RiverFest
2019-09-13 – 2019-09-14 · Decatur, AL · 📍 802-A Wilson St NW · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, JANET APPLETON, RANDY G BIGLER, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $12,100.00
Grand Champion: Midnight Burn (690.7996) · 37 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SOUTH PORK
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5712 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
MIDNIGHT BURN took the Grand Championship home to NC.
🧹 A double category winner
SWEET CHEEKS BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Pork Ribs places 8–9: Serial Grillers and Organizer Portal tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 2–3: JIGGY PIGGY and CONTAGIOUS Q tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 3–4: CONTAGIOUS Q and THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE tied on 173.1200 — 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 170.8684 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 171.4056 |
| Master Series — Pork | 173.7144 | 173.1200 | 169.1428 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.1428 | 173.1084 | 169.6684 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 169.1544 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 170.8344 | 169.1316 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
37 entries · top 690.7996 · median 664.4572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 2 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 3 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 4 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 5 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 7 | Organizer Portal | |
| 8 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 9 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 10 | Big Blue Que | |
| 11 | SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON | |
| 12 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 14 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke Therapy | |
| 16 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 17 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 18 | JoBeaz Blazin' Butts & Wings | |
| 19 | I-Heart Smokers | |
| 20 | NEW SOUTH BBQ | |
| 21 | The Four Porksmen | |
| 22 | CAMP-BELL BBQ | |
| 23 | HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA | |
| 24 | Camo Cookers | |
| 25 | Serial Grillers | |
| 26 | TEAM HOGWEISER | |
| 27 | Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE | |
| 28 | Deep Southeast | |
| 29 | Underhog | |
| 30 | Chez Ham | |
| 31 | Back 40 BBQ | |
| 32 | Tippin; the Scales | |
| 33 | SLACK'S RACKS | |
| 34 | Jack's Butt Rubbers | |
| 35 | The Lumbee Smokers | |
| 36 | Fuqua Southern Food | |
| 37 | Wyld Child Catering |
Chicken
35 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 2 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 3 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 5 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 6 | SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON | |
| 7 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 8 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | JoBeaz Blazin' Butts & Wings | |
| 10 | Camo Cookers | |
| 11 | Smoke Therapy | |
| 12 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 13 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 14 | Big Blue Que | |
| 15 | Organizer Portal | |
| 16 | TEAM HOGWEISER | |
| 17 | NEW SOUTH BBQ | |
| 18 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 19 | The Four Porksmen | |
| 20 | I-Heart Smokers | |
| 21 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 22 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 23 | CAMP-BELL BBQ | |
| 24 | Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE | |
| 25 | Back 40 BBQ | |
| 26 | Underhog | |
| 27 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 28 | SLACK'S RACKS | |
| 29 | HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA | |
| 30 | Tippin; the Scales | |
| 31 | Fuqua Southern Food | |
| 32 | Jack's Butt Rubbers | |
| 33 | Serial Grillers | |
| 34 | Chez Ham | |
| 35 | Deep Southeast |
Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 2 | Big Blue Que | |
| 3 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 4 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 5 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 6 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 7 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 8 | Serial Grillers | |
| 9 | Organizer Portal | |
| 10 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 11 | JoBeaz Blazin' Butts & Wings | |
| 12 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 13 | Smoke Therapy | |
| 14 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 15 | SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON | |
| 16 | Deep Southeast | |
| 17 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA | |
| 19 | The Lumbee Smokers | |
| 20 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 21 | NEW SOUTH BBQ | |
| 22 | Underhog | |
| 23 | The Four Porksmen | |
| 24 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 25 | TEAM HOGWEISER | |
| 26 | Chez Ham | |
| 27 | I-Heart Smokers | |
| 28 | Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 30 | Back 40 BBQ | |
| 31 | Camo Cookers | |
| 32 | SLACK'S RACKS | |
| 33 | CAMP-BELL BBQ | |
| 34 | Wyld Child Catering | |
| 35 | Fuqua Southern Food | |
| 36 | Jack's Butt Rubbers | |
| 37 | Tippin; the Scales |
Pork
36 entries · top 173.7144 · median 165.3884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 3 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 4 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 7 | Big Blue Que | |
| 8 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 9 | The Lumbee Smokers | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 11 | I-Heart Smokers | |
| 12 | JoBeaz Blazin' Butts & Wings | |
| 13 | Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE | |
| 14 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 15 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 16 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 17 | CAMP-BELL BBQ | |
| 18 | Camo Cookers | |
| 19 | SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON | |
| 20 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 21 | Smoke Therapy | |
| 22 | Serial Grillers | |
| 23 | Tippin; the Scales | |
| 24 | NEW SOUTH BBQ | |
| 25 | Chez Ham | |
| 26 | HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA | |
| 27 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 28 | Deep Southeast | |
| 29 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 30 | The Four Porksmen | |
| 31 | Underhog | |
| 32 | Back 40 BBQ | |
| 33 | TEAM HOGWEISER | |
| 34 | Jack's Butt Rubbers | |
| 35 | SLACK'S RACKS | |
| 36 | Wyld Child Catering |
Brisket
37 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 2 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 3 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 4 | BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 6 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 7 | CAMP-BELL BBQ | |
| 8 | THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE | |
| 9 | SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 11 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 12 | HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA | |
| 13 | JIGGY PIGGY | |
| 14 | THE SPECIALISTS | |
| 15 | The Four Porksmen | |
| 16 | Smoke Therapy | |
| 17 | TEAM HOGWEISER | |
| 18 | Organizer Portal | |
| 19 | I-Heart Smokers | |
| 20 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 21 | Back 40 BBQ | |
| 22 | NEW SOUTH BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Blue Que | |
| 24 | Serial Grillers | |
| 25 | Camo Cookers | |
| 26 | Underhog | |
| 27 | Deep Southeast | |
| 28 | The Lumbee Smokers | |
| 29 | SHEATS SMOKED MEATS | |
| 30 | Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE | |
| 31 | Chez Ham | |
| 32 | JoBeaz Blazin' Butts & Wings | |
| 33 | Tippin; the Scales | |
| 34 | SLACK'S RACKS | |
| 35 | Fuqua Southern Food | |
| 36 | Wyld Child Catering | |
| 37 | Jack's Butt Rubbers |
Backyard Series
Overall
33 entries · top 354.2744 · median 329.6800
Chicken
33 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.3944
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 176.5716 · median 166.2400
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 — Dessert
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Sauce
49 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2284
Ancillary — Steak Contest
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.0856 · 🔥 perfect 180