Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 2018

Jun 15–16, 2018 · Weston, WV · 📍 Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

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SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ

690.8000 · Master Series — Overall

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WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

683.9088 · Master Series — Overall

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APORKALYPSE NOW

682.2516 · Master Series — Overall

SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Almost Heaven BBQ Bash on June 15, 2018 in Weston, WV at Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, scoring 690.8000 in a field of 59 teams. WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9088. Category winners: Chicken — HAMBONES BY THE FIRE (176.5716); Pork Ribs — PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE (175.4400); Pork — APORKALYPSE NOW (174.8572); Brisket — 3 EYZ BBQ (174.2856). This is the 4th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE; 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.

384.75 median 654.74 690.80 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 176.57
Pork Ribs 175.44
Pork 174.86
Brisket 174.29

20 176.57

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2025 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 3 ancillary

Top score

690.8000

Winning margin

6.8912

GC over RC

Field average

642.21

384.75690.80

median 654.74 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

1.7256 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

675.3828

384.75690.80

10th place overall

Field spread

306.0460

winner to last place

Most consistent

SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ

avg finish 6.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 0.5944 pts — APORKALYPSE NOW

How hot was the win?

Top 69%

beats 31% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

56%

32 of 57 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.82 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,629

avg power rating going in · stronger than 90% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

rated 1938 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.

An upset on the books

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1690
top seed 1938

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 12th
Pork Ribs 2nd
Pork 7th
Brisket 4th

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 10 tracked editions

UNDER THE RADAR has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.

2021
2022

A stacked field

1629 average power rating going in

Stronger than 90% of every rated contest

The field averaged a 1629 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.

top seed WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (1938)
59 rated teams

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 1–2: PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE and SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: MIDNIGHT BURN and 270 SMOKERS tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: SWEET HEAT BBQ and SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
Pork 6–7 · tie
Brisket 7–8 · tie

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 3 EYZ BBQ (won 2015), CHECKERED PIG (won 2016), ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE (won 2017).

3 EYZ BBQ · 2015
CHECKERED PIG · 2016
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE · 2017

One of the big ones

59 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 91% of the 5,462 contests in the data

59 teams — bigger than 91% of the 5,462 contests in the data.

The biggest field yet

59 teams — a contest high

This contest usually draws about 47 teams

59 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 47.

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
Jun 19, 2015	Buckhannon, WV	Buckhannon, WV 26201	41	703.4172	3 EYZ BBQ	CHECKERED PIG
Jun 17, 2016	Buckhannon, WV	Buckhannon, WV 26201	42	699.9544	CHECKERED PIG	SMOKIN FOOLZ
Jun 16, 2017	Weston, WV	Downtown Buckhannon	57	706.2972	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Jun 15, 2018 ← this one	Weston, WV	Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum	59	690.8000	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Jun 7, 2019	Roanoke, WV	Stonewall Resort State Park	31	691.3944	ROCKY TOP BBQ	WHO CARES BBQ
Jun 18, 2021	Roanoke, WV	Stonewall Resort	28	705.1428	UNDER THE RADAR	WHO CARES BBQ
Jun 17, 2022	Roanoke, WV	Stonewall Resort	20	704.5600	UNDER THE RADAR	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Jun 16, 2023	Buckhannon, WV	17 Friendly Way	28	702.2284	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	CHUNKY BBQ
Jun 14, 2024	Buckhannon, WV	Jawbone Park	30	698.8228	CHUNKY BBQ	3 EYZ BBQ
Jun 13, 2025	Buckhannon, WV	Jawbone Park	30	698.2516	Chunky BBQ	BEER TIME BBQ

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	176.5716	173.1316	171.4056
Pork Ribs	175.4400	171.4400	167.9772
Pork	174.8572	171.9656	170.2860
Brisket	174.2856	172.5600	170.8344

