A stacked field
1670
average power rating going in
Stronger than 98% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1670 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.
- top seed WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (1971)
- 33 rated teams
Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1
May 24–25, 2019 · Gettysburg, PA · 📍 95 Presidential CR · State championship
Reps: Louise Weidner, Robert McKee · Prize money: $5,000
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 on May 24, 2019 in Gettysburg, PA at 95 Presidential CR, scoring 693.6228 in a field of 33 teams. BAD AZZ MULE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2516. Category winners: Chicken — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (180.0000); Pork Ribs — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (175.4172); Pork — OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE (179.4400); Brisket — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS (178.8572).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
619.18
median 669.60
693.62 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 175.42
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 178.86
143.30
180
Entries
33
4 judged meats
Top score
693.6228
Winning margin
3.3712
GC over RC
Field average
665.70
619.18693.62
median 669.60 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.1084
619.18693.62
10th place overall
Field spread
74.4456
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 60%
beats 40% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.59 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,670
avg power rating going in · stronger than 98% of contests
Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ and Still Workin' On It tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: INSANE SWINE BBQ and PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 9–10 · tie
- Brisket 7–8 · 0.0112
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 11th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 11th
- Brisket 6th
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT · Chicken
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 172 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 173.7028 | 169.6684 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
33 entries · top 693.6228 · median 669.6000
Chicken
33 entries · top 180 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.8228
Pork
33 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168
Brisket
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656