Oinktoberfest 2018

Sep 22–23, 2018 · Clarence, NY · 📍 11199 Main St

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MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ

666.9484 · Master Series — Overall

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PRIORVILLE BBQ

666.2628 · Master Series — Overall

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SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS

665.6228 · Master Series — Overall

MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ won Grand Champion at the Oinktoberfest on September 22, 2018 in Clarence, NY at 11199 Main St, scoring 666.9484 in a field of 51 teams. PRIORVILLE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 666.2628. Category winners: Chicken — THREE DOGS BBQ (175.4400); Pork Ribs — BEHIND BBQ (174.8800); Pork — SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS (172.5600); Brisket — Cousin's Catering and BBQ (174.8916). This is the 5th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by SHORTSVILLE 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.

490.80 median 611.33 666.95 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 175.44
Pork Ribs 174.88
Pork 172.56
Brisket 174.89

110.58 175.44

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2019 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 5 ancillary

Top score

666.9484

Winning margin

0.6856

GC over RC

Field average

614.02

490.80666.95

median 611.33 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

5.1544 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

648.0228

490.80666.95

10th place overall

Field spread

176.1484

winner to last place

Most consistent

MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ

avg finish 8.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 3.4744 pts — THREE DOGS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 98%

beats 2% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

62%

33 of 53 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,540

avg power rating going in · stronger than 29% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GOOD SMOKE BBQ

rated 1867 pre-contest

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 razor-thin finish

0.6856 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 86% of the 4,710 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6856 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.

MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ
PRIORVILLE BBQ

An upset on the books

26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100

MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GOOD SMOKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1686
top seed 1867

Won without a category win

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 13th
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 13th
Brisket 5th

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 6 tracked editions

MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.

2018
2019

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 9–10: 5 HOGS FRONT PORCH BBQ and SWEET HEAT BBQ tied on 162.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: BEHIND BBQ and SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS tied on 165.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ edged HELLBENT BBQ by 0.0116.

Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
Brisket 7–8 · tie
Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0116
Chicken 5–6 · 0.0228

Back to defend

2 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: GOOD SMOKE BBQ (won 2015), SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS (won 2017).

GOOD SMOKE BBQ · 2015
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS · 2017

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
Sep 20, 2013	Clarence, NY	Clarence, NY	71	685.1772	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	FATTY MAC BARBECUE
Sep 20, 2014	Clarence, NY	Clarence, NY 14031	66	682.2400	HAWG DOCTORS	Priorville
Sep 19, 2015	Clarence, NY	Clarence, NY 14031	52	669.6800	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	RED VALLEY BBQ
Sep 22, 2017	Clarence, NY	Clarence, NY 14031	53	685.6800	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS
Sep 22, 2018 ← this one	Clarence, NY	11199 Main St	51	666.9484	MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	PRIORVILLE BBQ
Sep 21, 2019	Clarence, NY	11199 Main St	43	688.5140	MILLERS BACKYARD BBQ	BIG RAZ BBQ

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	175.4400	168.0572	167.3940
Pork Ribs	174.8800	165.7144	162.8572
Pork	172.5600	167.4056	165.7144
Brisket	174.8916	169.7256	162.2628

