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Esperanza Bonanza

2021-10-22 – 2021-10-23 · Marion, AR · 📍 3820 Complex RD · State championship

Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $10,000.00

Grand Champion: CHICKEN FRIED BBQ (699.3368) · 27 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 4 LEGS UP BBQ

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CHICKEN FRIED BBQ
699.3368 · Master Series — Overall
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4 LEGS UP BBQ
696.4912 · Master Series — Overall
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PIGGIN' WHISKEY
694.7772 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

27
6 judged meats · 6 ancillary

Top score

699.3368

Winning margin

2.8456
GC over RC

Field average

669.62
median 682.73

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Brisket
0.5716 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

687.8968
10th place overall

Field spread

235.9196
winner to last place

Prize money

$10,000.00
on the line

Most consistent

CHICKEN FRIED BBQ
avg finish 7.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 4.5600 pts — THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE

How hot was the win?

Top 53%
beats 47% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

42%
of the 38 teams with a home region came from outside AR

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.35 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1549
avg power rating going in · stronger than 54% of contests

Top-rated in the field

RAZORRACKS
rated 1766 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

CHICKEN FRIED BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.

🧹 A double category winner

THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.

📸 Photo finishes

Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: CHICKEN FRIED BBQ and PHAT CHANCE tied on 170.8112 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 6–7: CHICKEN FRIED BBQ and UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 4–5: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and PIGGIN' WHISKEY tied on 177.7028 — 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)

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)

Category1st5th10th
Master Series — Chicken177.7028173.1084169.6800
Master Series — Pork Ribs178.8572176.5716172.5600
Master Series — Pork178.8572177.7028174.2628
Master Series — Brisket177.7144177.1428171.9772
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs177.7028171.4056160.0116
Backyard Series — Pork176.5600161.1428—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

27 entries · top 699.3368 · median 682.7312

#TeamScore
1 CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 699.3368
2 4 LEGS UP BBQ 696.4912
3 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 694.7772
4 MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ 693.6684
5 RAZORRACKS 692.5144
6 MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS 691.3716
7 DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK 690.7656
8 SWINE LIFE 688.4916
9 LC BBQ 687.9544
10 PHAT CHANCE 687.8968
11 Kermit's Ex 686.2628
12 Lightning BBQ 682.7540
13 TENNESSEE MOJO 682.7428
14 DAD'S GRILLIN CREW 682.7312
15 UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ 680.4684
16 FIRE DANCER BBQ 679.8856
17 Kith & Kin TN Smoke Show 679.8740
18 SWEET SWINE O'MINE 678.7196
19 PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ 675.3028
20 SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM 671.8628
21 C & J SMOKERS 661.0516
22 SHOTWELL SMOKERS 658.1484
23 UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS 656.4344
24 DIVINE SWINE & BOVINE 639.8516
25 2nd Generation Smokers 639.8516
26 Key corner cookers 637.0744
27 NASTY BOYS 463.4172

Chicken

27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5372

#TeamScore
1 4 LEGS UP BBQ 177.7028
2 MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS 174.2744
3 SWINE LIFE 174.2628
4 LC BBQ 173.1200
5 Lightning BBQ 173.1084
6 DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK 171.9772
7 TENNESSEE MOJO 170.8228
8 CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 170.8112
9 PHAT CHANCE 170.8112
10 Kith & Kin TN Smoke Show 169.6800
11 C & J SMOKERS 169.1200
12 RAZORRACKS 169.1200
13 SHOTWELL SMOKERS 169.1084
14 UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ 168.5372
15 SWEET SWINE O'MINE 167.9656
16 MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ 165.7028
17 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 165.0972
18 FIRE DANCER BBQ 163.3828
19 SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM 162.8116
20 Kermit's Ex 161.7028
21 UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS 160.5372
22 NASTY BOYS 158.8000
23 PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ 158.7884
24 2nd Generation Smokers 157.0972
25 DAD'S GRILLIN CREW 156.5028
26 DIVINE SWINE & BOVINE 154.7772
27 Key corner cookers 153.6800

