A new contest record
708.5372
highest overall ever cooked here
708.5372 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 706.2400 GETTIN' BASTED set in 2018.
- old record 706.2400
- set 2018 by GETTIN' BASTED
International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN 2019
Sep 6–7, 2019 · Millington, TN · 📍 4351 Babe Howards Blvd · State championship
Reps: Maria Lohman, Wayne Lohman · Prize money: $10,000
GETTIN' BASTED won Grand Champion at the International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN on September 6, 2019 in Millington, TN at 4351 Babe Howards Blvd, scoring 708.5372 in a field of 32 teams. UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.7028. Category winners: Chicken — SWINE CRUE (180.0000); Pork Ribs — UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ (178.2972); Pork — Uncle Pookie BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — GETTIN' BASTED (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by GETTIN' BASTED.
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.
307.35
median 667.28
708.54 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 178.30
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 180 🔥
20
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
32
4 judged meats
Top score
708.5372
Winning margin
6.8344
GC over RC
Field average
638.31
307.35708.54
median 667.28 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.8856
307.35708.54
10th place overall
Field spread
401.1884
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 6%
beats 94% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
38%
13 of 34 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.38 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,536
avg power rating going in · stronger than 26% of contests
Storylines (8 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.
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
GETTIN' BASTED won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2018
- 2019
A day of perfect scores
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- GETTIN' BASTED · Brisket
- SWINE CRUE · Chicken
- Uncle Pookie BBQ · Pork
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 3 tracked editions
GETTIN' BASTED has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
- 2018
- 2019
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 5–6: HILLBILLY PORKERS and SWEET & SMOKEY tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: Ain't it the Life and GRILLBILLIES tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: GRILLBILLIES and 901Q tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork 5–6 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 2–3 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
GETTIN' BASTED took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 12th.
- Chicken 12th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in brisket
180.0000
best brisket ever cooked here
GETTIN' BASTED turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 179.4400 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 179.4400
- across 2 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: GETTIN' BASTED (won 2018).
- GETTIN' BASTED · 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2017 | Millington, TN | 4351 Babe Howards Blvd | 42 | 705.1200 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Millington, TN | 4351 Babe Howards Blvd | 34 | 706.2400 | GETTIN' BASTED | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away |
| Sep 6, 2019 ← this one | Millington, TN | 4351 Babe Howards Blvd | 32 | 708.5372 | GETTIN' BASTED | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 180 | 171.9772 | 171.4056 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 170.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 708.5372 · median 667.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 3 | Uncle Pookie BBQ | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 7 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 8 | GRILLBILLIES | |
| 9 | MEAN GENE'S COOKIN' TEAM | |
| 10 | Bacon & Whiskey | |
| 11 | Ain't it the Life | |
| 12 | 3 PUTTIN PIGGIES | |
| 13 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 14 | BOONE DOCK SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SWEET & SMOKEY | |
| 16 | LICKMAN BBQ | |
