The June Contest
2020-06-19 – 2020-06-20 · Cumming, GA · 📍 Cumming, GA
Reps: CHERE AMEND, DAVE AMEND
Grand Champion: Smoke Me Silly (699.3828) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BALD HAWG BBQ
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
699.3828
Winning margin
4.6172
GC over RC
Field average
678.45
median 682.21
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4056 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
683.3600
10th place overall
Field spread
51.0052
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 51%
beats 49% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
8%
of the 25 teams with a home region came from outside GA
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.39 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1530
avg power rating going in · stronger than 35% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smoke Me Silly took the Grand Championship home to TN.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: Smoke Show Mafia and BALDY'S BUTTS tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Organizer Portal and MAYA JANE BBQ CO. tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: MAYA JANE BBQ CO. and CLAUDE'S Q tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 173.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4056 | 172.0000 | 169.6916 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 170.8112 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 699.3828 · median 682.2060
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke Show Mafia | |
| 5 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 6 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 7 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 8 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 10 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 12 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 14 | THE BARBECUE DEPOT | |
| 15 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 16 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 17 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 18 | Willingham's | |
| 19 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 20 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 21 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 22 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 23 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 24 | JONEZ' N 4BBQ | |
| 25 | COOL HAND QUE |
Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 3 | Smoke Show Mafia | |
| 4 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 5 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 6 | Organizer Portal | |
| 7 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 8 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 9 | Willingham's | |
| 10 | THE BARBECUE DEPOT | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 12 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 13 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 15 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 16 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 17 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 18 | JONEZ' N 4BBQ | |
| 19 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 20 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 21 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 22 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 24 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 25 | POT'S BBQ |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 175.4056 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 3 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 4 | THE BARBECUE DEPOT | |
| 5 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 6 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 7 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 8 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 9 | Willingham's | |
| 10 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 11 | Organizer Portal | |
| 12 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 13 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 14 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 15 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoke Show Mafia | |
| 18 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 19 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 20 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 22 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 23 | JONEZ' N 4BBQ | |
| 24 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 25 | COOL HAND QUE |
Pork
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 4 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 5 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 7 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 8 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 9 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 10 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 11 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 12 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | Smoke Show Mafia | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 15 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 17 | JONEZ' N 4BBQ | |
| 18 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 19 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 20 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 21 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 22 | THE BARBECUE DEPOT | |
| 23 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 24 | Willingham's | |
| 25 | COOL HAND QUE |
Brisket
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Show Mafia | |
| 2 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 3 | Organizer Portal | |
| 4 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 6 | THE BARBECUE DEPOT | |
| 7 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 8 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 9 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 10 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 12 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 13 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 14 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 15 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 16 | Willingham's | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 18 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 19 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 20 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 21 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 22 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 23 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 24 | JONEZ' N 4BBQ | |
| 25 | POT'S BBQ |