The Ironman

2018-04-06 – 2018-04-07 · Greencastle, PA · 📍 1546 Buchanan Trail East

Grand Champion: ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ (700.0116) · 60 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 3 EYZ BBQ

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ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ

700.0116 · Master Series — Overall

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3 EYZ BBQ

689.1432 · Master Series — Overall

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WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

689.0168 · 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.

544.89 median 646.71 700.01 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 177.74
Pork Ribs 176.00
Pork 178.30
Brisket 178.88

122.17 178.88

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2024 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

700.0116

Winning margin

10.8684

GC over RC

Field average

640.24

544.89700.01

median 646.71 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.7256 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

676.4912

544.89700.01

10th place overall

Field spread

155.1200

winner to last place

Most consistent

ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ

avg finish 3.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 4.0344 pts — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 32%

beats 68% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

56%

33 of 59 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.76 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1576

avg power rating going in · stronger than 60% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

rated 1911 pre-contest

Storylines (9 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

700.0116 highest overall ever cooked here

700.0116 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 694.7884 3 EYZ BBQ set in 2016.

old record 694.7884
set 2016 by 3 EYZ BBQ

A statement win

10.8684 points clear of the field

Wider than 89% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The champion won by 10.8684 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 4–5: 270 SMOKERS and RED VALLEY BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM and SMOKEN DUDES BBQ tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ and SERIAL GRILLER tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
Pork 2–3 · tie
Pork 4–5 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 7th.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 7th
Brisket 4th

A contest record in chicken

177.7372 best chicken ever cooked here

ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ turned in 177.7372 in chicken — past the 175.4056 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.

old best 175.4056
across 3 past editions

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 270 SMOKERS (won 2015), 3 EYZ BBQ (won 2016), DRILLING & GRILLING (won 2017).

270 SMOKERS · 2015
3 EYZ BBQ · 2016
DRILLING & GRILLING · 2017

One of the big ones

60 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 92% of the 5,410 contests in the data

60 teams made this a bigger field than 92% of every contest tracked.

The biggest field yet

60 teams — a contest high

This contest usually draws about 54 teams

60 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 54.

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
2015-04-03	Shady Grove, PA	Shady Grove, PA 17256	48	689.0972	270 SMOKERS	3 EYZ BBQ
2016-04-01	Greencastle, PA	1542 Buchanan Trail East	54	694.7884	3 EYZ BBQ	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ
2017-03-31	Greencastle, PA	1546 Buchanan Trail East	59	683.9544	DRILLING & GRILLING	THE BBQ GURU
2018-04-06 ← this one	Greencastle, PA	1546 Buchanan Trail East	60	700.0116	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	3 EYZ BBQ
2019-04-05	Greencastle, PA	1542 Buchanan Trail East	42	686.2056	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	PIGGIN' WHISKEY
2021-04-09	Greencastle, PA	—	—	—	—	—
2023-04-07	Greencastle, PA	1546 Buchanan Trail East	30	702.8460	Off The Rack BBQ	CHUNKY BBQ
2024-04-05	Seven Valleys, PA	35 Main St.	21	693.0856	Chunky BBQ	OFF THE RACK BBQ

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	177.7372	174.2972	170.8344
Pork Ribs	176.0000	174.2744	168.5600
Pork	178.2972	173.7028	170.2744
Brisket	178.8800	174.2744	170.8112

