Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off
2019-04-05 – 2019-04-06 · Franklin, KY · 📍 2889 Scottsville Rd · State championship
Grand Champion: Continental BBQ (703.3828) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
703.3828
Winning margin
9.7140
GC over RC
Field average
661.93
median 668.14
Tightest race
Brisket
3.4168 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.0284
10th place overall
Field spread
213.1316
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 33%
beats 67% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
75%
of the 28 teams with a home region came from outside KY
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.24 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1505
avg power rating going in · stronger than 7% of contests
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.7140 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: HOGTOWN BARBECUE and FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: ONTARGET BBQ and 615 BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: HOBBIE BAR-B-Q and WEQ4U tied on 170.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 172.5600 | 168.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 173.7028 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2860 | 167.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 703.3828 · median 668.1370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 4 | 615 BBQ | |
| 5 | Hawg Feathers | |
| 6 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE | |
| 7 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 8 | ONTARGET BBQ | |
| 9 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 10 | WEQ4U | |
| 11 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 12 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 13 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 14 | BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC | |
| 15 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 16 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 17 | G-QUE KY | |
| 18 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 19 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 20 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 21 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 22 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 23 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 24 | White Wolf Smokers | |
| 25 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 27 | JOEY SUTPHEN TEAM | |
| 28 | Chatter Box BBQ |
Chicken
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 2 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE | |
| 3 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | Hawg Feathers | |
| 5 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 6 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 7 | 615 BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 10 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 11 | ONTARGET BBQ | |
| 12 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 13 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 14 | WEQ4U | |
| 15 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 16 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 17 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 18 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 19 | BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC | |
| 20 | G-QUE KY | |
| 21 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 22 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 23 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 24 | White Wolf Smokers | |
| 25 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 26 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 27 | Chatter Box BBQ | |
| 28 | JOEY SUTPHEN TEAM |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.2572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 2 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 3 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | ONTARGET BBQ | |
| 5 | 615 BBQ | |
| 6 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 7 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 8 | WEQ4U | |
| 9 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 10 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 11 | White Wolf Smokers | |
| 12 | G-QUE KY | |
| 13 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 14 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 15 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 17 | BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC | |
| 18 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE | |
| 19 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 20 | Hawg Feathers | |
| 21 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 22 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 23 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 24 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 25 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 26 | Chatter Box BBQ | |
| 27 | JOEY SUTPHEN TEAM | |
| 28 | BIG G BBQ |
Pork
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 2 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 4 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE | |
| 5 | ONTARGET BBQ | |
| 6 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 7 | WEQ4U | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 9 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW | |
| 10 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 11 | 615 BBQ | |
| 12 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 13 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 14 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 15 | Hawg Feathers | |
| 16 | G-QUE KY | |
| 17 | BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC | |
| 18 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 19 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 20 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 21 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 22 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 23 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 24 | White Wolf Smokers | |
| 25 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 26 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 27 | JOEY SUTPHEN TEAM | |
| 28 | Chatter Box BBQ |
Brisket
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawg Feathers | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 3 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 4 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 5 | 615 BBQ | |
| 6 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 7 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 8 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 9 | BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC | |
| 10 | BLACK SHEEP BBQ | |
| 11 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 12 | WEQ4U | |
| 13 | BIG G BBQ | |
| 14 | HOGTOWN BARBECUE | |
| 15 | FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | |
| 17 | ONTARGET BBQ | |
| 18 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 19 | G-QUE KY | |
| 20 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | |
| 21 | OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | |
| 22 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 23 | Chatter Box BBQ | |
| 24 | UNCLE BUTCH BBQ | |
| 25 | JOEY SUTPHEN TEAM | |
| 26 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 27 | White Wolf Smokers | |
| 28 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOW |