Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1
2021-08-27 – 2021-08-28 · Boonsboro, MD · 📍 7313 Sharpsburg Pike
Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, REGINA BODNAR
Grand Champion: Top Gun BBQ (685.6800) · 24 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BAD AZZ MULE BBQ
Entries
24
6 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
685.6800
Winning margin
0.5940
GC over RC
Field average
652.91
median 663.89
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
666.1600
10th place overall
Field spread
117.8400
winner to last place
Double threats
9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 91%
beats 9% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
76%
of the 45 teams with a home region came from outside MD
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.71 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1545
avg power rating going in · stronger than 50% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5940 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
Hoos Smokin' won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: CONVICTED PIGS BBQ and TOP GUN BARBECUE tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 8–9: Rogue Hog BBQ and PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS tied on 166.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 8–9: CHUNKY BBQ and BOGGS HOG BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 176.0000 | 174.8572 | 169.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 173.1428 | 169.7028 | 166.2516 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 167.3944 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 175.4056 | 170.2856 | 166.8228 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 168.0000 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.0000 | 172.5716 | 169.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
24 entries · top 685.6800 · median 663.8858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 2 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 3 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 4 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 5 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SHAAZAAM-A-QUE | |
| 9 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | Hoos Smokin' | |
| 11 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 12 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 13 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 14 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 15 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 16 | PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS | |
| 17 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 18 | Pig in My Belly | |
| 19 | Hillcrest Smokers BBQ | |
| 20 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 21 | B.S. BBQ | |
| 22 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 23 | Redd's West Texas BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQNeems |
Chicken
24 entries · top 176.0000 · median 168.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 2 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 3 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 5 | SHAAZAAM-A-QUE | |
| 6 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 7 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 8 | Pig in My Belly | |
| 9 | PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS | |
| 10 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 11 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 12 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 13 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 14 | Hillcrest Smokers BBQ | |
| 15 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 16 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 17 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 18 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 19 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 20 | Hoos Smokin' | |
| 21 | B.S. BBQ | |
| 22 | Redd's West Texas BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQNeems | |
| 24 | LAKEVIEW BBQ |
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 173.1428 · median 161.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoos Smokin' | |
| 2 | SHAAZAAM-A-QUE | |
| 3 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 4 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 5 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 6 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 7 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 8 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 9 | PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS | |
| 10 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 11 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 12 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 14 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 15 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 16 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 17 | Hillcrest Smokers BBQ | |
| 18 | Pig in My Belly | |
| 19 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 20 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 21 | B.S. BBQ | |
| 22 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 23 | Redd's West Texas BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQNeems |
Pork
24 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoos Smokin' | |
| 2 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 3 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 5 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 6 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 8 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 9 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 11 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 12 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 13 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 14 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 15 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 16 | Pig in My Belly | |
| 17 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 18 | Redd's West Texas BBQ | |
| 19 | SHAAZAAM-A-QUE | |
| 20 | PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS | |
| 21 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 22 | B.S. BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQNeems | |
| 24 | Hillcrest Smokers BBQ |
Brisket
24 entries · top 175.4056 · median 164.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 2 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 3 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 4 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 5 | Deans Rockn Rednecks | |
| 6 | B.S. BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 10 | Hillcrest Smokers BBQ | |
| 11 | CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | |
| 12 | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 14 | SHAAZAAM-A-QUE | |
| 15 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 16 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 17 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 18 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 19 | PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS | |
| 20 | Hoos Smokin' | |
| 21 | BBQNeems | |
| 22 | Redd's West Texas BBQ | |
| 23 | Pig in My Belly | |
| 24 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE |
Backyard Series
Overall
21 entries · top 351.4288 · median 332.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 2 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 3 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 4 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 5 | Optimus Swine | |
| 6 | D'Qued Barbeque | |
| 7 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 8 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 10 | Zoni-Q | |
| 11 | No Worries BBQ | |
| 12 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 13 | 2 Pits BBQ | |
| 14 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 15 | Swayze Crazy Que | |
| 16 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin' With My Homies | |
| 18 | TNT BBQ | |
| 19 | Brutman BBQ | |
| 20 | Little E's Que | |
| 21 | Sweet Rick's BBQ |
Chicken
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3940
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 2 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 3 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 4 | Optimus Swine | |
| 5 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 6 | D'Qued Barbeque | |
| 7 | No Worries BBQ | |
| 8 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 10 | Zoni-Q | |
| 11 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 12 | Swayze Crazy Que | |
| 13 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 14 | 2 Pits BBQ | |
| 15 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 16 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin' With My Homies | |
| 18 | TNT BBQ | |
| 19 | Brutman BBQ | |
| 20 | Little E's Que | |
| 21 | Sweet Rick's BBQ |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 176.0000 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 2 | SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | |
| 3 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 4 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 5 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 6 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 7 | D'Qued Barbeque | |
| 8 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 9 | Optimus Swine | |
| 10 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | 2 Pits BBQ | |
| 12 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 13 | Zoni-Q | |
| 14 | No Worries BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin' With My Homies | |
| 16 | Swayze Crazy Que | |
| 17 | TNT BBQ | |
| 18 | Brutman BBQ | |
| 19 | Little E's Que | |
| 20 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 21 | Sweet Rick's BBQ |
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 — Burgers
6 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.3028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE EYED BBQ | |
| 2 | Optimus Swine | |
| 3 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 4 | No Worries BBQ | |
| 5 | TNT BBQ | |
| 6 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
Ancillary — Wings
10 entries · top 177.7372 · median 168.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TNT BBQ | |
| 2 | Brutman BBQ | |
| 3 | 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | |
| 4 | PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS | |
| 5 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 6 | Bowmans Butt & BBQ | |
| 7 | No Worries BBQ | |
| 8 | Optimus Swine | |
| 9 | B.S. BBQ | |
| 10 | Sweet Rick's BBQ |