The Hayfield
2020-06-19 – 2020-06-20 · Fort Ripley, MN · 📍 3246 Lawson Rd · State championship
Reps: TOM JUHL, TROY YOUNGBLOOD · Prize money: $3,400.00
Grand Champion: Rum N' Smoke BBQ (687.9428) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PIGTAMER BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
PIGTAMER BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: SMOKE IN THE EYE and DAD BOD BARBEQUE tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: PIGTAMER BBQ and BURNT WOOD BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: RICHIE Z's and RUB MY RACK tied on 173.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SPITFIRE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-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
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 | 179.4400 | 171.4400 | 167.9884 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.6172 | 173.7028 | 167.4516 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 173.7372 | 169.1428 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 168.5600 | 165.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
22 entries · top 687.9428 · median 663.0976
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 3 | SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 5 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 6 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 7 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 8 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 10 | BURNT WOOD BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 12 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 13 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 14 | Good Grefe! | |
| 15 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ | |
| 17 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 18 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 19 | Swampview BBQ | |
| 20 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | Black Mamba BBQ North | |
| 22 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE |
Chicken
22 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.0002
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 2 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 3 | SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 5 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | BURNT WOOD BBQ | |
| 10 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 11 | Good Grefe! | |
| 12 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 14 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 15 | TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ | |
| 16 | Swampview BBQ | |
| 17 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 18 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 21 | Black Mamba BBQ North | |
| 22 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 176.6172 · median 164.8516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 2 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 3 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 6 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | SPITFIRE | |
| 8 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 9 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 10 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 11 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 13 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 14 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 15 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 16 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 17 | TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ | |
| 18 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | BURNT WOOD BBQ | |
| 20 | Good Grefe! | |
| 21 | Swampview BBQ | |
| 22 | Black Mamba BBQ North |
Pork
22 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNT WOOD BBQ | |
| 3 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 4 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 5 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 6 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 7 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | SPITFIRE | |
| 9 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 10 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 11 | Good Grefe! | |
| 12 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 13 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 14 | Swampview BBQ | |
| 15 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 16 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 18 | TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ | |
| 19 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Black Mamba BBQ North | |
| 22 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE |
Brisket
22 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ | |
| 5 | BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER | |
| 6 | THE DOCFATHER BBQ | |
| 7 | BURNT WOOD BBQ | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 10 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 11 | Black Mamba BBQ North | |
| 12 | Good Grefe! | |
| 13 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 14 | PIGTAMER BBQ | |
| 15 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 16 | Swampview BBQ | |
| 17 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 18 | MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 20 | MACHETE BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 22 | DAD BOD BARBEQUE |