Hannibal Bar-B-Q-Festival
2019-07-27 – 2019-07-28 · Hannibal, MO · 📍 4140 Market St · State championship
Reps: JEANNE TITUS, TINA WELLER · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Razor Racks (691.3484) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE
Entries
18
4 judged meats
Top score
691.3484
Winning margin
2.2856
GC over RC
Field average
646.85
median 662.72
Tightest race
Brisket
5.1200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
660.9828
10th place overall
Field spread
179.9884
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
17%
of the 18 teams with a home region came from outside MO
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.6 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1525
avg power rating going in · stronger than 30% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 6–7: AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW edged Chigger Creek BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 8–9: GRILLIN' GRINDES edged CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE by 0.0116. Brisket places 5–6: Fat Texan edged CARROL LOU'S SMOKEHOUSE by 0.0228.
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 | 178.2972 | 173.1428 | 166.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2972 | 169.1084 | 161.6456 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 170.2628 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 169.1428 | 159.3484 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
18 entries · top 691.3484 · median 662.7198
Chicken
18 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8286
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 174.2972 · median 163.0914
Pork
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
18 entries · top 174.2628 · median 159.9484