Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2018
- 2019
Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ 2019
Aug 23–24, 2019 · Hill City, SD · 📍 Sea Terrace Park · State championship
Reps: Gene Goycochea, Michael Winter · Prize money: $12,500
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS won Grand Champion at the Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ on August 23, 2019 in Hill City, SD at Sea Terrace Park, scoring 699.9544 in a field of 31 teams. LAST CALL HEROES BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.8344. Category winners: Chicken — SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS (177.7028); Pork Ribs — BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ (179.4400); Pork — BnB BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (179.4400). This is the 6th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by B-S BBQ OUTLAWS; the next was held in 2024.
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.
614.16
median 671.92
699.95 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 179.44
143.38
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Entries
31
4 judged meats
Top score
699.9544
Winning margin
5.1200
GC over RC
Field average
667.77
614.16699.95
median 671.92 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
676.4572
614.16699.95
10th place overall
Field spread
85.7940
winner to last place
Prize money
$12,500
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 33%
beats 67% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
70%
19 of 27 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.47 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,614
avg power rating going in · stronger than 85% of contests
Storylines (8 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
4×
wins at this contest
4 of 7 tracked editions
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has won this contest 4 times across its 7 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: B-S BBQ OUTLAWS and YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG and SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: BnB BBQ and LaTa-Que tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Pork 1–2 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 20th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 20th
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in brisket
179.4400
best brisket ever cooked here
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS turned in 179.4400 in brisket — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 5 earlier editions.
- old best 178.8572
- across 5 past editions
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (won 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (won 2018).
- PARROTHEAD SMOKERS · 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- B-S BBQ OUTLAWS · 2018
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BnB BBQ · Pork
- LaTa-Que · Pork
They keep coming back
70%
of last edition’s field returned
19 of 27 teams from 2018-08-24 came back
19 of the 27 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
This contest's own records (2 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2014 | Hill City, SD | Hill City, SD 57745 | 25 | 692.5488 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Hill City, SD | Hill City, SD 57745 | 26 | 689.6456 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | SPITFIRE |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Hill City, SD | Hill City, SD 57745 | 31 | 697.6916 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Hill City, SD | Elm St | 26 | 691.3712 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Hill City, SD | Sea Terrace Park | 27 | 704.5256 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | BACKDRAFT BBQ |
| Aug 23, 2019 ← this one | Hill City, SD | Sea Terrace Park | 31 | 699.9544 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Hill City, SD | Main Street | 29 | 689.0512 | Q Cartel | LaTa-Que |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 176.5600 | 173.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 175.4400 | 171.4056 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2628 | 169.6684 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 169.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 699.9544 · median 671.9200
Chicken
31 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6800
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5372
Pork
31 entries · top 180 · median 165.0972 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5256