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

59 entries · top 690.8000 · median 654.7424

#	Team	Score
1	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	690.8000
2	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	683.9088
3	APORKALYPSE NOW	682.2516
4	3 EYZ BBQ	681.6112
5	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	678.8112
6	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	678.7656
7	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	677.6920
8	4:20 Q	676.5716
9	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	675.4172
10	SERIAL GRILLER	675.3828
11	MIDNIGHT BURN	674.8000
12	270 SMOKERS	673.6456
13	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	671.8972
14	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	671.8856
15	3N1 Q	671.8628
16	RED VALLEY BBQ	670.8688
17	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	669.6344
18	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	669.0288
19	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	666.7544
20	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	666.6968
21	Rogue Hog BBQ	664.5032
22	FIRE PIGS BBQ	663.2912
23	GAME ON BBQ	661.0856
24	HONKY-TONK SMOKERS	659.3940
25	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	657.5888
26	BLACK DAWG BBQ	657.5428
27	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	657.0284
28	FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	656.4688
29	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	654.7428
30	BIG DOG BBQ VA	654.7424
31	CHECKERED PIG	654.7200
32	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	653.0172
33	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	652.4572
34	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	648.4460
35	THREE DOGS BBQ	645.6344
36	River Smokers WV	644.9252
37	BUTTRUB.COM	644.4228
38	SWEET HEAT BBQ	643.8400
39	DIRTY POSSUM BBQ	643.3600
40	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	642.6976
41	WAR PIGS	640.4460
42	BONE TO BARK BBQ	640.4344
43	CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	639.2228
44	SMOKIN FOOLZ	635.9428
45	Q FACTOR	633.6116
46	PLUM CRAZY BBQ	631.7484
47	E.T.'S BBQ	624.5028
48	CARNIVORE BBQ	623.2348
49	COMIN' IN HOT BBQ	620.4000
50	GRATEFUL 'QUE	615.2000
51	OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW	612.4460
52	MEADOWBROOK FARM BBQ	606.6172
53	BUBB'S BBQ ROCKY MOUNT VA	603.8628
54	CIRCLE L BBQ	596.9716
55	MAIN STREET SMOKE	595.8860
56	GETTIN' PIGGY WITH IT - WEST VIRGINIA	570.7312
57	OFF THE BONE BBQ	567.4632
58	BIG GIRLS BBQ	478.9712
59	BLAZED BBQ JOINT	384.7540

Chicken

59 entries · top 176.5716 · median 164.5600

#	Team	Score
1	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	176.5716
2	RED VALLEY BBQ	176.0116
3	Rogue Hog BBQ	175.4172
4	4:20 Q	174.8572
5	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	173.1316
6	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	172.5600
7	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	171.9772
8	270 SMOKERS	171.9656
9	SERIAL GRILLER	171.4400
10	APORKALYPSE NOW	171.4056
11	MIDNIGHT BURN	170.8572
12	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	170.8228
13	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	170.8228
14	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	170.2744
15	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	170.2512
16	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	169.7028
17	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	169.7028
18	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	169.1428
19	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	169.1316
20	FIRE PIGS BBQ	168.5600
21	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	168.5372
22	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	167.4172
23	GAME ON BBQ	166.8228
24	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	166.8228
25	COMIN' IN HOT BBQ	165.1428
26	CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	165.0972
27	BLACK DAWG BBQ	165.0972
28	3N1 Q	165.0856
29	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	165.0740
30	HONKY-TONK SMOKERS	164.5600
31	DIRTY POSSUM BBQ	163.9772
32	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	163.9772
33	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	163.9428
34	THREE DOGS BBQ	163.4056
35	BUTTRUB.COM	163.4056
36	FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	163.3944
37	River Smokers WV	163.3712
38	WAR PIGS	162.8456
39	3 EYZ BBQ	161.6456
40	GRATEFUL 'QUE	161.0856
41	PLUM CRAZY BBQ	160.5144
42	BIG DOG BBQ VA	159.9656
43	E.T.'S BBQ	159.4172
44	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	158.8116
45	CHECKERED PIG	158.8000
46	OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW	158.8000
47	CIRCLE L BBQ	158.2628
48	CARNIVORE BBQ	157.0972
49	BONE TO BARK BBQ	156.5488
50	Q FACTOR	155.9656
51	SMOKIN FOOLZ	154.8572
52	MAIN STREET SMOKE	154.2400
53	SWEET HEAT BBQ	154.2172
54	BUBB'S BBQ ROCKY MOUNT VA	152.5028
55	GETTIN' PIGGY WITH IT - WEST VIRGINIA	150.7656
56	MEADOWBROOK FARM BBQ	146.8000
57	OFF THE BONE BBQ	142.3200
58	BIG GIRLS BBQ	125.6912
59	BLAZED BBQ JOINT	20

