A new contest record
698.8116
highest overall ever cooked here
698.8116 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 698.2976 ONE2BBQ set in 2016.
- old record 698.2976
- set 2016 by ONE2BBQ
Smokin' For Garrett 2022
Sep 16–17, 2022 · Mt. Carmel, IL · 📍 434 Market Street · State championship
Reps: Charlie Brinza, Jeanne Titus · Prize money: $8,500
TRIPLE H BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' For Garrett on September 16, 2022 in Mt. Carmel, IL at 434 Market Street, scoring 698.8116 in a field of 27 teams. Pooh Bear BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5372. Category winners: Chicken — LOCAL YOKELS BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — LOCAL YOKELS BBQ (178.8572); Pork — TRIPLE H BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Piggin N Grinnin with 523.9884. This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Old Fashioned Butcher Shoppe; 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.
597.33
median 677.03
698.81 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 178.86
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 178.86
- Master Series — Pork 178.86
- Master Series — Brisket 180 🔥
- Backyard Series — Chicken 180 🔥
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 178.32
- Backyard Series — Pork 179.44
133.43
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
27
7 judged meats
Top score
698.8116
Winning margin
2.2744
GC over RC
Field average
671.10
597.33698.81
median 677.03 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
686.7884
597.33698.81
10th place overall
Field spread
101.4860
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,500
on the line
Double threats
10
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 38%
beats 62% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
24%
11 of 45 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.54 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,594
avg power rating going in · stronger than 74% of contests
Storylines (6 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 16 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: Pooh Bear BBQ and CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ and MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: Can Country Outlaw BBQ and JANKY LEG BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
TRIPLE H BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 17th.
- Chicken 17th
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in chicken
180.0000
best chicken ever cooked here
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 176.0000
- across 2 past editions
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.
- Furlongs Smoke & Seafood · Chicken
- SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS · Brisket
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2016 | Boonville, IN | 133 E Degonia RD | 35 | 698.2976 | ONE2BBQ | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Boonville, IN | 2144 New Harmony RD | 27 | 692.5028 | Old Fashioned Butcher Shoppe | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| Sep 16, 2022 ← this one | Mt. Carmel, IL | 434 Market Street | 27 | 698.8116 | Triple H BBQ | Pooh Bear BBQ |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Mt. Carmel, IL | 315 Market Street | 26 | 711.9656 | Local Yokels | SmokinGhost BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 170.2744 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 170.2512 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 175.4056 | 168.5828 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.3200 | 172.0116 | 165.1428 |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 179.4400 | 177.7028 | 168 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 698.8116 · median 677.0284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | Pooh Bear BBQ | |
| 3 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 4 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 5 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 6 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 7 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 10 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 11 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 12 | Risky Brisket | |
| 13 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 14 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 15 | BooyaQ | |
| 16 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 17 | 2 Crackers Smoking | |
| 18 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 19 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 20 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke N Hope | |
| 22 | Wild Cherry BBQ | |
| 23 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 24 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 25 | Big Belly BBQ | |
| 26 | Que-N-Da 662 | |
| 27 | Burr's BigBoy BBQ |
Chicken
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 2 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 3 | Pooh Bear BBQ | |
| 4 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 5 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 6 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 7 | BooyaQ | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 10 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 11 | Risky Brisket | |
| 12 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 13 | 2 Crackers Smoking | |
| 14 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 15 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Smoke N Hope | |
| 17 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 18 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 19 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 20 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 21 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 22 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 23 | Wild Cherry BBQ | |
| 24 | Que-N-Da 662 | |
| 25 | Big Belly BBQ | |
| 26 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 27 | Burr's BigBoy BBQ |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 2 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 3 | Pooh Bear BBQ | |
| 4 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 7 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 9 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | Risky Brisket | |
| 11 | Wild Cherry BBQ | |
| 12 | 2 Crackers Smoking | |
| 13 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 14 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Belly BBQ | |
| 16 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 17 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 18 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke N Hope | |
| 20 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 21 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 22 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 23 | BooyaQ | |
| 24 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 25 | Que-N-Da 662 | |
| 26 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 27 | Burr's BigBoy BBQ |
Pork
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | Risky Brisket | |
| 5 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 6 | Pooh Bear BBQ | |
| 7 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 8 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 10 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 11 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 13 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 14 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 15 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 16 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 17 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 18 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 19 | Wild Cherry BBQ | |
| 20 | BooyaQ | |
| 21 | Smoke N Hope | |
| 22 | 2 Crackers Smoking | |
| 23 | Hoosier BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Belly BBQ | |
| 25 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 26 | Que-N-Da 662 | |
| 27 | Burr's BigBoy BBQ |
Brisket
27 entries · top 180 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 5 | BEACHDOGS 502 BBQ | |
| 6 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 7 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 8 | BooyaQ | |
| 9 | Pooh Bear BBQ | |
| 10 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 11 | PoCo Porkers | |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 13 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 14 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 15 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 16 | 2 Crackers Smoking | |
| 17 | MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ | |
| 18 | Risky Brisket | |
| 19 | LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoke N Hope | |
| 21 | JaBs BBQ | |
| 22 | Burr's BigBoy BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Belly BBQ | |
| 24 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 25 | Que-N-Da 662 | |
| 26 | Wild Cherry BBQ | |
| 27 | Hoosier BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
18 entries · top 523.9884 · median 505.4400 · out of 540, not the usual 360
Chicken
18 entries · top 180 · median 169.9942 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 178.3200 · median 165.9886
Pork
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.0230