Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival
2021-11-12 – 2021-11-13 · Biloxi, MS · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $8,500.00
Grand Champion: Kith n' Kin (693.6684) · 18 teams
Entries
18
4 categories
Top score
693.6684
Winning margin
0.5828
GC over RC
Field average
637.58
median 661.88
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.0572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
660.4572
what a walk cost here
Field spread
218.2856
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,500.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 53%
beats 47% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1516
avg power rating going in · stronger than 21% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Kith n' Kin took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🃏 An upset on the books
Kith n' Kin came in rated below the field's top team, PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-12 ← this one | Biloxi, MS | 18 | 693.6684 | Kith n' Kin |
| 2022-11-04 | Biloxi, MS | 11 | 699.3832 | Glamping Grillers |
| 2023-11-11 | Biloxi, MS | 19 | 704.5256 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
16 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.2628
Master Series — Overall
18 entries · top 693.6684 · median 661.8800
Master Series — Pork
18 entries · top 176.0000 · median 168.8514
Master Series — Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 173.7372 · median 164.2628