A statement win
19.4856
points clear of the field
Wider than 98% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 19.4856 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ
2019-10-04 – 2019-10-05 · Greenfield, MA · 📍 Franklin County Fairground · State championship
Reps: LESLIE LOVELY, STEVE BEDWELL · Prize money: $4,400.00
Grand Champion: Big Raz BBQ (701.7372) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PADDY MCQ'S
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.
595.93
median 657.91
701.74 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 179.44
- Pork Ribs 174.32
- Pork 178.88
- Brisket 175.46
131.92
179.44
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
701.7372
Winning margin
19.4856
GC over RC
Field average
652.33
595.93701.74
median 657.91 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
2.9028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
667.3028
595.93701.74
10th place overall
Field spread
105.8060
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,400.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 25%
beats 75% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.69 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1599
avg power rating going in · stronger than 77% of contests
Storylines (3 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 6 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 7–8: MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ and WHAT THE PORK? tied on 167.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ edged MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ by 0.0116. Brisket places 3–4: CIDER BOYS BBQ edged INSANE SWINE BBQ by 0.0228.
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Brisket 9–10 · 0.0116
- Brisket 3–4 · 0.0228
- Brisket 8–9 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BIG RAZ BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 6th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 6th
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 172.0116 | 166.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.3200 | 170.8572 | 166.3200 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 171.9772 | 165.7028 |
| Brisket | 175.4628 | 172.5600 | 168.5484 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 701.7372 · median 657.9088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 4 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 5 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 6 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ | |
| 8 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 9 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 10 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 11 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 12 | PRIME BBQ- | |
| 13 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 15 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 16 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 18 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 20 | Que & 2 Half Men | |
| 21 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 22 | Big BarQ BBQ | |
| 23 | BLUROC BBQ | |
| 24 | GOLDEN GRILLZ | |
| 25 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 26 | I am just here for the 93A22 |
Chicken
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 2 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 4 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 5 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 6 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 7 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 8 | BLUROC BBQ | |
| 9 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 10 | Que & 2 Half Men | |
| 11 | SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ | |
| 12 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 13 | PRIME BBQ- | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 15 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team | |
| 16 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 19 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 20 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 21 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 22 | I am just here for the 93A22 | |
| 23 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 24 | Big BarQ BBQ | |
| 25 | GOLDEN GRILLZ | |
| 26 | BOAR-N-Q |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 174.3200 · median 164.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ | |
| 5 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 6 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 7 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 8 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 9 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 10 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 11 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 12 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 13 | BLUROC BBQ | |
| 14 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 15 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 16 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team | |
| 17 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 19 | PRIME BBQ- | |
| 20 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 21 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | Que & 2 Half Men | |
| 23 | GOLDEN GRILLZ | |
| 24 | Big BarQ BBQ | |
| 25 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 26 | I am just here for the 93A22 |
Pork
26 entries · top 178.8800 · median 164.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 5 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 6 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 7 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 8 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 9 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 11 | SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 13 | I am just here for the 93A22 | |
| 14 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 15 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 17 | Que & 2 Half Men | |
| 18 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 19 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 21 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 22 | PRIME BBQ- | |
| 23 | GOLDEN GRILLZ | |
| 24 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 25 | Big BarQ BBQ | |
| 26 | BLUROC BBQ |
Brisket
26 entries · top 175.4628 · median 164.2458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRIME BBQ- | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 5 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 6 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 7 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 8 | Big BarQ BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ | |
| 10 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 11 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 12 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 13 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 14 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team | |
| 15 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 16 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 18 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 19 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 20 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 21 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 22 | Que & 2 Half Men | |
| 23 | GOLDEN GRILLZ | |
| 24 | BLUROC BBQ | |
| 25 | I am just here for the 93A22 | |
| 26 | BOAR-N-Q |