Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
2019-05-17 – 2019-05-18 · Plymouth, MA · 📍 Sandy Pond Campground · State championship
Reps: DON LOVELY, LESLIE LOVELY · Prize money: $4,000.00
Grand Champion: Smokin' Hoggz (690.2284) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PADDY MCQ'S
Entries
27
4 judged meats
Top score
690.2284
Winning margin
9.6912
GC over RC
Field average
647.84
median 655.31
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.2172
10th place overall
Field spread
108.5940
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 85%
beats 15% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
56%
of the 27 teams with a home region came from outside MA
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.61 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1512
avg power rating going in · stronger than 16% of contests
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.6912 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and INSANE SWINE BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: FIRE DOWN BELOW and MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: INSANE SWINE BBQ edged FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY by 0.0116.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-17 ← this one | Plymouth, MA | Sandy Pond Campground | 27 | 690.2284 | Smokin' Hoggz | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2019-05-18 | Plymouth, MA | Sandy Pond Campground | 28 | 691.9660 | Fire Down Below | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 172.5600 | 168.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1428 | 167.4288 | 163.9428 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 170.8228 | 164.5600 |
| Brisket | 174.8456 | 169.1200 | 167.3828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 690.2284 · median 655.3140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 5 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 6 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 7 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 8 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 9 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 10 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 11 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE THIS L.I. | |
| 13 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 14 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 15 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 16 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 17 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 18 | Close Enough BBQ | |
| 19 | Q SHANTY | |
| 20 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 21 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 22 | Team GottaQ | |
| 23 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 24 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 25 | WOOD & STEEL BBQ | |
| 26 | BACK RHODE BARBECUE | |
| 27 | Drunken Minions |
Chicken
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 6 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 7 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 9 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 10 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 11 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 12 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 13 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 14 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SMOKE THIS L.I. | |
| 16 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 17 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 18 | Close Enough BBQ | |
| 19 | Drunken Minions | |
| 20 | Team GottaQ | |
| 21 | Q SHANTY | |
| 22 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 23 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 24 | WOOD & STEEL BBQ | |
| 25 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 26 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 27 | BACK RHODE BARBECUE |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 173.1428 · median 160.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 2 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 3 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 4 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 5 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 8 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 9 | Q SHANTY | |
| 10 | SMOKE THIS L.I. | |
| 11 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 13 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 14 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 15 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 16 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 17 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 18 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 19 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 20 | Close Enough BBQ | |
| 21 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 22 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 23 | BACK RHODE BARBECUE | |
| 24 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 25 | Team GottaQ | |
| 26 | WOOD & STEEL BBQ | |
| 27 | Drunken Minions |
Pork
27 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 4 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 5 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 6 | Close Enough BBQ | |
| 7 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 9 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 10 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKE THIS L.I. | |
| 12 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 13 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 14 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 15 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 16 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 17 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 18 | Team GottaQ | |
| 19 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 20 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 21 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 22 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 23 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 24 | WOOD & STEEL BBQ | |
| 25 | BACK RHODE BARBECUE | |
| 26 | Drunken Minions | |
| 27 | Q SHANTY |
Brisket
27 entries · top 174.8456 · median 163.3940
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 4 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SMOKE THIS L.I. | |
| 6 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 7 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 8 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 9 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 10 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 11 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 12 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 13 | Q SHANTY | |
| 14 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 15 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 16 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 17 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 18 | Team GottaQ | |
| 19 | Close Enough BBQ | |
| 20 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 21 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 22 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 23 | WOOD & STEEL BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 25 | BACK RHODE BARBECUE | |
| 26 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 27 | Drunken Minions |