*Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival

2018-05-25 – 2018-05-26 · Evans, GA · 📍 Evans Town Center BLvd

Grand Champion: THE SPECIALISTS (699.9888) · 72 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

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THE SPECIALISTS

699.9888 · Master Series — Overall

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WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

695.3716 · Master Series — Overall

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ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE

694.2744 · 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.

475.29 median 672.45 699.99 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 177.70
Pork Ribs 177.14
Pork 177.71
Brisket 180.00 🔥

20.00 180.00

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2019 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 4 ancillary

Top score

699.9888

Winning margin

4.6172

GC over RC

Field average

664.64

475.29699.99

median 672.45 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Organizer Portal (Brisket)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.6684 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

687.9200

475.29699.99

10th place overall

Field spread

224.6980

winner to last place

Most consistent

THE SPECIALISTS

avg finish 9.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.1428 pts — Organizer Portal

How hot was the win?

Top 32%

beats 68% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

73%

49 of 67 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1672

avg power rating going in · stronger than 98% of contests

Top-rated in the field

CLARK CREW BBQ

rated 2013 pre-contest

Storylines (11 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

699.9888 highest overall ever cooked here

699.9888 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 696.5144 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS set in 2017.

old record 696.5144
set 2017 by ELITE BBQ SMOKERS

An upset on the books

21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100

The Specialists came in rated below the field's top team, CLARK CREW BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1785
top seed 2013

A stacked field

1672 average power rating going in

Stronger than 98% of every rated contest

The field averaged a 1672 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.

top seed CLARK CREW BBQ (2013)
72 rated teams

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 17 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 1–2: BAYOU POKER SMOKERS and QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: THE SPECIALISTS and 270 SMOKERS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and ANGRY JACK BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 1–2 · tie
Chicken 3–4 · tie
Chicken 6–7 · tie
Chicken 7–8 · tie

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

THE SPECIALISTS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 26th.

Chicken 3rd
Pork Ribs 26th
Pork 1st
Brisket 8th

A contest record in pork

177.7144 best pork ever cooked here

THE SPECIALISTS turned in 177.7144 in pork — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.

old best 177.7028
across 2 past editions

Back to defend

2 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CARTER-QUE-ING (won 2016), ELITE BBQ SMOKERS (won 2017).

CARTER-QUE-ING · 2016
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS · 2017

One of the big ones

72 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 96% of the 5,410 contests in the data

72 teams made this a bigger field than 96% of every contest tracked.

The biggest field yet

72 teams — a contest high

This contest usually draws about 67 teams

72 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 67.

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.

Organizer Portal · Brisket

They keep coming back

73% of last edition’s field returned

49 of 67 teams from 2017-05-26 came back

49 of the 67 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.

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
2016-05-27	Evans, GA	Evans Town Center BLvd	66	695.9312	CARTER-QUE-ING	WINK'S BARBEQUE
2017-05-26	Evans, GA	Evans Town Center BLvd	67	696.5144	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	QMEISTERS
2018-05-25 ← this one	Evans, GA	Evans Town Center BLvd	72	699.9888	THE SPECIALISTS	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2019-05-24	Evans, GA	Evans Town Center Blvd	72	701.0972	UNDER THE RADAR - TN	Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	177.7028	176.0000	175.4056
Pork Ribs	177.1428	175.4744	173.7144
Pork	177.7144	174.2744	171.9656
Brisket	180.0000	177.1428	174.2628

