Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)
2019-11-09 – 2019-11-10 · Concord, NC · 📍 4751 NC Hwy 49 · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $5,350.00
Grand Champion: Smack That Butt BBQ (698.2632) · 33 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WHO CARES BBQ
Entries
33
4 judged meats
Top score
698.2632
Winning margin
5.7260
GC over RC
Field average
675.95
median 678.72
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
683.3600
10th place overall
Field spread
51.0404
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,350.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 57%
beats 43% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
67%
of the 33 teams with a home region came from outside NC
Came back for more
70%
33 of 47 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1590
avg power rating going in · stronger than 86% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smack That Butt BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: TOO SAUCED and MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SOUTH PORK and MUTTLEY CREW BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: Ham Town Smokers and SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (won 2018), South Pork (won 2019).
🃏 An upset on the books
Smack That Butt BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-10 | 4751 NC Hwy 49 | 47 | 703.9428 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | |
| 2018-11-09 | 4751 NC Hwy 49 | 56 | 691.3372 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 2018-11-09 | 4751 NC Hwy 49 | 44 | 686.7884 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 2019-11-08 | Concord, NC | 4751 NC Hwy 49 | 47 | 703.9428 | South Pork | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2019-11-09 ← this one | Concord, NC | 4751 NC Hwy 49 | 33 | 698.2632 | Smack That Butt BBQ | WHO CARES BBQ |
| 2021-11-05 | Concord, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-11-06 | Concord, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 172.5600 | 170.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
33 entries · top 698.2632 · median 678.7196
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 2 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 3 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 4 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 5 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 8 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 9 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 10 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 14 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 15 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 16 | Ham Town Smokers | |
| 17 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 18 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 20 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 22 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 23 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 24 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 25 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 26 | JL Smokers | |
| 27 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 28 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 29 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 30 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 31 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 32 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 33 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ |
Chicken
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 2 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 3 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 6 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 7 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 9 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 13 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 14 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 15 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 17 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 18 | JL Smokers | |
| 19 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 21 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 22 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 23 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 24 | Ham Town Smokers | |
| 25 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 26 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 27 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 28 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 29 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 30 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 31 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 32 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 33 | FALLOUT BBQ |
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 3 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 4 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 5 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 10 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 11 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 12 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 13 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 14 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 15 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 16 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 17 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 18 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 19 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 20 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 22 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 23 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 24 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 25 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 26 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 27 | Ham Town Smokers | |
| 28 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 29 | JL Smokers | |
| 30 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 31 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 32 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
Pork
33 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Town Smokers | |
| 2 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 4 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 5 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 6 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 9 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 10 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 11 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 12 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 13 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 14 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 15 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 16 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 17 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 18 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 19 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 20 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 21 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 22 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 23 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 24 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 25 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 26 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 27 | JL Smokers | |
| 28 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 29 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 30 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 31 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 32 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 33 | TOO SAUCED |
Brisket
33 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.4060
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 2 | TOO SAUCED | |
| 3 | SMACK THAT BUTT BBQ | |
| 4 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 8 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | Ham Town Smokers | |
| 13 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 14 | BIG MONEY BBQ | |
| 15 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Big Cat BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 18 | HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 19 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 20 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 21 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 23 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 24 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 25 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 26 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 27 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 28 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 29 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 31 | JL Smokers | |
| 32 | Two Drummer's Q-Crew | |
| 33 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |