Bands brews & BBQ
2019-09-13 – 2019-09-14 · Boise, ID · 📍 Boise, ID 83651 · State championship
Reps: STEVEN FLEWALLEN · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Jager Q (700.5944) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Rhythm n QUE
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Jager Q took the Grand Championship home to UT.
🧹 A double category winner
Crooked Pigs won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 3–4: THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES and Half Baked Hippies BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Farva-Q and Ball-n-Chain BBQ tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: TWISTED BLUE SMOKE and Bart's Blazin Q tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-13 ← this one | Boise, ID | Boise, ID 83651 | 25 | 700.5944 | Jager Q | Rhythm n QUE |
| 2021-09-10 | Boise, ID | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 170.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 175.4400 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.8800 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 171.9772 | 167.4400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 700.5944 · median 669.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGER Q | |
| 2 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 3 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 4 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 5 | Half Baked Hippies BBQ | |
| 6 | Ball-n-Chain BBQ | |
| 7 | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES | |
| 8 | Bart's Blazin Q | |
| 9 | Salt City BBQ | |
| 10 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 11 | TWISTED BLUE SMOKE | |
| 12 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 13 | MURPHY BLUES BBQ | |
| 14 | Farva-Q | |
| 15 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 16 | Blackhorn BBQ Co. | |
| 17 | Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 18 | Gourmet Grills | |
| 19 | Patio Daddio | |
| 20 | Meat Sweats | |
| 21 | SWINE STEWARD | |
| 22 | Uncle Woody's Smoke N Hot BBQ | |
| 23 | PREHISTORIC PIT | |
| 24 | Smokey and the Riblets | |
| 25 | MFT |
Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 2 | Ball-n-Chain BBQ | |
| 3 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 4 | JAGER Q | |
| 5 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 6 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 7 | Salt City BBQ | |
| 8 | MURPHY BLUES BBQ | |
| 9 | Farva-Q | |
| 10 | Bart's Blazin Q | |
| 11 | Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 12 | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES | |
| 13 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 14 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 15 | Gourmet Grills | |
| 16 | Blackhorn BBQ Co. | |
| 17 | Half Baked Hippies BBQ | |
| 18 | TWISTED BLUE SMOKE | |
| 19 | Meat Sweats | |
| 20 | SWINE STEWARD | |
| 21 | PREHISTORIC PIT | |
| 22 | MFT | |
| 23 | Patio Daddio | |
| 24 | Smokey and the Riblets | |
| 25 | Uncle Woody's Smoke N Hot BBQ |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 2 | JAGER Q | |
| 3 | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES | |
| 4 | Half Baked Hippies BBQ | |
| 5 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | Farva-Q | |
| 7 | Ball-n-Chain BBQ | |
| 8 | TWISTED BLUE SMOKE | |
| 9 | Bart's Blazin Q | |
| 10 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 11 | Blackhorn BBQ Co. | |
| 12 | Gourmet Grills | |
| 13 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 14 | PREHISTORIC PIT | |
| 15 | MURPHY BLUES BBQ | |
| 16 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 17 | Salt City BBQ | |
| 18 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 19 | MFT | |
| 20 | Meat Sweats | |
| 21 | Uncle Woody's Smoke N Hot BBQ | |
| 22 | SWINE STEWARD | |
| 23 | Patio Daddio | |
| 24 | Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokey and the Riblets |
Pork
24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Half Baked Hippies BBQ | |
| 2 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 3 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 4 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 5 | SWINE STEWARD | |
| 6 | Patio Daddio | |
| 7 | JAGER Q | |
| 8 | TWISTED BLUE SMOKE | |
| 9 | Farva-Q | |
| 10 | Bart's Blazin Q | |
| 11 | Salt City BBQ | |
| 12 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 13 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 14 | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES | |
| 15 | Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 16 | Gourmet Grills | |
| 17 | Uncle Woody's Smoke N Hot BBQ | |
| 18 | Ball-n-Chain BBQ | |
| 19 | Meat Sweats | |
| 20 | Blackhorn BBQ Co. | |
| 21 | MURPHY BLUES BBQ | |
| 22 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokey and the Riblets | |
| 24 | PREHISTORIC PIT |
Brisket
25 entries · top 173.7028 · median 163.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 2 | JAGER Q | |
| 3 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 4 | Ball-n-Chain BBQ | |
| 5 | Half Baked Hippies BBQ | |
| 6 | Rhythm n QUE | |
| 7 | Bart's Blazin Q | |
| 8 | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES | |
| 9 | Salt City BBQ | |
| 10 | Uncle Woody's Smoke N Hot BBQ | |
| 11 | PREHISTORIC PIT | |
| 12 | Pit Stop BBQ | |
| 13 | MURPHY BLUES BBQ | |
| 14 | Blackhorn BBQ Co. | |
| 15 | Whistle Pig BBQ | |
| 16 | JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ | |
| 17 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 18 | Meat Sweats | |
| 19 | Patio Daddio | |
| 20 | TWISTED BLUE SMOKE | |
| 21 | MFT | |
| 22 | Smokey and the Riblets | |
| 23 | Gourmet Grills | |
| 24 | Farva-Q | |
| 25 | SWINE STEWARD |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Potato
6 entries · top 177.1772 · median 168.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Half Baked Hippies BBQ | |
| 2 | Ball-n-Chain BBQ | |
| 3 | Farva-Q | |
| 4 | PREHISTORIC PIT | |
| 5 | PHIL & LOU BBQ | |
| 6 | MURPHY BLUES BBQ |