Hometown BBQ Bash
2019-08-02 – 2019-08-03 · Hoover, AL · 📍 100 Ben Chapman Dr · State championship
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: South Pork (697.7372) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
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 1.2000 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
SOUTH PORK won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE and FAT, DRUNK & STUPID tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Smoking O's and GRILLER DILLER'S tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: THE SPECIALISTS and SMOKIN BUTT CREW tied on 166.2400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 | 173.7028 | 170.8228 | 163.3712 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4744 | 172.5828 | 166.8688 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 171.9772 | 166.2400 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 162.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 697.7372 · median 675.3140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 2 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 3 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 4 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 5 | GRILLER DILLER'S | |
| 6 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 7 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 9 | Smoking O's | |
| 10 | Smokology | |
| 11 | 2 Smoking Joes | |
| 12 | Wyld Child Catering | |
| 13 | Lazy Dog BBQ | |
| 14 | FIREWALKER BBQ | |
| 15 | Springville Fire Department |
Chicken
15 entries · top 173.7028 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 2 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 3 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 4 | GRILLER DILLER'S | |
| 5 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 6 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 7 | 2 Smoking Joes | |
| 8 | Smoking O's | |
| 9 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 11 | Smokology | |
| 12 | Wyld Child Catering | |
| 13 | FIREWALKER BBQ | |
| 14 | Lazy Dog BBQ | |
| 15 | Springville Fire Department |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 175.4744 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 2 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 3 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 4 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 6 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 7 | Smoking O's | |
| 8 | GRILLER DILLER'S | |
| 9 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 10 | Smokology | |
| 11 | Springville Fire Department | |
| 12 | FIREWALKER BBQ | |
| 13 | Lazy Dog BBQ | |
| 14 | 2 Smoking Joes | |
| 15 | Wyld Child Catering |
Pork
15 entries · top 176.0000 · median 166.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 2 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 3 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 4 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokology | |
| 6 | Lazy Dog BBQ | |
| 7 | GRILLER DILLER'S | |
| 8 | 2 Smoking Joes | |
| 9 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 10 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 11 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 12 | Smoking O's | |
| 13 | FIREWALKER BBQ | |
| 14 | Springville Fire Department | |
| 15 | Wyld Child Catering |
Brisket
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 2 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 3 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 4 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 6 | GRILLER DILLER'S | |
| 7 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 8 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | |
| 9 | 2 Smoking Joes | |
| 10 | Smoking O's | |
| 11 | Smokology | |
| 12 | Wyld Child Catering | |
| 13 | Lazy Dog BBQ | |
| 14 | Springville Fire Department | |
| 15 | FIREWALKER BBQ |