Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More
2022-10-07 – 2022-10-08 · Hermiston, OR · 📍 1705 E. Airport Rd · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $15,000.00
Grand Champion: Knuckle Draggers BBQ (692.5600) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SLOW PORKIN
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
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Field strength
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📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 7–8: Bearded Boar BBQ and Knuckle Draggers BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: Small Axe BBQ and Alderfire BBQ tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: Wiederteet BBQ and Alderfire BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 172.0000 | 169.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 172.6172 | 169.1544 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 169.1084 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 170.8228 | 162.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 692.5600 · median 668.5028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knuckle Draggers BBQ | |
| 2 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 3 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 4 | Vitamin Q | |
| 5 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 6 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 8 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 9 | Wiederteet BBQ | |
| 10 | HOGGERQ | |
| 11 | Washington State Pork Daddy's | |
| 12 | PNR BBQ | |
| 13 | SLO.MO.QUE | |
| 14 | Slowpokes | |
| 15 | 503BACKYARDBBQ | |
| 16 | Newt's BBQ | |
| 17 | Pit71 | |
| 18 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 19 | D&K BBQ |
Chicken
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOGGERQ | |
| 2 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 3 | Knuckle Draggers BBQ | |
| 4 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 5 | SLO.MO.QUE | |
| 6 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 7 | Vitamin Q | |
| 8 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 9 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 10 | PNR BBQ | |
| 11 | Wiederteet BBQ | |
| 12 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | Pit71 | |
| 14 | Slowpokes | |
| 15 | Washington State Pork Daddy's | |
| 16 | Newt's BBQ | |
| 17 | 503BACKYARDBBQ | |
| 18 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 19 | D&K BBQ |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 176.5828 · median 169.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 2 | Vitamin Q | |
| 3 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 4 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 5 | Slowpokes | |
| 6 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 7 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 8 | Knuckle Draggers BBQ | |
| 9 | Newt's BBQ | |
| 10 | SLO.MO.QUE | |
| 11 | PNR BBQ | |
| 12 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 13 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 14 | 503BACKYARDBBQ | |
| 15 | Washington State Pork Daddy's | |
| 16 | HOGGERQ | |
| 17 | Wiederteet BBQ | |
| 18 | Pit71 | |
| 19 | D&K BBQ |
Pork
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 2 | Knuckle Draggers BBQ | |
| 3 | 503BACKYARDBBQ | |
| 4 | SLO.MO.QUE | |
| 5 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 6 | Washington State Pork Daddy's | |
| 7 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 8 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 9 | Wiederteet BBQ | |
| 10 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 11 | Vitamin Q | |
| 12 | PNR BBQ | |
| 13 | HOGGERQ | |
| 14 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 15 | Newt's BBQ | |
| 16 | Slowpokes | |
| 17 | Pit71 | |
| 18 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 19 | D&K BBQ |
Brisket
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bearded Boar BBQ | |
| 2 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 3 | Knuckle Draggers BBQ | |
| 4 | Wiederteet BBQ | |
| 5 | Alderfire BBQ | |
| 6 | Washington State Pork Daddy's | |
| 7 | Vitamin Q | |
| 8 | Newt's BBQ | |
| 9 | 503BACKYARDBBQ | |
| 10 | HOGGERQ | |
| 11 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 12 | Slowpokes | |
| 13 | Small Axe BBQ | |
| 14 | D&K BBQ | |
| 15 | Pit71 | |
| 16 | PNR BBQ | |
| 17 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 18 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 19 | SLO.MO.QUE |