Mission Farm's King of the Farm
2023-02-24 – 2023-02-25 · Iron Station, NC · State championship
Reps: JULIE COOK, RUSTY COOK · Prize money: $6,250.00
Grand Champion: MUTTLEY CREW (708.5604) · 33 teams
Entries
33
4 categories
Top score
708.5604
Winning margin
1.7376
GC over RC
Field average
677.29
median 680.98
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
690.1828
what a walk cost here
Field spread
115.6804
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,250.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 6%
beats 94% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1604
avg power rating going in · stronger than 92% of contests
Storylines
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1604 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-18 | Iron Station, NC | 33 | 698.8000 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ |
| 2023-02-24 ← this one | Iron Station, NC | 33 | 708.5604 | MUTTLEY CREW |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
33 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.4056
Master Series — Overall
33 entries · top 708.5604 · median 680.9824
Master Series — Pork
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6684
Master Series — Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 178.8800 · median 171.4172