Pork Ribs

27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4172

#TeamScore
1 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 178.8572
2 TENNESSEE MOJO 177.7144
3 DAD'S GRILLIN CREW 177.7028
4 Lightning BBQ 177.1544
5 PHAT CHANCE 176.5716
6 CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 176.5600
7 UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ 176.5600
8 MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS 174.8572
9 MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ 173.7028
10 4 LEGS UP BBQ 172.5600
11 DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK 171.9772
12 Key corner cookers 171.4400
13 SWINE LIFE 171.4288
14 SWEET SWINE O'MINE 171.4172
15 FIRE DANCER BBQ 171.4056
16 LC BBQ 170.8228
17 Kermit's Ex 169.1200
18 SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM 168.5484
19 2nd Generation Smokers 167.9772
20 PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ 167.9772
21 RAZORRACKS 167.9772
22 SHOTWELL SMOKERS 167.9772
23 C & J SMOKERS 166.2744
24 Kith & Kin TN Smoke Show 164.5256
25 UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS 161.0972
26 DIVINE SWINE & BOVINE 157.6572
27 NASTY BOYS 153.7372

Pork

27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228

#TeamScore
1 MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ 178.8572
2 Kermit's Ex 178.2972
3 PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ 177.7144
4 4 LEGS UP BBQ 177.7028
5 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 177.7028
6 RAZORRACKS 177.7028
7 DAD'S GRILLIN CREW 176.5600
8 Kith & Kin TN Smoke Show 176.0000
9 LC BBQ 174.8572
10 CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 174.2628
11 PHAT CHANCE 174.2628
12 SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM 173.1200
13 SWINE LIFE 170.8228
14 Lightning BBQ 170.8228
15 TENNESSEE MOJO 170.8228
16 DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK 169.6684
17 DIVINE SWINE & BOVINE 167.4056
18 FIRE DANCER BBQ 167.3944
19 UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS 166.8228
20 SWEET SWINE O'MINE 166.2284
21 UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ 165.6800
22 MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS 164.5372
23 C & J SMOKERS 162.2744
24 SHOTWELL SMOKERS 161.6800
25 Key corner cookers 155.9772
26 2nd Generation Smokers 154.8000
27 NASTY BOYS 150.8800

Brisket

26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6798

#TeamScore
1 RAZORRACKS 177.7144
2 MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS 177.7028
3 FIRE DANCER BBQ 177.7028
4 CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 177.7028
5 Kermit's Ex 177.1428
6 DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK 177.1428
7 MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ 175.4056
8 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 173.1200
9 SWEET SWINE O'MINE 173.1084
10 SWINE LIFE 171.9772
11 DAD'S GRILLIN CREW 171.9656
12 PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ 170.8228
13 UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ 169.6912
14 Kith & Kin TN Smoke Show 169.6684
15 LC BBQ 169.1544
16 4 LEGS UP BBQ 168.5256
17 UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS 167.9772
18 SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM 167.3828
19 PHAT CHANCE 166.2512
20 C & J SMOKERS 163.3828
21 TENNESSEE MOJO 163.3828
22 Lightning BBQ 161.6684
23 DIVINE SWINE & BOVINE 160.0116
24 2nd Generation Smokers 159.9772
25 SHOTWELL SMOKERS 159.3828
26 Key corner cookers 155.9772

Backyard Series

Overall

11 entries · top 354.2628 · median 329.0512

#TeamScore
1 THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE 354.2628
2 LET'S GO BRANDON 342.9028
3 WEST MEMPHIS FENCE 341.6916
4 SMOKIN STUDS 336.5600
5 COOKIN CROWES 329.6800
6 BEST BUTTS & BEVERAGES 329.0512
7 870 CROSS FIT 326.2972
8 TRIPLE C COMPOUND 322.8116
9 THE GREAT HAMBINO 317.1428
10 ROMIE'S 173.1428
11 WILLOWBEND 160.0116

Pork Ribs

11 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2744

#TeamScore
1 THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE 177.7028
2 ROMIE'S 173.1428
3 LET'S GO BRANDON 172.0800
4 870 CROSS FIT 171.4172
5 BEST BUTTS & BEVERAGES 171.4056
6 COOKIN CROWES 170.2744
7 TRIPLE C COMPOUND 169.1316
8 SMOKIN STUDS 168.0000
9 WEST MEMPHIS FENCE 166.8344
10 WILLOWBEND 160.0116
11 THE GREAT HAMBINO 156.0000

