Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
2020-06-19 – 2020-06-20 · Hernando, MS · State championship
Reps: KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, RALPH WILLIAMS · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Fire Dancer BBQ (705.1200) · 47 teams
Entries
47
4 categories
Top score
705.1200
Winning margin
0.5256
GC over RC
Field average
668.29
median 679.93
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
691.3484
what a walk cost here
Field spread
205.8176
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 16%
beats 84% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1518
avg power rating going in · stronger than 23% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5256 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
FIRE DANCER BBQ took the Grand Championship home to AR.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
46 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
47 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
47 entries · top 705.1200 · median 679.9312
Master Series — Pork
47 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
47 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180