A new contest record
707.9772
highest overall ever cooked here
707.9772 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 705.6800 Piggin' Whiskey set in 2021.
- old record 705.6800
- set 2021 by Piggin' Whiskey
Smokin' For Down Syndrome 2022
Apr 1–2, 2022 · Collierville, TN · 📍 2005 E Winchester Blvd. · State championship
Reps: Maria Lohman, Wayne Lohman · Prize money: $5,200
SmokinGhost BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' For Down Syndrome on April 1, 2022 in Collierville, TN at 2005 E Winchester Blvd., scoring 707.9772 in a field of 28 teams. Organizer Portal took Reserve Grand Champion with 705.7028. Category winners: Chicken — SmokinGhost BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — K & K KOOKERS (178.2972); Pork — Organizer Portal (178.8800); Brisket — Organizer Portal (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Piggin' Whiskey; the next was held in 2023.
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.
474.18
median 674.44
707.98 🏆
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 178.30
- Pork 178.88
- Brisket 180 🔥
137.12
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
707.9772
Winning margin
2.2744
GC over RC
Field average
658.25
474.18707.98
median 674.44 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
685.5768
474.18707.98
10th place overall
Field spread
233.7944
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,200
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 7%
beats 93% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
32%
14 of 44 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.87 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,583
avg power rating going in · stronger than 66% of contests
Storylines (8 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.
An upset on the books
18-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
SmokinGhost BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1671
- top seed 1935
A day of perfect scores
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Organizer Portal · Brisket
- SmokinGhost BBQ · Chicken
- ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN · Chicken
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: SmokinGhost BBQ and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: JORDYQ and HAWGAMANIA tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Blinkys Offset BBQ and PIGGIN' WHISKEY tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Organizer Portal won Pork, Brisket — a double.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SmokinGhost BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 3rd
A contest record in brisket
180.0000
best brisket ever cooked here
Organizer Portal turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 177.1428
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Piggin' Whiskey (won 2021).
- Piggin' Whiskey · 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2021 | Collierville, TN | 2005 E Winchester Blvd. | 44 | 705.6800 | Piggin' Whiskey | ONE2BBQ |
| Apr 1, 2022 ← this one | Collierville, TN | 2005 E Winchester Blvd. | 28 | 707.9772 | SmokinGhost BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Marion, AR | 1 Complex Road | 15 | 709.1200 | Janky Leg BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5716 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 170.8456 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 175.4056 | 173.1084 |
| Brisket | 180 | 175.4056 | 171.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 707.9772 · median 674.4398
Chicken
28 entries · top 180 · median 169.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.1144
Pork
28 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.6800
Brisket
27 entries · top 180 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180