | |
| 24 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 25 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 26 | GAME ON BBQ | |
| 27 | 3N1 Q | |
| 28 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 29 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 30 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 31 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 32 | HOG STREET BULLIES | |
| 33 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 34 | WAR PIGS | |
| 35 | PORK BARREL BBQ | |
| 36 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 37 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 38 | FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 39 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 40 | NO RUSH Q | |
| 41 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 42 | SMOKEY ANDERSON BBQ | |
| 43 | HOG-IT-UP BBQ |
Chicken
43 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 2 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 3 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 4 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 5 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 6 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 7 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 9 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 10 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 11 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 12 | 4:20 Q | |
| 13 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 14 | WAR PIGS | |
| 15 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 17 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 18 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 20 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 21 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 22 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 23 | HOG STREET BULLIES | |
| 24 | E.O.D. WRECKINQ | |
| 25 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 26 | SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ | |
| 27 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 28 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 29 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 30 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 31 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 32 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 33 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 34 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 35 | HOG-IT-UP BBQ | |
| 36 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 37 | 3N1 Q | |
| 38 | PORK BARREL BBQ | |
| 39 | SMOKEY ANDERSON BBQ | |
| 40 | FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 41 | NO RUSH Q | |
| 42 | GAME ON BBQ | |
| 43 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD |
Pork Ribs
43 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.8116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 2 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 5 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 6 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 7 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 8 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 9 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 10 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 11 | 4:20 Q | |
| 12 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 13 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 14 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 16 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 17 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 18 | GAME ON BBQ | |
| 19 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 20 | E.O.D. WRECKINQ | |
| 21 | SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ | |
| 22 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 23 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 24 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 26 | FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 27 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 28 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 29 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 30 | 3N1 Q | |
| 31 | NO RUSH Q | |
| 32 | PORK BARREL BBQ | |
| 33 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 34 | WAR PIGS | |
| 35 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 36 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 37 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 38 | SMOKEY ANDERSON BBQ | |
| 39 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 40 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 41 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 42 | HOG-IT-UP BBQ | |
| 43 | HOG STREET BULLIES |
Pork
43 entries · top 174.2744 · median 162.8116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 3 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 4 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 5 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | HOG STREET BULLIES | |
| 7 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 8 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 9 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 10 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 11 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 12 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 13 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 14 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 15 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 16 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 17 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 18 | 3N1 Q | |
| 19 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 20 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | |
| 21 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 22 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 23 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 24 | GAME ON BBQ | |
| 25 | SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ | |
| 26 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 27 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 28 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 29 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 30 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 31 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 32 | NO RUSH Q | |
| 33 | PORK BARREL BBQ | |
| 34 | WAR PIGS | |
| 35 | 4:20 Q | |
| 36 | SMOKEY ANDERSON BBQ | |
| 37 | E.O.D. WRECKINQ | |
| 38 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 39 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 40 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 41 | FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 42 | HOG-IT-UP BBQ | |
| 43 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ |
Brisket
43 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 2 | 4:20 Q | |
| 3 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | |
| 6 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 7 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 8 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 9 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 10 | E.O.D. WRECKINQ | |
| 11 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 12 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 13 | GAME ON BBQ | |
| 14 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 16 | 3N1 Q | |
| 17 | FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 19 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 20 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 21 | PORK BARREL BBQ | |
| 22 | SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ | |
| 23 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 24 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 25 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 26 | HOG STREET BULLIES | |
| 27 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 28 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 29 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 30 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 31 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 32 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 33 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 34 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 35 | HOG-IT-UP BBQ | |
| 36 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 37 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | |
| 38 | WAR PIGS | |
| 39 | NO RUSH Q | |
| 40 | GRATEFUL 'QUE | |
| 41 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 42 | SMOKEY ANDERSON BBQ | |
| 43 | BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM |