A new contest record
690.2400
highest overall ever cooked here
690.2400 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 687.3372 JORDYQ set in 2018.
- old record 687.3372
- set 2018 by JORDYQ
Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) 2018
Aug 25–26, 2018 · Brandon, MS · 📍 6023 Lakeshore Parkway
MIDNIGHT BURN won Grand Champion at the Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) on August 25, 2018 in Brandon, MS at 6023 Lakeshore Parkway, scoring 690.2400 in a field of 28 teams. HEATH RILES BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.3140. Category winners: Chicken — MAGNOLIA (177.7028); Pork Ribs — CAJUN BLAZE (174.8572); Pork — THE BLUE BLOODS (177.7028); Brisket — HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW (176.5600). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by JORDYQ; 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.
628.34
median 668.20
690.24 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 174.86
- Pork 177.70
- Brisket 176.56
145.07
177.70
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
690.2400
Winning margin
2.9260
GC over RC
Field average
665.15
628.34690.24
median 668.20 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
671.3028
628.34690.24
10th place overall
Field spread
61.8972
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 70%
beats 30% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
86%
24 of 28 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,571
avg power rating going in · stronger than 55% of contests
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.
Won without a category win
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
MIDNIGHT BURN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 11th
- Brisket 3rd
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: MAGNOLIA and CAJUN BLAZE tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: HEATH RILES BBQ and FIRE DANCER BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Meats and Malts and JORDYQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · tie
A contest record in pork
177.7028
best pork ever cooked here
THE BLUE BLOODS turned in 177.7028 in pork — past the 173.1200 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 173.1200
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: JORDYQ (won 2018).
- JORDYQ · 2018
They keep coming back
86%
of last edition’s field returned
24 of 28 teams from 2018-08-24 came back
24 of the 28 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2018 | Brandon, MS | 6023 Lakeshore Parkway | 28 | 687.3372 | JORDYQ | SMOKE ON THIS |
| Aug 25, 2018 ← this one | Brandon, MS | 6023 Lakeshore Parkway | 28 | 690.2400 | MIDNIGHT BURN | HEATH RILES BBQ |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Brandon, MS | 6023 Lakeshore Parkway | 29 | 681.0400 | Razorracks | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Brandon, MS | 6023 Lakeshore Parkway | 28 | 694.7884 | Fergolicious | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2856 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 171.4172 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 172.5716 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 171.4056 | 168.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 690.2400 · median 668.1998
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 2 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 3 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 4 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 5 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 6 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 7 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 8 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 9 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 10 | Piglittically Incorrect | |
| 11 | Piggie Smalls | |
| 12 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 13 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 14 | THE SMOKIN O'S | |
| 15 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 16 | JORDYQ | |
| 17 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 18 | Cannonball Express BBQ | |
| 19 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 20 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 21 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 22 | MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA | |
| 23 | Slop Hogs | |
| 24 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 25 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 26 | Meats and Malts | |
| 27 | BUTTS N STUFF | |
| 28 | Budro's BBQ |
Chicken
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 2 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 3 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 4 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 5 | MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA | |
| 6 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 7 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 8 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 9 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 10 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 11 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 12 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 13 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 14 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 15 | Piggie Smalls | |
| 16 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 18 | THE SMOKIN O'S | |
| 19 | Cannonball Express BBQ | |
| 20 | Slop Hogs | |
| 21 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 22 | JORDYQ | |
| 23 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 24 | Budro's BBQ | |
| 25 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 26 | Piglittically Incorrect | |
| 27 | BUTTS N STUFF | |
| 28 | Meats and Malts |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 174.8572 · median 166.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 2 | Piglittically Incorrect | |
| 3 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 4 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 5 | Meats and Malts | |
| 6 | JORDYQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 8 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 9 | THE SMOKIN O'S | |
| 10 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 11 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 13 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 14 | Cannonball Express BBQ | |
| 15 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 16 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 17 | Slop Hogs | |
| 18 | MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA | |
| 19 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 20 | BUTTS N STUFF | |
| 21 | Piggie Smalls | |
| 22 | Budro's BBQ | |
| 23 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 24 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 25 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 26 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 27 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 28 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ |
Pork
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 2 | Piglittically Incorrect | |
| 3 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 6 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 7 | THE SMOKIN O'S | |
| 8 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 9 | Piggie Smalls | |
| 10 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 11 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 12 | Meats and Malts | |
| 13 | JORDYQ | |
| 14 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 15 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 16 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 17 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 18 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 19 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 20 | Cannonball Express BBQ | |
| 21 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 22 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 23 | Slop Hogs | |
| 24 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 25 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 26 | Budro's BBQ | |
| 27 | BUTTS N STUFF | |
| 28 | MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA |
Brisket
28 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 2 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 3 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 4 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 5 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 6 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 7 | HEATH RILES BBQ | |
| 8 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 9 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 10 | Piggie Smalls | |
| 11 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 12 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 13 | Cannonball Express BBQ | |
| 14 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 15 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 16 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 17 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 18 | JORDYQ | |
| 19 | MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA | |
| 20 | THE SMOKIN O'S | |
| 21 | Piglittically Incorrect | |
| 22 | Slop Hogs | |
| 23 | BUTTS N STUFF | |
| 24 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 25 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 26 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 27 | Meats and Malts | |
| 28 | Budro's BBQ |