Photo finishes
0.0112
decided the closest call
Chicken places 6–7: Moonshine Bandits edged Churchs Smoking Guns by 0.0112.
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0112
*Stills and Grills Fest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
2018-06-16 · North Wilkesboro, NC · 📍 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Grand Champion: LEE LA Q (175.4172) · 9 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Get N My Belly
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
148.49
median 157.07
175.42 🏆
Entries
9
1 judged meat · 2 ancillary
Top score
175.4172
Winning margin
0.5600
1st over 2nd
Field average
160.60
148.49175.42
median 157.07 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
18.3432 pts across the top 5
Field spread
26.9260
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 5564 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (1 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.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-16 ← this one | North Wilkesboro, NC | North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 | 9 | 175.4172 | LEE LA Q | Get N My Belly |
| 2019-05-17 | North Wilkesboro, NC | Downtown | 21 | 685.1084 | Smoke Monster BBQ | WHO CARES BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 157.0740 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Chicken
9 entries · top 175.4172 · median 157.0740
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | Get N My Belly | |
| 3 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 4 | Smokey Moon BBQ | |
| 5 | LAUGHING LADY BBQ | |
| 6 | Moonshine Bandits | |
| 7 | Churchs Smoking Guns | |
| 8 | BBQ & Brew Crew | |
| 9 | CS Farms |
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 — Competitor'S Series
8 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | CS Farms | |
| 4 | BBQ & Brew Crew | |
| 5 | LAUGHING LADY BBQ | |
| 6 | Churchs Smoking Guns | |
| 7 | Moonshine Bandits | |
| 8 | Get N My Belly |
Master Series — Dessert
8 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | CS Farms | |
| 4 | BBQ & Brew Crew | |
| 5 | LAUGHING LADY BBQ | |
| 6 | Churchs Smoking Guns | |
| 7 | Moonshine Bandits | |
| 8 | Get N My Belly |