| 17 | 901Q | |
| 18 | LIVE ACTION COOKERS | |
| 19 | SHERMAN'S RETREAT BBQ | |
| 20 | SOUTH T-COUNTY SMOKERS | |
| 21 | RAYS KITCHEN | |
| 22 | OUTLAW BAR-B-QUE | |
| 23 | Tat-Q'd | |
| 24 | Porkosaurus | |
| 25 | RISE-N-SWINE | |
| 26 | SECURITY SMOKERS | |
| 27 | CRUMMY BBQ | |
| 28 | RHONDA LOU'S BBQ | |
| 29 | TRADEBE | |
| 30 | HILLBILLY PORKERS | |
| 31 | ROMIE'S | |
| 32 | SLOPPY SECONDS |
Chicken
32 entries · top 180 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 2 | Uncle Pookie BBQ | |
| 3 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 4 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 5 | LICKMAN BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | MEAN GENE'S COOKIN' TEAM | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 9 | SWEET & SMOKEY | |
| 10 | GRILLBILLIES | |
| 11 | ROMIE'S | |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 13 | 3 PUTTIN PIGGIES | |
| 14 | OUTLAW BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | SHERMAN'S RETREAT BBQ | |
| 16 | Ain't it the Life | |
| 17 | Tat-Q'd | |
| 18 | BOONE DOCK SMOKERS | |
| 19 | 901Q | |
| 20 | RHONDA LOU'S BBQ | |
| 21 | RAYS KITCHEN | |
| 22 | LIVE ACTION COOKERS | |
| 23 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 24 | SECURITY SMOKERS | |
| 25 | SOUTH T-COUNTY SMOKERS | |
| 26 | Bacon & Whiskey | |
| 27 | SLOPPY SECONDS | |
| 28 | TRADEBE | |
| 29 | Porkosaurus | |
| 30 | RISE-N-SWINE | |
| 31 | CRUMMY BBQ | |
| 32 | HILLBILLY PORKERS |
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 2 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | Bacon & Whiskey | |
| 6 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 7 | ROMIE'S | |
| 8 | HILLBILLY PORKERS | |
| 9 | LIVE ACTION COOKERS | |
| 10 | Uncle Pookie BBQ | |
| 11 | MEAN GENE'S COOKIN' TEAM | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 13 | 901Q | |
| 14 | SHERMAN'S RETREAT BBQ | |
| 15 | SOUTH T-COUNTY SMOKERS | |
| 16 | SWEET & SMOKEY | |
| 17 | LICKMAN BBQ | |
| 18 | GRILLBILLIES | |
| 19 | Ain't it the Life | |
| 20 | RAYS KITCHEN | |
| 21 | OUTLAW BAR-B-QUE | |
| 22 | Tat-Q'd | |
| 23 | SECURITY SMOKERS | |
| 24 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 25 | 3 PUTTIN PIGGIES | |
| 26 | RISE-N-SWINE | |
| 27 | BOONE DOCK SMOKERS | |
| 28 | CRUMMY BBQ | |
| 29 | Porkosaurus | |
| 30 | SLOPPY SECONDS | |
| 31 | RHONDA LOU'S BBQ | |
| 32 | TRADEBE |
Pork
30 entries · top 180 · median 166.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Pookie BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 4 | BOONE DOCK SMOKERS | |
| 5 | HILLBILLY PORKERS | |
| 6 | SWEET & SMOKEY | |
| 7 | Ain't it the Life | |
| 8 | GRILLBILLIES | |
| 9 | 901Q | |
| 10 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 11 | 3 PUTTIN PIGGIES | |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 14 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 15 | MEAN GENE'S COOKIN' TEAM | |
| 16 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 17 | Bacon & Whiskey | |
| 18 | SOUTH T-COUNTY SMOKERS | |
| 19 | RISE-N-SWINE | |
| 20 | RAYS KITCHEN | |
| 21 | LIVE ACTION COOKERS | |
| 22 | Porkosaurus | |
| 23 | LICKMAN BBQ | |
| 24 | SHERMAN'S RETREAT BBQ | |
| 25 | OUTLAW BAR-B-QUE | |
| 26 | SECURITY SMOKERS | |
| 27 | CRUMMY BBQ | |
| 28 | TRADEBE | |
| 29 | Tat-Q'd | |
| 30 | RHONDA LOU'S BBQ |
Brisket
30 entries · top 180 · median 165.9658 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | Bacon & Whiskey | |
| 5 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 6 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 7 | BOONE DOCK SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Ain't it the Life | |
| 9 | Uncle Pookie BBQ | |
| 10 | 3 PUTTIN PIGGIES | |
| 11 | GRILLBILLIES | |
| 12 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 13 | LIVE ACTION COOKERS | |
| 14 | Porkosaurus | |
| 15 | LICKMAN BBQ | |
| 16 | MEAN GENE'S COOKIN' TEAM | |
| 17 | SHERMAN'S RETREAT BBQ | |
| 18 | RAYS KITCHEN | |
| 19 | 901Q | |
| 20 | SOUTH T-COUNTY SMOKERS | |
| 21 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 22 | Tat-Q'd | |
| 23 | OUTLAW BAR-B-QUE | |
| 24 | HILLBILLY PORKERS | |
| 25 | SWEET & SMOKEY | |
| 26 | RISE-N-SWINE | |
| 27 | CRUMMY BBQ | |
| 28 | TRADEBE | |
| 29 | SECURITY SMOKERS | |
| 30 | RHONDA LOU'S BBQ |