Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More
2022-10-07 – 2022-10-08 · Hermiston, OR · State championship
Reps: IAN SCHMIDT, JULIE POE · Prize money: $15,000.00
Grand Champion: Knuckle Draggers BBQ (692.5600) · 19 teams
Entries
19
4 categories
Top score
692.5600
Winning margin
4.5944
GC over RC
Field average
661.09
median 668.50
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.9656 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
668.5028
what a walk cost here
Field spread
100.1940
winner to last place
Prize money
$15,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 56%
beats 44% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1507
avg power rating going in · stronger than 10% of contests
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |