Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
2019-10-11 – 2019-10-12 · Waxhaw, NC · 📍 Downtown Waxhaw · State championship
Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Smoke Monster BBQ (694.7768) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKE N BREW
Entries
27
4 judged meats
Top score
694.7768
Winning margin
7.9772
GC over RC
Field average
650.73
median 656.47
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8684 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.2172
10th place overall
Field spread
102.3884
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 72%
beats 28% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
11%
of the 27 teams with a home region came from outside NC
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.13 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1508
avg power rating going in · stronger than 12% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 8–9: SMOKE MONSTER BBQ and Rocks Money Pit BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: CONTAGIOUS Q and Rocks Money Pit BBQ tied on 166.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: EB'S BAR-B-QUE edged DOCTOR CUE NC by 0.0112.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-12 | Downtown Waxhaw | 26 | 692.5488 | UNDER THE RADAR | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 2019-10-11 ← this one | Waxhaw, NC | Downtown Waxhaw | 27 | 694.7768 | Smoke Monster BBQ | SMOKE N BREW |
| 2020-10-09 | Waxhaw, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2856 | 171.4172 | 170.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8688 | 170.8456 | 167.4288 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 170.2744 | 167.4400 |
| Brisket | 174.2856 | 170.2744 | 166.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 694.7768 · median 656.4688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 3 | JL Smokers | |
| 4 | EB'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 6 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 7 | Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 9 | Rocks Money Pit BBQ | |
| 10 | ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 12 | Outlaws BBQ | |
| 13 | Too Sauced | |
| 14 | House of Smoke NC | |
| 15 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 16 | Brodie's Bangin' BBQ | |
| 17 | Butts R Us | |
| 18 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 19 | CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | All About That Baste | |
| 21 | Swedish Bikini BBQ Team | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' PEPPERS BBQ | |
| 23 | Mac's Speed Shop | |
| 24 | Evans BBQ | |
| 25 | Haique | |
| 26 | Ernie's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 27 | Barbe Crew |
Chicken
27 entries · top 174.2856 · median 166.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ | |
| 2 | EB'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | JL Smokers | |
| 4 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 5 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 6 | ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 8 | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | |
| 9 | Rocks Money Pit BBQ | |
| 10 | All About That Baste | |
| 11 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 12 | Brodie's Bangin' BBQ | |
| 13 | House of Smoke NC | |
| 14 | Too Sauced | |
| 15 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 16 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 17 | Outlaws BBQ | |
| 18 | Butts R Us | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' PEPPERS BBQ | |
| 20 | Swedish Bikini BBQ Team | |
| 21 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 22 | CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | Mac's Speed Shop | |
| 24 | Evans BBQ | |
| 25 | Haique | |
| 26 | Ernie's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 27 | Barbe Crew |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 174.8688 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 2 | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | |
| 3 | Outlaws BBQ | |
| 4 | Too Sauced | |
| 5 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 6 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 7 | JL Smokers | |
| 8 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 9 | EB'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | House of Smoke NC | |
| 11 | Butts R Us | |
| 12 | CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ | |
| 14 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 15 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 16 | Brodie's Bangin' BBQ | |
| 17 | Rocks Money Pit BBQ | |
| 18 | ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 19 | Barbe Crew | |
| 20 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 21 | Evans BBQ | |
| 22 | Mac's Speed Shop | |
| 23 | Ernie's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 24 | Swedish Bikini BBQ Team | |
| 25 | All About That Baste | |
| 26 | Haique | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' PEPPERS BBQ |
Pork
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | |
| 2 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 3 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 4 | EB'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 6 | Rocks Money Pit BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 8 | ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 9 | JL Smokers | |
| 10 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 11 | House of Smoke NC | |
| 12 | Too Sauced | |
| 13 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 14 | Outlaws BBQ | |
| 15 | Butts R Us | |
| 16 | Swedish Bikini BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Brodie's Bangin' BBQ | |
| 18 | Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ | |
| 19 | Mac's Speed Shop | |
| 20 | Evans BBQ | |
| 21 | CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' PEPPERS BBQ | |
| 23 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 24 | All About That Baste | |
| 25 | Haique | |
| 26 | Ernie's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 27 | Barbe Crew |
Brisket
27 entries · top 174.2856 · median 160.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 2 | JL Smokers | |
| 3 | EB'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | |
| 5 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 6 | BIG ON THE PIG | |
| 7 | Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 9 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 10 | Rocks Money Pit BBQ | |
| 11 | ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ | |
| 12 | Brodie's Bangin' BBQ | |
| 13 | Swedish Bikini BBQ Team | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' PEPPERS BBQ | |
| 15 | All About That Baste | |
| 16 | Mac's Speed Shop | |
| 17 | Evans BBQ | |
| 18 | Outlaws BBQ | |
| 19 | CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | Butts R Us | |
| 21 | Barbe Crew | |
| 22 | House of Smoke NC | |
| 23 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 24 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 25 | Too Sauced | |
| 26 | Ernie's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 27 | Haique |