Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz

2019-05-10 – 2019-05-11 · Marion, AR · State championship

Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN

Grand Champion: Dad's Grilling Crew (702.8344) · 30 teams

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DAD'S GRILLIN CREW

702.8344 · Master Series — Overall

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Fergolicious BBQ

702.2628 · Master Series — Overall

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Q-BONES BBQ

701.6340 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

10 categories

Top score

702.8344

Winning margin

0.5716

GC over RC

Field average

662.69

median 673.06

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

685.6228

what a walk cost here

Field spread

212.1256

winner to last place

Most consistent

Phat Chance

avg finish 6.11 across 9 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 3.4400 pts — THE BLUE BLOODS

How hot was the win?

Top 24%

beats 76% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1511

avg power rating going in · stronger than 15% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1608 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🃏 An upset on the books

DAD'S GRILLIN CREW came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Cocktails

12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.7372 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	180.0000 🔥
2	Pigs With Attitudes 2	179.4400
3	Devine Swine & Bovine	179.4400
4	Coal Base	178.8800
5	Creek Bottom Crawlers	177.1772
6	Phat Chance	176.0116
7	2nd Generation Smokers	175.4628
8	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	175.4172
9	Pigs with Attitudes 1	173.7028
10	Nasty Boys Cooking Team	173.2116
11	Uncle Feol's BBQ	172.5484
12	Moonswine	171.4400

Ancillary — Fish

7 entries · top 177.1428 · median 171.9656

#	Team	Score
1	Nasty Boys Cooking Team	177.1428
2	Backyard Southern Style	175.4056
3	Pigs with Attitudes 1	174.2628
4	2nd Generation Smokers	171.9656
5	Devine Swine & Bovine	170.2856
6	Phat Chance	163.9428
7	Creek Bottom Crawlers	161.6684

Ancillary — Pork Ribs

13 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.1428

#	Team	Score
1	Double "S" Smokers	177.1428
2	Dead Hog Walking	176.5716
3	Pick'n Our Butts	174.8572
4	Smokin Trucker	174.2628
5	Astros 12U	167.9772
6	Bottom Land BBQ	166.2856
7	West Memphis Rehab	165.1428
8	West Memphis Health	165.1428
9	Mean Gene's Cooking Team	162.8344
10	Smokin Studs	162.2284
11	Nasty Boys Cooking Team	157.6572
12	Moonswine	154.8000
13	2 Pot Belly's Smokin	153.6684

Ancillary — Rice

7 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2512

#	Team	Score
1	Phat Chance	178.8572
2	Pigs with Attitudes 1	177.1428
3	Uncle Feol's BBQ	176.0228
4	2nd Generation Smokers	170.2512
5	Coal Base	169.7028
6	Creek Bottom Crawlers	169.6684
7	Nasty Boys Cooking Team	168.5484

Ancillary — Sauce

17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Phat Chance	180.0000 🔥
2	West Memphis Health	177.7028
3	2nd Generation Smokers	175.4056
4	Pigs With Attitudes 2	174.2628
5	Mean Gene's Cooking Team	173.1084
6	Creek Bottom Crawlers	173.1084
7	BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS	171.9884
8	C & J Backyard Smokers	169.1084
9	Nasty Boys Cooking Team	168.5484
10	Porkosaurus	168.5256
11	Uncle Feol's BBQ	167.3712
12	Double "S" Smokers	167.3712
13	Moonswine	166.8228
14	Grillin' and Chillin'	162.2400
15	Backyard Southern Style	160.4912
16	Pigs with Attitudes 1	154.2628
17	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	152.5144

Ancillary — Soy

5 entries · top 170.8344 · median 165.0856

#	Team	Score
1	Phat Chance	170.8344
2	Pigs with Attitudes 1	168.5140
3	Slab Techs	165.0856
4	2nd Generation Smokers	164.5484
5	Creek Bottom Crawlers	160.5028

Master Series — Brisket

30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.4114

#	Team	Score
1	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	179.4400
2	Fergolicious BBQ	177.7028
3	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	177.1428
4	BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS	176.5600
5	Q-BONES BBQ	175.4056
6	RAZORRACKS	174.2628
7	Heavy Smoke BBQ	173.1200
8	THE BLUE BLOODS	173.1084
9	Phat Chance	171.9772
10	C & J Backyard Smokers	170.8228
11	UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS	170.8112
12	Slab Techs	170.2628
13	SURVIVOR-QUE	167.3828
14	Higgenbothan Family Dental30485	166.2284
15	Devine Swine & Bovine	165.6800
16	Uncle Feol's BBQ	165.1428
17	Key corner cookers	163.9428
18	Smokin Through The Night	163.3828
19	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	162.8112
20	Ain't it the Life	159.9428
21	HAWGAMANIA	158.7884
22	Backyard Southern Style	156.5028
23	Porkosaurus	155.3600
24	Creek Bottom Crawlers	154.8000
25	Pigs with Attitudes 1	153.6684
26	GT Smokers	153.1200
27	Sunbelt Rentals Climate Control	152.5028
28	Coal Base	151.9548
29	2nd Generation Smokers	137.5888
30	Grillin' and Chillin'	20.0000

