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Roast N Boast 2018

Sep 21–22, 2018 · Columbus, MS · 📍 764 Hwy 69 S

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689.6456 · Master Series — Overall
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688.4796 · Master Series — Overall
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686.1944 · Master Series — Overall

FAT, DRUNK & STUPID won Grand Champion at the Roast N Boast on September 21, 2018 in Columbus, MS at 764 Hwy 69 S, scoring 689.6456 in a field of 17 teams. BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.4796. Category winners: Chicken — BEER-B-QUE BOYS (177.7028); Pork Ribs — FAT, DRUNK & STUPID (173.7028); Pork — SOUTH PORK (175.4172); Brisket — BEER-B-QUE BOYS (180.0000). This is the 4th of 12 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by RED EYED SMOKERS; 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.

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 173.70
  • Pork 175.42
  • Brisket 180 🔥
149.69 180

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2025 — this edition picked out.

2013-08-23 — 700.5828 (SHORT BUS COOKERS) 2014-10-17 — 695.3600 (FIRE DANCER BBQ) 2015-10-02 — 690.2172 (RED EYED SMOKERS) 2018-09-21 — 689.6456 (FAT, DRUNK & STUPID) 2019-10-04 — 699.9312 (PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT) 2020-10-09 — 708.0116 (GETTING' BASTED) 2021-08-27 — 703.9884 (Chicken Fried BBQ) 2022-10-28 — 701.6688 (BEER B QUE BOYS) 2023-10-20 — 705.0972 (COLORADO BULLDAWG BBQ) 2024-10-18 — 699.9312 (SMOKEBUSTERS) 2025-10-17 — 702.8000 (Glamping Grillers) 689.65 2013 2025

Entries

17
4 judged meats · 8 ancillary

Top score

689.6456

Winning margin

1.1660
GC over RC

Field average

671.23
633.57689.65
median 675.29 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥
BEER-B-QUE BOYS (Brisket)

Tightest race

Pork
3.4516 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

669.0744
633.57689.65
10th place overall

Field spread

56.0796
winner to last place

Most consistent

avg finish 4.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket
won by 5.1084 pts — BEER-B-QUE BOYS

How hot was the win?

Top 72%
beats 28% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

27%
7 of 26 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,562
avg power rating going in · stronger than 48% of contests

Top-rated in the field

rated 1798 pre-contest

Storylines (8 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 razor-thin finish

1.1660 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 79% of the 4,710 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.

  • FAT, DRUNK & STUPID
  • BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM

A knife fight at the top

4.5484 points across the top five

First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5484 points.

  • 1st FAT, DRUNK & STUPID
  • 2nd BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM
  • 3rd BEER-B-QUE BOYS
  • 4th THE SPECIALISTS
  • 5th BUSH LEAGUE BBQ

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 4–5: THE SPECIALISTS and SLOPPY HOG BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: SOUTH PORK and THE SPECIALISTS tied on 172.5484 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: River Rat Pig Porkers edged 180 PROOF BBQ by 0.0116.

  • Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
  • Brisket 5–6 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0116
  • Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0116

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

BEER-B-QUE BOYS won Chicken, Brisket — a double.

  • Chicken 1st
  • Brisket 1st

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

FAT, DRUNK & STUPID took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 12th.

  • Chicken 2nd
  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Pork 12th
  • Brisket 3rd

A contest record in brisket

180.0000 best brisket ever cooked here

BEER-B-QUE BOYS turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 179.4400 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.

  • old best 179.4400
  • across 3 past editions

The contest returns

3 yrs since the last edition

This contest was away for 3 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2015-10-02.

  • previous edition 2015-10-02

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.

  • BEER-B-QUE BOYS · 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)

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 →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
Aug 23, 2013 Columbus, MS Columbus, MS 27 700.5828 SHORT BUS COOKERS BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ
Oct 17, 2014 Columbus, MS Columbus, MS 39702 25 695.3600 FIRE DANCER BBQ SOUTHERN SMOKERS
Oct 2, 2015 Columbus, MS Columbus, MS 39703 26 690.2172 RED EYED SMOKERS BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ
Sep 21, 2018 ← this one Columbus, MS 764 Hwy 69 S 17 689.6456 FAT, DRUNK & STUPID BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM
Oct 4, 2019 Columbus, MS Columbus Lowndes Fairground 25 699.9312 PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT SOUTH PORK
Oct 9, 2020 Columbus, MS Columbus, MS 39702 36 708.0116 GETTING' BASTED CHICKEN FRIED BBQ
Aug 27, 2021 Columbus, MS 900 MS-69 19 703.9884 Chicken Fried BBQ PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ
Oct 28, 2022 Columbus, MS 764 Hwy 69 S. 8 701.6688 BEER B QUE BOYS SmokinGhost BBQ
Oct 20, 2023 Columbus, MS 764 Hwy 69 S. 12 705.0972 COLORADO BULLDAWG BBQ Poppa Pig
Oct 18, 2024 Columbus, MS Hwy 69 15 699.9312 SMOKEBUSTERS GENERAL LEE SMOKING
Oct 17, 2025 Columbus, MS 698 Heigh Drive 13 702.8000 Glamping Grillers PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ
Oct 30, 2026 Columbus, MS — — — — —

