A rookie on the podium
3rd
at their first tracked contest
Poppa Pig finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Capital City Cook Off
Feb 21–22, 2020 · Montgomery, AL · 📍 Riverfront · State championship
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $15,000
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS won Grand Champion at the Capital City Cook Off on February 21, 2020 in Montgomery, AL at Riverfront, scoring 691.9200 in a field of 25 teams. CONTAGIOUS Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.3712. Category winners: Chicken — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM (177.7144); Pork — B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (180.0000); Brisket — Close Butt No Cigar (178.8800). The Backyard Series standings were won by The Real Squeal BBQ with 352.5716.
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.
623.18
median 675.86
691.92 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 178.86
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 177.71
- Master Series — Pork 180 🔥
- Master Series — Brisket 178.88
- Backyard Series — Chicken 178.32
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 176.01
150.22
180
Entries
25
6 judged meats
Top score
691.9200
Winning margin
4.5488
GC over RC
Field average
669.20
623.18691.92
median 675.86 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.0056
623.18691.92
10th place overall
Field spread
68.7432
winner to last place
Prize money
$15,000
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 65%
beats 35% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.35 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,616
avg power rating going in · stronger than 86% of contests
Storylines (4 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 25 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: THE SPECIALISTS and Organizer Portal tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: SOUTH PORK and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 168.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ tied on 168.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
How the title was won
2 of 4
meats called to the stage
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 12th.
- Chicken 12th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 12th
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- B-S BBQ OUTLAWS · Pork
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1428 | 168.5256 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 176.0116 | 169.6684 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8800 | 173.1428 | 169.6684 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.3200 | 172.5484 | 170.8112 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.0116 | 169.6916 | 167.3944 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 691.9200 · median 675.8628
Chicken
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4056
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2516
Pork
25 entries · top 180 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
25 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.3828
Backyard Series
Overall
19 entries · top 352.5716 · median 335.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 4 | Wine & Swine | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 7 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 8 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 10 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 11 | Steak Princess BBQ | |
| 12 | RIBLIFE | |
| 13 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 14 | Holy Smokers | |
| 15 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 17 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 18 | BATWING BBQ | |
| 19 | Bite Our Butts BBQ |
Chicken
19 entries · top 178.3200 · median 170.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 2 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 3 | Holy Smokers | |
| 4 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 5 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 6 | RIBLIFE | |
| 7 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | LEE LA Q | |
| 9 | Wine & Swine | |
| 10 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 11 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 12 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 13 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 14 | Bite Our Butts BBQ | |
| 15 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 16 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 17 | Steak Princess BBQ | |
| 18 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | BATWING BBQ |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 176.0116 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 2 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 3 | BATWING BBQ | |
| 4 | Wine & Swine | |
| 5 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 6 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 7 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 8 | LEE LA Q | |
| 9 | Steak Princess BBQ | |
| 10 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 11 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 13 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 14 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 15 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 16 | RIBLIFE | |
| 17 | Holy Smokers | |
| 18 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Bite Our Butts BBQ |