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

60 entries · top 700.0116 · median 646.7142

#	Team	Score
1	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	700.0116
2	3 EYZ BBQ	689.1432
3	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	689.0168
4	THE Q PINE NATION	682.1940
5	THE BBQ GURU	681.6000
6	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	679.3488
7	4:20 Q	678.2396
8	SERIAL GRILLER	677.6000
9	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	677.0284
10	3N1 Q	676.4912
11	270 SMOKERS	675.9200
12	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	674.1600
13	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	671.9660
14	DRILLING & GRILLING	670.7540
15	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	670.2056
16	DEAD ON Q	669.6456
17	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	668.4684
18	RED VALLEY BBQ	667.3260
19	NBN BBQ	664.4568
20	QUEGASM	662.8340
21	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	659.9200
22	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	659.2800
23	WILBUR'S REVENGE	658.7432
24	LOVE-N-SMOKE	656.4232
25	CHAIN SMOKIN BBQ	656.3768
26	50 SHADES OF PORK	655.4172
27	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	650.1604
28	COSMIC SMOKE-N-BBQ LLC	648.5376
29	Q'IN BY THE FIRE	647.8628
30	SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	647.8512
31	FOOMANCHOO BBQ	645.5772
32	WAR PIGS	643.2920
33	SHACK'S Q	639.3368
34	River Smokers WV	638.7544
35	HARSHMAN BBQ	638.6860
36	BENTWOOD SMOKERS	634.8460
37	HELLBENT BBQ	634.0456
38	The Inked Pig	631.9088
39	RED BROTHERS BBQ	631.2684
40	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	630.0688
41	J & M BAR B Q	629.0744
42	SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ	628.4348
43	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	623.6796
44	RUSTY KETTLE BBQ	621.7372
45	DEAN'S ROCK'N REDNECKS	617.0400
46	CHEMICALLY ENHANCED BBQ	615.2800
47	PLUM CRAZY BBQ	614.6512
48	4 BOXERS Q	614.1716
49	A 2 Z	611.8284
50	GRATEFUL 'QUE	611.7484
51	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	603.8860
52	BOSS HOG BARBEQUE	602.8000
53	Uncle Eddies BBQ	593.0748
54	UP IN SMOKERS	592.3884
55	QUE KINGS OF QUEENS	590.7196
56	G. Henn BBQ	582.6168
57	BUDDHIST FROM MECCA	568.2976
58	56TH PLACE BBQ	559.8288
59	B&B BAR-B-QUE	553.4748
60	DRUNKEN BASTARDS	544.8916

Chicken

60 entries · top 177.7372 · median 164.8228

#	Team	Score
1	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	177.7372
2	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	175.4172
3	4:20 Q	175.4056
4	QUEGASM	174.8800
5	3 EYZ BBQ	174.2972
6	THE BBQ GURU	174.2628
7	3N1 Q	173.1428
8	THE Q PINE NATION	172.0000
9	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	171.9772
10	WILBUR'S REVENGE	170.8344
11	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	170.8228
12	RUSTY KETTLE BBQ	170.2856
13	DRILLING & GRILLING	170.2628
14	270 SMOKERS	169.7028
15	DEAD ON Q	169.6800
16	SERIAL GRILLER	169.1200
17	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	169.1200
18	FOOMANCHOO BBQ	168.5828
19	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	167.9772
20	SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ	167.4516
21	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	167.3944
22	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	166.3088
23	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	166.2972
24	River Smokers WV	166.2628
25	50 SHADES OF PORK	166.2628
26	NBN BBQ	166.2512
27	WAR PIGS	165.7028
28	HELLBENT BBQ	165.6800
29	RED VALLEY BBQ	165.0972
30	CHAIN SMOKIN BBQ	165.0856
31	COSMIC SMOKE-N-BBQ LLC	164.5600
32	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	163.9544
33	LOVE-N-SMOKE	163.9428
34	56TH PLACE BBQ	162.8344
35	Q'IN BY THE FIRE	161.7144
36	A 2 Z	161.1656
37	RED BROTHERS BBQ	159.9772
38	DEAN'S ROCK'N REDNECKS	159.9428
39	BUDDHIST FROM MECCA	159.3828
40	SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	159.3712
41	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	158.8000
42	CHEMICALLY ENHANCED BBQ	158.2628
43	HARSHMAN BBQ	158.2516
44	Uncle Eddies BBQ	157.2004
45	QUE KINGS OF QUEENS	155.4284
46	BENTWOOD SMOKERS	155.4056
47	4 BOXERS Q	154.8344
48	The Inked Pig	153.1888
49	UP IN SMOKERS	153.0856
50	GRATEFUL 'QUE	153.0740
51	PLUM CRAZY BBQ	150.8000
52	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	150.7772
53	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	149.0400
54	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	146.8228
55	SHACK'S Q	145.0740
56	BOSS HOG BARBEQUE	141.6456
57	DRUNKEN BASTARDS	141.1772
58	B&B BAR-B-QUE	140.5260
59	J & M BAR B Q	140.4912
60	G. Henn BBQ	137.0628

