A statement win
13.1312
points clear of the field
Wider than 94% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.1312 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
May 25–26, 2018 · Big Bear Lake, CA · 📍 630 Bartlett Rd
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) on May 25, 2018 in Big Bear Lake, CA at 630 Bartlett Rd, scoring 701.0856 in a field of 29 teams. TEAM WOODSHED took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.9544. Category winners: Chicken — TEAM WOODSHED (175.4400); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN MO'S BBQ (179.4400); Pork — Meat Candy Q (172.5600); Brisket — TEAM WOODSHED (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.
578.16
median 658.69
701.09 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.44
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Pork 172.56
- Brisket 177.70
135.39
179.44
Entries
29
4 judged meats
Top score
701.0856
Winning margin
13.1312
GC over RC
Field average
649.12
578.16701.09
median 658.69 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
1.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
666.1024
578.16701.09
10th place overall
Field spread
122.9256
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 29%
beats 71% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,537
avg power rating going in · stronger than 27% 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 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: LADY OF Q and Meat Candy Q tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: BLAZIN BY THE BAY BBQ and SMOKE DOG BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: SMOKIN MO'S BBQ and 2 Live Q tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 1–2 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
TEAM WOODSHED won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 3rd.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 3rd
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 | 175.4400 | 171.9772 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 171.4056 | 167.4632 |
| Pork | 172.5600 | 170.8456 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 166.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 701.0856 · median 658.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | TEAM WOODSHED | |
| 3 | 2 Live Q | |
| 4 | LADY OF Q | |
| 5 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 6 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 7 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 8 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 9 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 10 | DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 12 | GNAW | |
| 13 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKE DOG BBQ | |
| 15 | BLAZIN BY THE BAY BBQ | |
| 16 | BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 17 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 18 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 19 | LICK DA BONE BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKING TOKING BBQ | |
| 21 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | |
| 22 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 23 | Pete's Piggy Barn | |
| 24 | COME AND TAKE IT BBQ | |
| 25 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | WICKED FIRE BBQ | |
| 27 | MOSSY ROCK BBQ | |
| 28 | OL' RELIABLE BBQ | |
| 29 | SHAKEY BONES BBQ |
Chicken
29 entries · top 175.4400 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM WOODSHED | |
| 2 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | LADY OF Q | |
| 4 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 5 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 6 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 7 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 8 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 9 | BLAZIN BY THE BAY BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE DOG BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKING TOKING BBQ | |
| 12 | LICK DA BONE BBQ | |
| 13 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 15 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | |
| 16 | GNAW | |
| 17 | BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 19 | DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ | |
| 20 | WICKED FIRE BBQ | |
| 21 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 22 | 2 Live Q | |
| 23 | MOSSY ROCK BBQ | |
| 24 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 26 | COME AND TAKE IT BBQ | |
| 27 | Pete's Piggy Barn | |
| 28 | SHAKEY BONES BBQ | |
| 29 | OL' RELIABLE BBQ |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ | |
| 3 | 2 Live Q | |
| 4 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 5 | BLAZIN BY THE BAY BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE DOG BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 9 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 10 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 11 | TEAM WOODSHED | |
| 12 | Pete's Piggy Barn | |
| 13 | GNAW | |
| 14 | LADY OF Q | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 16 | LICK DA BONE BBQ | |
| 17 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 18 | BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 19 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 20 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKING TOKING BBQ | |
| 22 | SHAKEY BONES BBQ | |
| 23 | COME AND TAKE IT BBQ | |
| 24 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 25 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | |
| 26 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 27 | OL' RELIABLE BBQ | |
| 28 | WICKED FIRE BBQ | |
| 29 | MOSSY ROCK BBQ |
Pork
29 entries · top 172.5600 · median 163.4628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | LADY OF Q | |
| 3 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | 2 Live Q | |
| 5 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 6 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 7 | Pete's Piggy Barn | |
| 8 | GNAW | |
| 9 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 10 | TEAM WOODSHED | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 12 | DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE DOG BBQ | |
| 14 | BLAZIN BY THE BAY BBQ | |
| 15 | BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 18 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 19 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKING TOKING BBQ | |
| 21 | MOSSY ROCK BBQ | |
| 22 | COME AND TAKE IT BBQ | |
| 23 | LICK DA BONE BBQ | |
| 24 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 26 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 27 | WICKED FIRE BBQ | |
| 28 | OL' RELIABLE BBQ | |
| 29 | SHAKEY BONES BBQ |
Brisket
29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM WOODSHED | |
| 2 | 2 Live Q | |
| 3 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 5 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 6 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 7 | LADY OF Q | |
| 8 | 7 SINS BBQ | |
| 9 | BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 11 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 13 | GNAW | |
| 14 | RAD FONDO BBQ | |
| 15 | DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ | |
| 16 | PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | |
| 17 | COME AND TAKE IT BBQ | |
| 18 | LICK DA BONE BBQ | |
| 19 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 20 | BIG RED BBQ | |
| 21 | Pete's Piggy Barn | |
| 22 | SMOKING TOKING BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE DOG BBQ | |
| 24 | BLAZIN BY THE BAY BBQ | |
| 25 | JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | SHAKEY BONES BBQ | |
| 27 | OL' RELIABLE BBQ | |
| 28 | WICKED FIRE BBQ | |
| 29 | MOSSY ROCK BBQ |