Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ
2019-08-23 – 2019-08-24 · Hill City, SD · State championship
Reps: GENE GOYCOCHEA, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $12,500.00
Grand Champion: B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (699.9544) · 31 teams
Entries
31
4 categories
Top score
699.9544
Winning margin
5.1200
GC over RC
Field average
667.77
median 671.92
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
676.4572
what a walk cost here
Field spread
85.7940
winner to last place
Prize money
$12,500.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 34%
beats 66% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1528
avg power rating going in · stronger than 34% of contests
Storylines
👑 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.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-22 | 25 | 692.5488 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2015-08-21 | 26 | 689.6456 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2016-08-26 | 31 | 697.6916 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2017-08-25 | 26 | 691.3712 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2018-08-24 | 27 | 704.5256 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 2019-08-23 ← this one | Hill City, SD | 31 | 699.9544 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS |
| 2024-08-23 | Hill City, SD | 29 | 689.0512 | Q Cartel |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5256
Master Series — Chicken
31 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6800
Master Series — Overall
31 entries · top 699.9544 · median 671.9200
Master Series — Pork
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.0972 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5372