A new contest record
694.7656
highest overall ever cooked here
694.7656 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 693.0968 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN set in 2017.
- old record 693.0968
- set 2017 by ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
Smokin For Garrett 2018
Apr 27–28, 2018 · Boonville, IN · 📍 2144 New Harmony Rd
GREY STREET BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin For Garrett on April 27, 2018 in Boonville, IN at 2144 New Harmony Rd, scoring 694.7656 in a field of 38 teams. SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.9656. Category winners: Chicken — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (179.4400); Pork Ribs — BLUE CHIP BBQ (174.2972); Pork — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (176.0228); Brisket — POOH BEAR BBQ (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN; the next was held in 2019.
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.
590.65
median 653.01
694.77 🏆
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 174.30
- Pork 176.02
- Brisket 178.86
138.82
179.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Entries
38
4 judged meats · 4 ancillary
Top score
694.7656
Winning margin
6.8000
GC over RC
Field average
651.67
590.65694.77
median 653.01 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.9660
590.65694.77
10th place overall
Field spread
104.1144
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 56%
beats 44% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
65%
20 of 31 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,582
avg power rating going in · stronger than 65% of contests
Storylines (6 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
GREY STREET BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 6th
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 2nd
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 4–5: SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS and FRIENDS OF OBR tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: SMOKE-N-PEPPERS and PORK PARADISE tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: GREY STREET BBQ and BLUE CHIP BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Brisket 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Chicken, Pork — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
A contest record in brisket
178.8572
best brisket ever cooked here
POOH BEAR BBQ turned in 178.8572 in brisket — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 177.1428
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (won 2017).
- ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN · 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2017 | Boonville, IN | 133 E Degonia RD | 31 | 693.0968 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| Apr 27, 2018 ← this one | Boonville, IN | 2144 New Harmony Rd | 38 | 694.7656 | GREY STREET BBQ | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Boonville, IN | 2144 New Harmony Rd | 26 | 699.9428 | Scuffletown Smokers | GREY STREET BBQ |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Boonville, IN | 2144 New Harmony RD | 41 | 692.5256 | Que U | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Boonville, IN | 2144 New Harmony RD | 27 | 692.5028 | Old Fashioned Butcher Shoppe | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 172 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2972 | 170.2744 | 168.5256 |
| Pork | 176.0228 | 173.1428 | 169.1084 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 170.8456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
38 entries · top 694.7656 · median 653.0112
Chicken
38 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2742
Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 174.2972 · median 163.9716
Pork
38 entries · top 176.0228 · median 164.2400
Brisket
38 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.3942
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Master Series — Backyard Chicken
11 entries · top 177.7600 · median 158.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abey Baby's BBQ | |
| 2 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Hot Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | Dave's B Town BBQ | |
| 5 | ONE 2 MANY BAR-B-Q | |
| 6 | BIG MIKE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Thin Q Line | |
| 8 | 18 SQUEALS | |
| 9 | Hawgboyz BBQ | |
| 10 | BOTTOM BARREL BBQ | |
| 11 | Meat Sweats Mafia |
Master Series — Backyard Pork
11 entries · top 176.0344 · median 164.5712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abey Baby's BBQ | |
| 2 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Hot Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | ONE 2 MANY BAR-B-Q | |
| 5 | 18 SQUEALS | |
| 6 | BIG MIKE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Dave's B Town BBQ | |
| 8 | Hawgboyz BBQ | |
| 9 | BOTTOM BARREL BBQ | |
| 10 | Thin Q Line | |
| 11 | Meat Sweats Mafia |
Master Series — Backyard Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 176.5600 · median 160.5944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Hawgboyz BBQ | |
| 3 | Hot Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | ONE 2 MANY BAR-B-Q | |
| 5 | 18 SQUEALS | |
| 6 | BIG MIKE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Dave's B Town BBQ | |
| 8 | Thin Q Line | |
| 9 | BOTTOM BARREL BBQ | |
| 10 | Meat Sweats Mafia | |
| 11 | Abey Baby's BBQ |
Master Series — Kcbs Backyard
11 entries · top 348.0228 · median 319.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BONE DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Hot Dog BBQ | |
| 3 | ONE 2 MANY BAR-B-Q | |
| 4 | Hawgboyz BBQ | |
| 5 | Abey Baby's BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG MIKE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Dave's B Town BBQ | |
| 8 | 18 SQUEALS | |
| 9 | Thin Q Line | |
| 10 | BOTTOM BARREL BBQ | |
| 11 | Meat Sweats Mafia |