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

72 entries · top 699.9888 · median 672.4458

#	Team	Score
1	THE SPECIALISTS	699.9888
2	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	695.3716
3	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	694.2744
4	SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ	691.9200
5	Organizer Portal	690.2172
6	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	689.6572
7	HOT WACHULA'S	689.6228
8	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	689.0284
9	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	688.4684
10	270 SMOKERS	687.9200
11	BOOTYQUE	687.9084
12	SMOKE THIS	687.3372
13	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	687.3372
14	KILLER B'S BBQ	686.7428
15	SERIAL GRILLER	686.1828
16	MIDNIGHT BURN	684.4800
17	POT'S BBQ	684.4684
18	BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	684.4568
19	STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ	683.9316
20	SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ	683.3600
21	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	683.3144
22	CLARK CREW BBQ	682.8344
23	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	681.0396
24	WINK'S BARBEQUE	679.9088
25	THE PIT CREW GA	679.8740
26	SMOKE ON THIS	679.8512
27	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	679.3024
28	WHO CARES BBQ	679.2912
29	SWIG-N-PIG	678.1600
30	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	677.6116
31	PELLET ENVY	677.5888
32	SMOKIN SKULLIES	673.5768
33	CHECKERED PIG	673.5656
34	J & B'S BBQ	673.0284
35	BALD HAWG BBQ	673.0284
36	ANGRY JACK BBQ	672.9828
37	FYC BARBEQUE	671.9088
38	PULLIN MY PORK	671.8740
39	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	671.2800
40	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	671.2800
41	HOLY SMOKES GA	669.6000
42	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	668.4688
43	UNDER THE RADAR	666.1372
44	YES, DEAR BBQ	665.5768
45	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	662.6624
46	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	661.0284
47	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	660.3656
48	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	659.2228
49	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	656.9828
50	PICKIN' PORKERS	655.8972
51	BACKWOODS BBQ	655.2112
52	SMOKE SHACK BBQ OF NORTH AUGUSTA	653.5772
53	THE GIGGLIN' PIG BBQ	652.9944
54	REC TEC GRILLS	652.4004
55	HOOTIE-Q	651.8400
56	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	649.5888
57	QMEISTERS	646.6744
58	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	646.6168
59	CARTER-QUE-ING	646.1600
60	CAPTAIN JACK'S FREEDOM BBQ	646.0572
61	HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS	643.2684
62	QUEOLOGY	641.5196
63	CLAUDE'S Q	638.0688
64	E.T.'S BBQ	638.0340
65	BREWBQUE	634.0456
66	SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ	633.4512
67	TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN	632.9144
68	CROW CREEK BBQ	630.0684
69	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - GA	621.0172
70	SOUTH BOUND SMOKEHOUSE	619.8516
71	Main Street BBQ	615.7372
72	NO CHANCE BBQ CREW THOMSON GA	475.2908

Chicken

72 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.8286

#	Team	Score
1	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	177.7028
2	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	177.7028
3	THE SPECIALISTS	176.5600
4	270 SMOKERS	176.5600
5	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	176.0000
6	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	175.4172
7	ANGRY JACK BBQ	175.4172
8	SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ	175.4172
9	KILLER B'S BBQ	175.4172
10	HOT WACHULA'S	175.4056
11	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	175.4056
12	SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ	174.8456
13	WHO CARES BBQ	174.8456
14	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	174.8456
15	CLARK CREW BBQ	174.2856
16	UNDER THE RADAR	174.2744
17	SMOKE THIS	173.7028
18	CHECKERED PIG	173.1200
19	SMOKIN SKULLIES	173.1200
20	BALD HAWG BBQ	173.1200
21	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	173.1200
22	POT'S BBQ	173.1084
23	MIDNIGHT BURN	172.5600
24	STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ	172.0000
25	BOOTYQUE	171.9772
26	SWIG-N-PIG	171.9656
27	WINK'S BARBEQUE	171.9656
28	SMOKE ON THIS	170.8228
29	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	170.2628
30	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	170.2628
31	SMOKE SHACK BBQ OF NORTH AUGUSTA	169.7488
32	FYC BARBEQUE	169.6800
33	THE PIT CREW GA	169.6684
34	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	169.6684
35	PULLIN MY PORK	169.1200
36	SERIAL GRILLER	169.1200
37	BACKWOODS BBQ	168.5372
38	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	168.5256
39	PELLET ENVY	168.5256
40	HOOTIE-Q	168.0000
41	HOLY SMOKES GA	167.9772
42	YES, DEAR BBQ	167.9656
43	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	167.3828
44	J & B'S BBQ	167.3828
45	BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	167.3712
46	TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN	166.8228
47	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	166.8228
48	Organizer Portal	166.8228
49	PICKIN' PORKERS	166.2744
50	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	166.2400
51	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	165.6916
52	Main Street BBQ	165.0972
53	QMEISTERS	165.0972
54	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	164.5256
55	HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS	164.5256
56	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	163.9544
57	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	163.9428
58	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - GA	163.4056
59	CAPTAIN JACK'S FREEDOM BBQ	163.3828
60	SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ	163.3828
61	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	162.2400
62	THE GIGGLIN' PIG BBQ	161.6572
63	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	159.3600
64	BREWBQUE	159.3484
65	SOUTH BOUND SMOKEHOUSE	158.8344
66	E.T.'S BBQ	158.7884
67	CLAUDE'S Q	157.0628
68	REC TEC GRILLS	155.9200
69	QUEOLOGY	155.3828
70	CROW CREEK BBQ	154.2400
71	CARTER-QUE-ING	144.4800
72	NO CHANCE BBQ CREW THOMSON GA	20.0000

