A new contest record
691.3716
highest overall ever cooked here
691.3716 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 687.3828 SMOKIN SKULLIES set in 2015.
- old record 687.3828
- set 2015 by SMOKIN SKULLIES
Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) 2017
Sep 1–2, 2017 · Myrtle Beach, SC · 📍 950 Crabtree lane
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA won Grand Champion at the Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) on September 1, 2017 in Myrtle Beach, SC at 950 Crabtree lane, scoring 691.3716 in a field of 25 teams. SAUCED! BBQ TEAM took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.7768. Category winners: Chicken — HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY (179.4400); Pork Ribs — CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ (173.7028); Pork — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (174.8572); Brisket — BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN (175.4172). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by SMOKIN SKULLIES.
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.
604.99
median 669.58
691.37 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 179.44
- Pork Ribs 173.70
- Pork 174.86
- Brisket 175.42
145.09
179.44
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
691.3716
Winning margin
4.5948
GC over RC
Field average
661.57
604.99691.37
median 669.58 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2740 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
671.9088
604.99691.37
10th place overall
Field spread
86.3772
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 67%
beats 33% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
45%
9 of 20 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,618
avg power rating going in · stronger than 87% 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.
Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 7th
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: YES, DEAR BBQ and 270 SMOKERS tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ and YES, DEAR BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: 270 SMOKERS and SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0116
A contest record in brisket
175.4172
best brisket ever cooked here
BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN turned in 175.4172 in brisket — past the 174.2628 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 174.2628
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN SKULLIES (won 2015).
- SMOKIN SKULLIES · 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2015 | Myrtle Beach, SC | Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 | 20 | 687.3828 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | BIG DADDY Q - FL |
| Sep 1, 2017 ← this one | Myrtle Beach, SC | 950 Crabtree lane | 25 | 691.3716 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Nov 2, 2018 | Myrtle Beach, SC | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.7028 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 171.4288 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 170.8228 | 167.4056 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 172 | 166.2400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 691.3716 · median 669.5768
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 2 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 6 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 7 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 9 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN | |
| 11 | Tailgater Haters | |
| 12 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 13 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 14 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 15 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 16 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 17 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 18 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 19 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 20 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 21 | Clydes Q | |
| 22 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 23 | BEAR TO THE BONE | |
| 24 | THE 4 PORK MEN | |
| 25 | Tongy's Smackhouse |
Chicken
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 2 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 3 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Tailgater Haters | |
| 6 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 7 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 8 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 9 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 10 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 11 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 12 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 13 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 15 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 16 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 17 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN | |
| 21 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 22 | Clydes Q | |
| 23 | Tongy's Smackhouse | |
| 24 | BEAR TO THE BONE | |
| 25 | THE 4 PORK MEN |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 173.7028 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 2 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 3 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 5 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 6 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 8 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 11 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Tailgater Haters | |
| 14 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 15 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 16 | BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN | |
| 17 | Clydes Q | |
| 18 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 19 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 20 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 22 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 23 | Tongy's Smackhouse | |
| 24 | THE 4 PORK MEN | |
| 25 | BEAR TO THE BONE |
Pork
25 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 3 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 6 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 7 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 8 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 9 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN | |
| 11 | Clydes Q | |
| 12 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 13 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 14 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 15 | BEAR TO THE BONE | |
| 16 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 17 | Tailgater Haters | |
| 18 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 19 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 20 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 21 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 22 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 23 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 24 | THE 4 PORK MEN | |
| 25 | Tongy's Smackhouse |
Brisket
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN | |
| 2 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | |
| 6 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 7 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 8 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 10 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | SOME-R SWINE | |
| 12 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 13 | Tailgater Haters | |
| 14 | THE 4 PORK MEN | |
| 15 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 16 | BEAR TO THE BONE | |
| 17 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 18 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 19 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 20 | CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ | |
| 21 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 22 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 23 | BUBBAJACK'S | |
| 24 | Tongy's Smackhouse | |
| 25 | Clydes Q |