Pork

9 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.1428

#TeamScore
1 THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE 176.5600
2 WEST MEMPHIS FENCE 174.8572
3 LET'S GO BRANDON 170.8228
4 SMOKIN STUDS 168.5600
5 THE GREAT HAMBINO 161.1428
6 COOKIN CROWES 159.4056
7 BEST BUTTS & BEVERAGES 157.6456
8 870 CROSS FIT 154.8800
9 TRIPLE C COMPOUND 153.6800

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 — Chili

12 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5256

#TeamScore
1 PHAT CHANCE 177.7028
2 THE GREAT HAMBINO 176.5600
3 C & J SMOKERS 171.9656
4 TRIPLE C COMPOUND 169.7028
5 DIVINE SWINE & BOVINE 169.6684
6 SMOKIN STUDS 166.2628
7 BEST BUTTS & BEVERAGES 162.7884
8 UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ 162.2856
9 NASTY BOYS 162.2400
10 BEST BUTTS & BEVERAGES 2 154.8340
11 WILLOWBEND 153.0856
12 LET'S GO BRANDON 151.3484

Ancillary — Pork Chop

19 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8344

#TeamScore
1 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 176.5600
2 PHAT CHANCE 175.4172
3 LET'S GO BRANDON 174.8572
4 LC BBQ 173.1200
5 Lightning BBQ 170.8112
6 WILLOWBEND 169.1428
7 ROMIE'S 167.9772
8 C & J SMOKERS 167.3944
9 SWEET SWINE O'MINE 167.3828
10 2nd Generation Smokers 166.8344
11 CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 166.2400
12 NASTY BOYS 165.7028
13 BEST BUTTS & BEVERAGES 164.0000
14 COOKIN CROWES 163.4172
15 THE GREAT HAMBINO 162.2628
16 DIVINE SWINE & BOVINE 160.5600
17 Key corner cookers 160.5372
18 TRIPLE C COMPOUND 158.2744
19 SMOKIN STUDS 158.2400

Ancillary — Pork Chop Kids 10&Under

2 entries · top 175.4172 · median 173.6972

#TeamScore
1 ROMIE'S 175.4172
2 UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ 171.9772

Ancillary — Pork Chop Kids 11-15

4 entries · top 177.7028 · median 172.5544

#TeamScore
1 WILLOWBEND 177.7028
2 DIVINE SWINE & BOVINE 173.1316
3 DIVINE SWINE & BOVINE 2 171.9772
4 C & J SMOKERS 171.9772

Ancillary — Sauce

20 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2742

#TeamScore
1 WEST MEMPHIS FENCE 178.8572
2 PHAT CHANCE 177.7028
3 ROMIE'S 177.1428
4 THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE 176.5600
5 UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ 175.4516
6 BEST BUTTS & BEVERAGES 175.4172
7 2nd Generation Smokers 174.2856
8 BEST BUTTS & BEVERAGES 2 171.9656
9 SECOND GENERATION SMOKERS 2 170.8112
10 870 CROSS FIT 170.8112
11 WILLOWBEND 2 169.7372
12 NASTY BOYS 168.5372
13 THE GREAT HAMBINO 167.9656
14 SMOKIN STUDS 166.2628
15 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 164.5256
16 PIGGIN' WHISKEY 2 163.3596
17 WILLOWBEND 162.7884
18 THE GREAT HAMBINO 2 161.0624
19 Key corner cookers 159.3484
20 LET'S GO BRANDON 153.6224

Ancillary — Wings

11 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8456

#TeamScore
1 TRIPLE C COMPOUND 176.5600
2 DIVINE SWINE & BOVINE 173.7028
3 SMOKIN STUDS 170.8456
4 THE GREAT HAMBINO 166.9028
5 2nd Generation Smokers 166.8572
6 THE GREAT HAMBINO 3 166.8456
7 THE GREAT HAMBINO 2 162.2512
8 BEST BUTTS & BEVERAGES 2 161.1200
9 LET'S GO BRANDON 161.1200
10 BEST BUTTS & BEVERAGES 158.8228
11 WILLOWBEND 156.5712

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