A new contest record
693.6572
highest overall ever cooked here
693.6572 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 688.5600 Big Raz BBQ set in 2019.
- old record 688.5600
- set 2019 by Big Raz BBQ
Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 2020
Oct 16–17, 2020 · Jackson, NJ · 📍 Butterfly Camping Resort · State championship
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Louise Weidner · Prize money: $6,010
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY won Grand Champion at the Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES on October 16, 2020 in Jackson, NJ at Butterfly Camping Resort, scoring 693.6572 in a field of 37 teams. DRILLING & GRILLING took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9428. Category winners: Chicken — Rogue Hog BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — CHUNKY BBQ (179.4400); Pork — DIG'N N PIG'N (177.7144); Brisket — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (174.2744). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Big Raz BBQ; the next was held in 2021.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
157.67
median 662.15
693.66 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Pork 177.71
- Brisket 174.27
137.01
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Entries
37
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
693.6572
Winning margin
9.7144
GC over RC
Field average
643.98
157.67693.66
median 662.15 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
3.9772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
672.4916
157.67693.66
10th place overall
Field spread
535.9888
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,010
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 59%
beats 41% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
53%
17 of 32 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.53 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,631
avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% of contests
Storylines (8 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
An upset on the books
19-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1646
- top seed 1902
Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 7th
- Brisket 4th
A statement win
9.7144
points clear of the field
Wider than 86% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7144 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
A stacked field
1631
average power rating going in
Stronger than 91% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1631 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
- top seed WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (1902)
- 37 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY and BOGGS HOG BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: BLUE & GRAY BBQ and SMOKIN' TEX BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: INSANE SWINE BBQ and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork 1–2 · tie
A contest record in pork ribs
179.4400
best pork ribs ever cooked here
CHUNKY BBQ turned in 179.4400 in pork ribs — past the 173.7372 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 173.7372
- across 1 past editions
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Rogue Hog BBQ · Chicken
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2019 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 32 | 688.5600 | Big Raz BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| Oct 16, 2020 ← this one | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 37 | 693.6572 | Fire At the End of the Day | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Jackson, NJ | Jackson, NJ 08527 | 31 | 692.5028 | Wolf's Revenge | DIG'N N PIG'N |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 29 | 694.7768 | Blue & Gray BBQ | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.0228 | 172.5716 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 173.7372 | 170.8572 |
| Brisket | 174.2744 | 169.6800 | 167.9884 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
37 entries · top 693.6572 · median 662.1488
Chicken
36 entries · top 180 · median 168.2572 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.4170
Pork
36 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.1600
Brisket
37 entries · top 174.2744 · median 163.3828
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Dessert
10 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 3 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | A 2 Z | |
| 5 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 6 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 7 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 8 | SHADY CREW | |
| 9 | PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB | |
| 10 | RGDBBQ |