A new contest record
692.5372
highest overall ever cooked here
692.5372 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 687.4056 Grills of Mississippi set in 2019.
- old record 687.4056
- set 2019 by Grills of Mississippi
Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 2021
May 1, 2021 · Brookhaven, MS · 📍 Railroad Park · State championship
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler
Hank's BBQ won Grand Champion at the Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival on May 1, 2021 in Brookhaven, MS at Railroad Park, scoring 692.5372 in a field of 38 teams. PERFECTLY BLENDED took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.3140. Category winners: Chicken — CHICKEN FRIED BBQ (178.8800); Pork Ribs — JORDYQ (176.5828); Pork — GENERAL LEE SMOKING (180.0000); Brisket — THE BLUE BLOODS (176.5600). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Grills of Mississippi.
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.
465.01
median 661.00
692.54 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.88
- Pork Ribs 176.58
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 176.56
110.78
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Entries
38
4 judged meats
Top score
692.5372
Winning margin
9.2232
GC over RC
Field average
640.46
465.01692.54
median 661.00 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.3372
465.01692.54
10th place overall
Field spread
227.5312
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 63%
beats 37% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
30%
10 of 33 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.48 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,530
avg power rating going in · stronger than 22% of contests
Storylines (11 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
24-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
Hank's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, THE BLUE BLOODS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1512
- top seed 1712
Won without a category win
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
Hank's BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 22nd
A first Grand Championship
12
tracked contests to get there
This was Hanks BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 12th tracked contest.
A statement win
9.2232
points clear of the field
Wider than 86% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.2232 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
A rookie on the podium
3rd
at their first tracked contest
Smokin and the Bandits finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: Rankin County BBQ Company and VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: MoBetta BBQ and SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts! tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: CHICKEN FRIED BBQ and Smokin and the Bandits tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · tie
A contest record in chicken
178.8800
best chicken ever cooked here
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ turned in 178.8800 in chicken — past the 175.4400 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 175.4400
- across 2 past editions
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ (won 2018), Grills of Mississippi (won 2019).
- PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ · 2018
- Grills of Mississippi · 2019
The biggest field yet
38
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 23 teams
38 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 23.
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.
- GENERAL LEE SMOKING · Pork
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2018 | Brookhaven, MS | Brookhaven, MS 39601 | 19 | 686.2512 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | COCHON 225 |
| May 24, 2019 | Brookhaven, MS | Railroad Park | 26 | 687.4056 | Grills of Mississippi | TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE |
| May 1, 2021 ← this one | Brookhaven, MS | Railroad Park | 38 | 692.5372 | Hanks BBQ | PERFECTLY BLENDED |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 174.2744 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 174.2628 | 169.6684 |
| Pork | 180 | 171.4056 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
38 entries · top 692.5372 · median 660.9998
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hank's BBQ | |
| 2 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 3 | Smokin and the Bandits | |
| 4 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 5 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 6 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 7 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 8 | Race Crew BBQ | |
| 9 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 11 | MoBetta BBQ | |
| 12 | Kith and Kin | |
| 13 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 14 | WALK THE SWINE | |
| 15 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 16 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 17 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 18 | COCHON 225 | |
| 19 | JORDYQ | |
| 20 | Grills of Mississippi | |
| 21 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 22 | SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts! | |
| 23 | Circle K | |
| 24 | Moneyline Meats | |
| 25 | ManBearPig | |
| 26 | Jonesy Q | |
| 27 | Pig Chiefs | |
| 28 | Smokin Hot Heifers | |
| 29 | Smokin Therapy | |
| 30 | The Bous of Que | |
| 31 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 32 | Superior Stripes BBQ | |
| 33 | Lees Heavenly BBQ | |
| 34 | moking Meals on Wheels | |
| 35 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 36 | Eddie Wright BBQ | |
| 37 | Big Sooie Q | |
| 38 | Budros BBQ |
Chicken
37 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 3 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 4 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 5 | Hank's BBQ | |
| 6 | WALK THE SWINE | |
| 7 | Circle K | |
| 8 | MoBetta BBQ | |
| 9 | SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts! | |
| 10 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 11 | Pig Chiefs | |
| 12 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 13 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 14 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 15 | Kith and Kin | |
| 16 | Moneyline Meats | |
| 17 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 18 | ManBearPig | |
| 19 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 20 | Eddie Wright BBQ | |
| 21 | Superior Stripes BBQ | |
| 22 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin and the Bandits | |
| 24 | Race Crew BBQ | |
| 25 | Jonesy Q | |
| 26 | COCHON 225 | |
| 27 | Grills of Mississippi | |
| 28 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 29 | The Bous of Que | |
| 30 | Smokin Therapy | |
| 31 | Big Sooie Q | |
| 32 | JORDYQ | |
| 33 | Lees Heavenly BBQ | |
| 34 | Smokin Hot Heifers | |
| 35 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 36 | Budros BBQ | |
| 37 | moking Meals on Wheels |
Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JORDYQ | |
| 2 | Hank's BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin and the Bandits | |
| 4 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 5 | SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts! | |
| 6 | Race Crew BBQ | |
| 7 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 8 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 9 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 10 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 11 | MoBetta BBQ | |
| 12 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 13 | ManBearPig | |
| 14 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 15 | Moneyline Meats | |
| 16 | VALLEE AC COLD SMOKE | |
| 17 | Smokin Therapy | |
| 18 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 19 | COCHON 225 | |
| 20 | Rankin County BBQ Company | |
| 21 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 22 | KOKOMO Q | |
| 23 | WALK THE SWINE | |
| 24 | Kith and Kin | |
| 25 | Grills of Mississippi | |
| 26 | The Bous of Que | |
| 27 | Big Sooie Q | |
| 28 | Smokin Hot Heifers | |
| 29 | Jonesy Q | |
| 30 | Circle K | |
| 31 | THE BLUE BLOODS | |
| 32 | Pig Chiefs | |
| 33 | Superior Stripes BBQ | |
| 34 | Lees Heavenly BBQ | |
| 35 | A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT | |
| 36 | Budros BBQ | |
| 37 | moking Meals on Wheels |
Pork
37 entries · top 180 · median 165.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
37 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.7028