Pork Ribs

72 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.3886

#	Team	Score
1	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	177.1428
2	SMOKE THIS	176.5716
3	FYC BARBEQUE	176.5716
4	PELLET ENVY	176.5600
5	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	175.4744
6	SERIAL GRILLER	175.4172
7	PICKIN' PORKERS	174.2972
8	CLARK CREW BBQ	174.2972
9	WHO CARES BBQ	174.2744
10	270 SMOKERS	173.7144
11	Organizer Portal	173.7144
12	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	173.7028
13	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	173.1316
14	POT'S BBQ	173.1316
15	STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ	173.1200
16	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	173.1084
17	BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	172.5600
18	J & B'S BBQ	172.0000
19	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	171.9656
20	BALD HAWG BBQ	171.4172
21	HOLY SMOKES GA	170.8572
22	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	170.8228
23	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	170.8228
24	SWIG-N-PIG	170.8228
25	SMOKE ON THIS	170.8228
26	THE SPECIALISTS	170.2744
27	SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ	170.2628
28	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	169.6800
29	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	169.6800
30	SMOKIN SKULLIES	169.6800
31	CARTER-QUE-ING	169.1428
32	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	168.5372
33	UNDER THE RADAR	168.5372
34	WINK'S BARBEQUE	167.9888
35	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	167.4172
36	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	167.3944
37	ANGRY JACK BBQ	167.3828
38	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	167.3828
39	HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS	166.8344
40	PULLIN MY PORK	166.8228
41	BOOTYQUE	166.8228
42	THE PIT CREW GA	166.2400
43	MIDNIGHT BURN	166.2400
44	HOT WACHULA'S	166.2400
45	BACKWOODS BBQ	166.2400
46	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	165.1200
47	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	165.1200
48	CHECKERED PIG	165.0972
49	KILLER B'S BBQ	165.0856
50	SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ	163.9544
51	E.T.'S BBQ	163.3944
52	CLAUDE'S Q	162.2516
53	QMEISTERS	162.2400
54	HOOTIE-Q	161.6800
55	YES, DEAR BBQ	161.6800
56	BREWBQUE	160.5260
57	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	160.5256
58	SMOKE SHACK BBQ OF NORTH AUGUSTA	160.5028
59	TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN	159.9656
60	REC TEC GRILLS	159.9544
61	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	159.9428
62	QUEOLOGY	159.9428
63	THE GIGGLIN' PIG BBQ	158.8344
64	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	157.6916
65	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	155.9544
66	CAPTAIN JACK'S FREEDOM BBQ	154.7772
67	CROW CREEK BBQ	153.6572
68	NO CHANCE BBQ CREW THOMSON GA	151.3940
69	Main Street BBQ	151.3600
70	SOUTH BOUND SMOKEHOUSE	150.8344
71	SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ	147.8972
72	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - GA	146.7888

