The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
2019-05-03 – 2019-05-04 · Huntsville, AL · 📍 Church Street · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER
Grand Champion: South Pork (698.2284) · 54 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Organizer Portal
Entries
Top score
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Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SMOKE ME SILLY has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: Beaks to Butts and CONTAGIOUS Q tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: Butts Bellies & Buddies Too and Bean Bandits tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 1–2: SOUTH PORK and BBQ UP tied on 180.0000 — 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-02 | Huntsville, AL 35801 | 62 | 702.2400 | Pig Time BBQ | Organizer Portal | |
| 2015-05-01 | Huntsville, AL 35801 | 63 | 701.6456 | SMOKE ME SILLY | SOUTH PORK | |
| 2016-05-06 | Huntsville, AL 35801 | 67 | 701.6800 | WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS | Organizer Portal | |
| 2017-05-05 | Church Street | 69 | 703.4404 | SMOKE ME SILLY | HOT COLE'S BBQ | |
| 2018-05-04 | Church Street | 61 | 703.9428 | SMOKE ME SILLY | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 2019-05-03 ← this one | Huntsville, AL | Church Street | 54 | 698.2284 | South Pork | Organizer Portal |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 173.7144 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 173.7372 | 166.8800 | 162.2972 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1772 | 171.4516 | 168.0000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
54 entries · top 698.2284 · median 664.4340
Chicken
53 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3712
Pork Ribs
54 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
54 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2456 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
54 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
69 entries · top 342.3888 · median 304.4452
Chicken
66 entries · top 173.7372 · median 153.4000
Pork Ribs
68 entries · top 177.1772 · median 156.2398