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.
- ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN · Chicken
- LA PASADITA · Chicken
- Q-BONES BBQ · Chicken
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken
Oct 14–15, 2022 · Grovetown, GA · 📍 5462 Columbia Rd.
Reps: Julie Cook
Full results from the Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken 2022, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on October 14, 2022 in Grovetown, GA at 5462 Columbia Rd.. LA PASADITA took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (180.0000).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
145.09
median 169.68
180 🏆
Entries
38
1 judged meat
Top score
180
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
168.48
145.09180
Chicken · median 169.68 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
174.2744
145.09180
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
34.9144
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 23%
beats 77% of 5574 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (2 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 4 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and LA PASADITA tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: LA PASADITA and Q-BONES BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Optimus Swine and SMOKE SHOW MAFIA tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 178.8572 | 174.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
38 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | LA PASADITA | |
| 3 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 4 | Optimus Swine | |
| 5 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 6 | WHO CARES BBQ | |
| 7 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 8 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 9 | BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC | |
| 10 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 12 | KILLER B'S | |
| 13 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 15 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 16 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 18 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 19 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 20 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 21 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 22 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 23 | ROLLIN KOLBZ | |
| 24 | SMOKEY BOYS BBQ | |
| 25 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 26 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO | |
| 27 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 28 | Iron Head Barbeque | |
| 29 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 30 | Gardenvalley Smokers | |
| 31 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 32 | RECTEQ SMOKERS | |
| 33 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 34 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 35 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 36 | Peckerwood Country Club | |
| 37 | RIVERSIDE SMOKE | |
| 38 | SMOKE SHOW |