A statement win
12.6168
points clear of the field
Wider than 93% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.6168 points — a wider margin than 93% of championships in the data.
Ribs and Rhythm & Blues
2019-07-20 – 2019-07-21 · Auburn, NY · 📍 Emerson Park Owasco Lake · State championship
Reps: DON MULLER, NANCY MULLER · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Insane Swine (697.7028) · 34 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG RAZ 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.
578.11
median 649.65
697.70 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.02
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Pork 174.26
- Brisket 175.41
124.53
179.44
Entries
34
4 judged meats
Top score
697.7028
Winning margin
12.6168
GC over RC
Field average
644.57
578.11697.70
median 649.65 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.1656 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
665.0972
578.11697.70
10th place overall
Field spread
119.5884
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 41%
beats 59% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.78 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1597
avg power rating going in · stronger than 76% of contests
Storylines (3 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 14 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: PADDY MCQ'S and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: FIRE DOWN BELOW and GOOD SMOKE BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: GOOD SMOKE BBQ and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
INSANE SWINE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 3rd.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
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 | 176.0228 | 170.8572 | 168.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 173.7144 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 168.0228 | 166.8572 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 167.4172 | 164.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
34 entries · top 697.7028 · median 649.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 3 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 4 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | The Snortin Boar | |
| 6 | BLACK HART BBQ | |
| 7 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 8 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 10 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 11 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 12 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 13 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 14 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE | |
| 16 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 17 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 18 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 19 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | THE STUFFED BUFFALO | |
| 21 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 22 | BBQ STATE OF MIND | |
| 23 | THE SMOKIN J'S | |
| 24 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 25 | Team GottaQ | |
| 26 | BIG AWESOME BBQ | |
| 27 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 28 | Hawkey BBQ | |
| 29 | Uncle Ricks Brisket | |
| 30 | THE WRECKING QUE | |
| 31 | HOLY SMOKES | |
| 32 | Smokin Section | |
| 33 | Big Rich | |
| 34 | D's Nutz |
Chicken
34 entries · top 176.0228 · median 165.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 4 | The Snortin Boar | |
| 5 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 6 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 7 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 8 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 10 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 11 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 12 | PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE | |
| 13 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 15 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 16 | THE STUFFED BUFFALO | |
| 17 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ STATE OF MIND | |
| 19 | BLACK HART BBQ | |
| 20 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 21 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 23 | THE WRECKING QUE | |
| 24 | BIG AWESOME BBQ | |
| 25 | THE SMOKIN J'S | |
| 26 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 27 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 28 | Team GottaQ | |
| 29 | Hawkey BBQ | |
| 30 | Big Rich | |
| 31 | Smokin Section | |
| 32 | HOLY SMOKES | |
| 33 | Uncle Ricks Brisket | |
| 34 | D's Nutz |
Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLACK HART BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 3 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 4 | The Snortin Boar | |
| 5 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 6 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 7 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 8 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 10 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 11 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 12 | PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE | |
| 13 | BIG AWESOME BBQ | |
| 14 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 15 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 16 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 17 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 18 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 19 | HOLY SMOKES | |
| 20 | Uncle Ricks Brisket | |
| 21 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 23 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 24 | D's Nutz | |
| 25 | Hawkey BBQ | |
| 26 | THE STUFFED BUFFALO | |
| 27 | THE SMOKIN J'S | |
| 28 | Team GottaQ | |
| 29 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 30 | BBQ STATE OF MIND | |
| 31 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 32 | THE WRECKING QUE | |
| 33 | Smokin Section | |
| 34 | Big Rich |
Pork
34 entries · top 174.2628 · median 162.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 4 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | The Snortin Boar | |
| 6 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 7 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 8 | Team GottaQ | |
| 9 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 12 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 13 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 14 | PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE | |
| 15 | BLACK HART BBQ | |
| 16 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 18 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 19 | THE STUFFED BUFFALO | |
| 20 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 22 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ STATE OF MIND | |
| 24 | THE SMOKIN J'S | |
| 25 | BIG AWESOME BBQ | |
| 26 | Hawkey BBQ | |
| 27 | HOLY SMOKES | |
| 28 | Big Rich | |
| 29 | Uncle Ricks Brisket | |
| 30 | THE WRECKING QUE | |
| 31 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 32 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 33 | D's Nutz | |
| 34 | Smokin Section |
Brisket
34 entries · top 175.4056 · median 159.0798
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 3 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | BLACK HART BBQ | |
| 5 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 6 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 8 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 9 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ STATE OF MIND | |
| 11 | Smokin Section | |
| 12 | The Snortin Boar | |
| 13 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 14 | THE SMOKIN J'S | |
| 15 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 16 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 17 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 20 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 21 | THE STUFFED BUFFALO | |
| 22 | Uncle Ricks Brisket | |
| 23 | PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE | |
| 24 | Big Rich | |
| 25 | THE WRECKING QUE | |
| 26 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 27 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 28 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 29 | Team GottaQ | |
| 30 | Hawkey BBQ | |
| 31 | D's Nutz | |
| 32 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 33 | HOLY SMOKES | |
| 34 | BIG AWESOME BBQ |