A statement win
12.0460
points clear of the field
Wider than 92% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.0460 points — a wider margin than 92% of championships in the data.
PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition
Mar 22–23, 2019 · Franklin, IN · 📍 250 Fairgrounds · State championship
Prize money: $5,100
GREY STREET BBQ won Grand Champion at the PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition on March 22, 2019 in Franklin, IN at 250 Fairgrounds, scoring 708.0116 in a field of 29 teams. BILLY RAY BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9656. Category winners: Chicken — iBQ'n (180.0000); Pork Ribs — GREY STREET BBQ (180.0000); Pork — BILLY RAY BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — WEQ4U (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.
631.79
median 673.63
708.01 🏆
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 180 🔥
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 180 🔥
146.21
180
Entries
29
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
708.0116
Winning margin
12.0460
GC over RC
Field average
671.24
631.79708.01
median 673.63 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
3.4056 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.2912
631.79708.01
10th place overall
Field spread
76.2172
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,100
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 6%
beats 94% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.71 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,643
avg power rating going in · stronger than 94% 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 day of perfect scores
6
perfect 180s
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- WEQ4U · Brisket
- iBQ'n · Chicken
- GREY STREET BBQ · Chicken
A stacked field
1643
average power rating going in
Stronger than 94% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1643 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
- top seed GREY STREET BBQ (1927)
- 29 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: iBQ'n and GREY STREET BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: BILLY RAY BBQ and CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: ONE2BBQ and BIG "E" BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Pork 1–2 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
GREY STREET BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 8th
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 | 176.5600 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.7144 | 170.2972 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5944 | 172 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 708.0116 · median 673.6344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 3 | iBQ'n | |
| 4 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 5 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 7 | WEQ4U | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 9 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 10 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 12 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 13 | Historic BBQ | |
| 14 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 15 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 16 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 17 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 18 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 20 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 21 | Bankin Baby BBQ | |
| 22 | M & K BBQ | |
| 23 | PAPA'S BARBQ | |
| 24 | LOUISVILLE BARBECUE COMPANY | |
| 25 | GEM CITY BBQ | |
| 26 | FLYIN SWINE BBQ | |
| 27 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 28 | MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE | |
| 29 | CHIX-ON-HOGS |
Chicken
29 entries · top 180 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iBQ'n | |
| 2 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 3 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 4 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 5 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 6 | FLYIN SWINE BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 8 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 9 | Historic BBQ | |
| 10 | GEM CITY BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 12 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 13 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 14 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 15 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 16 | Bankin Baby BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 18 | LOUISVILLE BARBECUE COMPANY | |
| 19 | WEQ4U | |
| 20 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 21 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 23 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 25 | M & K BBQ | |
| 26 | PAPA'S BARBQ | |
| 27 | MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE | |
| 28 | CHIX-ON-HOGS | |
| 29 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 180 · median 166.8688 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 3 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 4 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 5 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 7 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | LOUISVILLE BARBECUE COMPANY | |
| 10 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 11 | M & K BBQ | |
| 12 | iBQ'n | |
| 13 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 14 | Bankin Baby BBQ | |
| 15 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 16 | WEQ4U | |
| 17 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 18 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 20 | Historic BBQ | |
| 21 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 22 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 23 | GEM CITY BBQ | |
| 24 | CHIX-ON-HOGS | |
| 25 | MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE | |
| 26 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 27 | PAPA'S BARBQ | |
| 28 | FLYIN SWINE BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS |
Pork
29 entries · top 180 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 2 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 3 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 5 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 6 | PAPA'S BARBQ | |
| 7 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 8 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 9 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 10 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 12 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | iBQ'n | |
| 14 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 15 | Historic BBQ | |
| 16 | Bankin Baby BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 19 | WEQ4U | |
| 20 | CHIX-ON-HOGS | |
| 21 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 22 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 23 | M & K BBQ | |
| 24 | FLYIN SWINE BBQ | |
| 25 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 26 | GEM CITY BBQ | |
| 27 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 28 | LOUISVILLE BARBECUE COMPANY | |
| 29 | MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE |
Brisket
29 entries · top 180 · median 167.9884 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEQ4U | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 3 | MEAT MISTERS | |
| 4 | iBQ'n | |
| 5 | BILLY RAY BBQ | |
| 6 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 8 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 9 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 10 | M & K BBQ | |
| 11 | Historic BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 13 | MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE | |
| 14 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 16 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 17 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 19 | CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 20 | PAPA'S BARBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 22 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 23 | LOUISVILLE BARBECUE COMPANY | |
| 24 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 25 | GEM CITY BBQ | |
| 26 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 27 | FLYIN SWINE BBQ | |
| 28 | Bankin Baby BBQ | |
| 29 | CHIX-ON-HOGS |
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.
Ancillary — Dessert
10 entries · top 180 · median 176.2858 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEQ4U | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 4 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | |
| 6 | Bankin Baby BBQ | |
| 7 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 8 | CHIX-ON-HOGS | |
| 9 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 10 | M & K BBQ |