A new contest record
694.7884
highest overall ever cooked here
694.7884 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.2400 MIDNIGHT BURN set in 2018.
- old record 690.2400
- set 2018 by MIDNIGHT BURN
Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) 2019
Aug 24–25, 2019 · Brandon, MS · 📍 6023 Lakeshore Parkway · State championship
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $5,000
Fergolicious BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) on August 24, 2019 in Brandon, MS at 6023 Lakeshore Parkway, scoring 694.7884 in a field of 28 teams. PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.3372. Category winners: Chicken — Fergolicious BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — JORDYQ (175.4172); Pork — Fergolicious BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ (176.0116). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Razorracks.
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.
600.93
median 662.98
694.79 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176
- Pork Ribs 175.42
- Pork 176.56
- Brisket 176.01
130.74
176.56
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
694.7884
Winning margin
7.4512
GC over RC
Field average
659.55
600.93694.79
median 662.98 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.0228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
669.0172
600.93694.79
10th place overall
Field spread
93.8624
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 56%
beats 44% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
76%
22 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,589
avg power rating going in · stronger than 70% of contests
Storylines (6 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 5–6: PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ and DAD'S GRILLIN CREW tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ and Grill Team 6 tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: DAD'S GRILLIN CREW and Fergolicious BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Brisket 6–7 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Fergolicious BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Fergolicious BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 3rd
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: JORDYQ (won 2018), Razorracks (won 2019).
- JORDYQ · 2018
- Razorracks · 2019
They keep coming back
76%
of last edition’s field returned
22 of 29 teams from 2019-08-23 came back
22 of the 29 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
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 24, 2018 | Brandon, MS | 6023 Lakeshore Parkway | 28 | 687.3372 | JORDYQ | SMOKE ON THIS |
| Aug 25, 2018 | Brandon, MS | 6023 Lakeshore Parkway | 28 | 690.2400 | MIDNIGHT BURN | HEATH RILES BBQ |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Brandon, MS | 6023 Lakeshore Parkway | 29 | 681.0400 | Razorracks | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ |
| Aug 24, 2019 ← this one | Brandon, MS | 6023 Lakeshore Parkway | 28 | 694.7884 | Fergolicious | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 171.9772 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 169.1200 | 166.8228 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 170.8228 | 167.3712 |
| Brisket | 176.0116 | 171.9888 | 169.6916 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 694.7884 · median 662.9826
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 5 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 6 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 7 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 8 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 9 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 10 | First Class BBQ | |
| 11 | Grill Team 6 | |
| 12 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 14 | Beer-B- Que Boys | |
| 15 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoking O's | |
| 17 | JORDYQ | |
| 18 | Ace of Baste | |
| 19 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 20 | Grills of Mississippi | |
| 21 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 22 | Jonesy Q | |
| 23 | The Smoke Show | |
| 24 | Picking & Grilling | |
| 25 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 26 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 27 | Budro's BBQ | |
| 28 | Meats and Malts |
Chicken
28 entries · top 176 · median 166.2684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 4 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 5 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 6 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 7 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 8 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 9 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 10 | Grill Team 6 | |
| 11 | First Class BBQ | |
| 12 | Beer-B- Que Boys | |
| 13 | Grills of Mississippi | |
| 14 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 15 | Smoking O's | |
| 16 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 17 | Jonesy Q | |
| 18 | Ace of Baste | |
| 19 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 20 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 21 | The Smoke Show | |
| 22 | JORDYQ | |
| 23 | Picking & Grilling | |
| 24 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 25 | Budro's BBQ | |
| 26 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 27 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 28 | Meats and Malts |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.3886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JORDYQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 5 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 6 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 8 | Grills of Mississippi | |
| 9 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 10 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 11 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 13 | Grill Team 6 | |
| 14 | The Smoke Show | |
| 15 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Beer-B- Que Boys | |
| 17 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 18 | Smoking O's | |
| 19 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 20 | First Class BBQ | |
| 21 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 22 | Jonesy Q | |
| 23 | Ace of Baste | |
| 24 | Meats and Malts | |
| 25 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 26 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 27 | Budro's BBQ | |
| 28 | Picking & Grilling |
Pork
28 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 4 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 5 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 6 | Picking & Grilling | |
| 7 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 8 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 9 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 10 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 11 | Beer-B- Que Boys | |
| 12 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 13 | First Class BBQ | |
| 14 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 15 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 16 | Grill Team 6 | |
| 17 | Ace of Baste | |
| 18 | Smoking O's | |
| 19 | Grills of Mississippi | |
| 20 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 21 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 22 | Jonesy Q | |
| 23 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 25 | The Smoke Show | |
| 26 | Budro's BBQ | |
| 27 | JORDYQ | |
| 28 | Meats and Malts |
Brisket
28 entries · top 176.0116 · median 168.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | THE GRILL DOCTORS | |
| 6 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 7 | First Class BBQ | |
| 8 | Ace of Baste | |
| 9 | JORDYQ | |
| 10 | CAJUN BLAZE | |
| 11 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 12 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 13 | Grill Team 6 | |
| 14 | Smoking O's | |
| 15 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 16 | Beer-B- Que Boys | |
| 17 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 19 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 20 | No Clue BBQ | |
| 21 | Meats and Malts | |
| 22 | Picking & Grilling | |
| 23 | Grills of Mississippi | |
| 24 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 25 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 26 | Jonesy Q | |
| 27 | The Smoke Show | |
| 28 | Budro's BBQ |