A stacked field
1663
average power rating going in
Stronger than 97% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1663 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
- top seed ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (1888)
- 25 rated teams
2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1
May 13–14, 2022 · Union City, TN · 📍 1711 East Church St. · State championship
Reps: Donna Young, Ed Young · Prize money: $5,920
HOT COLE'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 on May 13, 2022 in Union City, TN at 1711 East Church St., scoring 698.2628 in a field of 25 teams. PIGGIN' WHISKEY took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9312. Category winners: Chicken — CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. (179.4400); Pork Ribs — UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ (176.5716); Pork — PIGGIN' WHISKEY (180.0000); Brisket — HOT COLE'S BBQ (180.0000).
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.
541.05
median 676.51
698.26 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 179.44
- Pork Ribs 176.57
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 180 🔥
82.27
180
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
698.2628
Winning margin
2.3316
GC over RC
Field average
669.70
541.05698.26
median 676.51 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
4.0344 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
680.4224
541.05698.26
10th place overall
Field spread
157.2116
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,920
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 40%
beats 60% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,663
avg power rating going in · stronger than 97% of contests
Storylines (4 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: Rankin County BBQ and SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Heavy Smoke BBQ and RUSTY PIG BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: HOT COLE'S BBQ and JANKY LEG BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
HOT COLE'S BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 19th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 19th
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 1st
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- HOT COLE'S BBQ · Brisket
- PIGGIN' WHISKEY · Pork
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 171.4172 | 169.1316 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 171.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 698.2628 · median 676.5144
Chicken
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2744
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 176.5716 · median 167.4284
Pork
25 entries · top 180 · median 170.2512 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
25 entries · top 180 · median 170.8112 · 🔥 perfect 180