Pork Ribs

59 entries · top 175.4400 · median 159.9656

#	Team	Score
1	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	175.4400
2	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	175.4400
3	3 EYZ BBQ	175.4172
4	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	173.1544
5	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	171.4400
6	MIDNIGHT BURN	171.4172
7	270 SMOKERS	171.4172
8	3N1 Q	170.8228
9	SMOKIN FOOLZ	169.7256
10	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	167.9772
11	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	167.4172
12	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	167.4172
13	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	167.3944
14	FIRE PIGS BBQ	167.3828
15	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	167.3828
16	4:20 Q	166.2628
17	GAME ON BBQ	165.7144
18	APORKALYPSE NOW	165.1544
19	RED VALLEY BBQ	165.1544
20	SERIAL GRILLER	165.1428
21	THREE DOGS BBQ	165.1316
22	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	164.5716
23	FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	164.0116
24	HONKY-TONK SMOKERS	163.9656
25	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	162.8572
26	Rogue Hog BBQ	162.2860
27	SWEET HEAT BBQ	162.2400
28	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	160.5488
29	PLUM CRAZY BBQ	160.5028
30	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	159.9656
31	BLACK DAWG BBQ	159.9544
32	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	159.9544
33	CHECKERED PIG	159.3600
34	BUTTRUB.COM	158.8116
35	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	158.2172
36	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	157.0972
37	River Smokers WV	157.0856
38	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	156.5260
39	Q FACTOR	155.9888
40	E.T.'S BBQ	155.9656
41	CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	155.3600
42	BONE TO BARK BBQ	154.8000
43	CARNIVORE BBQ	154.7772
44	BUBB'S BBQ ROCKY MOUNT VA	154.2628
45	DIRTY POSSUM BBQ	153.6800
46	BIG DOG BBQ VA	153.6228
47	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	153.0744
48	MEADOWBROOK FARM BBQ	153.0628
49	GRATEFUL 'QUE	151.9772
50	COMIN' IN HOT BBQ	151.3372
51	OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW	150.2744
52	WAR PIGS	150.2288
53	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	150.2284
54	GETTIN' PIGGY WITH IT - WEST VIRGINIA	149.6912
55	CIRCLE L BBQ	135.9544
56	MAIN STREET SMOKE	128.5716
57	OFF THE BONE BBQ	126.8344
58	BIG GIRLS BBQ	101.4172
59	BLAZED BBQ JOINT	100.2512

Pork

59 entries · top 174.8572 · median 163.3712

#	Team	Score
1	APORKALYPSE NOW	174.8572
2	SERIAL GRILLER	174.2628
3	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	173.1200
4	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	171.9772
5	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	171.9656
6	SWEET HEAT BBQ	171.4172
7	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	171.4172
8	CHECKERED PIG	170.8572
9	270 SMOKERS	170.8456
10	4:20 Q	170.2860
11	GAME ON BBQ	170.2856
12	3 EYZ BBQ	170.2628
13	BIG DOG BBQ VA	169.1312
14	BLACK DAWG BBQ	169.1084
15	HONKY-TONK SMOKERS	168.5828
16	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	168.5256
17	BONE TO BARK BBQ	167.9884
18	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	167.9772
19	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	167.4288
20	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	167.3828
21	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	167.3828
22	CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	166.8456
23	3N1 Q	166.2744
24	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	165.7028
25	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	165.6800
26	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	165.1200
27	MIDNIGHT BURN	164.5600
28	DIRTY POSSUM BBQ	163.4284
29	MAIN STREET SMOKE	163.4172
30	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	163.3712
31	WAR PIGS	162.8344
32	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	162.8344
33	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	162.8000
34	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	162.2400
35	River Smokers WV	161.6684
36	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	161.1088
37	RED VALLEY BBQ	160.5600
38	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	160.5488
39	Rogue Hog BBQ	160.5372
40	FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	159.9428
41	BUTTRUB.COM	159.3712
42	THREE DOGS BBQ	158.8228
43	FIRE PIGS BBQ	158.2056
44	CARNIVORE BBQ	157.6688
45	CIRCLE L BBQ	156.5716
46	E.T.'S BBQ	156.5372
47	PLUM CRAZY BBQ	156.5256
48	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	155.4056
49	Q FACTOR	155.3944
50	SMOKIN FOOLZ	154.8228
51	MEADOWBROOK FARM BBQ	153.6572
52	GRATEFUL 'QUE	151.9428
53	OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW	149.1200
54	OFF THE BONE BBQ	149.0972
55	BUBB'S BBQ ROCKY MOUNT VA	148.5372
56	GETTIN' PIGGY WITH IT - WEST VIRGINIA	148
57	BIG GIRLS BBQ	146.2856
58	COMIN' IN HOT BBQ	139.3828
59	BLAZED BBQ JOINT	139.3828

