Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)
2019-11-09 – 2019-11-10 · Concord, NC · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $5,350.00
Grand Champion: Smack That Butt BBQ (698.2632) · 33 teams
Entries
33
4 categories
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
what a walk cost here
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 40%
beats 60% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1585
avg power rating going in · stronger than 84% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smack That Butt BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🃏 An upset on the books
Smack That Butt BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, B-S BBQ OUTLAWS, 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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-10 | 47 | 703.9428 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 2018-11-09 | 56 | 691.3372 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2018-11-09 | 44 | 686.7884 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | |
| 2019-11-08 | Concord, NC | 47 | 703.9428 | South Pork |
| 2019-11-09 ← this one | Concord, NC | 33 | 698.2632 | Smack That Butt BBQ |
| 2021-11-05 | Concord, NC | — | — | — |
| 2021-11-06 | Concord, NC | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |