Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off
2023-07-07 – 2023-07-08 · Delta Junction, AK · 📍 Trophy Lodge
Reps: JOHN MANN, MICHELLE MANN · Prize money: $4,750.00
Grand Champion: Bear's Den Barbeque (695.4288) · 6 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKEY HAZE
Entries
6
4 judged meats
Top score
695.4288
Winning margin
4.0344
GC over RC
Field average
664.02
median 659.05
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
10.2744 pts across the top 5
Field spread
63.5436
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,750.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 69%
beats 31% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
17%
of the 6 teams with a home region came from outside AK
Field strength
1499
avg power rating going in
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
Bear's Den BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 2–3: Bear's Den BBQ and Big J's BBQ tied on 173.1316 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0000 | 162.2628 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 166.2856 | — |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 151.3712 | — |
| Brisket | 173.7372 | 152.5600 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
6 entries · top 695.4288 · median 659.0518
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bear's Den BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKEY HAZE | |
| 3 | Big J's BBQ | |
| 4 | PIG PEOPLE | |
| 5 | White T-Shirt BBQ | |
| 6 | Alaska's Most Wanted BBQ |
Chicken
6 entries · top 176.0000 · median 172.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | White T-Shirt BBQ | |
| 2 | PIG PEOPLE | |
| 3 | SMOKEY HAZE | |
| 4 | Bear's Den BBQ | |
| 5 | Big J's BBQ | |
| 6 | Alaska's Most Wanted BBQ |
Pork Ribs
6 entries · top 176.5600 · median 172.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY HAZE | |
| 2 | Bear's Den BBQ | |
| 3 | Big J's BBQ | |
| 4 | Alaska's Most Wanted BBQ | |
| 5 | White T-Shirt BBQ | |
| 6 | PIG PEOPLE |
Pork
6 entries · top 176.0000 · median 161.3830
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bear's Den BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKEY HAZE | |
| 3 | Big J's BBQ | |
| 4 | PIG PEOPLE | |
| 5 | Alaska's Most Wanted BBQ | |
| 6 | White T-Shirt BBQ |
Brisket
6 entries · top 173.7372 · median 162.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bear's Den BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKEY HAZE | |
| 3 | Big J's BBQ | |
| 4 | White T-Shirt BBQ | |
| 5 | Alaska's Most Wanted BBQ | |
| 6 | PIG PEOPLE |