Minnesota in May (Masters)

2022-05-13 – 2022-05-14 · Cambridge, MN · State championship

Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $11,500.00

Grand Champion: Son of a Boar BBQ (690.2056) · 59 teams

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Son of a Boar BBQ

690.2056 · Master Series — Overall

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CITY SLICKERS BBQ

690.1944 · Master Series — Overall

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HOT DADDY'S BBQ

688.5256 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

5 categories

Top score

690.2056

Winning margin

0.0112

GC over RC

Field average

661.24

median 669.04

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

679.8624

what a walk cost here

Field spread

217.7484

winner to last place

Prize money

$11,500.00

on the line

Most consistent

CITY SLICKERS BBQ

avg finish 9.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 3.4172 pts — LAST CALL HEROES BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 61%

beats 39% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1541

avg power rating going in · stronger than 46% of contests

Top-rated in the field

LAST CALL HEROES BBQ

rated 1765 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0112 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Son of a Boar BBQ took the Grand Championship home to WI.

🃏 An upset on the books

Son of a Boar BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, LAST CALL HEROES BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2019-05-10		57	698.8000	Totally Sauced
2021-05-07	Cambridge, MN	60	697.1544	Hogline
2022-05-13 ← this one	Cambridge, MN	59	690.2056	Son of a Boar BBQ
2022-05-13	Cambridge, MN	22	175.4056	PORKET ABOUT IT
2022-05-13	Cambridge, MN	38	348.0228	WEEZ'S GROVIN' BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

59 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.7372

#	Team	Score
1	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	178.8572
2	PO PO PORK	175.4400
3	BURNT TREES BBQ	175.4056
4	RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	174.2856
5	Ash Kickin' BBQ	174.2628
6	Second Hand Smoke SLV	173.1428
7	Bohica BBQ	172.0228
8	SPITFIRE	172.0116
9	QUE'S YER DADDY	172.0116
10	Nobody	171.4172
11	Mr. Dudes BBQ	171.4056
12	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	170.8456
13	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	170.8228
14	BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER	170.2628
15	NECTAR OF THE HOGS	169.6800
16	MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ	169.1544
17	SIX BUTT BBQ	169.1428
18	Big J's BBQ	168.5944
19	Slightly Sauced	168.5828
20	CITY SLICKERS BBQ	168.5372
21	IT'S BBQ TIME	168.5140
22	BURNT WOOD BBQ	167.9656
23	ACES HIGH BBQ	167.4172
24	THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY	167.4172
25	Blue Line BBQ	166.8228
26	Chasing Grand	166.8112
27	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	166.8112
28	HOT DADDY'S BBQ	166.2628
29	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	166.2400
30	Big Time BBQ Buddies	165.7372
31	PIGTAMER BBQ	165.0972
32	SIN CIRCLE BBQ	165.0972
33	HOGLINE	165.0856
34	Son of a Boar BBQ	165.0856
35	LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	165.0856
36	2LiveQ	164.5716
37	SMOKE IN THE EYE	164.5600
38	Brothers Barbecue	164.5372
39	WHEN PIGS DIE	164.5256
40	Dirty Little Pigs BBQ	164.5256
41	Phoenix BBQ	163.9428
42	BnB BBQ	162.8228
43	SMOKIN BIG	162.8228
44	Brad n Bryan's Que	162.8228
45	PIGTAILERS BBQ	162.2516
46	SWAMPVIEW BBQ	162.2512
47	OWENS BBQ	162.2284
48	ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	161.6800
49	92 - BBQ	160.5600
50	FLYING ACES BBQ	158.2516
51	Steel Smoke BBQ	158.2172
52	TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ	157.6800
53	Old School BBQ	154.7888
54	Smokin G's BBQ	153.6572
55	Sheyenne BBQ	150.8344
56	Rub Doctor	149.1200
57	Mullets not Pellets	146.2516
58	CRF Blue Ribbin' BBQ	146.2400
59	Stoken n poken	137.0628