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

51 entries · top 666.9484 · median 611.3260

#	Team	Score
1	MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	666.9484
2	PRIORVILLE BBQ	666.2628
3	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	665.6228
4	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	664.4912
5	BEHIND BBQ	660.5372
6	Cousin's Catering and BBQ	658.2748
7	WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS	655.9544
8	HELLBENT BBQ	654.8224
9	THE GOOD CUE CREW	648.4568
10	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	648.0228
11	KISS MY BBQ	645.1656
12	BLACK HART BBQ	643.3028
13	LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE	638.2860
14	BIG RAZ BBQ	635.8852
15	Nickel City Smokers	635.8168
16	CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY	634.1600
17	SWEET HEAT BBQ	632.4232
18	LUCKY B'S BBQ	629.0976
19	TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	628.3656
20	WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE	626.1024
21	THREE DOGS BBQ	622.2056
22	RED VALLEY BBQ	620.9256
23	TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY	620.4572
24	SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ	619.9888
25	Rack Sabbath	617.1204
26	HOLY SMOKES NY	611.3260
27	5 HOGS FRONT PORCH BBQ	609.1084
28	ONE EYED JACKS	608.4796
29	BITTER AND BRANDED	608.3428
30	VALLEY SMOKE BBQ	607.2912
31	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	606.7544
32	C R SMOKIN BBQ	606.2172
33	BUCK N' JAKES BBQ	603.3716
34	CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN	601.1088
35	JUST GOOD-ENOUGH	600.9940
36	CHOPLICKERS BBQ	600.4228
37	Smoke This!!	598.8004
38	BIG BELLY BBQ	595.9540
39	BURNING COAL BBQ	595.2912
40	SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	594.1260
41	HAWKEYEBBQ	592.9372
42	CHUCK AND ANG'S BBQ CREW	585.5084
43	HAUSRATH BBQ	584.9720
44	BABZ BBQ	577.0628
45	Butts & Links Bbq	575.9316
46	MEAT AT PETE'S BBQ	573.6004
47	BROKEN ANTLER BBQ	570.2056
48	ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS	570.0796
49	NO CLUE 'QUE	569.7148
50	UNCLE RICK'S BRISKETS	537.9084
51	SMOLDERING ASHHOLES	490.8000

Chicken

51 entries · top 175.4400 · median 157.1200

#	Team	Score
1	THREE DOGS BBQ	175.4400
2	Nickel City Smokers	171.9656
3	CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY	170.8456
4	SMOLDERING ASHHOLES	169.1200
5	LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE	168.0572
6	SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ	168.0344
7	BEHIND BBQ	168
8	PRIORVILLE BBQ	167.4400
9	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	167.4172
10	BLACK HART BBQ	167.3940
11	SWEET HEAT BBQ	165.6800
12	HELLBENT BBQ	165.6684
13	MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	165.2000
14	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	165.1428
15	WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS	164
16	Cousin's Catering and BBQ	161.7144
17	THE GOOD CUE CREW	161.1084
18	TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	159.3828
19	CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN	158.2972
20	KISS MY BBQ	158.2628
21	BITTER AND BRANDED	158.2516
22	BIG RAZ BBQ	158.2284
23	BURNING COAL BBQ	157.1544
24	Rack Sabbath	157.1544
25	RED VALLEY BBQ	157.1316
26	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	157.1200
27	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	157.1088
28	HAUSRATH BBQ	156.5600
29	JUST GOOD-ENOUGH	155.3712
30	BUCK N' JAKES BBQ	154.8572
31	Smoke This!!	154.2972
32	WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE	154.2628
33	LUCKY B'S BBQ	154.2400
34	TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY	152.5372
35	HOLY SMOKES NY	152.5372
36	UNCLE RICK'S BRISKETS	152.5256
37	Butts & Links Bbq	152
38	BROKEN ANTLER BBQ	150.2400
39	NO CLUE 'QUE	148.5716
40	C R SMOKIN BBQ	147.9772
41	MEAT AT PETE'S BBQ	147.9772
42	HAWKEYEBBQ	146.8344
43	5 HOGS FRONT PORCH BBQ	145.1428
44	VALLEY SMOKE BBQ	145.1200
45	BIG BELLY BBQ	145.1200
46	ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS	144.5600
47	CHOPLICKERS BBQ	140.5028
48	BABZ BBQ	139.4284
49	ONE EYED JACKS	139.3712
50	CHUCK AND ANG'S BBQ CREW	139.3484
51	SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	138.2516

