A stacked field
1644
average power rating going in
Stronger than 94% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1644 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
- top seed GETTIN' BASTED (1984)
- 30 rated teams
Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off
Oct 1–2, 2021 · Sheridan, AR · State championship
Reps: Karen Jane Williams, Ralph Williams
GETTIN' BASTED won Grand Champion at the Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off on October 1, 2021 in Sheridan, AR, scoring 706.2628 in a field of 30 teams. 4 LEGS UP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.2972. Category winners: Chicken — RAZORRACKS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — LA PASADITA (178.8572); Pork — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (176.5828); Brisket — GETTIN' BASTED (180.0000).
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.
463.30
median 674.53
706.26 🏆
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 178.86
- Pork 176.58
- Brisket 180 🔥
20
180
Entries
30
4 judged meats
Top score
706.2628
Winning margin
3.9656
GC over RC
Field average
660.59
463.30706.26
median 674.53 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
690.1940
463.30706.26
10th place overall
Field spread
242.9600
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 10%
beats 90% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.81 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,644
avg power rating going in · stronger than 94% of contests
Storylines (4 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 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: SLAPS BBQ and COWBOY Q tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Heavy Smoke BBQ and LA PASADITA tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: SLAPS BBQ and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
GETTIN' BASTED took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 1st
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- GETTIN' BASTED · Brisket
- RAZORRACKS · 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 176.5828 | 174.2972 | 171.4056 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.7028 | 170.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 706.2628 · median 674.5316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 5 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 8 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 11 | LA PASADITA | |
| 12 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 13 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 14 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 15 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 16 | COWBOY Q | |
| 17 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 18 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokestack lightin' | |
| 20 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN MAD HATTERS | |
| 22 | Pit4aking | |
| 23 | PitPastor | |
| 24 | Pirates of the SpareRibbean | |
| 25 | Red Hog Barbeque | |
| 26 | OSchoolQ | |
| 27 | Red Hog Services | |
| 28 | Butt Naked BBQ | |
| 29 | Millin' & Grillin' | |
| 30 | Birds Front Yard Grill |
Chicken
30 entries · top 180 · median 169.4230 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | COWBOY Q | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | LA PASADITA | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 13 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 14 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 15 | Pit4aking | |
| 16 | SMOKIN MAD HATTERS | |
| 17 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 18 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 19 | Smokestack lightin' | |
| 20 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 21 | PitPastor | |
| 22 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 23 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 24 | Red Hog Services | |
| 25 | Pirates of the SpareRibbean | |
| 26 | Red Hog Barbeque | |
| 27 | OSchoolQ | |
| 28 | Birds Front Yard Grill | |
| 29 | Butt Naked BBQ | |
| 30 | Millin' & Grillin' |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA PASADITA | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 7 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 8 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 9 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 10 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 11 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 13 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 14 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 15 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 16 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 17 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 18 | COWBOY Q | |
| 19 | Smokestack lightin' | |
| 20 | OSchoolQ | |
| 21 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 22 | Pit4aking | |
| 23 | Red Hog Services | |
| 24 | Pirates of the SpareRibbean | |
| 25 | PitPastor | |
| 26 | Red Hog Barbeque | |
| 27 | Butt Naked BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN MAD HATTERS | |
| 29 | Millin' & Grillin' | |
| 30 | Birds Front Yard Grill |
Pork
30 entries · top 176.5828 · median 167.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 3 | LA PASADITA | |
| 4 | SMOKIN MAD HATTERS | |
| 5 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 9 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 10 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 11 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 12 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 13 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 14 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 15 | Red Hog Barbeque | |
| 16 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 17 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 18 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokestack lightin' | |
| 20 | COWBOY Q | |
| 21 | Red Hog Services | |
| 22 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 23 | PitPastor | |
| 24 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 25 | Pit4aking | |
| 26 | Pirates of the SpareRibbean | |
| 27 | OSchoolQ | |
| 28 | Birds Front Yard Grill | |
| 29 | Butt Naked BBQ | |
| 30 | Millin' & Grillin' |
Brisket
30 entries · top 180 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 7 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 8 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 9 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 10 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 13 | Pirates of the SpareRibbean | |
| 14 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 15 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 17 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 18 | COWBOY Q | |
| 19 | Smokestack lightin' | |
| 20 | OSchoolQ | |
| 21 | PitPastor | |
| 22 | LA PASADITA | |
| 23 | Red Hog Barbeque | |
| 24 | SMOKIN MAD HATTERS | |
| 25 | Pit4aking | |
| 26 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 27 | Butt Naked BBQ | |
| 28 | Millin' & Grillin' | |
| 29 | Birds Front Yard Grill | |
| 30 | Red Hog Services |