Master Series — Chicken

59 entries · top 176.0000 · median 166.8344

#	Team	Score
1	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	176.0000
2	CITY SLICKERS BBQ	175.4056
3	Steel Smoke BBQ	174.8456
4	Son of a Boar BBQ	174.2628
5	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	173.7028
6	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	173.1084
7	THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY	172.5600
8	QUE'S YER DADDY	171.9884
9	BURNT WOOD BBQ	171.4172
10	Bohica BBQ	170.8572
11	ACES HIGH BBQ	170.8572
12	SIN CIRCLE BBQ	170.8456
13	MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ	170.8344
14	HOGLINE	170.8344
15	SWAMPVIEW BBQ	170.8344
16	NECTAR OF THE HOGS	170.2628
17	Phoenix BBQ	170.2512
18	Brothers Barbecue	169.7488
19	IT'S BBQ TIME	169.7144
20	Second Hand Smoke SLV	169.7028
21	HOT DADDY'S BBQ	169.7028
22	PO PO PORK	169.1200
23	BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER	169.1200
24	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	169.1200
25	PIGTAMER BBQ	169.1084
26	LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	168.5372
27	Dirty Little Pigs BBQ	168.5256
28	ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	167.3944
29	Stoken n poken	166.8800
30	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	166.8344
31	Chasing Grand	166.8228
32	Slightly Sauced	166.2400
33	OWENS BBQ	165.6800
34	WHEN PIGS DIE	165.6800
35	FLYING ACES BBQ	165.1772
36	SMOKIN BIG	165.1084
37	SIX BUTT BBQ	165.0972
38	SPITFIRE	164.5488
39	SMOKE IN THE EYE	164.5484
40	RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	163.9656
41	PIGTAILERS BBQ	163.3828
42	Rub Doctor	162.8572
43	Mr. Dudes BBQ	162.2516
44	Big Time BBQ Buddies	162.2400
45	BURNT TREES BBQ	162.2400
46	Ash Kickin' BBQ	162.2284
47	Blue Line BBQ	161.7028
48	92 - BBQ	161.6916
49	BnB BBQ	161.6800
50	2LiveQ	160.5372
51	Brad n Bryan's Que	159.3828
52	TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ	158.8460
53	Old School BBQ	157.7144
54	Big J's BBQ	157.6912
55	CRF Blue Ribbin' BBQ	157.1428
56	Sheyenne BBQ	155.9772
57	Smokin G's BBQ	154.7656
58	Nobody	152.6060
59	Mullets not Pellets	20.0000

Master Series — Overall

59 entries · top 690.2056 · median 669.0400

#	Team	Score
1	Son of a Boar BBQ	690.2056
2	CITY SLICKERS BBQ	690.1944
3	HOT DADDY'S BBQ	688.5256
4	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	686.2056
5	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	685.0396
6	THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY	684.5716
7	Ash Kickin' BBQ	682.8000
8	MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ	679.9548
9	RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	679.9428
10	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	679.8624
11	Second Hand Smoke SLV	678.8456
12	IT'S BBQ TIME	678.7768
13	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	678.2060
14	BURNT TREES BBQ	678.2056
15	Brothers Barbecue	677.6804
16	QUE'S YER DADDY	677.1084
17	PO PO PORK	675.9200
18	Bohica BBQ	675.4172
19	Slightly Sauced	674.8000
20	SWAMPVIEW BBQ	674.2284
21	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	674.1828
22	Phoenix BBQ	674.1368
23	LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	674.1368
24	ACES HIGH BBQ	673.6344
25	HOGLINE	673.5656
26	SMOKIN BIG	673.0856
27	Mr. Dudes BBQ	670.1828
28	SIN CIRCLE BBQ	669.6228
29	SIX BUTT BBQ	669.0856
30	BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER	669.0400
31	SMOKE IN THE EYE	668.5256
32	Dirty Little Pigs BBQ	668.3996
33	Steel Smoke BBQ	667.9428
34	NECTAR OF THE HOGS	666.1140
35	PIGTAMER BBQ	665.0056
36	OWENS BBQ	664.9824
37	ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	664.4460
38	SPITFIRE	662.7776
39	Chasing Grand	662.7428
40	WHEN PIGS DIE	662.7200
41	PIGTAILERS BBQ	662.1600
42	BURNT WOOD BBQ	661.0172
43	Blue Line BBQ	657.5656
44	Brad n Bryan's Que	656.3996
45	BnB BBQ	655.8972
46	2LiveQ	654.2060
47	Nobody	653.1432
48	TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ	650.7660
49	Big Time BBQ Buddies	650.2288
50	92 - BBQ	647.8628
51	Smokin G's BBQ	641.5544
52	Big J's BBQ	641.1316
53	FLYING ACES BBQ	638.1716
54	Sheyenne BBQ	633.6116
55	CRF Blue Ribbin' BBQ	621.0400
56	Old School BBQ	614.0460
57	Stoken n poken	608.9828
58	Rub Doctor	602.1028
59	Mullets not Pellets	472.4572

