HOGS 4 HEROES

2023-05-06 – 2023-05-07 · Jamestown, RI · 📍 Fort Getty Park · State championship

Reps: LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $5,000.00

Grand Champion: Insane Swine BBQ (694.8344) · 50 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

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INSANE SWINE BBQ

694.8344 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

692.5368 · Master Series — Overall

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UP-2 BBQ

678.7884 · Master Series — Overall

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.

575.93 median 650.53 694.83 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 176.56
Pork Ribs 177.18
Pork 176.03
Brisket 178.30

131.94 178.30

Entries

4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

694.8344

Winning margin

2.2976

GC over RC

Field average

648.43

575.93694.83

median 650.53 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

671.9428

575.93694.83

10th place overall

Field spread

118.9028

winner to last place

Prize money

$5,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

avg finish 6.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 2.2972 pts — ELJEFE SMOKE

How hot was the win?

Top 54%

beats 46% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1535

avg power rating going in · stronger than 26% of contests

Top-rated in the field

INSANE SWINE BBQ

rated 1845 pre-contest

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 15 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 4–5: CycloneBBQ and Mullen It Over BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: Brookside BBQ and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ and LG bbq tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 4–5 · tie
Pork 4–5 · tie
Pork 8–9 · tie
Pork 5–6 · 0.0112

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

INSANE SWINE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 13th.

Chicken 9th
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 13th
Brisket 1st

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)

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)

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	176.5600	174.2628	170.8572
Pork Ribs	177.1772	174.3316	171.4284
Pork	176.0344	173.1428	171.4056
Brisket	178.2972	170.3200	168.5828

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

50 entries · top 694.8344 · median 650.5258

#	Team	Score
1	INSANE SWINE BBQ	694.8344
2	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	692.5368
3	UP-2 BBQ	678.7884
4	Brookside BBQ	678.2284
5	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	678.2284
6	Live Q or Die	676.5028
7	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	675.3716
8	Dirt Bag Barbeque	674.2856
9	LG bbq	673.7260
10	PADDY MCQ'S	671.9428
11	16 Mesh BBQ	670.2972
12	iQue	669.6916
13	Mullen It Over BBQ	665.0972
14	Tear Jerk BBQ	662.8000
15	CycloneBBQ	662.2744
16	Gus's BBQ	661.1312
17	SCHWEBS BBQ	660.6172
18	Waypoint BBQ	659.9428
19	FIRE DOWN BELOW	659.2796
20	ELJEFE SMOKE	658.1944
21	smokin good times ME	656.5372
22	TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST	652.5024
23	TEAM MEAT COMA	651.8512
24	HOG WASH BBQ	651.3712
25	Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque	650.8112
26	Four Smoking Guys	650.2404
27	Let It Smoke Barbecue	649.6348
28	New Pigs on the Block	649.6112
29	Big Bobby's Q	647.3940
30	Bone Daddy's	647.2912
31	Smokingrillindrinkin	646.8688
32	Proper BBQ	646.6860
33	Morning Wood BBQ	646.2516
34	GOLDEN GRILLZ	644.5488
35	Q Shanty	641.5888
36	Matt's Backyard BBQ	639.8972
37	KANE'S BIG SMOKIN BBQ	636.4804
38	Angry Cock BBQ	634.7656
39	Triple Trouble BBQ	631.2456
40	Barnyard Rebel	630.0916
41	Joint Effort BBQ	623.9312
42	Hillside BBQ	621.1092
43	Hands Full BBQ	619.3488
44	HOKIE POKIE Q	619.2912
45	Black Dog BBQ	616.9716
46	Make You Scrum Barbeque	613.5772
47	Red White and Cue	609.1088
48	Disco Brisket BBQ	605.0744
49	BubbleHead BBQ	587.8628
50	Smoking Cow	575.9316

