Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll
2020-09-11 – 2020-09-12 · Vermillion, SD · 📍 Vermillion, SD 57069 · State championship
Reps: CINDY JUHL, TOM JUHL · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: When Pigs Die (695.4172) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SPITFIRE
Entries
29
4 judged meats
Top score
695.4172
Winning margin
6.8000
GC over RC
Field average
669.49
median 673.62
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
1.1772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
676.5144
10th place overall
Field spread
84.1376
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 69%
beats 31% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
48%
of the 29 teams with a home region came from outside SD
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1556
avg power rating going in · stronger than 62% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
WHEN PIGS DIE took the Grand Championship home to IA.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 9–10: Sin Circle BBQ and UNCLE J'S tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: Eggspert BBQ Minnesota and SMOKE IN THE EYE tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS edged WILD HOGS BBQ by 0.0112.
🃏 An upset on the books
WHEN PIGS DIE came in rated below the field's top team, B-S BBQ OUTLAWS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-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 | 177.1544 | 173.7372 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.8688 | 173.1316 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 175.4400 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 176.5828 | 175.4056 | 171.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 695.4172 · median 673.6228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 2 | SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 4 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 5 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 7 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 8 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 9 | Eggspert BBQ Minnesota | |
| 10 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 12 | BnB BBQ | |
| 13 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 14 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 15 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 16 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 17 | 605 BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 19 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 20 | Brothers Q | |
| 21 | Back Roads BBQ | |
| 22 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 23 | Rollin Smoke | |
| 24 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 25 | LoneStar Smoke Rangers | |
| 26 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 27 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 28 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 29 | Mart Boys |
Chicken
29 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 2 | BnB BBQ | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 7 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 8 | 605 BBQ | |
| 9 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 10 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 11 | LoneStar Smoke Rangers | |
| 12 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 13 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 14 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 15 | Brothers Q | |
| 16 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 17 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 18 | Back Roads BBQ | |
| 19 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 20 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 21 | Mart Boys | |
| 22 | Rollin Smoke | |
| 23 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 24 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 26 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 27 | Eggspert BBQ Minnesota | |
| 28 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 29 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 2 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 3 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 6 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 7 | Back Roads BBQ | |
| 8 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 9 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 10 | BnB BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 12 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 14 | SPITFIRE | |
| 15 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 16 | LoneStar Smoke Rangers | |
| 17 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 18 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 19 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 20 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 21 | Eggspert BBQ Minnesota | |
| 22 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 23 | 605 BBQ | |
| 24 | Brothers Q | |
| 25 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 26 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 27 | Rollin Smoke | |
| 28 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 29 | Mart Boys |
Pork
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 2 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | Eggspert BBQ Minnesota | |
| 4 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 5 | 605 BBQ | |
| 6 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | Rollin Smoke | |
| 8 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 9 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 10 | SPITFIRE | |
| 11 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 13 | Back Roads BBQ | |
| 14 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 15 | BnB BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 17 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 18 | Brothers Q | |
| 19 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 20 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 21 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 22 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 23 | LoneStar Smoke Rangers | |
| 24 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 25 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 26 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 27 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 28 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 29 | Mart Boys |
Brisket
29 entries · top 176.5828 · median 164.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOG HAMMER BBQ | |
| 2 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 3 | Eggspert BBQ Minnesota | |
| 4 | SMOKE IN THE EYE | |
| 5 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 6 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | |
| 7 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 12 | Sin Circle BBQ | |
| 13 | Brothers Q | |
| 14 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 15 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 16 | Who Dat BBQ | |
| 17 | Rollin Smoke | |
| 18 | BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | |
| 19 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 20 | SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | |
| 21 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 22 | 605 BBQ | |
| 23 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 24 | Mart Boys | |
| 25 | LoneStar Smoke Rangers | |
| 26 | BnB BBQ | |
| 27 | Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 28 | Back Roads BBQ | |
| 29 | BACKDRAFT BBQ |