A day of perfect scores
4
perfect 180s
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ · Chicken
- ELITE BBQ SMOKERS · Chicken
- MAYA JANE BBQ CO. · Chicken
Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway
May 15–16, 2026 · Darlington, SC · State championship
Reps: Bryan Stewart, Noel Kay · Prize money: $10,000
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway on May 15, 2026 in Darlington, SC, scoring 712.5600 in a field of 26 teams. SMOKE SHOW MAFIA took Reserve Grand Champion with 705.0856. Category winners: Chicken — MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Monkey Bottom Boys (179.4400); Pork — MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — SMOKE SHOW MAFIA (177.7028).
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.
607.75
median 681.59
712.56 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 177.70
139.98
180
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
712.5600
Winning margin
7.4744
GC over RC
Field average
674.71
607.75712.56
median 681.59 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
685.6572
607.75712.56
10th place overall
Field spread
104.8112
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 1%
beats 99% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.69 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,603
avg power rating going in · stronger than 79% of contests
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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 16 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ and ELITE BBQ SMOKERS tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: ELITE BBQ SMOKERS and MAYA JANE BBQ CO. tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Smoke Central BBQ and SMOKE SHOW MAFIA tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 6th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 1st
- 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 | 180 | 177.7028 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 178.2972 | 175.4056 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2628 | 172.5828 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 171.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 712.5600 · median 681.5942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 3 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 4 | JL Smokers | |
| 5 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 9 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 10 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 11 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 12 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke N Brew Mafia | |
| 14 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 16 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | CBF Que | |
| 19 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 20 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 21 | Slinging Meat | |
| 22 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 23 | Pit Commanders | |
| 24 | Kiddin' Around BBQ | |
| 25 | J Bones | |
| 26 | BEAR TO THE BONE |
Chicken
26 entries · top 180 · median 170.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 4 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 6 | JL Smokers | |
| 7 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 8 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 9 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 11 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 12 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 15 | Smoke N Brew Mafia | |
| 16 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 17 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | Slinging Meat | |
| 19 | CBF Que | |
| 20 | Kiddin' Around BBQ | |
| 21 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 22 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 23 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 24 | J Bones | |
| 25 | Pit Commanders | |
| 26 | BEAR TO THE BONE |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 2 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 4 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 5 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 6 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 8 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 9 | Slinging Meat | |
| 10 | JL Smokers | |
| 11 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 12 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 13 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 15 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 16 | CBF Que | |
| 17 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Smoke N Brew Mafia | |
| 19 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 20 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 22 | Pit Commanders | |
| 23 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 24 | BEAR TO THE BONE | |
| 25 | Kiddin' Around BBQ | |
| 26 | J Bones |
Pork
26 entries · top 180 · median 170.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 5 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 6 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 7 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 8 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 9 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | JL Smokers | |
| 11 | Smoke N Brew Mafia | |
| 12 | CBF Que | |
| 13 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 14 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 15 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 16 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 17 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 18 | Slinging Meat | |
| 19 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 20 | J Bones | |
| 21 | Pit Commanders | |
| 22 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 23 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 24 | BEAR TO THE BONE | |
| 25 | Kiddin' Around BBQ | |
| 26 | smokey anderson bbq |
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 2 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 3 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 4 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 5 | JL Smokers | |
| 6 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 7 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 9 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 10 | Smoke N Brew Mafia | |
| 11 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 12 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 13 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 14 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 15 | Kiddin' Around BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 17 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | CBF Que | |
| 19 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 20 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 21 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 22 | Slinging Meat | |
| 23 | Pit Commanders | |
| 24 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 25 | BEAR TO THE BONE | |
| 26 | J Bones |