Pork Ribs

60 entries · top 176.0000 · median 161.1258

#	Team	Score
1	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	176.0000
2	THE Q PINE NATION	175.4172
3	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	175.4056
4	270 SMOKERS	174.2744
5	RED VALLEY BBQ	174.2744
6	J & M BAR B Q	173.2000
7	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	170.2744
8	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	169.1084
9	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	168.5600
10	SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	168.5600
11	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	167.9772
12	SHACK'S Q	167.4400
13	DEAD ON Q	166.8228
14	3N1 Q	166.2972
15	DRILLING & GRILLING	166.2856
16	3 EYZ BBQ	166.2744
17	THE BBQ GURU	165.6916
18	SERIAL GRILLER	165.0972
19	NBN BBQ	165.0972
20	BENTWOOD SMOKERS	164.5716
21	4:20 Q	164.5600
22	GRATEFUL 'QUE	164.5372
23	HARSHMAN BBQ	163.3828
24	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	162.8460
25	River Smokers WV	162.8344
26	50 SHADES OF PORK	162.2972
27	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	162.2744
28	DEAN'S ROCK'N REDNECKS	161.6916
29	COSMIC SMOKE-N-BBQ LLC	161.6916
30	CHEMICALLY ENHANCED BBQ	161.1544
31	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	161.0972
32	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	159.3944
33	LOVE-N-SMOKE	159.3944
34	CHAIN SMOKIN BBQ	158.7884
35	Q'IN BY THE FIRE	157.6800
36	G. Henn BBQ	157.1200
37	SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ	156.5372
38	WAR PIGS	156.5260
39	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	156.5144
40	FOOMANCHOO BBQ	155.3716
41	Uncle Eddies BBQ	154.8116
42	HELLBENT BBQ	154.7772
43	QUEGASM	154.2628
44	The Inked Pig	154.2172
45	4 BOXERS Q	153.1316
46	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	153.0628
47	WILBUR'S REVENGE	151.4060
48	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	150.8572
49	PLUM CRAZY BBQ	150.7884
50	RED BROTHERS BBQ	150.7884
51	RUSTY KETTLE BBQ	150.2972
52	BOSS HOG BARBEQUE	146.8344
53	B&B BAR-B-QUE	143.9544
54	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	142.8116
55	A 2 Z	142.7544
56	DRUNKEN BASTARDS	141.0400
57	BUDDHIST FROM MECCA	138.7772
58	UP IN SMOKERS	138.2056
59	56TH PLACE BBQ	137.0972
60	QUE KINGS OF QUEENS	135.3712

