A new contest record
708.5488
highest overall ever cooked here
708.5488 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 702.2400 SMOKIN SKULLIES set in 2021.
- old record 702.2400
- set 2021 by SMOKIN SKULLIES
Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) 2022
Oct 21–22, 2022 · Roswell, GA · 📍 1 Royal Oak
Reps: Julie Cook, Rusty Cook · Prize money: $38,000
Fergolicious BBQ won Grand Champion at the Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) on October 21, 2022 in Roswell, GA at 1 Royal Oak, scoring 708.5488 in a field of 35 teams. RUB MY RACK took Reserve Grand Champion with 700.5488. Category winners: Chicken — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (180.0000); Pork — Fergolicious BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (178.8572). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by SMOKIN SKULLIES.
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.
661.02
median 687.92
708.55 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 178.86
159.38
180
Entries
35
4 judged meats
Top score
708.5488
Winning margin
8
GC over RC
Field average
686.91
661.02708.55
median 687.92 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
694.7772
661.02708.55
10th place overall
Field spread
47.5316
winner to last place
Prize money
$38,000
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
27%
17 of 62 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (7 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 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
- Fergolicious BBQ · Pork
- SHIGGIN & GRINNIN · Pork Ribs
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 15 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: SLOW PORKIN and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and INSANE SWINE BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: RUB MY RACK and BURNT FINGER BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
How the title was won
2 of 4
meats called to the stage
Fergolicious BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 11th.
- Chicken 11th
- Pork Ribs 11th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 3rd
A contest record in pork
180.0000
best pork ever cooked here
Fergolicious BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 179.4400 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 179.4400
- across 2 past editions
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2019), SMOKIN SKULLIES (won 2021).
- WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · 2019
- SMOKIN SKULLIES · 2021
The biggest field yet
35
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 33 teams
35 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 33.
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
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2019 | Roswell, GA | Royal Oak Ave | 32 | 699.3712 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Roswell, GA | Royal Oak Ave | 34 | 702.2400 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| Oct 21, 2022 ← this one | Roswell, GA | 1 Royal Oak | 35 | 708.5488 | FERGOLICIOUS BBQ | RUB MY RACK |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 175.4288 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4172 | 174.2744 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 175.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
35 entries · top 708.5488 · median 687.9196
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 3 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 7 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 8 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 9 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 10 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 11 | CANNONBALL EXPRESS BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 13 | Hat creek Q | |
| 14 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 16 | LC BBQ | |
| 17 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 18 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 19 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 20 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 21 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 22 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 23 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 24 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 25 | UGLY DRUM SMOKERS TEXAS | |
| 26 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 27 | S&S PIT CREW | |
| 28 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 29 | Great White Smoke | |
| 30 | LIMPBRIZKIT BBQ | |
| 31 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 32 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 33 | JUST NOT LAST | |
| 34 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 35 | DEEP SOUTH SMOKERS |
Chicken
35 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 4 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 5 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 6 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 9 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 10 | Great White Smoke | |
| 11 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 12 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 13 | UGLY DRUM SMOKERS TEXAS | |
| 14 | Hat creek Q | |
| 15 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 16 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | LIMPBRIZKIT BBQ | |
| 18 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 19 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 20 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 21 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 22 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 23 | CANNONBALL EXPRESS BBQ | |
| 24 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 25 | LC BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 27 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 28 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 29 | S&S PIT CREW | |
| 30 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 31 | DEEP SOUTH SMOKERS | |
| 32 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 33 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 34 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 35 | JUST NOT LAST |
Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 180 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 2 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 3 | CANNONBALL EXPRESS BBQ | |
| 4 | Hat creek Q | |
| 5 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 6 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 7 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 9 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 10 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 11 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 12 | LIMPBRIZKIT BBQ | |
| 13 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 14 | LC BBQ | |
| 15 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 16 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 17 | DEEP SOUTH SMOKERS | |
| 18 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 19 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 20 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 21 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 23 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 24 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 25 | Great White Smoke | |
| 26 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 27 | S&S PIT CREW | |
| 28 | JUST NOT LAST | |
| 29 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 30 | UGLY DRUM SMOKERS TEXAS | |
| 31 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 32 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 33 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 34 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 35 | RAZORRACKS |
Pork
35 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | Hat creek Q | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 6 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 9 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 10 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 11 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 12 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 15 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 16 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 17 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 18 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 19 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 20 | CANNONBALL EXPRESS BBQ | |
| 21 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 22 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 23 | LC BBQ | |
| 24 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 25 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 26 | UGLY DRUM SMOKERS TEXAS | |
| 27 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 28 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 29 | JUST NOT LAST | |
| 30 | Great White Smoke | |
| 31 | LIMPBRIZKIT BBQ | |
| 32 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 33 | S&S PIT CREW | |
| 34 | DEEP SOUTH SMOKERS | |
| 35 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ |
Brisket
35 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 4 | S&S PIT CREW | |
| 5 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 6 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 7 | SLOW PORKIN | |
| 8 | CANNONBALL EXPRESS BBQ | |
| 9 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 10 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 12 | LC BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 14 | RJs Smokehouse | |
| 15 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 16 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 17 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 18 | UGLY DRUM SMOKERS TEXAS | |
| 19 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 20 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 21 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 22 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 23 | JUST NOT LAST | |
| 24 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 25 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 26 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 28 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 29 | Hat creek Q | |
| 30 | Great White Smoke | |
| 31 | ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | |
| 32 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 33 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 34 | LIMPBRIZKIT BBQ | |
| 35 | DEEP SOUTH SMOKERS |