Northeast Beerbq Festival
2020-01-24 – 2020-01-25 · Bundalong, Vic, 3730 · AUSTRALIA · 📍 7419 Murray Valley Hwy
Reps: PETA MCMANUS, SCOTT COLEMAN
Grand Champion: Rollin Smoke BBQ (687.9884) · 10 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Big Smoke BBQ Australia
Entries
10
4 judged meats
Top score
687.9884
Winning margin
2.2740
GC over RC
Field average
669.04
median 676.53
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
8.0228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
628.4344
10th place overall
Field spread
59.5540
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 88%
beats 12% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.15 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1511
avg power rating going in · stronger than 15% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: Smokeface Grillahs - Australia edged Basting Bros BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 3–4: GAME OF BONES AUSTRALIA edged The King and His Q by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Rollin Smoke BBQ edged BOOGIE CHILLIN' BARBECUE by 0.0228.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1772 | 169.1544 | 165.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 168.5372 | 145.6572 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 169.7372 | 154.8344 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 163.9656 | 155.3600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
10 entries · top 687.9884 · median 676.5314
Chicken
10 entries · top 177.1772 · median 168.2858
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.9830
Pork
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.7200
Brisket
10 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.9542