9th Annual Bull Moose
2019-04-05 – 2019-04-06 · Millington, TN · 📍 7915 Memphis Av · State championship
Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Rooters-N-Tooters (685.5996) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
685.5996
Winning margin
2.7884
GC over RC
Field average
653.41
median 656.42
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4.0000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
663.8624
10th place overall
Field spread
84.0568
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 91%
beats 9% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
64%
of the 25 teams with a home region came from outside TN
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.15 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1503
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% of contests
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: Swine Crue and KILLER HOGS tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 170.8112 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and HOGG LEGG SMOKERS tied on 170.8112 — 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 | 171.9656 | 166.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 168.5256 | 163.4172 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 173.1428 | 170.8112 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 172.5600 | 165.6568 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 685.5996 · median 656.4224
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 4 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 5 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS | |
| 6 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 7 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 9 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 10 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 11 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 12 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 13 | Swine Crue | |
| 14 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 15 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 16 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 17 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 19 | Porkosaurus | |
| 20 | Buzzards BBQ | |
| 21 | M & M BBQ | |
| 22 | UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS | |
| 23 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke Divided | |
| 25 | PIGS GONE HOG WILD |
Chicken
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 2 | Swine Crue | |
| 3 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 4 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 5 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 6 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS | |
| 7 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 8 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 9 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 10 | Porkosaurus | |
| 11 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 12 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 13 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 14 | UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS | |
| 15 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 16 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 17 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 18 | M & M BBQ | |
| 19 | Buzzards BBQ | |
| 20 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 21 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 22 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoke Divided | |
| 24 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 25 | PIGS GONE HOG WILD |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 176.5828 · median 161.1088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 2 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 6 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 7 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 8 | Porkosaurus | |
| 9 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 11 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 12 | Buzzards BBQ | |
| 13 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 14 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 15 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 16 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 17 | Smoke Divided | |
| 18 | Swine Crue | |
| 19 | M & M BBQ | |
| 20 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 21 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 22 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 23 | UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS | |
| 24 | PIGS GONE HOG WILD | |
| 25 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS |
Pork
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.9888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swine Crue | |
| 2 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 3 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 6 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 8 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 9 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 10 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 11 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 12 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 13 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 14 | Smoke Divided | |
| 15 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS | |
| 16 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 17 | UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS | |
| 18 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 19 | M & M BBQ | |
| 20 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 21 | Porkosaurus | |
| 22 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 23 | Buzzards BBQ | |
| 24 | PIGS GONE HOG WILD | |
| 25 | Outlaw BBQ |
Brisket
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 2 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | SWINE LIFE | |
| 6 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 7 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 8 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 9 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 10 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 12 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 13 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS | |
| 14 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 15 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 16 | Buzzards BBQ | |
| 17 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 18 | M & M BBQ | |
| 19 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 20 | PIGS GONE HOG WILD | |
| 21 | UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS | |
| 22 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 23 | Swine Crue | |
| 24 | Smoke Divided | |
| 25 | Porkosaurus |