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken177.7028170.2628166.2628
Pork Ribs173.7028169.6800167.4400
Pork175.4172171.9656167.3828
Brisket180172.5484169.1200

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

17 entries · top 689.6456 · median 675.2912

#TeamScore
1 FAT, DRUNK & STUPID 689.6456
2 BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM 688.4796
3 BEER-B-QUE BOYS 686.1944
4 THE SPECIALISTS 686.1712
5 BUSH LEAGUE BBQ 685.0972
6 SOUTH PORK 681.6112
7 Smokin O's 677.1200
8 MISFITS OF SMOKE 675.9776
9 THE SHORT BUS COOKERS 675.2912
10 River Rat Pig Porkers 669.0744
11 MAGNOLIA 666.7656
12 SLOPPY HOG BBQ 663.8400
13 Hogg Ugly 661.0404
14 180 PROOF BBQ 659.8400
15 ROAST TIDE ROAST 658.8000
16 SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS 652.4572
17 ELECTRIC PIG 633.5660

Chicken

17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8572

#TeamScore
1 BEER-B-QUE BOYS 177.7028
2 FAT, DRUNK & STUPID 176
3 THE SPECIALISTS 173.1084
4 BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM 170.8228
5 THE SHORT BUS COOKERS 170.2628
6 SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS 169.7028
7 BUSH LEAGUE BBQ 169.6800
8 River Rat Pig Porkers 167.4172
9 MISFITS OF SMOKE 166.8572
10 SOUTH PORK 166.2628
11 SLOPPY HOG BBQ 165.6800
12 ELECTRIC PIG 165.6684
13 Smokin O's 165.6684
14 180 PROOF BBQ 164.5256
15 Hogg Ugly 162.8000
16 ROAST TIDE ROAST 159.3828
17 MAGNOLIA 158.2628

Pork Ribs

17 entries · top 173.7028 · median 168.5600

#TeamScore
1 FAT, DRUNK & STUPID 173.7028
2 BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM 173.1428
3 MAGNOLIA 169.7144
4 THE SPECIALISTS 169.6800
5 SLOPPY HOG BBQ 169.6800
6 River Rat Pig Porkers 169.1316
7 180 PROOF BBQ 169.1200
8 MISFITS OF SMOKE 168.5716
9 BUSH LEAGUE BBQ 168.5600
10 Smokin O's 167.4400
11 SOUTH PORK 167.3828
12 ROAST TIDE ROAST 166.2628
13 Hogg Ugly 165.1316
14 BEER-B-QUE BOYS 161.6572
15 THE SHORT BUS COOKERS 160.5028
16 SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS 158.8000
17 ELECTRIC PIG 149.6916

Pork

17 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.9772

#TeamScore
1 SOUTH PORK 175.4172
2 THE SHORT BUS COOKERS 175.4056
3 MISFITS OF SMOKE 173.7144
4 BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM 172.5484
5 BUSH LEAGUE BBQ 171.9656
6 Smokin O's 171.4172
7 THE SPECIALISTS 170.8344
8 Hogg Ugly 169.7144
9 180 PROOF BBQ 167.9772
10 MAGNOLIA 167.3828
11 BEER-B-QUE BOYS 166.8344
12 FAT, DRUNK & STUPID 166.2400
13 River Rat Pig Porkers 165.0972
14 ROAST TIDE ROAST 164.0116
15 SLOPPY HOG BBQ 163.9428
16 ELECTRIC PIG 158.2400
17 SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS 157.0972

Brisket

17 entries · top 180 · median 169.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 BEER-B-QUE BOYS 180 🔥
2 BUSH LEAGUE BBQ 174.8916
3 FAT, DRUNK & STUPID 173.7028
4 Smokin O's 172.5944
5 SOUTH PORK 172.5484
6 THE SPECIALISTS 172.5484
7 BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM 171.9656
8 MAGNOLIA 171.4056
9 ROAST TIDE ROAST 169.1428
10 THE SHORT BUS COOKERS 169.1200
11 River Rat Pig Porkers 167.4284
12 SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS 166.8572
13 MISFITS OF SMOKE 166.8344
14 SLOPPY HOG BBQ 164.5372
15 Hogg Ugly 163.3944
16 ELECTRIC PIG 159.9660
17 180 PROOF BBQ 158.2172

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 — Anything Butt

8 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.5886

#TeamScore
1 ELECTRIC PIG 178.8572
2 THE SHORT BUS COOKERS 176
3 BEER-B-QUE BOYS 173.2000
4 SWEET RACKS & SPICY CHICKS BBQ 172.0228
5 Smokin O's 169.1544
6 MOONSWINERS 151.5316
7 A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT 145.1200
8 HAWG WRESTLERS 133.6456

