Smokin' For Down Syndrome
2022-04-01 – 2022-04-02 · Collierville, TN · State championship
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $5,200.00
Grand Champion: SmokinGhost BBQ (707.9772) · 28 teams
Entries
28
4 categories
Top score
707.9772
Winning margin
2.2744
GC over RC
Field average
658.25
median 674.44
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
685.5768
what a walk cost here
Field spread
233.7944
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,200.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 8%
beats 92% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1552
avg power rating going in · stronger than 58% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SmokinGhost BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IL.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
SmokinGhost BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-09 | Collierville, TN | 44 | 705.6800 | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2022-04-01 ← this one | Collierville, TN | 28 | 707.9772 | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Marion, AR | 15 | 709.1200 | Janky Leg BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
28 entries · top 707.9772 · median 674.4398
Master Series — Pork
28 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.6800
Master Series — Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.1144