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2022-10-28 – 2022-10-29 · Vidalia, LA · State championship
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $4,750.00
Grand Champion: Piggin' Whiskey (705.2000) · 22 teams
Entries
22
4 categories
Top score
705.2000
Winning margin
7.4972
GC over RC
Field average
651.04
median 663.35
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
670.1484
what a walk cost here
Field spread
197.8060
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,750.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 15%
beats 85% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1527
avg power rating going in · stronger than 33% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Piggin' Whiskey took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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
22 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
22 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.0228
Master Series — Overall
22 entries · top 705.2000 · median 663.3544
Master Series — Pork
22 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.7028
Master Series — Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 178.8800 · median 168.0000