Master Series — Backyard

15 entries · top 338.3200 · median 321.0740

#TeamScore
1 LOCO HOGS 338.3200
2 S & T BBQ 332.6172
3 LEE LA Q 328.0684
4 REDBONES BBQ 327.9428
5 Sweet Cheeks 327.4172
6 TZURS 327.3828
7 A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT 326.8112
8 Rib Life 321.0740
9 HAWG WRESTLERS 315.9316
10 PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q 315.3944
11 SWEET RACKS & SPICY CHICKS BBQ 312.5488
12 Pig Diggers 304.5372
13 LEROY'S OIC 294.2628
14 Porker Players 272.5828
15 SMOKEY BONES 157.1544

Master Series — Backyard Chicken

15 entries · top 170.2856 · median 158.8572

#TeamScore
1 Rib Life 170.2856
2 LEE LA Q 166.3200
3 LOCO HOGS 165.7716
4 REDBONES BBQ 163.9656
5 Sweet Cheeks 162.8572
6 S & T BBQ 161.7372
7 SWEET RACKS & SPICY CHICKS BBQ 158.8572
8 PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q 158.8572
9 TZURS 158.2628
10 Pig Diggers 157.7256
11 SMOKEY BONES 157.1544
12 A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT 157.1200
13 HAWG WRESTLERS 155.3944
14 LEROY'S OIC 143.4400
15 Porker Players 132.5828

Master Series — Backyard Pork

15 entries · top 173.7256 · median 161.7484

#TeamScore
1 PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q 173.7256
2 SWEET RACKS & SPICY CHICKS BBQ 169.6684
3 REDBONES BBQ 169.1428
4 S & T BBQ 169.1200
5 LEE LA Q 166.8228
6 Rib Life 165.1544
7 Sweet Cheeks 165.1312
8 A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT 161.7484
9 SMOKEY BONES 158.7884
10 TZURS 158.2972
11 LEROY'S OIC 156.5484
12 LOCO HOGS 152.5372
13 Porker Players 150.8800
14 HAWG WRESTLERS 137.1428
15 Pig Diggers 136.5256

Master Series — Backyard Ribs

14 entries · top 172.5484 · median 161.1428

#TeamScore
1 LOCO HOGS 172.5484
2 S & T BBQ 170.8800
3 A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT 169.6912
4 TZURS 169.1200
5 Sweet Cheeks 164.5600
6 REDBONES BBQ 163.9772
7 LEE LA Q 161.7484
8 HAWG WRESTLERS 160.5372
9 PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q 156.5372
10 SWEET RACKS & SPICY CHICKS BBQ 153.6916
11 LEROY'S OIC 150.8228
12 Rib Life 150.7884
13 Pig Diggers 146.8116
14 Porker Players 140

Master Series — Beans

12 entries · top 170.8228 · median 158.2456

#TeamScore
1 HAWG WRESTLERS 170.8228
2 Hogg Ugly2 169.1428
3 BEER-B-QUE BOYS 168.0228
4 THE SHORT BUS COOKERS 168.0228
5 180 PROOF BBQ 167.4400
6 SWEET RACKS & SPICY CHICKS BBQ 158.2628
7 ELECTRIC PIG 158.2284
8 LEE LA Q 153.1428
9 A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT 152.5600
10 Porker Players 150.2628
11 Sweet Cheeks 148.5828
12 Hogg Ugly 136

Master Series — Dessert

16 entries · top 180 · median 164.8856 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 SOUTH PORK 180 🔥
2 LEROY'S OIC 174.2972
3 THE SPECIALISTS 173.1544
4 SWEET RACKS & SPICY CHICKS BBQ 171.4628
5 SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS 170.8800
6 BEER-B-QUE BOYS 168
7 Pig Diggers 167.4400
8 Hogg Ugly 166.8456
9 SWEET RACKS & SPICY CHICKS 2 162.9256
10 Porker Players 161.7028
11 A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT 157.6800
12 180 PROOF BBQ 157.6684
13 Sweet Cheeks 156.5600
14 LEE LA Q 152.0228
15 ELECTRIC PIG 146.2400
16 MOONSWINERS 143.5200

Master Series — Sauce

20 entries · top 170.8572 · median 164.0230

#TeamScore
1 MAGNOLIA 170.8572
2 Hogg Ugly 170.2972
3 SWEET RACKS & SPICY CHICKS BBQ 169.7372
4 A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT 168.5944
5 S & T BBQ 166.8572
6 PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q 166.8572
7 THE SHORT BUS COOKERS 166.2972
8 ELECTRIC PIG 165.1428
9 Sweet Cheeks 164.5600
10 SLOPPY HOG BBQ 164.0344
11 FAT, DRUNK & STUPID 164.0116
12 BEER-B-QUE BOYS 163.4744
13 Smokin O's 163.4628
14 BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM 162.9144
15 180 PROOF BBQ 161.1772
16 Pig Diggers 158.8572
17 SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS 154.2740
18 Hogg Ugly 3 154.2628
19 LEROY'S OIC 149.1772
20 Hogg Ugly2 143.9772

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