Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
Uncle Toads Competition BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2018
- 2019
Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival 2019
Jul 5–6, 2019 · East Liverpool, OH · 📍 5th Street Downtown · State championship
Prize money: $5,000
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ won Grand Champion at the Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival on July 5, 2019 in East Liverpool, OH at 5th Street Downtown, scoring 679.3372 in a field of 11 teams. SMOKIN FOOLZ took Reserve Grand Champion with 673.7032. Category winners: Chicken — UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ (175.4400); Pork Ribs — BURNING PIG BBQ (174.2860); Pork — SMOKIN FOOLZ (172.0000); Brisket — EXTRA MILE BBQ (171.4056). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ.
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.
600.97
median 662.71
679.34 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.44
- Pork Ribs 174.29
- Pork 172
- Brisket 171.41
142.78
175.44
Entries
11
4 judged meats
Top score
679.3372
Winning margin
5.6340
GC over RC
Field average
649.81
600.97679.34
median 662.71 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
5.1772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
608.3428
600.97679.34
10th place overall
Field spread
78.3656
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 90%
beats 10% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
60%
6 of 10 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.89 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,594
avg power rating going in · stronger than 74% of contests
Storylines (6 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.
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 2 tracked editions
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
- 2018
- 2019
Photo finishes
0.0228
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 1–2: SMOKIN FOOLZ edged UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ by 0.0228. Brisket places 4–5: SMOKECRAFT - MD edged UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ by 0.0228.
- Pork 1–2 · 0.0228
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 5th
A contest record in chicken
175.4400
best chicken ever cooked here
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ turned in 175.4400 in chicken — past the 173.1200 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 173.1200
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ (won 2018).
- UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ · 2018
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2018 | East Liverpool, OH | East Liverpool, OH 43920 | 10 | 690.2056 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | SMOKIN FOOLZ |
| Jul 5, 2019 ← this one | East Liverpool, OH | 5th Street Downtown | 11 | 679.3372 | Uncle Toads Competition BBQ | SMOKIN FOOLZ |
| Jul 22, 2022 | East Liverpool, OH | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 163.4288 | 152.4800 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2860 | 165.7144 | 149.6800 |
| Pork | 172 | 166.8228 | 155.4172 |
| Brisket | 171.4056 | 165.0856 | 152.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
11 entries · top 679.3372 · median 662.7084
Chicken
11 entries · top 175.4400 · median 162.2284
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 174.2860 · median 164.5372
Pork
11 entries · top 172 · median 166.2628
Brisket
11 entries · top 171.4056 · median 163.3828