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Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival

2018-05-18 – 2018-05-19 · Ayden, NC · 📍 462 second st

Grand Champion: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (691.9772) · 38 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM

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MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
691.9772 · Master Series — Overall
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SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM
689.1428 · Master Series — Overall
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MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ
688.5028 · 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.

How the meats cooked

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

  • Chicken 180.00 🔥
  • Pork Ribs 178.86
  • Pork 175.46
  • Brisket 178.88
131.36 180.00

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2024 — this edition picked out.

2016-05-20 — 688.6060 (REDNECK SCIENTIFIC) 2017-05-19 — 684.4796 (REDNECK SCIENTIFIC) 2018-05-18 — 691.9772 (MUTTLEY CREW BBQ) 2019-05-17 — 691.3712 (Muttley Crew BBQ) 2022-05-20 — 691.9084 (Old Virginia Smoke) 2023-05-19 — 705.6684 (Smoke and Brew) 2024-05-17 — 695.3716 (Optimus Swine) 691.98 2016 2024

Entries

38
4 judged meats

Top score

691.9772

Winning margin

2.8344
GC over RC

Field average

652.72
518.85691.98
median 659.93 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (Chicken)

Tightest race

Pork
3.4856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

673.0968
518.85691.98
10th place overall

Field spread

173.1316
winner to last place

Most consistent

MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ
avg finish 6.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket
won by 4.0228 pts — SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM

How hot was the win?

Top 64%
beats 36% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

67%
24 of 36 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1572
avg power rating going in · stronger than 57% of contests

Top-rated in the field

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC
rated 1902 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

691.9772 highest overall ever cooked here

691.9772 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 688.6060 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC set in 2016.

  • old record 688.6060
  • set 2016 by REDNECK SCIENTIFIC

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 7 tracked editions

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.

  • 2016
  • 2017

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 6–7: KEYSTONE SMOKE and MIDNIGHT BURN tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: FAT HEADS BBQ and OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE and OLE' MILLS BBQ CO. tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
  • Pork 5–6 · tie
  • Brisket 6–7 · tie
  • Brisket 7–8 · 0.0112

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 30th.

  • Chicken 1st
  • Pork Ribs 2nd
  • Pork 30th
  • Brisket 2nd

A contest record in chicken

180.0000 best chicken ever cooked here

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 175.4400 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.

  • old best 175.4400
  • across 2 past editions

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (won 2016, 2017).

  • REDNECK SCIENTIFIC · 2016, 2017

The biggest field yet

38 teams — a contest high

This contest usually draws about 33 teams

38 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 33.

A perfect score on the table

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

  • MUTTLEY CREW BBQ · Chicken

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 →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
2016-05-20 Ayden, NC Downtown Ayden 30 688.6060 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
2017-05-19 Ayden, NC 462 second st 36 684.4796 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ
2018-05-18 ← this one Ayden, NC 462 second st 38 691.9772 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM
2019-05-17 Ayden, NC 462 Second St 36 691.3712 Muttley Crew BBQ 3N1 Q
2022-05-20 Ayden, NC 462 Second St 32 691.9084 Old Virginia Smoke Optimus Swine
2023-05-19 Ayden, NC 462 Second St 25 705.6684 Smoke and Brew OFF THE RACK BBQ
2024-05-17 Ayden, NC Ayden, NC 28513 18 695.3716 Optimus Swine SMOKIN SKULLIES

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken180.0000174.8572170.8112
Pork Ribs178.8572173.7372169.6916
Pork175.4628171.9772169.6800
Brisket178.8800171.4056169.1312

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

38 entries · top 691.9772 · median 659.9256

#TeamScore
1 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 691.9772
2 SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM 689.1428
3 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 688.5028
4 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 685.6456
5 MIDNIGHT BURN 683.3600
6 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 682.7312
7 SMOKE MONSTER BBQ 681.1084
8 FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE 674.8228
9 BROWN LIQUOR BBQ 673.6456
10 GRILLIN'THYME 673.0968
11 Pappy's Legacy BBQ 673.0400
12 LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY 670.8460
13 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 669.6224
14 THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!! 668.4452
15 HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 667.4056
16 e2BBQ 663.9084
17 FAT HEADS BBQ 662.1832
18 BUD WISER'S BBQ 661.5884
19 OLE' MILLS BBQ CO. 659.9656
20 CAROLINA SMOKE 659.8856
21 SLAP SHOT BBQ 657.6456
22 RUSTYS FLYING PIG BBQ 649.5544
23 KEYSTONE SMOKE 647.9772
24 HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC 647.9200
25 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 646.1028
26 TWISTED PAIR BBQ 642.6852
27 BLACK'S BBQ CO. 639.2800
28 BIG MONEY BBQ 638.1032
29 CATTAILQ 635.3032
30 SMOKIN' BBQ 635.3028
31 House of Smoke NC 633.0056
32 BACKDRAFT BBQ NC 631.2344
33 COASTAL SMOKE 630.1824
34 TUFF SMOKE 629.5540
35 BOBO'S QUE 627.8172
36 Smooth Boar BBQ 620.4452
37 Country Roads Barbeque 591.3380
38 OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE 518.8456