Pork Ribs

51 entries · top 174.8800 · median 155.4056

#	Team	Score
1	BEHIND BBQ	174.8800
2	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	172.5828
3	MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	169.1428
4	KISS MY BBQ	168.6400
5	C R SMOKIN BBQ	165.7144
6	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	165.1084
7	SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ	163.4516
8	HELLBENT BBQ	163.4400
9	5 HOGS FRONT PORCH BBQ	162.8572
10	SWEET HEAT BBQ	162.8572
11	CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY	162.2972
12	LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE	162.2860
13	LUCKY B'S BBQ	161.7488
14	BIG RAZ BBQ	161.1200
15	WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS	161.1200
16	THREE DOGS BBQ	161.0972
17	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	159.9428
18	RED VALLEY BBQ	159.3828
19	BITTER AND BRANDED	158.2628
20	PRIORVILLE BBQ	158.2056
21	WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE	157.6456
22	VALLEY SMOKE BBQ	157.1656
23	BIG BELLY BBQ	157.1312
24	Cousin's Catering and BBQ	157.1204
25	THE GOOD CUE CREW	156.5256
26	SMOLDERING ASHHOLES	155.4056
27	CHOPLICKERS BBQ	154.8228
28	BLACK HART BBQ	154.8116
29	NO CLUE 'QUE	153.1888
30	HOLY SMOKES NY	153.1316
31	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	153.1316
32	TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	153.0744
33	CHUCK AND ANG'S BBQ CREW	152.5716
34	Nickel City Smokers	152.5484
35	ONE EYED JACKS	152.5372
36	TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY	151.9428
37	JUST GOOD-ENOUGH	150.8000
38	CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN	150.2740
39	SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	150.2516
40	BABZ BBQ	148.0116
41	BURNING COAL BBQ	146.7884
42	Butts & Links Bbq	145.1660
43	MEAT AT PETE'S BBQ	145.0744
44	Smoke This!!	142.8112
45	Rack Sabbath	141.6572
46	BUCK N' JAKES BBQ	141.1660
47	HAWKEYEBBQ	139.9316
48	HAUSRATH BBQ	138.2288
49	BROKEN ANTLER BBQ	134.8000
50	ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS	133.6228
51	UNCLE RICK'S BRISKETS	110.5828

Pork

51 entries · top 172.5600 · median 154.8000

#	Team	Score
1	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	172.5600
2	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	170.8456
3	TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY	168.5944
4	WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE	167.9656
5	LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE	167.4056
6	PRIORVILLE BBQ	166.8800
7	TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	166.8228
8	BIG RAZ BBQ	166.3200
9	SMOLDERING ASHHOLES	166.2744
10	Rack Sabbath	165.7144
11	Cousin's Catering and BBQ	164.5484
12	ONE EYED JACKS	164.0228
13	MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	162.8800
14	WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS	162.8344
15	LUCKY B'S BBQ	162.8228
16	BLACK HART BBQ	162.2744
17	HELLBENT BBQ	161.7028
18	KISS MY BBQ	161.7028
19	Smoke This!!	160.0344
20	HAWKEYEBBQ	159.9656
21	HAUSRATH BBQ	158.8000
22	THE GOOD CUE CREW	157.6800
23	C R SMOKIN BBQ	154.8800
24	CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY	154.8228
25	BUCK N' JAKES BBQ	154.8112
26	SWEET HEAT BBQ	154.8000
27	Nickel City Smokers	154.8000
28	CHOPLICKERS BBQ	153.7144
29	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	153.1428
30	BITTER AND BRANDED	153.0856
31	BEHIND BBQ	151.9544
32	HOLY SMOKES NY	151.4172
33	ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS	150.8228
34	VALLEY SMOKE BBQ	149.6456
35	THREE DOGS BBQ	147.4056
36	BURNING COAL BBQ	147.3600
37	RED VALLEY BBQ	146.7656
38	JUST GOOD-ENOUGH	146.3200
39	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	145.1200
40	CHUCK AND ANG'S BBQ CREW	144.5372
41	BROKEN ANTLER BBQ	144.0228
42	5 HOGS FRONT PORCH BBQ	144
43	SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	143.3600
44	BIG BELLY BBQ	142.2972
45	SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ	139.9656
46	BABZ BBQ	139.3600
47	CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN	138.8000
48	NO CLUE 'QUE	137.6916
49	Butts & Links Bbq	135.4056
50	MEAT AT PETE'S BBQ	134.2516
51	UNCLE RICK'S BRISKETS	131.9656