Master Series — Pork

59 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9772

#	Team	Score
1	HOT DADDY'S BBQ	179.4400
2	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	177.7144
3	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	177.7028
4	THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY	176.0344
5	BURNT TREES BBQ	175.4172
6	Son of a Boar BBQ	175.4172
7	RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	174.8572
8	CITY SLICKERS BBQ	174.2628
9	SMOKIN BIG	173.7028
10	2LiveQ	173.1200
11	Slightly Sauced	173.1200
12	Steel Smoke BBQ	172.5600
13	WHEN PIGS DIE	172.5600
14	Chasing Grand	172.5600
15	SWAMPVIEW BBQ	172.5484
16	Ash Kickin' BBQ	172.0344
17	MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ	171.9772
18	ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	171.4172
19	OWENS BBQ	171.4056
20	SIN CIRCLE BBQ	170.8456
21	IT'S BBQ TIME	170.2628
22	TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ	170.2628
23	Second Hand Smoke SLV	169.7372
24	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	169.6800
25	LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	169.6684
26	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	169.1316
27	BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER	168.5372
28	NECTAR OF THE HOGS	168.5372
29	ACES HIGH BBQ	168.5256
30	Brothers Barbecue	167.9772
31	Phoenix BBQ	167.9656
32	PIGTAMER BBQ	167.4056
33	PO PO PORK	167.3944
34	Blue Line BBQ	167.3828
35	SPITFIRE	167.3828
36	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	167.3828
37	Dirty Little Pigs BBQ	167.3828
38	SMOKE IN THE EYE	166.8456
39	Smokin G's BBQ	166.8344
40	Mr. Dudes BBQ	166.8228
41	SIX BUTT BBQ	166.2856
42	PIGTAILERS BBQ	165.6684
43	Big Time BBQ Buddies	164.0228
44	QUE'S YER DADDY	163.9656
45	HOGLINE	163.9312
46	Bohica BBQ	163.4172
47	Sheyenne BBQ	163.4056
48	Brad n Bryan's Que	163.3712
49	92 - BBQ	163.3712
50	Big J's BBQ	162.8344
51	BURNT WOOD BBQ	162.8228
52	BnB BBQ	162.2744
53	Nobody	162.2628
54	FLYING ACES BBQ	157.6800
55	Mullets not Pellets	153.1200
56	Stoken n poken	151.9428
57	CRF Blue Ribbin' BBQ	150.8000
58	Old School BBQ	149.6228
59	Rub Doctor	134.7656

