A new contest record
708.5372
highest overall ever cooked here
708.5372 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 703.9776 ONE2BBQ set in 2018.
- old record 703.9776
- set 2018 by ONE2BBQ
Smoke on The Shores 2022
Mar 18–19, 2022 · Lebanon, TN · 📍 954 E Baddour Pky · State championship
Reps: Julie Cook, Rachel Harper, Rusty Cook, Wayne Harper · Prize money: $10,000
Organizer Portal won Grand Champion at the Smoke on The Shores on March 18, 2022 in Lebanon, TN at 954 E Baddour Pky, scoring 708.5372 in a field of 63 teams. Heavy Smoke BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3828. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKING BUTT HEADS (178.2972); Pork Ribs — BLUE CHIP BBQ (177.7144); Pork — WEQ4U (178.8572); Brisket — ONE2BBQ (180.0000). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by ONE2BBQ.
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.
509.06
median 674.72
708.54 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.30
- Pork Ribs 177.71
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 180 🔥
78.48
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Entries
63
4 judged meats
Top score
708.5372
Winning margin
9.1544
GC over RC
Field average
665.42
509.06708.54
median 674.72 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
0.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
691.9200
509.06708.54
10th place overall
Field spread
199.4744
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 6%
beats 94% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
20%
17 of 87 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.69 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,614
avg power rating going in · stronger than 85% of contests
Storylines (9 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.
Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Organizer Portal won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 6th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 3rd
A statement win
9.1544
points clear of the field
Wider than 85% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.1544 points — a wider margin than 85% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 16 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ and Heavy Smoke BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: Heavy Smoke BBQ and TIRE SMOKE BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: TIRE SMOKE BBQ and CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
A contest record in brisket
180.0000
best brisket ever cooked here
ONE2BBQ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
- old best 178.8572
- across 3 past editions
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (won 2016), ONE2BBQ (won 2018).
- ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN · 2016
- ONE2BBQ · 2018
One of the big ones
63
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 93% of the 5,462 contests in the data
63 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
The contest returns
4 yrs
since the last edition
This contest was away for 4 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2018-03-09.
- previous edition 2018-03-09
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- ONE2BBQ · Brisket
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2016 | Nashville, TN | Nashville, TN | 49 | 703.4172 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Nashville, TN | 4001 Bell RD, | 62 | 702.8688 | UNDER THE RADAR | Organizer Portal |
| Mar 9, 2018 | Nashville, TN | Nashville, TN 37219 | 87 | 703.9776 | ONE2BBQ | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| Mar 18, 2022 ← this one | Lebanon, TN | 954 E Baddour Pky | 63 | 708.5372 | SMOKE ME SILLY | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 177.7028 | 175.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 173.7372 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5828 | 173.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
63 entries · top 708.5372 · median 674.7200
Chicken
63 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8112
Pork Ribs
63 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9656
Pork
62 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9600
Brisket
63 entries · top 180 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180