Master Series — Chicken

30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Q-BONES BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Fergolicious BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	Backyard Southern Style	178.8572
4	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	177.7144
5	Uncle Feol's BBQ	175.4056
6	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	174.8456
7	UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS	174.8456
8	BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS	174.8456
9	Smokin Through The Night	172.5600
10	Higgenbothan Family Dental30485	171.9772
11	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	171.4056
12	Phat Chance	170.8112
13	Slab Techs	170.2744
14	GT Smokers	170.2628
15	Heavy Smoke BBQ	170.2628
16	SURVIVOR-QUE	169.6684
17	Key corner cookers	168.5600
18	THE BLUE BLOODS	168.5140
19	Porkosaurus	167.4172
20	RAZORRACKS	167.3944
21	Pigs with Attitudes 1	166.8228
22	Devine Swine & Bovine	166.2400
23	Grillin' and Chillin'	165.1200
24	C & J Backyard Smokers	164.5256
25	Creek Bottom Crawlers	163.9772
26	Coal Base	163.3944
27	HAWGAMANIA	159.3940
28	2nd Generation Smokers	159.3712
29	Sunbelt Rentals Climate Control	158.2056
30	Ain't it the Life	155.3600

Master Series — Overall

30 entries · top 702.8344 · median 673.0570

#	Team	Score
1	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	702.8344
2	Fergolicious BBQ	702.2628
3	Q-BONES BBQ	701.6340
4	BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS	701.0968
5	THE BLUE BLOODS	695.8968
6	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	691.3484
7	Heavy Smoke BBQ	690.2172
8	RAZORRACKS	688.4800
9	UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS	687.3024
10	Phat Chance	685.6228
11	Smokin Through The Night	683.3256
12	SURVIVOR-QUE	683.2912
13	Higgenbothan Family Dental30485	681.6000
14	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	681.5880
15	Uncle Feol's BBQ	676.4796
16	Key corner cookers	669.6344
17	C & J Backyard Smokers	665.5884
18	HAWGAMANIA	656.9824
19	Backyard Southern Style	656.9484
20	Coal Base	653.5664
21	GT Smokers	652.4456
22	Slab Techs	652.3884
23	Devine Swine & Bovine	646.7200
24	Pigs with Attitudes 1	645.6228
25	Creek Bottom Crawlers	645.5200
26	Porkosaurus	638.1144
27	Ain't it the Life	632.8800
28	Sunbelt Rentals Climate Control	632.4224
29	2nd Generation Smokers	588.2172
30	Grillin' and Chillin'	490.7088

Master Series — Pork

30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1086 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	THE BLUE BLOODS	180.0000 🔥
2	Phat Chance	176.5600
3	GT Smokers	175.4172
4	Higgenbothan Family Dental30485	174.2744
5	Smokin Through The Night	174.2628
6	SURVIVOR-QUE	173.1200
7	Coal Base	173.1200
8	Q-BONES BBQ	173.1084
9	BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS	172.5484
10	HAWGAMANIA	171.9772
11	UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS	171.9656
12	RAZORRACKS	171.9656
13	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	170.2744
14	Fergolicious BBQ	169.7028
15	Heavy Smoke BBQ	169.6800
16	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	168.5372
17	Creek Bottom Crawlers	166.2400
18	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	166.2284
19	C & J Backyard Smokers	165.1200
20	Pigs with Attitudes 1	164.5600
21	Grillin' and Chillin'	162.8228
22	Backyard Southern Style	162.8000
23	Sunbelt Rentals Climate Control	162.2628
24	Porkosaurus	162.2400
25	Key corner cookers	161.6800
26	Devine Swine & Bovine	161.1200
27	Uncle Feol's BBQ	160.5256
28	Slab Techs	159.3712
29	Ain't it the Life	154.7772
30	2nd Generation Smokers	145.0400

Master Series — Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9714

#	Team	Score
1	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	177.7028
2	Heavy Smoke BBQ	177.1544
3	BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS	177.1428
4	Key corner cookers	175.4516
5	Uncle Feol's BBQ	175.4056
6	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	175.4056
7	RAZORRACKS	174.8572
8	Fergolicious BBQ	174.8572
9	THE BLUE BLOODS	174.2744
10	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	174.2628
11	Smokin Through The Night	173.1200
12	SURVIVOR-QUE	173.1200
13	Q-BONES BBQ	173.1200
14	UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS	169.6800
15	Higgenbothan Family Dental30485	169.1200
16	HAWGAMANIA	166.8228
17	Phat Chance	166.2744
18	C & J Backyard Smokers	165.1200
19	Coal Base	165.0972
20	Ain't it the Life	162.8000
21	Pigs with Attitudes 1	160.5716
22	Creek Bottom Crawlers	160.5028
23	Sunbelt Rentals Climate Control	159.4512
24	Backyard Southern Style	158.7884
25	Devine Swine & Bovine	153.6800
26	GT Smokers	153.6456
27	Porkosaurus	153.0972
28	Slab Techs	152.4800
29	2nd Generation Smokers	146.2172
30	Grillin' and Chillin'	142.7660