Throwdown in the Vineyards
2019-05-31 – 2019-06-01 · Murphy, CA · 📍 1894 6 Mile Rd · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $8,500.00
Grand Champion: Mudville BBQ (682.7884) · 20 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0572 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT and MUDVILLE BBQ tied on 166.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: THE SMOKING J'S edged RBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 2–3: SMOKIN' AXE BBQ edged OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1428 | 169.1312 | 165.0972 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 167.3712 | 163.4400 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 169.1428 | 161.0972 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 169.1428 | 159.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
20 entries · top 682.7884 · median 644.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 2 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 4 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 5 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 7 | THE SMOKING J'S | |
| 8 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 9 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 10 | Bone Rubbin' BBQ | |
| 11 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 12 | RBQ | |
| 13 | TEAM BACON | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 15 | Saltworks BBQ | |
| 16 | FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. | |
| 17 | Arbilicious BBQ | |
| 18 | RedJaz BBQ | |
| 19 | Rack's BBQ | |
| 20 | ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS |
Chicken
20 entries · top 173.1428 · median 164.8230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 3 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 4 | THE SMOKING J'S | |
| 5 | RBQ | |
| 6 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 7 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 8 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 9 | Bone Rubbin' BBQ | |
| 10 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 12 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 13 | Arbilicious BBQ | |
| 14 | ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Saltworks BBQ | |
| 16 | TEAM BACON | |
| 17 | FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. | |
| 18 | RedJaz BBQ | |
| 19 | Rack's BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ |
Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 177.1544 · median 162.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 3 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 4 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 5 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | THE SMOKING J'S | |
| 7 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 9 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 10 | TEAM BACON | |
| 11 | Saltworks BBQ | |
| 12 | Arbilicious BBQ | |
| 13 | Bone Rubbin' BBQ | |
| 14 | FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. | |
| 15 | RBQ | |
| 16 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 17 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 18 | Rack's BBQ | |
| 19 | RedJaz BBQ | |
| 20 | ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS |
Pork
20 entries · top 175.4400 · median 160.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 5 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 8 | Bone Rubbin' BBQ | |
| 9 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 10 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 11 | RedJaz BBQ | |
| 12 | TEAM BACON | |
| 13 | THE SMOKING J'S | |
| 14 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 15 | RBQ | |
| 16 | Saltworks BBQ | |
| 17 | Rack's BBQ | |
| 18 | FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. | |
| 19 | ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Arbilicious BBQ |
Brisket
20 entries · top 178.8572 · median 158.5370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | BULL MARKET BBQ | |
| 3 | OLD TOWN FRANKLIN BBQ | |
| 4 | CYNICAL BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 7 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 8 | THE SMOKING J'S | |
| 9 | RBQ | |
| 10 | FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. | |
| 11 | Bone Rubbin' BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 13 | Arbilicious BBQ | |
| 14 | TEAM BACON | |
| 15 | Saltworks BBQ | |
| 16 | The BBQ Yard | |
| 17 | Rack's BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | |
| 19 | RedJaz BBQ | |
| 20 | ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS |