Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest
2019-05-31 – 2019-06-01 · Rice Lake, WI · 📍 Rice Lake, WI 54868 · State championship
Reps: DEBRA GAGE, WILLIAM GAGE · Prize money: $6,375.00
Grand Champion: The Smokin' C's BBQ (677.0628) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PIGTAILERS BBQ
Entries
19
4 judged meats
Top score
677.0628
Winning margin
2.8456
GC over RC
Field average
647.72
median 647.85
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
647.8512
10th place overall
Field spread
79.5312
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,375.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 97%
beats 3% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
5%
of the 19 teams with a home region came from outside WI
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.59 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1502
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% of contests
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
T-MAC SMOKIN won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 9–10: TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI and SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN tied on 168.5484 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI edged THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 8–9: T-MAC SMOKIN edged SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 171.9772 | 168.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 168.5372 | 163.3944 |
| Pork | 173.1428 | 167.4056 | 161.7144 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 168.5140 | 162.8232 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 677.0628 · median 647.8512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 3 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 4 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 6 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 7 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 8 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 9 | GET A CLUE BBQ | |
| 10 | 337 BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE 'N SANITY | |
| 13 | The Eagle BBQ | |
| 14 | Open Season BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 16 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 17 | Two Brews BBQ | |
| 18 | Black Mamba BBQ | |
| 19 | RED LINE BBQ |
Chicken
19 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 2 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 4 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 5 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE 'N SANITY | |
| 8 | Two Brews BBQ | |
| 9 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 10 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 11 | 337 BBQ | |
| 12 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 13 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 14 | Black Mamba BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 16 | Open Season BBQ | |
| 17 | GET A CLUE BBQ | |
| 18 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 19 | The Eagle BBQ |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 177.7372 · median 163.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 2 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 3 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 5 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 7 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 9 | The Eagle BBQ | |
| 10 | Two Brews BBQ | |
| 11 | 337 BBQ | |
| 12 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 13 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 14 | Open Season BBQ | |
| 15 | Black Mamba BBQ | |
| 16 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 17 | SMOKE 'N SANITY | |
| 18 | GET A CLUE BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG HORNED BBQ |
Pork
19 entries · top 173.1428 · median 161.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GET A CLUE BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 3 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 4 | The Eagle BBQ | |
| 5 | 337 BBQ | |
| 6 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE 'N SANITY | |
| 8 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 10 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 12 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 13 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 14 | Black Mamba BBQ | |
| 15 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 16 | Open Season BBQ | |
| 17 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 19 | Two Brews BBQ |
Brisket
19 entries · top 173.1200 · median 162.8232
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 2 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 3 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 4 | PURPLE SHADOW | |
| 5 | THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ | |
| 6 | GET A CLUE BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 8 | Open Season BBQ | |
| 9 | PIGTAILERS BBQ | |
| 10 | Two Brews BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG HORNED BBQ | |
| 12 | The Eagle BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 14 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SMOKE 'N SANITY | |
| 16 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 17 | 337 BBQ | |
| 18 | Black Mamba BBQ | |
| 19 | RED LINE BBQ |