Chicken

50 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.9712

#	Team	Score
1	UP-2 BBQ	176.5600
2	Live Q or Die	174.8572
3	Dirt Bag Barbeque	174.8456
4	CycloneBBQ	174.2628
5	Mullen It Over BBQ	174.2628
6	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	172.5600
7	TEAM MEAT COMA	172.0000
8	Smokingrillindrinkin	171.4628
9	INSANE SWINE BBQ	171.4056
10	LG bbq	170.8572
11	Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque	170.8456
12	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	170.8456
13	iQue	170.2972
14	Gus's BBQ	169.7372
15	Brookside BBQ	169.7028
16	KANE'S BIG SMOKIN BBQ	169.1772
17	Big Bobby's Q	168.5372
18	Triple Trouble BBQ	168.5372
19	Black Dog BBQ	167.9772
20	Waypoint BBQ	167.4400
21	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	166.8228
22	Tear Jerk BBQ	165.0972
23	Hillside BBQ	164.5488
24	PADDY MCQ'S	164.5256
25	HOKIE POKIE Q	163.9768
26	FIRE DOWN BELOW	163.9656
27	Joint Effort BBQ	163.4400
28	smokin good times ME	163.4172
29	SCHWEBS BBQ	163.4172
30	Let It Smoke Barbecue	163.3944
31	Matt's Backyard BBQ	163.3828
32	16 Mesh BBQ	162.2856
33	GOLDEN GRILLZ	162.2744
34	Q Shanty	161.6572
35	Proper BBQ	161.6572
36	Morning Wood BBQ	161.1660
37	TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST	161.1544
38	New Pigs on the Block	159.3828
39	Barnyard Rebel	158.8116
40	ELJEFE SMOKE	158.8000
41	Bone Daddy's	158.7884
42	Four Smoking Guys	158.2744
43	Hands Full BBQ	155.9772
44	Angry Cock BBQ	154.2628
45	Red White and Cue	153.7372
46	Disco Brisket BBQ	153.1200
47	Make You Scrum Barbeque	152.5256
48	HOG WASH BBQ	150.8228
49	Smoking Cow	148.5600
50	BubbleHead BBQ	146.8228

Pork Ribs

50 entries · top 177.1772 · median 165.4630

#	Team	Score
1	ELJEFE SMOKE	177.1772
2	UP-2 BBQ	174.8800
3	INSANE SWINE BBQ	174.8572
4	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	174.8456
5	SCHWEBS BBQ	174.3316
6	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	174.2744
7	Live Q or Die	172.5716
8	Let It Smoke Barbecue	172.5600
9	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	171.9772
10	HOG WASH BBQ	171.4284
11	Big Bobby's Q	171.4172
12	16 Mesh BBQ	170.8800
13	LG bbq	168.5716
14	Proper BBQ	168.5600
15	FIRE DOWN BELOW	168.5372
16	iQue	167.4744
17	Mullen It Over BBQ	167.4516
18	Waypoint BBQ	167.4172
19	TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST	167.4056
20	New Pigs on the Block	166.8456
21	PADDY MCQ'S	166.8344
22	TEAM MEAT COMA	166.2744
23	Matt's Backyard BBQ	166.2744
24	Brookside BBQ	166.2628
25	Tear Jerk BBQ	165.7372
26	GOLDEN GRILLZ	165.1888
27	Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque	164.5600
28	Dirt Bag Barbeque	164.5600
29	CycloneBBQ	164.0228
30	smokin good times ME	162.8916
31	Gus's BBQ	162.8684
32	Smokingrillindrinkin	162.2628
33	Barnyard Rebel	162.2400
34	Four Smoking Guys	161.1316
35	Q Shanty	160.5372
36	KANE'S BIG SMOKIN BBQ	157.1316
37	Joint Effort BBQ	156.5712
38	HOKIE POKIE Q	156.5144
39	Hillside BBQ	156.0000
40	Hands Full BBQ	154.2972
41	Angry Cock BBQ	151.4056
42	Disco Brisket BBQ	151.3944
43	Morning Wood BBQ	151.3828
44	Black Dog BBQ	150.8572
45	Triple Trouble BBQ	150.8000
46	Bone Daddy's	150.2400
47	Red White and Cue	147.9772
48	BubbleHead BBQ	146.2400
49	Make You Scrum Barbeque	144.5144
50	Smoking Cow	140.5600

