Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival
2021-11-12 – 2021-11-13 · Biloxi, MS · 📍 6505 Riviera Dr. · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $8,500.00
Grand Champion: Kith n' Kin (693.6684) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 GENERAL LEE SMOKING
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Kith n' Kin took the Grand Championship home to TN.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 7–8: One-Bite Wonders and Kith n' Kin tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ edged GENERAL LEE SMOKING by 0.0116. Pork places 4–5: Rankin County BBQ Company edged Hank's BBQ by 0.0116.
🃏 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)
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-12 ← this one | Biloxi, MS | 6505 Riviera Dr. | 18 | 693.6684 | Kith n' Kin | GENERAL LEE SMOKING |
| 2022-11-04 | Biloxi, MS | 6505 Riviera Dr. | 11 | 699.3832 | Glamping Grillers | PIGGIN' WHISKEY |
| 2023-11-11 | Biloxi, MS | 6505 Riviera Dr. | 19 | 704.5256 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 171.4172 | 166.2400 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7372 | 169.6800 | 163.9772 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 171.4056 | 168.0228 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 163.9884 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
18 entries · top 693.6684 · median 661.8800
Chicken
16 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.2628
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 173.7372 · median 164.2628
Pork
18 entries · top 176.0000 · median 168.8514
Brisket
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180