Pork

72 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.5486

#	Team	Score
1	THE SPECIALISTS	177.7144
2	REC TEC GRILLS	177.7144
3	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	175.4516
4	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	174.8456
5	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	174.2744
6	SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ	174.2744
7	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	173.1316
8	SMOKE ON THIS	173.1200
9	KILLER B'S BBQ	171.9772
10	270 SMOKERS	171.9656
11	BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	171.4172
12	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	171.4056
13	BOOTYQUE	171.4056
14	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	170.8344
15	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	170.8344
16	MIDNIGHT BURN	170.8228
17	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	169.7144
18	SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ	169.6800
19	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	169.6800
20	WINK'S BARBEQUE	169.6800
21	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	169.6800
22	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	169.6800
23	Organizer Portal	169.6800
24	CHECKERED PIG	169.6800
25	HOT WACHULA'S	169.1200
26	PULLIN MY PORK	169.1200
27	SMOKIN SKULLIES	169.1084
28	PELLET ENVY	168.5372
29	SWIG-N-PIG	168.5372
30	SMOKE THIS	168.5256
31	SERIAL GRILLER	168.5256
32	WHO CARES BBQ	168.5256
33	POT'S BBQ	168.5256
34	THE GIGGLIN' PIG BBQ	166.8344
35	QUEOLOGY	166.8228
36	THE PIT CREW GA	166.8228
37	CLARK CREW BBQ	166.2744
38	SMOKE SHACK BBQ OF NORTH AUGUSTA	166.2628
39	J & B'S BBQ	165.6800
40	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	165.6800
41	SOUTH BOUND SMOKEHOUSE	165.1200
42	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	165.0972
43	STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ	165.0972
44	PICKIN' PORKERS	164.5372
45	CROW CREEK BBQ	164.5256
46	SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ	164.5256
47	YES, DEAR BBQ	163.9656
48	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	162.8456
49	FYC BARBEQUE	162.8344
50	CARTER-QUE-ING	162.8228
51	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	162.8000
52	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	162.8000
53	HOLY SMOKES GA	162.2400
54	CAPTAIN JACK'S FREEDOM BBQ	161.6572
55	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	161.6572
56	HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS	161.0856
57	QMEISTERS	160.5144
58	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	160.5028
59	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	160.5028
60	UNDER THE RADAR	159.3828
61	ANGRY JACK BBQ	159.3600
62	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	159.3484
63	BREWBQUE	158.8000
64	NO CHANCE BBQ CREW THOMSON GA	158.7996
65	BALD HAWG BBQ	158.2284
66	TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN	158.2172
67	BACKWOODS BBQ	157.6456
68	E.T.'S BBQ	157.6456
69	Main Street BBQ	155.3600
70	HOOTIE-Q	153.6228
71	CLAUDE'S Q	153.0744
72	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - GA	151.9656

Brisket

72 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Organizer Portal	180.0000 🔥
2	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	178.8572
3	HOT WACHULA'S	178.8572
4	BOOTYQUE	177.7028
5	THE PIT CREW GA	177.1428
6	SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ	176.5600
7	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	176.5600
8	THE SPECIALISTS	175.4400
9	MIDNIGHT BURN	174.8572
10	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	174.2628
11	KILLER B'S BBQ	174.2628
12	STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ	173.7144
13	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	173.1200
14	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	173.1200
15	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	173.1200
16	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	173.1200
17	SERIAL GRILLER	173.1200
18	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	173.1200
19	BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	173.1084
20	YES, DEAR BBQ	171.9656
21	ANGRY JACK BBQ	170.8228
22	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	170.8112
23	SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ	170.2856
24	WINK'S BARBEQUE	170.2744
25	BALD HAWG BBQ	170.2628
26	CARTER-QUE-ING	169.7144
27	POT'S BBQ	169.7028
28	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	169.6800
29	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	169.1200
30	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	169.1200
31	SMOKE THIS	168.5372
32	HOOTIE-Q	168.5372
33	HOLY SMOKES GA	168.5256
34	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	168.5256
35	CLARK CREW BBQ	167.9772
36	J & B'S BBQ	167.9656
37	SWIG-N-PIG	166.8344
38	PULLIN MY PORK	166.8112
39	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	166.2400
40	CAPTAIN JACK'S FREEDOM BBQ	166.2400
41	270 SMOKERS	165.6800
42	CLAUDE'S Q	165.6800
43	THE GIGGLIN' PIG BBQ	165.6684
44	CHECKERED PIG	165.6684
45	SMOKE ON THIS	165.0856
46	PELLET ENVY	163.9660
47	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	163.9656
48	UNDER THE RADAR	163.9428
49	FYC BARBEQUE	162.8228
50	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	162.8000
51	BACKWOODS BBQ	162.7884
52	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	162.2284
53	SMOKIN SKULLIES	161.6684
54	WHO CARES BBQ	161.6456
55	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	160.5028
56	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	160.4912
57	QUEOLOGY	159.3712
58	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - GA	158.8572
59	QMEISTERS	158.8228
60	REC TEC GRILLS	158.8116
61	E.T.'S BBQ	158.2056
62	SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ	157.6456
63	CROW CREEK BBQ	157.6456
64	SMOKE SHACK BBQ OF NORTH AUGUSTA	157.0628
65	BREWBQUE	155.3712
66	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	153.6800
67	HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS	150.8228
68	PICKIN' PORKERS	150.7884
69	TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN	147.9088
70	NO CHANCE BBQ CREW THOMSON GA	145.0972
71	SOUTH BOUND SMOKEHOUSE	145.0628
72	Main Street BBQ	143.9200

