Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ
2019-08-23 – 2019-08-24 · Hill City, SD · 📍 Sea Terrace Park · State championship
Reps: GENE GOYCOCHEA, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $12,500.00
Grand Champion: B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (699.9544) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ
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👑 A dynasty in the making
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has won this contest 4 times across its 7 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS took the Grand Championship home to CO.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (won 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (won 2018).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-22 | Hill City, SD 57745 | 25 | 692.5488 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 2015-08-21 | Hill City, SD 57745 | 26 | 689.6456 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | SPITFIRE | |
| 2016-08-26 | Hill City, SD 57745 | 31 | 697.6916 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 2017-08-25 | Elm St | 26 | 691.3712 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 2018-08-24 | Sea Terrace Park | 27 | 704.5256 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 2019-08-23 ← this one | Hill City, SD | Sea Terrace Park | 31 | 699.9544 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | 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 | 180.0000 | 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 180.0000 · median 165.0972 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5256