Brisket

50 entries · top 174.8916 · median 150.8344

#	Team	Score
1	Cousin's Catering and BBQ	174.8916
2	PRIORVILLE BBQ	173.7372
3	THE GOOD CUE CREW	173.1428
4	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	171.4172
5	MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	169.7256
6	WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS	168
7	BEHIND BBQ	165.7028
8	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	165.7028
9	HELLBENT BBQ	164.0112
10	SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	162.2628
11	BLACK HART BBQ	158.8228
12	RED VALLEY BBQ	157.6456
13	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	157.1544
14	5 HOGS FRONT PORCH BBQ	157.1084
15	KISS MY BBQ	156.5600
16	Nickel City Smokers	156.5028
17	VALLEY SMOKE BBQ	155.3600
18	HOLY SMOKES NY	154.2400
19	CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN	153.7376
20	Rack Sabbath	152.5944
21	ONE EYED JACKS	152.5484
22	BUCK N' JAKES BBQ	152.5372
23	BIG BELLY BBQ	151.4056
24	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	151.3940
25	CHOPLICKERS BBQ	151.3828
26	LUCKY B'S BBQ	150.2860
27	BABZ BBQ	150.2628
28	BIG RAZ BBQ	150.2168
29	SWEET HEAT BBQ	149.0860
30	TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	149.0856
31	CHUCK AND ANG'S BBQ CREW	149.0512
32	SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ	148.5372
33	JUST GOOD-ENOUGH	148.5028
34	TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY	147.3828
35	MEAT AT PETE'S BBQ	146.2972
36	WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE	146.2284
37	HAWKEYEBBQ	146.2056
38	CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY	146.1944
39	BURNING COAL BBQ	143.9884
40	Butts & Links Bbq	143.3600
41	UNCLE RICK'S BRISKETS	142.8344
42	Smoke This!!	141.6576
43	BROKEN ANTLER BBQ	141.1428
44	ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS	141.0740
45	LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE	140.5372
46	BITTER AND BRANDED	138.7428
47	THREE DOGS BBQ	138.2628
48	C R SMOKIN BBQ	137.6456
49	HAUSRATH BBQ	131.3832
50	NO CLUE 'QUE	130.2628

