A new contest record
706.2400
highest overall ever cooked here
706.2400 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 705.1200 VICTORY LANE BBQ set in 2017.
- old record 705.1200
- set 2017 by VICTORY LANE BBQ
International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) 2018
Sep 7–8, 2018 · Millington, TN · 📍 4351 Babe Howards Blvd
GETTIN' BASTED won Grand Champion at the International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) on September 7, 2018 in Millington, TN at 4351 Babe Howards Blvd, scoring 706.2400 in a field of 34 teams. Uncle Kenny's Take-Away took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.0972. Category winners: Chicken — GETTIN' BASTED (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Organizer Portal (178.8572); Pork — GETTIN' BASTED (178.8572); Brisket — GETTIN' BASTED (176.5600). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by VICTORY LANE BBQ; 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.
149.10
median 658.13
706.24 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 176.56
127.36
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
34
4 judged meats
Top score
706.2400
Winning margin
5.1428
GC over RC
Field average
636.56
149.10706.24
median 658.13 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.2796
149.10706.24
10th place overall
Field spread
557.1428
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 11%
beats 89% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
43%
18 of 42 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,545
avg power rating going in · stronger than 33% of contests
Storylines (7 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 hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
GETTIN' BASTED won Chicken, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 3 tracked editions
GETTIN' BASTED has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
- 2018
- 2019
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 1–2: Organizer Portal and Uncle Kenny's Take-Away tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: SHERMANS RETREAT BBQ and RIB-KA-TEERS tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ and BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Brisket 6–7 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
GETTIN' BASTED took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 9th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in chicken
180.0000
best chicken ever cooked here
GETTIN' BASTED turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 178.8572
- across 1 past editions
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.
- GETTIN' BASTED · 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2017 | Millington, TN | 4351 Babe Howards Blvd | 42 | 705.1200 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Sep 7, 2018 ← this one | Millington, TN | 4351 Babe Howards Blvd | 34 | 706.2400 | GETTIN' BASTED | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Millington, TN | 4351 Babe Howards Blvd | 32 | 708.5372 | GETTIN' BASTED | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2744 | 169.6916 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 170.8456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
34 entries · top 706.2400 · median 658.1314
Chicken
33 entries · top 180 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8344
Pork
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.0972
Brisket
33 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5716