Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival
2019-08-30 – 2019-08-31 · West Jefferson, NC · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $7,500.00
Grand Champion: Twisted Pair BBQ (686.7656) · 24 teams
Entries
24
4 categories
Top score
686.7656
Winning margin
7.4400
GC over RC
Field average
656.81
median 658.15
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
665.5080
what a walk cost here
Field spread
87.5312
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,500.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 65%
beats 35% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1528
avg power rating going in · stronger than 34% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
TWISTED PAIR BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
24 entries · top 177.1772 · median 163.9312
Master Series — Chicken
24 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2514
Master Series — Overall
24 entries · top 686.7656 · median 658.1546
Master Series — Pork
24 entries · top 173.1084 · median 165.6686
Master Series — Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 174.8572 · median 167.1028