Chicken

38 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4286 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 Pappy's Legacy BBQ 177.7144
3 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 175.4400
4 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 175.4056
5 MIDNIGHT BURN 174.8572
6 HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC 173.7144
7 OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE 173.1084
8 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 172.0000
9 SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM 170.8456
10 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 170.8112
11 LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY 169.7372
12 SMOKE MONSTER BBQ 169.7144
13 e2BBQ 169.1316
14 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 169.1200
15 HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 169.1084
16 SLAP SHOT BBQ 169.1084
17 OLE' MILLS BBQ CO. 168.5600
18 FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE 167.4400
19 KEYSTONE SMOKE 167.4400
20 FAT HEADS BBQ 167.4172
21 TWISTED PAIR BBQ 167.4056
22 SMOKIN' BBQ 167.3944
23 RUSTYS FLYING PIG BBQ 166.8228
24 GRILLIN'THYME 165.7028
25 CAROLINA SMOKE 165.6800
26 BROWN LIQUOR BBQ 165.1200
27 THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!! 165.1084
28 CATTAILQ 163.4288
29 House of Smoke NC 162.2856
30 COASTAL SMOKE 161.1084
31 BUD WISER'S BBQ 161.0856
32 BIG MONEY BBQ 159.9544
33 Smooth Boar BBQ 157.1312
34 TUFF SMOKE 155.9656
35 BOBO'S QUE 153.6572
36 BACKDRAFT BBQ NC 151.9200
37 BLACK'S BBQ CO. 146.7656
38 Country Roads Barbeque 131.3604

Pork Ribs

38 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9828

#TeamScore
1 OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE 178.8572
2 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 176.5944
3 e2BBQ 175.4400
4 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 174.2628
5 GRILLIN'THYME 173.7372
6 KEYSTONE SMOKE 172.5600
7 MIDNIGHT BURN 172.5600
8 LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY 172.0000
9 SMOKE MONSTER BBQ 170.2856
10 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 169.6916
11 BROWN LIQUOR BBQ 169.1428
12 Pappy's Legacy BBQ 169.1200
13 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 167.9772
14 FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE 167.9772
15 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 167.4400
16 HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 167.4172
17 BUD WISER'S BBQ 167.4056
18 BACKDRAFT BBQ NC 164.5600
19 BOBO'S QUE 164.0000
20 BLACK'S BBQ CO. 163.9656
21 SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM 163.9544
22 BIG MONEY BBQ 163.9544
23 RUSTYS FLYING PIG BBQ 161.6572
24 THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!! 161.6456
25 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 160.5372
26 COASTAL SMOKE 159.9656
27 SLAP SHOT BBQ 159.3944
28 TUFF SMOKE 158.8572
29 HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC 158.2972
30 TWISTED PAIR BBQ 157.0856
31 FAT HEADS BBQ 156.5488
32 CATTAILQ 155.9888
33 House of Smoke NC 155.9428
34 Smooth Boar BBQ 155.9428
35 SMOKIN' BBQ 155.4056
36 OLE' MILLS BBQ CO. 154.8456
37 Country Roads Barbeque 150.2744
38 CAROLINA SMOKE 147.3600

Pork

38 entries · top 175.4628 · median 165.4286

#TeamScore
1 SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM 175.4628
2 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 175.4172
3 SMOKE MONSTER BBQ 173.7256
4 CAROLINA SMOKE 172.0000
5 FAT HEADS BBQ 171.9772
6 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 171.9772
7 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 170.8228
8 BROWN LIQUOR BBQ 170.2628
9 FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE 169.7028
10 MIDNIGHT BURN 169.6800
11 GRILLIN'THYME 169.1084
12 THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!! 167.9884
13 LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY 167.4172
14 OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE 166.8800
15 OLE' MILLS BBQ CO. 166.8572
16 BLACK'S BBQ CO. 166.2972
17 House of Smoke NC 166.2628
18 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 165.7028
19 SMOKIN' BBQ 165.6800
20 HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 165.1772
21 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 165.0856
22 TWISTED PAIR BBQ 164.0000
23 BUD WISER'S BBQ 163.4056
24 CATTAILQ 162.8228
25 BACKDRAFT BBQ NC 161.6572
26 BIG MONEY BBQ 161.0856
27 BOBO'S QUE 160.5372
28 RUSTYS FLYING PIG BBQ 160.5372
29 Pappy's Legacy BBQ 160.5256
30 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 160.5256
31 SLAP SHOT BBQ 160.0116
32 HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC 157.6800
33 KEYSTONE SMOKE 157.1772
34 Country Roads Barbeque 156.0004
35 TUFF SMOKE 155.9312
36 e2BBQ 153.6684
37 COASTAL SMOKE 150.8456
38 Smooth Boar BBQ 146.8228

Brisket

37 entries · top 178.8800 · median 164.5484

#TeamScore
1 SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM 178.8800
2 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 174.8572
3 CAROLINA SMOKE 174.8456
4 THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!! 173.7028
5 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 171.4056
6 FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE 169.7028
7 OLE' MILLS BBQ CO. 169.7028
8 BUD WISER'S BBQ 169.6916
9 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 169.6684
10 SLAP SHOT BBQ 169.1312
11 BROWN LIQUOR BBQ 169.1200
12 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 167.4056
13 SMOKE MONSTER BBQ 167.3828
14 MIDNIGHT BURN 166.2628
15 FAT HEADS BBQ 166.2400
16 HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 165.7028
17 Pappy's Legacy BBQ 165.6800
18 e2BBQ 165.6684
19 GRILLIN'THYME 164.5484
20 BLACK'S BBQ CO. 162.2516
21 LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY 161.6916
22 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 161.0740
23 Smooth Boar BBQ 160.5484
24 RUSTYS FLYING PIG BBQ 160.5372
25 TUFF SMOKE 158.8000
26 COASTAL SMOKE 158.2628
27 HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC 158.2284
28 TWISTED PAIR BBQ 154.1940
29 Country Roads Barbeque 153.7028
30 BIG MONEY BBQ 153.1088
31 BACKDRAFT BBQ NC 153.0972
32 CATTAILQ 153.0628
33 TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 151.3600
34 KEYSTONE SMOKE 150.8000
35 BOBO'S QUE 149.6228
36 House of Smoke NC 148.5144
37 SMOKIN' BBQ 146.8228

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