Master Series — Pork Ribs

59 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.2972

#	Team	Score
1	Son of a Boar BBQ	175.4400
2	Brothers Barbecue	175.4172
3	Ash Kickin' BBQ	174.2744
4	HOGLINE	173.7144
5	HOT DADDY'S BBQ	173.1200
6	SMOKE IN THE EYE	172.5716
7	CITY SLICKERS BBQ	171.9888
8	Phoenix BBQ	171.9772
9	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	171.9656
10	SMOKIN BIG	171.4516
11	PIGTAILERS BBQ	170.8572
12	LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	170.8456
13	Brad n Bryan's Que	170.8228
14	IT'S BBQ TIME	170.2856
15	Mr. Dudes BBQ	169.7028
16	QUE'S YER DADDY	169.1428
17	Bohica BBQ	169.1200
18	BnB BBQ	169.1200
19	SWAMPVIEW BBQ	168.5944
20	SIX BUTT BBQ	168.5600
21	THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY	168.5600
22	MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ	167.9888
23	Dirty Little Pigs BBQ	167.9656
24	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	167.4172
25	CRF Blue Ribbin' BBQ	166.8572
26	Nobody	166.8572
27	Slightly Sauced	166.8572
28	ACES HIGH BBQ	166.8344
29	RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	166.8344
30	Smokin G's BBQ	166.2972
31	Second Hand Smoke SLV	166.2628
32	OWENS BBQ	165.6684
33	BURNT TREES BBQ	165.1428
34	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	164.5372
35	TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ	163.9772
36	PO PO PORK	163.9656
37	ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	163.9544
38	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	163.4056
39	PIGTAMER BBQ	163.3944
40	Sheyenne BBQ	163.3944
41	SIN CIRCLE BBQ	162.8344
42	Steel Smoke BBQ	162.3200
43	92 - BBQ	162.2400
44	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	162.2168
45	Blue Line BBQ	161.6572
46	BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER	161.1200
47	WHEN PIGS DIE	159.9544
48	SPITFIRE	158.8344
49	BURNT WOOD BBQ	158.8116
50	Big Time BBQ Buddies	158.2288
51	NECTAR OF THE HOGS	157.6340
52	FLYING ACES BBQ	157.0628
53	Chasing Grand	156.5488
54	2LiveQ	155.9772
55	Rub Doctor	155.3600
56	Stoken n poken	153.0972
57	Mullets not Pellets	153.0856
58	Big J's BBQ	152.0116
59	Old School BBQ	151.9200

Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey smoke

45 entries · top 176.0000 · median 163.9428

#	Team	Score
1	Squeeze My Slabs	176.0000
2	RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	175.4172
3	DAWGS BBQ	174.2628
4	SPITFIRE	173.1200
5	Ash Kickin' BBQ	172.5600
6	Sugar Shack	172.5484
7	ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	171.9656
8	Porket About It	171.4400
9	Battle drum smokers	171.4400
10	FENDER BENDER BBQ	171.4400
11	THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY	171.4056
12	LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	170.8800
13	Phoenix BBQ	170.8456
14	WRECKING CREW BBQ	170.2856
15	Smokin J's BBQ	168.6172
16	Bailey's Acres	167.3940
17	WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	166.8800
18	Dirty Little Pigs BBQ	166.2628
19	FLYING ACES BBQ	165.7256
20	Motley Q	165.6800
21	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	165.6684
22	Stoken n poken	163.9540
23	Nobody	163.9428
24	Big Racks BBQ	163.9428
25	WHEN PIGS DIE	163.4056
26	SMOKIN BIG	162.8340
27	The Yardpigs	162.2512
28	Old School BBQ	161.7256
29	Rub Doctor	161.7256
30	Sheyenne BBQ	161.6800
31	Brothers Barbecue	161.1200
32	Smoke Addiction BBQ Team	161.0856
33	MACHETE BOYS BBQ	160.5600
34	HOT DADDY'S BBQ	160.0456
35	Prestige Worldwide	159.4284
36	OWENS BBQ	159.4056
37	Steel Smoke BBQ	158.8112
38	BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER	158.2400
39	BURNT WOOD BBQ	156.0112
40	Unknown Smokers	155.9428
41	QUE'S YER DADDY	154.8000
42	PO PO PORK	154.2856
43	Second Hand Smoke SLV	153.7256
44	Brad n Bryan's Que	150.8228
45	UGLY BABY BBQ	148.5372