A statement win
10.8916
points clear of the field
Wider than 90% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.8916 points — a wider margin than 90% of championships in the data.
Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2
May 15–16, 2021 · Mannington, WV · 📍 Buffalo St
Reps: Debby Harwell, Don Harwell
CHUNKY BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 on May 15, 2021 in Mannington, WV at Buffalo St, scoring 701.7376 in a field of 15 teams. HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8460. Category winners: Chicken — CHUNKY BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — CHUNKY BBQ (175.4516); Pork — REDMULE'S BBQ (177.1428); Brisket — CONVICTED PIGS BBQ (177.1544). The Backyard Series standings were won by Sweet & Savory BBQ with 519.9660.
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.
555.17
median 673.10
701.74 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 177.71
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 175.45
- Master Series — Pork 177.14
- Master Series — Brisket 177.15
- Backyard Series — Chicken 178.30
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 174.26
- Backyard Series — Pork 180 🔥
124.34
180
Entries
15
7 judged meats
Top score
701.7376
Winning margin
10.8916
GC over RC
Field average
657.36
555.17701.74
median 673.10 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
656.5256
555.17701.74
10th place overall
Field spread
146.5720
winner to last place
Double threats
13
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 25%
beats 75% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.6 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,554
avg power rating going in · stronger than 41% of contests
Storylines (5 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: SMOKECRAFT - MD and CONVICTED PIGS BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 2–3: FATBOYSBBQ and CHUNKY BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 8–9: Gold-N-Blue Barbecue and LEM'S MEAT VARNISH tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Master Series — Brisket 2–3 · tie
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Backyard Series — Pork 6–7 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
CHUNKY BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
CHUNKY BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 3rd
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.
- Sweet & Savory BBQ · 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 174.8572 | 163.3828 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 169.1200 | 161.6800 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.1428 | 173.1200 | 164 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.1544 | 174.2628 | 165.7144 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.2972 | 170.8572 | 166.8112 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | 170.2972 | 164.5488 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 180 | 172.5828 | 160.5256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 701.7376 · median 673.0972
Chicken
15 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.6916
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 175.4516 · median 166.2628
Pork
15 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168
Brisket
15 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.8228
Backyard Series
Overall
12 entries · top 519.9660 · median 509.0972 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet & Savory BBQ | |
| 2 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 3 | Ham Squad | |
| 4 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 6 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 7 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 8 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 9 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 10 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 11 | KenzielouQ | |
| 12 | Dogpatch Q |
Chicken
12 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Squad | |
| 2 | KenzielouQ | |
| 3 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 4 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 5 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 6 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 7 | Sweet & Savory BBQ | |
| 8 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 9 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 10 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 11 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 12 | Country Boys BBQ |
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 174.2628 · median 169.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 3 | Sweet & Savory BBQ | |
| 4 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 5 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 6 | Ham Squad | |
| 7 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 8 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 9 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 10 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | KenzielouQ |
Pork
12 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet & Savory BBQ | |
| 2 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 3 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 4 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Ham Squad | |
| 7 | D’Qued Barbeque | |
| 8 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 9 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 10 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 11 | KenzielouQ | |
| 12 | Dogpatch Q |