A stacked field
1627
average power rating going in
Stronger than 90% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1627 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
- top seed SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (1889)
- 26 rated teams
Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
Oct 12–13, 2018 · Monson, MA · 📍 Partridge Hollow Camping Area, 70 Sutcliffe RD
GOOD SMOKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) on October 12, 2018 in Monson, MA at Partridge Hollow Camping Area, 70 Sutcliffe RD, scoring 693.1088 in a field of 26 teams. SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5376. Category winners: Chicken — INSANE SWINE BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — GOOD SMOKE BBQ (176.5828); Pork — SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS (174.2744); Brisket — GOOD SMOKE BBQ (175.4172).
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.
486.74
median 668.81
693.11 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176
- Pork Ribs 176.58
- Pork 174.27
- Brisket 175.42
132.55
176.58
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
693.1088
Winning margin
4.5712
GC over RC
Field average
654.13
486.74693.11
median 668.81 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
671.3940
486.74693.11
10th place overall
Field spread
206.3660
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 61%
beats 39% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.81 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,627
avg power rating going in · stronger than 90% of contests
Storylines (4 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
Chicken places 1–2: INSANE SWINE BBQ and MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: IQUE and DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Pig Data BBQ edged DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM by 0.0112.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0112
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
GOOD SMOKE BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
GOOD SMOKE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.
- Chicken 9th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 1st
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 | 173.7028 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 170.2744 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 174.2744 | 170.8688 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 171.9656 | 168.5944 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 693.1088 · median 668.8056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 3 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 4 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 6 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 11 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 12 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 13 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 14 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 15 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 16 | PRIME BBQ- | |
| 17 | IQUE | |
| 18 | Close Enough BBQ | |
| 19 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 20 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 21 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 22 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 23 | Drunken Minions | |
| 24 | SMOKIN OKIE BBQ | |
| 25 | SALES GUY BBQ | |
| 26 | PAT BBQ |
Chicken
26 entries · top 176 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 3 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 4 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES | |
| 7 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 8 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 9 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 12 | Close Enough BBQ | |
| 13 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 14 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 15 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 16 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 17 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 19 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 20 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 21 | PAT BBQ | |
| 22 | IQUE | |
| 23 | SMOKIN OKIE BBQ | |
| 24 | PRIME BBQ- | |
| 25 | Drunken Minions | |
| 26 | SALES GUY BBQ |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 3 | PRIME BBQ- | |
| 4 | Close Enough BBQ | |
| 5 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 6 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 7 | IQUE | |
| 8 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 9 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 12 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 13 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 14 | PAT BBQ | |
| 15 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 16 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 17 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 18 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 19 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES | |
| 22 | SALES GUY BBQ | |
| 23 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 24 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 25 | Drunken Minions | |
| 26 | SMOKIN OKIE BBQ |
Pork
25 entries · top 174.2744 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 2 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 6 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 8 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 9 | IQUE | |
| 10 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 12 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 13 | Close Enough BBQ | |
| 14 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 15 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 16 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 17 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 18 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 19 | PRIME BBQ- | |
| 20 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 21 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 22 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 23 | Drunken Minions | |
| 24 | SMOKIN OKIE BBQ | |
| 25 | SALES GUY BBQ |
Brisket
26 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.5370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 5 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 6 | PRIME BBQ- | |
| 7 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 8 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 10 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES | |
| 12 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 14 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 15 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 16 | IQUE | |
| 17 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 18 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 19 | PAT BBQ | |
| 20 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 21 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 22 | Close Enough BBQ | |
| 23 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 24 | Drunken Minions | |
| 25 | SMOKIN OKIE BBQ | |
| 26 | SALES GUY BBQ |