Brisket

59 entries · top 174.2856 · median 163.9428

#	Team	Score
1	3 EYZ BBQ	174.2856
2	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	173.7144
3	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	173.1772
4	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	173.1200
5	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	172.5600
6	BIG DOG BBQ VA	172.0228
7	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	171.4400
8	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	171.4400
9	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	170.8456
10	APORKALYPSE NOW	170.8344
11	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	169.7144
12	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	169.7028
13	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	169.6916
14	3N1 Q	169.6800
15	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	169.6800
16	FIRE PIGS BBQ	169.1428
17	RED VALLEY BBQ	169.1428
18	FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	169.1200
19	WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ	168.5600
20	MIDNIGHT BURN	167.9656
21	Rogue Hog BBQ	166.2628
22	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	166.2628
23	Q FACTOR	166.2628
24	CHECKERED PIG	165.7028
25	4:20 Q	165.1656
26	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	165.1084
27	SERIAL GRILLER	164.5372
28	WAR PIGS	164.5372
29	COMIN' IN HOT BBQ	164.5372
30	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	163.9428
31	BLACK DAWG BBQ	163.3828
32	BUTTRUB.COM	162.8344
33	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	162.8000
34	River Smokers WV	162.8000
35	HONKY-TONK SMOKERS	162.2856
36	DIRTY POSSUM BBQ	162.2744
37	SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	161.7028
38	BONE TO BARK BBQ	161.0972
39	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	159.9544
40	270 SMOKERS	159.4172
41	THREE DOGS BBQ	158.2744
42	GAME ON BBQ	158.2628
43	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	157.0856
44	SMOKIN FOOLZ	156.5372
45	SWEET HEAT BBQ	155.9656
46	OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW	154.2516
47	PLUM CRAZY BBQ	154.2056
48	CARNIVORE BBQ	153.6916
49	MEADOWBROOK FARM BBQ	153.0972
50	E.T.'S BBQ	152.5828
51	CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	151.9200
52	GRATEFUL 'QUE	150.1944
53	MAIN STREET SMOKE	149.6572
54	OFF THE BONE BBQ	149.2116
55	BUBB'S BBQ ROCKY MOUNT VA	148.5600
56	CIRCLE L BBQ	146.1828
57	BLAZED BBQ JOINT	125.1200
58	GETTIN' PIGGY WITH IT - WEST VIRGINIA	122.2744
59	BIG GIRLS BBQ	105.5772

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

14 entries · top 337.0972 · median 319.6516

#	Team	Score
1	BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE	337.0972
2	ZEN PIGGY BBQ	337.0856
3	DQUED BARBEQUE	334.8000
4	JIMMY JOE'S SMOKIN' QUE	325.6572
5	EYES ITCH YOU NOT BBQ TEAM	323.9432
6	OL' DOMINION Q	320.5028
7	BIRD DAWG BBQ	319.9660
8	J & M BBQ	319.3372
9	DAVIS BBQ SMOKERS	315.3716
10	GOLD & BLUE BBQ	313.0172
11	NORTH MEATS SOUTH SMOKE	311.9204
12	PIGS & PITS	309.6916
13	BUFFALO CREEK BBQ	300.4688
14	SMOKIN HILLBILLY	280.8800

Master Series — Backyard Chicken

14 entries · top 175.4172 · median 157.9600

#	Team	Score
1	BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE	175.4172
2	DQUED BARBEQUE	174.2628
3	ZEN PIGGY BBQ	171.9656
4	JIMMY JOE'S SMOKIN' QUE	166.2284
5	NORTH MEATS SOUTH SMOKE	165.1316
6	J & M BBQ	161.0856
7	EYES ITCH YOU NOT BBQ TEAM	158.8000
8	PIGS & PITS	157.1200
9	OL' DOMINION Q	157.1200
10	BUFFALO CREEK BBQ	155.4172
11	BIRD DAWG BBQ	151.3944
12	GOLD & BLUE BBQ	151.3600
13	DAVIS BBQ SMOKERS	146.2172
14	SMOKIN HILLBILLY	145.0628

Master Series — Backyard Ribs

14 entries · top 169.1544 · median 161.0972

#	Team	Score
1	DAVIS BBQ SMOKERS	169.1544
2	BIRD DAWG BBQ	168.5716
3	EYES ITCH YOU NOT BBQ TEAM	165.1432
4	ZEN PIGGY BBQ	165.1200
5	OL' DOMINION Q	163.3828
6	BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE	161.6800
7	GOLD & BLUE BBQ	161.6572
8	DQUED BARBEQUE	160.5372
9	JIMMY JOE'S SMOKIN' QUE	159.4288
10	J & M BBQ	158.2516
11	PIGS & PITS	152.5716
12	NORTH MEATS SOUTH SMOKE	146.7888
13	BUFFALO CREEK BBQ	145.0516
14	SMOKIN HILLBILLY	135.8172

Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 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 (8 found in this contest's numbers)

An upset on the books

Won without a category win

A dynasty in the making

A stacked field

Photo finishes

Back to defend

One of the big ones

The biggest field yet

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 — Backyard

Master Series — Backyard Chicken

Master Series — Backyard Ribs