Pork

60 entries · top 178.2972 · median 160.5430

#	Team	Score
1	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	178.2972
2	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	174.2628
3	SERIAL GRILLER	174.2628
4	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	173.7028
5	270 SMOKERS	173.7028
6	WILBUR'S REVENGE	171.9772
7	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	171.9772
8	3N1 Q	170.8228
9	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	170.8228
10	3 EYZ BBQ	170.2744
11	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	169.6800
12	THE BBQ GURU	169.6684
13	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	168.5256
14	4:20 Q	168.0228
15	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	167.3712
16	LOVE-N-SMOKE	166.8460
17	DRILLING & GRILLING	166.8228
18	CHAIN SMOKIN BBQ	166.8228
19	THE Q PINE NATION	166.2512
20	BENTWOOD SMOKERS	165.7256
21	DEAD ON Q	165.1656
22	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	165.1428
23	BOSS HOG BARBEQUE	164.5828
24	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	163.9772
25	SHACK'S Q	162.8456
26	NBN BBQ	162.8456
27	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	162.7884
28	J & M BAR B Q	162.2516
29	COSMIC SMOKE-N-BBQ LLC	161.1088
30	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	160.5716
31	WAR PIGS	160.5144
32	50 SHADES OF PORK	159.9772
33	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	159.9656
34	Q'IN BY THE FIRE	159.9428
35	UP IN SMOKERS	158.8456
36	RED BROTHERS BBQ	158.8228
37	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	158.7884
38	The Inked Pig	158.2628
39	HELLBENT BBQ	158.2400
40	SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ	157.6572
41	CHEMICALLY ENHANCED BBQ	157.6456
42	FOOMANCHOO BBQ	156.5028
43	SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	155.9544
44	4 BOXERS Q	155.4056
45	HARSHMAN BBQ	155.3944
46	QUEGASM	154.8112
47	RED VALLEY BBQ	153.6800
48	A 2 Z	153.6684
49	PLUM CRAZY BBQ	153.6572
50	QUE KINGS OF QUEENS	150.8344
51	River Smokers WV	150.8344
52	Uncle Eddies BBQ	147.9884
53	GRATEFUL 'QUE	147.3828
54	B&B BAR-B-QUE	143.9544
55	G. Henn BBQ	142.7884
56	DEAN'S ROCK'N REDNECKS	141.7144
57	DRUNKEN BASTARDS	140.5028
58	RUSTY KETTLE BBQ	139.9544
59	BUDDHIST FROM MECCA	138.2172
60	56TH PLACE BBQ	130.2400

Brisket

60 entries · top 178.8800 · median 162.8228

#	Team	Score
1	QUEGASM	178.8800
2	3 EYZ BBQ	178.2972
3	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	176.0000
4	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	174.2972
5	RED VALLEY BBQ	174.2744
6	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	173.7028
7	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	172.0000
8	THE BBQ GURU	171.9772
9	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	170.8228
10	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	170.8112
11	NBN BBQ	170.2628
12	4:20 Q	170.2512
13	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	169.6916
14	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	169.6684
15	SERIAL GRILLER	169.1200
16	THE Q PINE NATION	168.5256
17	Q'IN BY THE FIRE	168.5256
18	DEAD ON Q	167.9772
19	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	167.4056
20	DRILLING & GRILLING	167.3828
21	50 SHADES OF PORK	166.8800
22	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	166.8344
23	The Inked Pig	166.2400
24	LOVE-N-SMOKE	166.2400
25	3N1 Q	166.2284
26	CHAIN SMOKIN BBQ	165.6800
27	FOOMANCHOO BBQ	165.1200
28	WILBUR'S REVENGE	164.5256
29	SHACK'S Q	163.9772
30	SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	163.9656
31	RED BROTHERS BBQ	161.6800
32	HARSHMAN BBQ	161.6572
33	RUSTY KETTLE BBQ	161.2000
34	COSMIC SMOKE-N-BBQ LLC	161.1772
35	WAR PIGS	160.5488
36	PLUM CRAZY BBQ	159.4056
37	River Smokers WV	158.8228
38	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	158.7884
39	270 SMOKERS	158.2400
40	HELLBENT BBQ	155.3484
41	LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	154.7772
42	A 2 Z	154.2400
43	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	154.2172
44	DEAN'S ROCK'N REDNECKS	153.6912
45	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	153.6800
46	J & M BAR B Q	153.1316
47	4 BOXERS Q	150.8000
48	BOSS HOG BARBEQUE	149.7372
49	BENTWOOD SMOKERS	149.1432
50	QUE KINGS OF QUEENS	149.0856
51	SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ	146.7888
52	GRATEFUL 'QUE	146.7544
53	G. Henn BBQ	145.6456
54	UP IN SMOKERS	142.2516
55	CHEMICALLY ENHANCED BBQ	138.2172
56	Uncle Eddies BBQ	133.0744
57	BUDDHIST FROM MECCA	131.9204
58	56TH PLACE BBQ	129.6572
59	B&B BAR-B-QUE	125.0400
60	DRUNKEN BASTARDS	122.1716

The Ironman

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

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

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 (9 found in this contest's numbers)

A new contest record

A statement win

Photo finishes

A double category winner

How the title was won

A contest record in chicken

Back to defend

One of the big ones

The biggest field yet

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