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 — Beans

28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	180.0000 🔥
2	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	177.7028
3	SMOKE SHACK BBQ OF NORTH AUGUSTA	176.0000
4	NO CHANCE BBQ CREW THOMSON GA	173.1656
5	YES, DEAR BBQ	172.5600
6	Main Street BBQ	172.0228
7	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	171.9772
8	PULLIN MY PORK	171.9772
9	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	171.9656
10	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	171.9656
11	SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ	171.4172
12	MIDNIGHT BURN	171.4056
13	KILLER B'S BBQ	170.8456
14	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	170.8228
15	PICKIN' PORKERS	170.8228
16	WINK'S BARBEQUE	169.6800
17	CARTER-QUE-ING	169.6800
18	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	168.0228
19	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	166.8228
20	POT'S BBQ	166.3656
21	HOOTIE-Q	165.1084
22	270 SMOKERS	165.0740
23	BACKWOODS BBQ	164.5372
24	SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ	163.3828
25	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	162.8228
26	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	158.7884
27	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - GA	157.0856
28	SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ	156.5256

Master Series — Dessert

18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	180.0000 🔥
2	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	180.0000 🔥
3	MIDNIGHT BURN	178.8572
4	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	177.7028
5	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	177.7028
6	FYC BARBEQUE	177.1544
7	WINK'S BARBEQUE	176.5600
8	HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS	175.4172
9	Main Street BBQ	171.9772
10	SMOKE SHACK BBQ OF NORTH AUGUSTA	170.2628
11	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	169.6916
12	RIVERSIDE SMOKE	169.6684
13	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	169.6684
14	SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - GA	166.2628
15	270 SMOKERS	166.2284
16	SWIG-N-PIG	164.5600
17	CARTER-QUE-ING	164.5484
18	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	162.8000

Master Series — Fireside Kids Hamburger Competition

11 entries · top 176.0116 · median 174.2628

#	Team	Score
1	KILLER B'S THE 2ND	176.0116
2	THAT GUY	176.0000
3	KRAZY KOUSINS	176.0000
4	BURGER BILLYS	174.8572
5	Cooking Cousins	174.8572
6	KAMADO KUTIES	174.2628
7	KAMADO BROS	172.5600
8	TIGER TEAM	170.2628
9	BACONAT0R	169.6800
10	AWESOME SQUIRRELS	168.5484
11	GIRLS CAN Q TOO!	163.3828

Master Series — Kid'S Que

11 entries · top 176.0116 · median 174.2628

#	Team	Score
1	KILLER B'S THE 2ND	176.0116
2	KRAZY KOUSINS	176.0000
3	THAT GUY	176.0000
4	Cooking Cousins	174.8572
5	BURGER BILLYS	174.8572
6	KAMADO KUTIES	174.2628
7	KAMADO BROS	172.5600
8	TIGER TEAM	170.2628
9	BACONAT0R	169.6800
10	AWESOME SQUIRRELS	168.5484
11	GIRLS CAN Q TOO!	163.3828

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

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Winning score by edition

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Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

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Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (11 found in this contest's numbers)

A new contest record

An upset on the books

A stacked field

Photo finishes

How the title was won

A contest record in pork

Back to defend

One of the big ones

The biggest field yet

A perfect score on the table

They keep coming back

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

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Beans

Master Series — Dessert

Master Series — Fireside Kids Hamburger Competition

Master Series — Kid'S Que