A stacked field
1645
average power rating going in
Stronger than 94% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1645 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
- top seed SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (1889)
- 31 rated teams
Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival
Sep 7–8, 2018 · Atlanta, GA · 📍 Perimeter Mall, 4400 Ashford Dunwoody RD
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival on September 7, 2018 in Atlanta, GA at Perimeter Mall, 4400 Ashford Dunwoody RD, scoring 700.5600 in a field of 31 teams. THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.8112. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKING BUTT HEADS (177.7028); Pork Ribs — FYC BARBEQUE (175.4400); Pork — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — HOT WACHULA'S (178.8572).
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.
439.81
median 671.30
700.56 🏆
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 175.44
- Pork 177.70
- Brisket 178.86
133.68
178.86
Entries
31
4 judged meats · 8 ancillary
Top score
700.5600
Winning margin
1.7488
GC over RC
Field average
661.80
439.81700.56
median 671.30 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.1824
439.81700.56
10th place overall
Field spread
260.7544
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,645
avg power rating going in · stronger than 94% of contests
Storylines (3 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 12 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 2–3: RUB SHAKERS QUE and THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: HOT WACHULA'S and MIDNIGHT BURN tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: KILLER B'S BBQ and ROAST BEAST BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
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 ribs at 12th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 12th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
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 | 177.7028 | 176 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 173.1428 | 169.7144 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 173.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 700.5600 · median 671.3028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 3 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 4 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 5 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 7 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 9 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 10 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 11 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 12 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 13 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 14 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 15 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 16 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 17 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | |
| 18 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 19 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 21 | BINGE-N-ON BBQ | |
| 22 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 23 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 24 | BBQ HISTORICAL SOCIETY | |
| 25 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 26 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 27 | PORTER BREW & QUE | |
| 28 | BACON'S CLASSY QUE | |
| 29 | CHARNOBLE | |
| 30 | MOBILE CHEF OF ATLANTA | |
| 31 | WB SMOKEHOUSE |
Chicken
31 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6912
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 2 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 3 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 4 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 5 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 8 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 9 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 10 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 12 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 13 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 14 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 15 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 16 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ HISTORICAL SOCIETY | |
| 18 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 19 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 20 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 21 | BINGE-N-ON BBQ | |
| 22 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | BACON'S CLASSY QUE | |
| 24 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 25 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 26 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 27 | WB SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 28 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | |
| 29 | PORTER BREW & QUE | |
| 30 | CHARNOBLE | |
| 31 | MOBILE CHEF OF ATLANTA |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 175.4400 · median 167.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | |
| 3 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 4 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 5 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 6 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 7 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 10 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 11 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 12 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 14 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 15 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 16 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 17 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 18 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 19 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 21 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 23 | BINGE-N-ON BBQ | |
| 24 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 25 | PORTER BREW & QUE | |
| 26 | CHARNOBLE | |
| 27 | BACON'S CLASSY QUE | |
| 28 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 29 | BBQ HISTORICAL SOCIETY | |
| 30 | MOBILE CHEF OF ATLANTA |
Pork
31 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 3 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 4 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 5 | BINGE-N-ON BBQ | |
| 6 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 7 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 8 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 9 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 10 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 11 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 12 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 13 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 14 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 16 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 17 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 18 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 19 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 20 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | BBQ HISTORICAL SOCIETY | |
| 22 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 23 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 24 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | |
| 25 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 26 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 27 | PORTER BREW & QUE | |
| 28 | BACON'S CLASSY QUE | |
| 29 | CHARNOBLE | |
| 30 | WB SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 31 | MOBILE CHEF OF ATLANTA |
Brisket
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 2 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | |
| 4 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 5 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 6 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 7 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 8 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 9 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 10 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 12 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ HISTORICAL SOCIETY | |
| 14 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 15 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 18 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 19 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 20 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 21 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 22 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 23 | BINGE-N-ON BBQ | |
| 24 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 25 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 26 | PORTER BREW & QUE | |
| 27 | BACON'S CLASSY QUE | |
| 28 | CHARNOBLE | |
| 29 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 30 | WB SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 31 | MOBILE CHEF OF ATLANTA |
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 — Backyard Chicken
12 entries · top 176.5600 · median 160.5084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | SWINAL TAP | |
| 3 | STANK BUTT BBQ | |
| 4 | Bite Me | |
| 5 | MAXUS PORKUMUS | |
| 6 | TRAVELING LIGHT BBQ | |
| 7 | JOENATION UNITED | |
| 8 | PORKNADO | |
| 9 | RIBZ N CRIBZ | |
| 10 | SHRINE OF THE SWINE | |
| 11 | TOM'S KITCHEN | |
| 12 | POOLE QUE |
Master Series — Backyard Contest
12 entries · top 520.5372 · median 484.1770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | Bite Me | |
| 3 | SWINAL TAP | |
| 4 | SHRINE OF THE SWINE | |
| 5 | PORKNADO | |
| 6 | STANK BUTT BBQ | |
| 7 | MAXUS PORKUMUS | |
| 8 | JOENATION UNITED | |
| 9 | TOM'S KITCHEN | |
| 10 | RIBZ N CRIBZ | |
| 11 | TRAVELING LIGHT BBQ | |
| 12 | POOLE QUE |
Master Series — Backyard Pork
12 entries · top 171.9772 · median 163.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | Bite Me | |
| 3 | PORKNADO | |
| 4 | TOM'S KITCHEN | |
| 5 | STANK BUTT BBQ | |
| 6 | SHRINE OF THE SWINE | |
| 7 | SWINAL TAP | |
| 8 | JOENATION UNITED | |
| 9 | MAXUS PORKUMUS | |
| 10 | POOLE QUE | |
| 11 | RIBZ N CRIBZ | |
| 12 | TRAVELING LIGHT BBQ |
Master Series — Backyard Ribs
12 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bite Me | |
| 2 | SHRINE OF THE SWINE | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | SWINAL TAP | |
| 5 | PORKNADO | |
| 6 | RIBZ N CRIBZ | |
| 7 | TRAVELING LIGHT BBQ | |
| 8 | POOLE QUE | |
| 9 | STANK BUTT BBQ | |
| 10 | MAXUS PORKUMUS | |
| 11 | JOENATION UNITED | |
| 12 | TOM'S KITCHEN |
Master Series — Dessert
8 entries · top 176.0116 · median 167.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 2 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 3 | CHARNOBLE | |
| 4 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 5 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | E.T.'S BBQ | |
| 8 | MOBILE CHEF OF ATLANTA |
Master Series — Kid'S - 11-15
2 entries · top 177.1428 · median 173.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NICE RACK, SR. | |
| 2 | CHARNOBLE - TEAM ANDREW |
Master Series — Kid'S Ages 6-10
6 entries · top 177.1428 · median 173.4342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MICAH'S QUE | |
| 2 | RATTLERS | |
| 3 | CHARNOBLE - TEAM LILLIAN | |
| 4 | LP COOKING | |
| 5 | Coles Que | |
| 6 | SPARKS |
Master Series — Sauce
7 entries · top 172.5600 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOENATION UNITED | |
| 2 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 3 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 4 | MOBILE CHEF OF ATLANTA | |
| 5 | SHRINE OF THE SWINE | |
| 6 | CHARNOBLE | |
| 7 | NICE RACK BBQ |