3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest
2019-08-24 – 2019-08-25 · Emmetsburg, IA · 📍 2101 Madison · State championship
Reps: CINDY JUHL, TOM JUHL · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Que Magic (682.8572) · 12 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ
Entries
12
4 judged meats
Top score
682.8572
Winning margin
1.7944
GC over RC
Field average
663.55
median 671.10
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.3940 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
639.2460
10th place overall
Field spread
58.3660
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 93%
beats 7% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
17%
of the 12 teams with a home region came from outside IA
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1501
avg power rating going in · stronger than 4% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Brisket places 2–3: C R BUTTS SMOKE edged SCORCHED DECK BBQ by 0.0228. Chicken places 7–8: Slim D's BBQ edged Papa Linda's Barbecue by 0.0232. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ edged C R BUTTS SMOKE by 0.0232.
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 | 172.5484 | 169.1544 | 159.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 166.8460 | 163.4172 |
| Pork | 173.1428 | 166.2628 | 160.5028 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 171.9772 | 160.5484 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
12 entries · top 682.8572 · median 671.0974
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Que Magic | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 4 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 5 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 7 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 8 | Slim D's BBQ | |
| 9 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin the Bone | |
| 11 | Giddy Up BBQ | |
| 12 | ROLLIN' COAL BBQ |
Chicken
12 entries · top 172.5484 · median 168.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | Que Magic | |
| 4 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 6 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 7 | Slim D's BBQ | |
| 8 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 9 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 10 | Giddy Up BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin the Bone | |
| 12 | ROLLIN' COAL BBQ |
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 174.2744 · median 166.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | Slim D's BBQ | |
| 3 | Que Magic | |
| 4 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 5 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 6 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 7 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 8 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin the Bone | |
| 10 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 11 | Giddy Up BBQ | |
| 12 | ROLLIN' COAL BBQ |
Pork
12 entries · top 173.1428 · median 165.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 3 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 4 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | Que Magic | |
| 6 | Giddy Up BBQ | |
| 7 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 8 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 9 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 10 | Smokin the Bone | |
| 11 | ROLLIN' COAL BBQ | |
| 12 | Slim D's BBQ |
Brisket
12 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Que Magic | |
| 2 | C R BUTTS SMOKE | |
| 3 | SCORCHED DECK BBQ | |
| 4 | Slim D's BBQ | |
| 5 | Papa Linda's Barbecue | |
| 6 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 7 | LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ | |
| 8 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | |
| 10 | ROLLIN' COAL BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin the Bone | |
| 12 | Giddy Up BBQ |