Pork

50 entries · top 176.0344 · median 161.6970

#	Team	Score
1	Smokingrillindrinkin	176.0344
2	New Pigs on the Block	176.0000
3	Morning Wood BBQ	174.8456
4	Brookside BBQ	173.1428
5	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	173.1428
6	Dirt Bag Barbeque	173.1316
7	16 Mesh BBQ	172.0000
8	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	171.4400
9	LG bbq	171.4400
10	iQue	171.4056
11	HOG WASH BBQ	170.8572
12	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	170.8456
13	INSANE SWINE BBQ	170.2744
14	PADDY MCQ'S	170.2628
15	Bone Daddy's	169.7028
16	Tear Jerk BBQ	168.0000
17	ELJEFE SMOKE	167.3828
18	Live Q or Die	166.8228
19	Barnyard Rebel	166.2628
20	FIRE DOWN BELOW	165.7028
21	KANE'S BIG SMOKIN BBQ	165.6916
22	Gus's BBQ	165.1200
23	Q Shanty	164.0000
24	smokin good times ME	162.8456
25	UP-2 BBQ	162.8228
26	SCHWEBS BBQ	160.5712
27	GOLDEN GRILLZ	160.5712
28	Joint Effort BBQ	160.5484
29	CycloneBBQ	159.9888
30	Proper BBQ	159.9428
31	Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque	159.4284
32	Black Dog BBQ	158.2284
33	Big Bobby's Q	157.1312
34	Make You Scrum Barbeque	157.0972
35	Angry Cock BBQ	156.5372
36	Triple Trouble BBQ	156.5256
37	Waypoint BBQ	156.5256
38	HOKIE POKIE Q	154.8800
39	Four Smoking Guys	154.8344
40	Hands Full BBQ	154.8228
41	TEAM MEAT COMA	154.7884
42	TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST	153.6568
43	Hillside BBQ	153.1544
44	Mullen It Over BBQ	153.1200
45	Let It Smoke Barbecue	153.0972
46	BubbleHead BBQ	151.4172
47	Matt's Backyard BBQ	150.8228
48	Red White and Cue	141.0972
49	Smoking Cow	133.6572
50	Disco Brisket BBQ	131.9428

Brisket

50 entries · top 178.2972 · median 160.5488

#	Team	Score
1	INSANE SWINE BBQ	178.2972
2	Four Smoking Guys	176.0000
3	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	173.7028
4	Angry Cock BBQ	172.5600
5	PADDY MCQ'S	170.3200
6	TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST	170.2856
7	Mullen It Over BBQ	170.2628
8	Brookside BBQ	169.1200
9	Disco Brisket BBQ	168.6172
10	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	168.5828
11	Waypoint BBQ	168.5600
12	Bone Daddy's	168.5600
13	smokin good times ME	167.3828
14	Red White and Cue	166.2972
15	16 Mesh BBQ	165.1316
16	UP-2 BBQ	164.5256
17	CycloneBBQ	164.0000
18	Tear Jerk BBQ	163.9656
19	Gus's BBQ	163.4056
20	LG bbq	162.8572
21	SCHWEBS BBQ	162.2972
22	Live Q or Die	162.2512
23	Dirt Bag Barbeque	161.7484
24	FIRE DOWN BELOW	161.0740
25	Let It Smoke Barbecue	160.5832
26	iQue	160.5144
27	Make You Scrum Barbeque	159.4400
28	Matt's Backyard BBQ	159.4172
29	Morning Wood BBQ	158.8572
30	TEAM MEAT COMA	158.7884
31	HOG WASH BBQ	158.2628
32	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	157.0972
33	Proper BBQ	156.5260
34	GOLDEN GRILLZ	156.5144
35	Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque	155.9772
36	Q Shanty	155.3944
37	Triple Trouble BBQ	155.3828
38	ELJEFE SMOKE	154.8344
39	Hands Full BBQ	154.2516
40	Smoking Cow	153.1544
41	Big Bobby's Q	150.3084
42	Hillside BBQ	147.4060
43	New Pigs on the Block	147.3828
44	KANE'S BIG SMOKIN BBQ	144.4800
45	HOKIE POKIE Q	143.9200
46	BubbleHead BBQ	143.3828
47	Joint Effort BBQ	143.3716
48	Barnyard Rebel	142.7772
49	Black Dog BBQ	139.9088
50	Smokingrillindrinkin	137.1088

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.

Kids-Q — Kids Que - Pizza

8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.9944 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Burger Queen	180.0000 🔥
2	Hillside BBQ Jr.	178.2972
3	Home Slice	177.7144
4	Izabell's Backyard BBQ	170.2744
5	Hokie Pokie Q NextGen	169.7144
6	Lil Ev BBQ	169.7028
7	Smokin Teddy on the Block	168.5600
8	Kaya Arreola	157.1544

HOGS 4 HEROES

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (2 found in this contest's numbers)

Photo finishes

How the title was won

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)

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Kids-Q — Kids Que - Pizza