Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival
2020-06-26 – 2020-06-27 · Byram, MS · 📍 7557 South Siwell RD · State championship
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN
Grand Champion: Piglitically Incorrect (682.2172) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Bootyque
Entries
31
4 judged meats
Top score
682.2172
Winning margin
1.7260
GC over RC
Field average
647.53
median 651.39
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
666.7656
10th place overall
Field spread
177.1316
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 94%
beats 6% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
39%
of the 31 teams with a home region came from outside MS
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.49 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1532
avg power rating going in · stronger than 37% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: Jonesy Q and SOUTHSIDE BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Boyz of Que and Rankin County BBQ Company tied on 167.9888 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ and RAZORRACKS tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, RAZORRACKS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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 | 175.4056 | 171.4400 | 167.9540 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.9656 | 169.1200 | 167.4400 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 169.1200 | 168.0000 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.9656 | 168.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 682.2172 · median 651.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 2 | Bootyque | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | Hank's BBQ | |
| 7 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | Piggy Smalls | |
| 10 | Poppa Pig | |
| 11 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 12 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 13 | SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts! | |
| 14 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 15 | Smokin N The Bandits | |
| 16 | Jonesy Q | |
| 17 | Smackalicious | |
| 18 | COCHON 225 | |
| 19 | 901Q | |
| 20 | JORDYQ | |
| 21 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 22 | Beer-B-Que Boys | |
| 23 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 24 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 25 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 26 | Kith & Kin TN Smoke Show | |
| 27 | Grills of MS | |
| 28 | Boyz of Que | |
| 29 | Eddie Wright | |
| 30 | MS Smoke Addicts | |
| 31 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ |
Chicken
31 entries · top 175.4056 · median 163.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 2 | Bootyque | |
| 3 | Jonesy Q | |
| 4 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 7 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 8 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 9 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin N The Bandits | |
| 11 | SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts! | |
| 12 | 901Q | |
| 13 | Piggy Smalls | |
| 14 | Hank's BBQ | |
| 15 | Poppa Pig | |
| 16 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 17 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 18 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 19 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 20 | Beer-B-Que Boys | |
| 21 | JORDYQ | |
| 22 | Smackalicious | |
| 23 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 24 | Kith & Kin TN Smoke Show | |
| 25 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 26 | COCHON 225 | |
| 27 | Boyz of Que | |
| 28 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 29 | Eddie Wright | |
| 30 | Grills of MS | |
| 31 | MS Smoke Addicts |
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 171.9656 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COCHON 225 | |
| 2 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 4 | 901Q | |
| 5 | Bootyque | |
| 6 | Grills of MS | |
| 7 | Hank's BBQ | |
| 8 | Boyz of Que | |
| 9 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 10 | Poppa Pig | |
| 11 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 12 | Piggy Smalls | |
| 13 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 14 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 15 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 16 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 17 | Jonesy Q | |
| 18 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 19 | Eddie Wright | |
| 20 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 21 | Beer-B-Que Boys | |
| 22 | Smackalicious | |
| 23 | JORDYQ | |
| 24 | Organizer Portal | |
| 25 | Kith & Kin TN Smoke Show | |
| 26 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 27 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 28 | SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts! | |
| 29 | MS Smoke Addicts | |
| 30 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 31 | Smokin N The Bandits |
Pork
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 2 | SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts! | |
| 3 | Piggy Smalls | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 8 | Smackalicious | |
| 9 | Kith & Kin TN Smoke Show | |
| 10 | Smokin N The Bandits | |
| 11 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 12 | Organizer Portal | |
| 13 | Bootyque | |
| 14 | Hank's BBQ | |
| 15 | Grills of MS | |
| 16 | 901Q | |
| 17 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 18 | COCHON 225 | |
| 19 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 20 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 21 | Poppa Pig | |
| 22 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 23 | Beer-B-Que Boys | |
| 24 | Eddie Wright | |
| 25 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 26 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 27 | Jonesy Q | |
| 28 | JORDYQ | |
| 29 | Boyz of Que | |
| 30 | MS Smoke Addicts |
Brisket
31 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | Hank's BBQ | |
| 5 | Poppa Pig | |
| 6 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 7 | Bootyque | |
| 8 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin N The Bandits | |
| 10 | JORDYQ | |
| 11 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 12 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 13 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 14 | Piggy Smalls | |
| 15 | SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts! | |
| 16 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 17 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 18 | Grills of MS | |
| 19 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 20 | Weekend Warrior BBQ | |
| 21 | Smackalicious | |
| 22 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 23 | Jonesy Q | |
| 24 | COCHON 225 | |
| 25 | Beer-B-Que Boys | |
| 26 | Boyz of Que | |
| 27 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 28 | Kith & Kin TN Smoke Show | |
| 29 | MS Smoke Addicts | |
| 30 | 901Q | |
| 31 | Eddie Wright |