A statement win
25.8060
points clear of the field
Wider than 100% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 25.8060 points — a wider margin than 100% of championships in the data.
D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival
Feb 22–23, 2019 · Diberville, MS · State championship
Prize money: $6,000
CAJUN BLAZE won Grand Champion at the D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival on February 22, 2019 in Diberville, MS, scoring 704.0344 in a field of 16 teams. THE BLUE BLOODS took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.2284. Category winners: Chicken — Big Bear BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN N THE BANDITS (175.4172); Pork — CAJUN BLAZE (179.4400); Brisket — CAJUN BLAZE (179.4400). The Backyard Series standings were won by Jerri-Que with 327.9656.
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.
323.35
median 651.27
704.03 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 177.71
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 175.42
- Master Series — Pork 179.44
- Master Series — Brisket 179.44
- Backyard Series — Chicken 168.56
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 169.18
20
179.44
Entries
19
6 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
704.0344
Winning margin
25.8060
GC over RC
Field average
626.82
323.35704.03
median 651.27 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.2000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
629.5884
323.35704.03
10th place overall
Field spread
380.6856
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,000
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 17%
beats 83% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.27 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,517
avg power rating going in · stronger than 12% 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 6 calls decided inside half a point
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT and Jerri-Que tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 9–10: TNT BBQ Team and Southern Smoke tied on 159.3944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Chicken places 6–7: Chillin & Grillin edged TNT BBQ Team by 0.0228.
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Backyard Series — Chicken 6–7 · 0.0228
- Master Series — Brisket 9–10 · 0.0572
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
CAJUN BLAZE won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
CAJUN BLAZE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 166.2628 | 160.5484 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 163.9656 | 156.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork | 179.4400 | 167.9656 | 162.2628 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 179.4400 | 165.1200 | 159.4056 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 168.5600 | 157.1428 | 153.6916 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 169.1772 | 163.9772 | 159.3944 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 704.0344 · median 651.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 2 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 3 | Papas Smoke Pit | |
| 4 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoking O's | |
| 6 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' OUT | |
| 8 | SouthSide BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 10 | #MINDIFWESMOKE | |
| 11 | Coast Chlorinators | |
| 12 | Bootleggers Barbeque Team | |
| 13 | Pork-Q-Holics | |
| 14 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 15 | Scarlet Pearl | |
| 16 | Last Chance |
Chicken
16 entries · top 177.7144 · median 163.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 3 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 4 | SouthSide BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' OUT | |
| 6 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 7 | Smoking O's | |
| 8 | Papas Smoke Pit | |
| 9 | Coast Chlorinators | |
| 10 | #MINDIFWESMOKE | |
| 11 | Scarlet Pearl | |
| 12 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 13 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 14 | Pork-Q-Holics | |
| 15 | Last Chance | |
| 16 | Bootleggers Barbeque Team |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 175.4172 · median 160.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 2 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 3 | Smoking O's | |
| 4 | Papas Smoke Pit | |
| 5 | Bootleggers Barbeque Team | |
| 6 | PIGGIN' OUT | |
| 7 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 8 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 9 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 10 | #MINDIFWESMOKE | |
| 11 | SouthSide BBQ | |
| 12 | Last Chance | |
| 13 | Coast Chlorinators | |
| 14 | Pork-Q-Holics | |
| 15 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 16 | Scarlet Pearl |
Pork
15 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 2 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 3 | Papas Smoke Pit | |
| 4 | #MINDIFWESMOKE | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' OUT | |
| 6 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 7 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 8 | Bootleggers Barbeque Team | |
| 9 | Coast Chlorinators | |
| 10 | Smoking O's | |
| 11 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 12 | Scarlet Pearl | |
| 13 | SouthSide BBQ | |
| 14 | Pork-Q-Holics | |
| 15 | 2nd Hand Smoke |
Brisket
16 entries · top 179.4400 · median 160.6000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 2 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 3 | SouthSide BBQ | |
| 4 | Papas Smoke Pit | |
| 5 | Smoking O's | |
| 6 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 7 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 8 | Pork-Q-Holics | |
| 9 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 10 | PIGGIN' OUT | |
| 11 | Coast Chlorinators | |
| 12 | Scarlet Pearl | |
| 13 | Bootleggers Barbeque Team | |
| 14 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 15 | #MINDIFWESMOKE | |
| 16 | Last Chance |
Backyard Series
Overall
19 entries · top 327.9656 · median 306.2512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerri-Que | |
| 2 | Barlow-Q | |
| 3 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 4 | Flaps Up | |
| 5 | DIXIE-QUE BBQ | |
| 6 | Taste-Buds | |
| 7 | Hot Smokin Butts | |
| 8 | TNT BBQ Team | |
| 9 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 10 | Gulfcoast BBQ | |
| 11 | Backyard and Charred | |
| 12 | Southern Smoke | |
| 13 | D' Iberville Volunteer Foundation | |
| 14 | Chillin & Grillin | |
| 15 | Sweet Lips | |
| 16 | Who Dat Flying Pigs | |
| 17 | Maddog BBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ Outlaw | |
| 19 | Frisky Frogs bbq |
Chicken
19 entries · top 168.5600 · median 153.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barlow-Q | |
| 2 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 3 | Flaps Up | |
| 4 | Jerri-Que | |
| 5 | Hot Smokin Butts | |
| 6 | Chillin & Grillin | |
| 7 | TNT BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Taste-Buds | |
| 9 | D' Iberville Volunteer Foundation | |
| 10 | DIXIE-QUE BBQ | |
| 11 | Backyard and Charred | |
| 12 | Frisky Frogs bbq | |
| 13 | Gulfcoast BBQ | |
| 14 | Southern Smoke | |
| 15 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 16 | Who Dat Flying Pigs | |
| 17 | Maddog BBQ | |
| 18 | Sweet Lips | |
| 19 | BBQ Outlaw |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 169.1772 · median 159.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIXIE-QUE BBQ | |
| 2 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 3 | Jerri-Que | |
| 4 | Taste-Buds | |
| 5 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 6 | Flaps Up | |
| 7 | Gulfcoast BBQ | |
| 8 | Hot Smokin Butts | |
| 9 | TNT BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Southern Smoke | |
| 11 | Barlow-Q | |
| 12 | Sweet Lips | |
| 13 | Backyard and Charred | |
| 14 | Who Dat Flying Pigs | |
| 15 | Maddog BBQ | |
| 16 | D' Iberville Volunteer Foundation | |
| 17 | BBQ Outlaw | |
| 18 | Chillin & Grillin | |
| 19 | Frisky Frogs bbq |
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.
Kids-Q — Piglet Pork Chop
12 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.1544
Ancillary — Polk'S Sausage
16 entries · top 173.1772 · median 151.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 2 | Smoking O's | |
| 3 | Sweet Lips | |
| 4 | Little Piglet BBQ (8) | |
| 5 | Lexi-Que Alexa (15) | |
| 6 | Who Dat Flying Pigs | |
| 7 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 8 | Gulfcoast BBQ | |
| 9 | TNT BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Scarlet Pearl | |
| 11 | SouthSide BBQ | |
| 12 | Jerri-Que | |
| 13 | Pork-Q-Holics | |
| 14 | Chillin & Grillin | |
| 15 | Southside Anna Mae (11) | |
| 16 | Barlow-Q |