A new contest record
699.3832
highest overall ever cooked here
699.3832 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 693.6684 Kith n' Kin set in 2021.
- old record 693.6684
- set 2021 by Kith n' Kin
Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 2022
Nov 4–5, 2022 · Biloxi, MS · 📍 6505 Riviera Dr. · State championship
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler
Glamping Grillers won Grand Champion at the Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival on November 4, 2022 in Biloxi, MS at 6505 Riviera Dr., scoring 699.3832 in a field of 11 teams. PIGGIN' WHISKEY took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.4684. Category winners: Chicken — Poppa Pig (180.0000); Pork Ribs — GENERAL LEE SMOKING (173.1084); Pork — PIGGIN' WHISKEY (177.7028); Brisket — Glamping Grillers (176.5600). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Kith n' Kin; the next was held in 2023.
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.
598.85
median 672.46
699.38 🏆
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 173.11
- Pork 177.70
- Brisket 176.56
132.51
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
11
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
699.3832
Winning margin
10.9148
GC over RC
Field average
658.39
598.85699.38
median 672.46 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.7256 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
606.2976
598.85699.38
10th place overall
Field spread
100.5376
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
17%
3 of 18 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,552
avg power rating going in · stronger than 39% of contests
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.
An upset on the books
18-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
Glamping Grillers came in rated below the field's top team, Piggin' Whiskey, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1552
- top seed 1814
A statement win
10.9148
points clear of the field
Wider than 90% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.9148 points — a wider margin than 90% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 2–3: Poppa Pig and Glamping Grillers tied on 171.9888 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: WALK THE SWINE edged PIGGIN' WHISKEY by 0.0116. Brisket places 7–8: SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts! edged Southern Swine by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0116
- Brisket 7–8 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0572
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Glamping Grillers took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in chicken
180.0000
best chicken ever cooked here
Poppa Pig turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.2972 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 178.2972
- across 1 past editions
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Poppa Pig · Chicken
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2021 | Biloxi, MS | 6505 Riviera Dr. | 18 | 693.6684 | Kith n' Kin | GENERAL LEE SMOKING |
| Nov 4, 2022 ← this one | Biloxi, MS | 6505 Riviera Dr. | 11 | 699.3832 | Glamping Grillers | PIGGIN' WHISKEY |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Biloxi, MS | 6505 Riviera Dr. | 19 | 704.5256 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.7028 | 154.2172 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1084 | 167.3828 | 154.2288 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 169.6800 | 152 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 165.0856 | 142.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
11 entries · top 699.3832 · median 672.4572
Chicken
11 entries · top 180 · median 169.1316 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 173.1084 · median 166.8228
Pork
11 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9772
Brisket
11 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.7884
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Sauce
10 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9714