A day of perfect scores
7
perfect 180s
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · Brisket
- UNDER THE RADAR · Brisket
- WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · Chicken
Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2
Jul 14–15, 2018 · Jamestown, TN · 📍 3598 S York Hwy
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 on July 14, 2018 in Jamestown, TN at 3598 S York Hwy, scoring 713.7028 in a field of 32 teams. Organizer Portal took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.8572. Category winners: Chicken — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — HOT COLE'S BBQ (179.4400); Pork — THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW (178.8572); Brisket — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (180.0000).
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.
640.99
median 688.75
713.70 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 180 🔥
156.55
180
Entries
32
4 judged meats
Top score
713.7028
Winning margin
6.8456
GC over RC
Field average
686.66
640.99713.70
median 688.75 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
7 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
0 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
696.4912
640.99713.70
10th place overall
Field spread
72.7084
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 1%
beats 99% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,712
avg power rating going in · stronger than 100% of contests
Storylines (5 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 stacked field
1712
average power rating going in
Stronger than 100% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1712 power rating going in — stronger than 100% of every contest tracked.
- top seed Organizer Portal (1973)
- 32 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 18 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE and WATER HAWGS BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: WATER HAWGS BBQ and THE PIT CREW GA tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 6th
- 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 | 180 | 180 | 176.5716 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 177.7028 | 175.4056 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.8572 | 173.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 713.7028 · median 688.7542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | 913 BBQ | |
| 4 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 6 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 8 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 9 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 10 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 11 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 12 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 13 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 15 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 17 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 18 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 19 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 20 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 21 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 22 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 24 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 25 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 26 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 27 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 28 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 29 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 30 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 31 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 32 | Q ADDICTS |
Chicken
32 entries · top 180 · median 174.8458 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 4 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 7 | 913 BBQ | |
| 8 | Organizer Portal | |
| 9 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 10 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 11 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 12 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 13 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 14 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 15 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 16 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 17 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 19 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 20 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 21 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 22 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 24 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 25 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 26 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 27 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 28 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 29 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 30 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 31 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 32 | Q ADDICTS |
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 4 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 5 | 913 BBQ | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 8 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 9 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 10 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 11 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 12 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 13 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 15 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 18 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 19 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 20 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 21 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 22 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 23 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 24 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 25 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 26 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 27 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 28 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 29 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 30 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 31 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 32 | Q ADDICTS |
Pork
32 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 2 | 913 BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 4 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 5 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 8 | Organizer Portal | |
| 9 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 12 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 13 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 14 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 16 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 17 | SNORING HOGS BBQ | |
| 18 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 19 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 20 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 21 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 22 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 23 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 24 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 25 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 26 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 27 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 28 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 29 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 30 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 31 | Q ADDICTS | |
| 32 | SOUTH PORK |
Brisket
32 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 3 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 8 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 9 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 10 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 12 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 13 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 14 | 913 BBQ | |
| 15 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 16 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 17 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 18 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 19 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 21 | SWIGGIN PIG | |
| 22 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 23 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 24 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 25 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 26 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 27 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 28 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 29 | CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | |
| 30 | Q ADDICTS | |
| 31 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 32 | SNORING HOGS BBQ |