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.
- JANKY LEG BBQ · Pork
- LA PASADITA · Pork
- RAZORRACKS · Pork Ribs
Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge
2022-07-01 – 2022-07-02 · Lowell, AR · 📍 Grove Comedy Club · State championship
Reps: KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, RALPH WILLIAMS · Prize money: $15,000.00
Grand Champion: Janky Leg BBQ (704.5256) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
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.
610.65
median 689.05
704.53 🏆
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 180.00 🔥
- Pork 180.00 🔥
- Brisket 177.70
142.81
180.00
Entries
30
4 judged meats
Top score
704.5256
Winning margin
2.8568
GC over RC
Field average
677.56
610.65704.53
median 689.05 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
691.9200
610.65704.53
10th place overall
Field spread
93.8744
winner to last place
Prize money
$15,000.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 16%
beats 84% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.8 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1662
avg power rating going in · stronger than 97% of contests
Storylines (5 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.
A stacked field
1662
average power rating going in
Stronger than 97% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1662 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
- top seed ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (1903)
- 30 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: JANKY LEG BBQ and Heavy Smoke BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: JANKY LEG BBQ and LA PASADITA tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Pork 1–2 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
JANKY LEG BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
JANKY LEG BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 12th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 9th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 12th
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 | 176.5716 | 174.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 175.4288 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 175.4628 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2744 | 173.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 704.5256 · median 689.0514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 4 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 5 | LA PASADITA | |
| 6 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 9 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 10 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 13 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 14 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 15 | In Deep Sauce BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 17 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 18 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 19 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 20 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 21 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 22 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 23 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 24 | Coach's Smoke Show | |
| 25 | Slab Techs | |
| 26 | RubItSnout | |
| 27 | Double Dun Ranch BBQ | |
| 28 | The Beer Keg | |
| 29 | Caddell Pitmasters | |
| 30 | Buzzards BBQ |
Chicken
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 5 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 7 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 10 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 11 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 13 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 14 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 15 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 16 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 17 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 18 | LA PASADITA | |
| 19 | In Deep Sauce BBQ Team | |
| 20 | RubItSnout | |
| 21 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 22 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 23 | Slab Techs | |
| 24 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 25 | Coach's Smoke Show | |
| 26 | The Beer Keg | |
| 27 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 28 | Double Dun Ranch BBQ | |
| 29 | Caddell Pitmasters | |
| 30 | Buzzards BBQ |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 7 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 10 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 12 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 13 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 15 | LA PASADITA | |
| 16 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 17 | Coach's Smoke Show | |
| 18 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 19 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 20 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 21 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 22 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 23 | In Deep Sauce BBQ Team | |
| 24 | Slab Techs | |
| 25 | Buzzards BBQ | |
| 26 | RubItSnout | |
| 27 | The Beer Keg | |
| 28 | Caddell Pitmasters | |
| 29 | Double Dun Ranch BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKIN DAN |
Pork
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | LA PASADITA | |
| 3 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 6 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | In Deep Sauce BBQ Team | |
| 10 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 11 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 12 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 13 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 14 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 16 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 17 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 18 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 19 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 20 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 21 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 22 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 23 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 24 | Slab Techs | |
| 25 | The Beer Keg | |
| 26 | Double Dun Ranch BBQ | |
| 27 | Coach's Smoke Show | |
| 28 | RubItSnout | |
| 29 | Buzzards BBQ | |
| 30 | Caddell Pitmasters |
Brisket
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 2 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | In Deep Sauce BBQ Team | |
| 4 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 5 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 6 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 7 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 8 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 9 | LA PASADITA | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 13 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | |
| 14 | Double Dun Ranch BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 16 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 17 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 18 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 19 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 20 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | RubItSnout | |
| 22 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 23 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 24 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 25 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 26 | Coach's Smoke Show | |
| 27 | Caddell Pitmasters | |
| 28 | Slab Techs | |
| 29 | Buzzards BBQ | |
| 30 | The Beer Keg |