Photo finishes
Tie
decided the closest call
Pork places 3–4: BUTCHER BBQ and PACS BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork 3–4 · tie
Chingawassa Days BBQ Competition
Jun 3–4, 2023 · Marion, KS · 📍 559 E. Main St. · State championship
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth · Prize money: $5,800
BUTCHER BBQ won Grand Champion at the Chingawassa Days BBQ Competition on June 3, 2023 in Marion, KS at 559 E. Main St., scoring 707.9888 in a field of 5 teams. Smoked & Furious took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.2744. Category winners: Chicken — BrewsCue (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BUTCHER BBQ (179.4400); Pork — Smoked & Furious (179.4400); Brisket — Smoked & Furious (180.0000).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
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 179.44
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 180 🔥
166.83
180
Entries
5
4 judged meats
Top score
707.9888
Winning margin
1.7144
GC over RC
Field average
700.19
681.66707.99
median 703.39 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
6.3200 pts across the top 5
Field spread
26.3312
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,800
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 7%
beats 93% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Field strength
1,618
avg power rating going in
Storylines (4 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 double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Smoked & Furious won Pork, Brisket — a double.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BUTCHER BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 3rd
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Smoked & Furious · Brisket
- BrewsCue · 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 168.5716 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 168.5372 | — |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | — |
| Brisket | 180 | 166.8344 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
5 entries · top 707.9888 · median 703.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 3 | BrewsCue | |
| 4 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 5 | PACS BBQ |
Chicken
5 entries · top 180 · median 177.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrewsCue | |
| 2 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 5 | PACS BBQ |
Pork Ribs
5 entries · top 179.4400 · median 176.0116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 3 | BrewsCue | |
| 4 | PACS BBQ | |
| 5 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK |
Pork
5 entries · top 179.4400 · median 175.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 2 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 4 | PACS BBQ | |
| 5 | BrewsCue |
Brisket
5 entries · top 180 · median 175.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 2 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 4 | BrewsCue | |
| 5 | PACS BBQ |