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Kenai River BBQ Competition

2023-06-30 – 2023-07-01 · Soldotna, AK

Reps: JOHN MANN, MICHELLE MANN · Prize money: $2,300.00

Grand Champion: Smokey Haze BBQ (693.6800) · 9 teams

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693.6800 · Master Series — Overall
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692.5488 · Master Series — Overall
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677.6916 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

9
4 categories

Top score

693.6800

Winning margin

1.1312
GC over RC

Field average

632.22
median 668.54

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork Ribs
4.5828 pts across the top 5

Field spread

342.8344
winner to last place

Prize money

$2,300.00
on the line

Most consistent

avg finish 2.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket
won by 4.0116 pts — Halfracks Smoke Shack

How hot was the win?

Top 53%
beats 47% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1515
avg power rating going in

Top-rated in the field

rated 1645 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.

🃏 An upset on the books

SMOKEY HAZE came in rated below the field's top team, WHO DAT BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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)

This contest over the years

DateWhereTeamsHigh scoreGrand Champion
2023-06-30 ← this one Soldotna, AK 9 693.6800 Smokey Haze BBQ
2024-05-31 Soldotna, AK 7 710.8228 Smokin J's BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

8 entries · top 176.5716 · median 163.6972

#TeamScore
1 Halfracks Smoke Shack 176.5716
2 SMOKEY HAZE 172.5600
3 Buzzed Bee Que 168.5372
4 Up N Smoke 163.9656
5 J & J BBQ 163.4288
6 JC Holy Smokes 162.8460
7 Cowgirls Forever 159.9656
8 Who Dat BBQ 146.8344

Master Series — Chicken

9 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800

#TeamScore
1 Smoken J's BBQ 178.8572
2 JC Holy Smokes 176.0000
3 SMOKEY HAZE 173.1200
4 Halfracks Smoke Shack 171.4172
5 Up N Smoke 169.6800
6 Cowgirls Forever 166.2400
7 Buzzed Bee Que 165.7488
8 Who Dat BBQ 163.4400
9 J & J BBQ 162.2972

Master Series — Overall

9 entries · top 693.6800 · median 668.5372

#TeamScore
1 SMOKEY HAZE 693.6800
2 Halfracks Smoke Shack 692.5488
3 JC Holy Smokes 677.6916
4 Up N Smoke 669.0400
5 Buzzed Bee Que 668.5372
6 Cowgirls Forever 655.9656
7 J & J BBQ 654.8804
8 Who Dat BBQ 626.7656
9 Smoken J's BBQ 350.8456

Master Series — Pork

8 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.8514

#TeamScore
1 SMOKEY HAZE 177.7144
2 Halfracks Smoke Shack 176.0000
3 Up N Smoke 171.4400
4 JC Holy Smokes 170.8572
5 Buzzed Bee Que 166.8456
6 Cowgirls Forever 166.3200
7 J & J BBQ 164.0000
8 Who Dat BBQ 154.2284

Master Series — Pork Ribs

9 entries · top 171.9884 · median 167.4056

#TeamScore
1 Smoken J's BBQ 171.9884
2 SMOKEY HAZE 170.2856
3 Halfracks Smoke Shack 168.5600
4 JC Holy Smokes 167.9884
5 Buzzed Bee Que 167.4056
6 J & J BBQ 165.1544
7 Up N Smoke 163.9544
8 Cowgirls Forever 163.4400
9 Who Dat BBQ 162.2628

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