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 — 0

150 entries · top 683.4284 · median 161.7144

#	Team	Score
1	PRIORVILLE BBQ	174.8456
1	KISS MY BBQ	174.2972
1	KISS MY BBQ	170.2628
1	Porkstars BBQ	177.7372
1	Born To Rub	168.5484
1	KISS MY BBQ	683.4284
2	BABZ BBQ	172
2	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	173.1084
2	BLAZIN BO'S BBQ TEAM	167.4856
2	JACK AND JIM'S BBQ	176
2	BIG BELLY BBQ	167.4744
2	PRIORVILLE BBQ	667.4056
3	BIG BELLY BBQ	171.4056
3	TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY	172
3	HELLBENT BBQ	165.1428
3	PRIORVILLE BBQ	174.2856
3	PRIORVILLE BBQ	166.8572
3	HELLBENT BBQ	662.2516
4	CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY	168.5600
4	PRIORVILLE BBQ	170.3316
4	CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN	165.1200
4	THE 5TH ARTERY	174.2744
4	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	166.8456
4	BLAZIN BO'S BBQ TEAM	653.7600
5	Cousin's Catering and BBQ	168
5	SHUCK - N - CLUCK'S	169.7484
5	Porkstars BBQ	162.8800
5	SHUCK - N - CLUCK'S	173.1772
5	TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY	166.8228
5	TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY	649.0396
6	WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS	167.3828
6	BROKEN ANTLER BBQ	164.5712
6	Cousin's Catering and BBQ	162.8228
6	Wing Night	172.5600
6	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	165.7028
6	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	642.2056
7	KISS MY BBQ	165.7028
7	Porkstars BBQ	164.0344
7	PRIORVILLE BBQ	162.2628
7	THE GOOD CUE CREW	172
7	THE GOOD CUE CREW	165.1316
7	Wing Night	638.2172
8	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	161.1660
8	BLAZIN BO'S BBQ TEAM	163.9888
8	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	161.7028
8	HELLBENT BBQ	170.2856
8	Wing Night	164.0572
8	Cousin's Catering and BBQ	637.6340
9	WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE	161.1200
9	HELLBENT BBQ	162.8460
9	Wing Night	161.1084
9	Butts & Links Bbq	169.6800
9	KISS MY BBQ	162.8456
9	NO CLUE 'QUE	637.0856
10	BEHIND BBQ	159.9772
10	JUST-EATS!	162.3084
10	BROKEN ANTLER BBQ	160.0116
10	NINJA MONKEY'S COOKIN CREW	168
10	THE 5TH ARTERY	162.2628
10	SHUCK - N - CLUCK'S	634.8680
11	BITTER AND BRANDED	159.4172
11	BABZ BBQ	161.7144
11	SHUCK - N - CLUCK'S	159.9656
11	TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY	167.9772
11	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	161.7144
11	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	634.7196
12	HELLBENT BBQ	159.4060
12	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	161.1200
12	JUST-EATS!	159.9312
12	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	166.9028
12	NO CLUE 'QUE	161.1428
12	CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN	634.1484
13	RED VALLEY BBQ	157.7260
13	NINJA MONKEY'S COOKIN CREW	160.5600
13	NO CLUE 'QUE	158.7884
13	KISS MY BBQ	166.3088
13	THE SMOKIN PLUMBER	160.5600
13	BABZ BBQ	629.6576
14	BURNING COAL BBQ	156.5828
14	NO CLUE 'QUE	159.4400
14	BITTER AND BRANDED	156.5256
14	BLAZIN BO'S BBQ TEAM	165.1544
14	Smoke This!!	159.9428
14	JUST-EATS!	628.4796
15	HAUSRATH BBQ	154.8228
15	Cousin's Catering and BBQ	159.3828
15	DAMNBBQ	154.2856
15	BROKEN ANTLER BBQ	164.6056
15	SHUCK - N - CLUCK'S	156.5828
15	BROKEN ANTLER BBQ	623.9196
16	TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY	154.2400
16	Wing Night	157.6572
16	BABZ BBQ	154.2628
16	BITTER AND BRANDED	163.4400
16	TRICKY PIG	156.0228
16	Porkstars BBQ	622.2400
17	TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	153.7028
17	SMOKIN WITH JAZZ	157.1888
17	TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY	153.6456
17	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	159.9656
17	HELLBENT BBQ	155.9656
17	BITTER AND BRANDED	619.9088
18	VALLEY SMOKE BBQ	151.4284
18	CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN	157.1084
18	NINJA MONKEY'S COOKIN CREW	147.4400
18	BABZ BBQ	158.2056
18	BLAZIN BO'S BBQ TEAM	154.8572
18	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	604.9600
19	HAWKEYEBBQ	150.3200
19	JACK AND JIM'S BBQ	154.8344
19	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	145.6456
19	JUST-EATS!	156.5600
19	CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN	152.5256
19	DAMNBBQ	602.2624
20	HOLY SMOKES NY	147.9544
20	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	150.2400
20	Butts & Links Bbq	141.6572
20	Cousin's Catering and BBQ	153.0628
20	Cousin's Catering and BBQ	151.9428
20	SMOKIN WITH JAZZ	599.3604
21	SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	146.2056
21	DAMNBBQ	148.5256
21	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	138.1828
21	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	151.3372
21	BROKEN ANTLER BBQ	149.1316
21	Butts & Links Bbq	598.6400
22	Nickel City Smokers	143.9200
22	BITTER AND BRANDED	145.1088
22	JACK AND JIM'S BBQ	137.0968
22	SMOKIN WITH JAZZ	147.8740
22	JUST-EATS!	148.5832
22	JACK AND JIM'S BBQ	597.5996
23	CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN	143.3600
23	Butts & Links Bbq	143.9200
23	SMOKIN WITH JAZZ	122.1944
23	CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN	143.8972
23	Butts & Links Bbq	145.1200
23	NINJA MONKEY'S COOKIN CREW	593.7144
24	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	139.9544
24	THE 5TH ARTERY	20
24	TEAM GREG!!!	144.5600
24	THE 5TH ARTERY	323.3372
25	BROKEN ANTLER BBQ	130.2400
25	NINJA MONKEY'S COOKIN CREW	142.9032
26	BABZ BBQ	142.8000
27	BITTER AND BRANDED	141.0856
28	SMOKIN WITH JAZZ	140.6172
29	JACK AND JIM'S BBQ	139.4400
30	Porkstars BBQ	137.0972
31	WRECKING QUE	132.4456

