A first Grand Championship
8
tracked contests to get there
This was SMOKE324's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 8th tracked contest.
Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival
Sep 7–8, 2018 · Boise, ID · 📍 7709 W Overland RD
SMOKE324 won Grand Champion at the Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival on September 7, 2018 in Boise, ID at 7709 W Overland RD, scoring 700.0000 in a field of 25 teams. Crooked Pigs took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8000. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKE-IN-LAW (176.0228); Pork Ribs — SMOKE324 (178.8800); Pork — SMOKE324 (177.1428); Brisket — SMOKE324 (180.0000).
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.
572.16
median 650.77
700 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.02
- Pork Ribs 178.88
- Pork 177.14
- Brisket 180 🔥
102.57
180
Entries
25
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
700
Winning margin
9.2000
GC over RC
Field average
651.75
572.16700
median 650.77 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.2516
572.16700
10th place overall
Field spread
127.8400
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 32%
beats 68% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.29 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,511
avg power rating going in · stronger than 8% 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.
A statement win
9.2000
points clear of the field
Wider than 85% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.2000 points — a wider margin than 85% of championships in the data.
A hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
SMOKE324 won Pork Ribs, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
Photo finishes
0.0116
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: Hawaiian Five-O Plus BBQ edged SLOW PORKIN by 0.0116. Chicken places 4–5: Whistle Pig BBQ edged TRUE BLUE BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 1–2: SMOKE324 edged Patio Daddio by 0.0228.
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0116
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0228
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
SMOKE324 took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 14th.
- Chicken 14th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
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.
- SMOKE324 · Brisket
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 | 176.0228 | 170.2856 | 164.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 172.5828 | 169.7260 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 173.7028 | 169.1544 |
| Brisket | 180 | 171.4056 | 163.9428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 700 · median 650.7656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE324 | |
| 2 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 3 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 4 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 5 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 7 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 8 | On The Fly | |
| 9 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 10 | Shock & Awe | |
| 11 | FARVA-Q | |
| 12 | TRUE BLUE BBQ | |
| 13 | Patio Daddio | |
| 14 | Deadwood Smoke | |
| 15 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 16 | Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoking Torr Neddo | |
| 18 | Swine Stewards BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Hawaiian Five-O Plus BBQ | |
| 20 | Murphy Blues | |
| 21 | PREHISTORIC PIT | |
| 22 | Gourmet Grills | |
| 23 | Rogue Nation BBQ | |
| 24 | MFT | |
| 25 | Uncle Woody's BBQ |
Chicken
25 entries · top 176.0228 · median 164.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 2 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 3 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 4 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 5 | TRUE BLUE BBQ | |
| 6 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 7 | Hawaiian Five-O Plus BBQ | |
| 8 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 9 | PREHISTORIC PIT | |
| 10 | Shock & Awe | |
| 11 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoking Torr Neddo | |
| 14 | SMOKE324 | |
| 15 | On The Fly | |
| 16 | Deadwood Smoke | |
| 17 | Gourmet Grills | |
| 18 | Swine Stewards BBQ Team | |
| 19 | MFT | |
| 20 | Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 21 | Patio Daddio | |
| 22 | FARVA-Q | |
| 23 | Murphy Blues | |
| 24 | Rogue Nation BBQ | |
| 25 | Uncle Woody's BBQ |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 178.8800 · median 164.5488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE324 | |
| 2 | Patio Daddio | |
| 3 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 4 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 5 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 6 | On The Fly | |
| 7 | Swine Stewards BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 10 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 11 | FARVA-Q | |
| 12 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 13 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 14 | Murphy Blues | |
| 15 | Smoking Torr Neddo | |
| 16 | TRUE BLUE BBQ | |
| 17 | Deadwood Smoke | |
| 18 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 19 | Shock & Awe | |
| 20 | PREHISTORIC PIT | |
| 21 | Rogue Nation BBQ | |
| 22 | Hawaiian Five-O Plus BBQ | |
| 23 | Gourmet Grills | |
| 24 | Uncle Woody's BBQ | |
| 25 | MFT |
Pork
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE324 | |
| 2 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 3 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 5 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 6 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 7 | Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 8 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 9 | On The Fly | |
| 10 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 12 | Shock & Awe | |
| 13 | Deadwood Smoke | |
| 14 | TRUE BLUE BBQ | |
| 15 | FARVA-Q | |
| 16 | Uncle Woody's BBQ | |
| 17 | PREHISTORIC PIT | |
| 18 | Hawaiian Five-O Plus BBQ | |
| 19 | Murphy Blues | |
| 20 | MFT | |
| 21 | Smoking Torr Neddo | |
| 22 | Gourmet Grills | |
| 23 | Patio Daddio | |
| 24 | Swine Stewards BBQ Team | |
| 25 | Rogue Nation BBQ |
Brisket
25 entries · top 180 · median 162.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE324 | |
| 2 | Shock & Awe | |
| 3 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 4 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 5 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 6 | FARVA-Q | |
| 7 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 8 | On The Fly | |
| 9 | Rogue Nation BBQ | |
| 10 | Patio Daddio | |
| 11 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 12 | Smoking Torr Neddo | |
| 13 | Hawaiian Five-O Plus BBQ | |
| 14 | Swine Stewards BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 16 | Gourmet Grills | |
| 17 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 18 | Deadwood Smoke | |
| 19 | Murphy Blues | |
| 20 | Uncle Woody's BBQ | |
| 21 | TRUE BLUE BBQ | |
| 22 | PREHISTORIC PIT | |
| 23 | Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 25 | MFT |
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 — Potato
9 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 2 | Rogue Nation BBQ | |
| 3 | FARVA-Q | |
| 4 | Smoking Torr Neddo | |
| 5 | Deadwood Smoke | |
| 6 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 7 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 8 | Murphy Blues | |
| 9 | Shock & Awe |
Master Series — Rockn Brews Potato
9 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 2 | Rogue Nation BBQ | |
| 3 | FARVA-Q | |
| 4 | Smoking Torr Neddo | |
| 5 | Deadwood Smoke | |
| 6 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 7 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 8 | Murphy Blues | |
| 9 | Shock & Awe |