Master Series — Chicken Wings

24 entries · top 170.8456 · median 158.2800

#	Team	Score
1	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	170.8456
2	PRIORVILLE BBQ	167.3712
3	KISS MY BBQ	166.8800
4	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	166.8344
5	SMOKIN WITH JAZZ	163.4400
6	BABZ BBQ	163.4400
7	BITTER AND BRANDED	163.4172
8	BLAZIN BO'S BBQ TEAM	162.8800
9	Cousin's Catering and BBQ	161.7256
10	TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY	161.1312
11	Butts & Links Bbq	159.9428
12	THE 5TH ARTERY	158.8344
13	NO CLUE 'QUE	157.7256
14	HELLBENT BBQ	156.5256
15	CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN	154.8112
16	SHUCK - N - CLUCK'S	153.6684
17	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	153.1316
18	Wing Night	153.1200
19	JACK AND JIM'S BBQ	153.0856
20	JUST-EATS!	149.6684
21	DAMNBBQ	144.5712
22	BROKEN ANTLER BBQ	144.5140
23	Porkstars BBQ	130.7656
24	NINJA MONKEY'S COOKIN CREW	121.7144

Master Series — Pork Anything But Ribs

24 entries · top 177.7372 · median 156.5544

#	Team	Score
1	HELLBENT BBQ	177.7372
2	KISS MY BBQ	171.9884
3	PRIORVILLE BBQ	167.4400
4	Wing Night	166.3316
5	Porkstars BBQ	164.5600
6	NINJA MONKEY'S COOKIN CREW	164
7	TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY	162.2628
8	NO CLUE 'QUE	161.1316
9	BLAZIN BO'S BBQ TEAM	159.4056
10	CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN	157.1088
11	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	157.1084
12	JUST-EATS!	156.5716
13	SMOKIN WITH JAZZ	156.5372
14	DAMNBBQ	154.8800
15	BITTER AND BRANDED	154.8572
16	BROKEN ANTLER BBQ	154.8228
17	HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS	154.2628
18	Cousin's Catering and BBQ	153.7028
19	Butts & Links Bbq	153.1200
20	JACK AND JIM'S BBQ	152.5828
21	SHUCK - N - CLUCK'S	151.4856
22	BABZ BBQ	150.2404
23	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	149.7028
24	THE 5TH ARTERY	144.5028

Master Series — Saturday Dessert

25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.7028

#	Team	Score
1	PRIORVILLE BBQ	179.4400
2	RED VALLEY BBQ	178.8572
3	SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	176.5600
4	BEHIND BBQ	175.4172
5	THE GOOD CUE CREW	172.5484
6	Nickel City Smokers	171.4056
7	BABZ BBQ	170.8344
8	TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY	170.8344
9	CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY	169.7028
10	Cousin's Catering and BBQ	167.9656
11	CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN	167.3828
12	WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE	166.2628
13	KISS MY BBQ	165.7028
14	BROKEN ANTLER BBQ	160
15	HELLBENT BBQ	158.8228
16	VALLEY SMOKE BBQ	158.2512
17	MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	158.2400
18	BITTER AND BRANDED	157.6912
19	HAUSRATH BBQ	155.3712
20	WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS	151.4172
21	Butts & Links Bbq	149.6456
22	BUFFALO MEATHEADS	145.6228
23	HAWKEYEBBQ	141.0856
24	UNCLE RICK'S BRISKETS	134.2172
25	BURNING COAL BBQ	125.1084

Master Series — Whole Hog

8 entries · top 173.7144 · median 167.1258

#	Team	Score
1	HELLBENT BBQ	173.7144
2	KISS MY PRIORVILLE	168.5484
3	TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY	168.0344
4	BURNING COAL BBQ	168.0116
5	Cousin's Catering and BBQ	166.2400
6	BLAZIN BO'S BBQ TEAM	161.7028
7	Smoke This!!	157.6916
8	CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN	151.3716

Oinktoberfest 2018

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

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

An upset on the books

Won without a category win

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

Back to defend

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 — 0

Master Series — Chicken Wings

Master Series — Pork Anything But Ribs

Master Series — Saturday Dessert

Master Series — Whole Hog