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RiverFest Red White and Que 2013

Jul 19–20, 2013 · Bellevue, NE

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JAESTAR BBQ
679.9768 · Master Series — Overall
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PHAT JACKS BBQ NE
674.2628 · Master Series — Overall
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BUFFALO'S BBQ
671.4516 · Master Series — Overall

JAESTAR BBQ won Grand Champion at the RiverFest Red White and Que on July 19, 2013 in Bellevue, NE, scoring 679.9768 in a field of 32 teams. PHAT JACKS BBQ NE took Reserve Grand Champion with 674.2628. Category winners: Chicken — SQUEAL OF APPROVAL (175.4744); Pork Ribs — BUFFALO'S BBQ (174.8800); Pork — JAESTAR BBQ (176.0228); Brisket — LEEPS BBQ (172.5828). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.

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.

How the meats cooked

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

  • Chicken 175.47
  • Pork Ribs 174.88
  • Pork 176.02
  • Brisket 172.58
119.75 176.02

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.

2013-07-19 — 679.9768 (JAESTAR BBQ) 2014-07-18 — 692.5600 (PORK PATROL BBQ) 2015-07-17 — 691.9428 (PHAT JACKS BBQ NE) 2016-07-15 — 697.6912 (BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE) 679.98 2013 2016

Entries

32
4 judged meats

Top score

679.9768

Winning margin

5.7140
GC over RC

Field average

638.32
577.42679.98
median 638.27 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Brisket
4 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

654.7540
577.42679.98
10th place overall

Field spread

102.5596
winner to last place

Most consistent

JAESTAR BBQ
avg finish 5.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork
won by 5.7140 pts — JAESTAR BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 89%
beats 11% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,513
avg power rating going in · stronger than 9% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BUFFALO'S BBQ
rated 1606 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 10 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 5–6: SQUEAL OF APPROVAL and JAESTAR BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: THE SMOKING HILLS and ROLLIN IN THE RUB tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: ROLLIN IN THE RUB and TATTOO BOB'S BAR B Q tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
  • Pork 4–5 · tie

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

JAESTAR BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.

  • Chicken 8th
  • Pork Ribs 6th
  • Pork 1st
  • Brisket 6th

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
Jul 19, 2013 ← this one Bellevue, NE Bellevue, NE 32 679.9768 JAESTAR BBQ PHAT JACKS BBQ NE
Jul 18, 2014 Bellevue, NE Bellevue, NE 68005 35 692.5600 PORK PATROL BBQ PORKY BUTTS BBQ
Jul 17, 2015 Bellevue, NE Bellevue, NE 68005 45 691.9428 PHAT JACKS BBQ NE PORK PATROL BBQ
Jul 15, 2016 Bellevue, NE Haworth Park 45 697.6912 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE TWISTED Q

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken175.4744169.7028166.2860
Pork Ribs174.8800169.7028167.4628
Pork176.0228169.7028163.9656
Brisket172.5828168.5828163.4516

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

32 entries · top 679.9768 · median 638.2742

#TeamScore
1 JAESTAR BBQ 679.9768
2 PHAT JACKS BBQ NE 674.2628
3 BUFFALO'S BBQ 671.4516
4 SQUEAL OF APPROVAL 668.6060
5 TATTOO BOB'S BAR B Q 661.7140
6 THE SMOKING HILLS 661.5996
7 HELPING U BBQ 661.0856
8 SMOKERS PURGATORY 657.6568
9 HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 657.1548
10 LEEPS BBQ 654.7540
11 BIG STACKS BARBEQUE 653.6456
12 SLOBBERIN MOUTH BBQ 650.7544
13 ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI 649.7484
14 ROLLIN IN THE RUB 643.9088
15 FLYING WRENCH SMOKIN' PIT CREW 641.0856
16 WORTH THE WAIT BBQ 640.5144
17 COUNTRY ROADS NE 636.0340
18 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 635.2912
19 DRUNKMAN'S BARBECUE 634.7196
20 AYERS PIT CREW 633.0852
21 WHEN PIGS DIE 632.4112
22 PORKY BUTTS BBQ 631.2456
23 TO THE BEE 630.2292
24 HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ 627.9656
25 SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ 623.9316
26 BACK ALLEY BUTT RUBBERS 614.2284
27 YOU GONNA LIKE IT 607.9436
28 BODACIOUS BUTTS AND BONES 605.5200
29 EAT MY SMOKE 603.8396
30 SMOKIN SOUTH OMAHA BOYS (S.S.O.B.) 602.7656
31 LINCOLN HIGHWAY BARBQUE 601.5540
32 B' TOWN SMOKIN FOOLS 577.4172

Chicken

32 entries · top 175.4744 · median 162.8400

#TeamScore
1 SQUEAL OF APPROVAL 175.4744
2 FLYING WRENCH SMOKIN' PIT CREW 175.4400
3 BIG STACKS BARBEQUE 172.0228
4 PHAT JACKS BBQ NE 170.8344
5 ROLLIN IN THE RUB 169.7028
6 TATTOO BOB'S BAR B Q 168.5828
7 THE SMOKING HILLS 168.5256
8 JAESTAR BBQ 167.4056
9 TO THE BEE 166.8572
10 HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 166.2860
11 LEEPS BBQ 165.7028
12 AYERS PIT CREW 165.6912
13 HELPING U BBQ 165.1428
14 WORTH THE WAIT BBQ 164.5600
15 COUNTRY ROADS NE 164.0456
16 YOU GONNA LIKE IT 164
17 SLOBBERIN MOUTH BBQ 161.6800
18 SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ 161.6684
19 ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI 161.1200
20 DRUNKMAN'S BARBECUE 161.1084
21 BUFFALO'S BBQ 159.9656
22 SMOKERS PURGATORY 159.4056
23 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 158.7884
24 BACK ALLEY BUTT RUBBERS 158.2856
25 B' TOWN SMOKIN FOOLS 155.9772
26 WHEN PIGS DIE 155.9656
27 HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ 153.7256
28 BODACIOUS BUTTS AND BONES 153.6684
29 SMOKIN SOUTH OMAHA BOYS (S.S.O.B.) 152.0228
30 LINCOLN HIGHWAY BARBQUE 151.4284
31 PORKY BUTTS BBQ 143.9084
32 EAT MY SMOKE 142.2512

Pork Ribs

32 entries · top 174.8800 · median 161.6686

#TeamScore
1 BUFFALO'S BBQ 174.8800
2 HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 172.5600
3 PHAT JACKS BBQ NE 172.0228
4 HELPING U BBQ 170.2628
5 SQUEAL OF APPROVAL 169.7028
6 JAESTAR BBQ 169.7028
7 THE SMOKING HILLS 169.1428
8 ROLLIN IN THE RUB 169.1428
9 TATTOO BOB'S BAR B Q 169.1428
10 AYERS PIT CREW 167.4628
11 SMOKERS PURGATORY 166.8572
12 FLYING WRENCH SMOKIN' PIT CREW 165.7256
13 HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ 165.7028
14 SLOBBERIN MOUTH BBQ 162.2628
15 COUNTRY ROADS NE 161.7372
16 WHEN PIGS DIE 161.6800
17 LEEPS BBQ 161.6572
18 ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI 159.9656
19 B' TOWN SMOKIN FOOLS 157.7144
20 TO THE BEE 157.6688
21 BACK ALLEY BUTT RUBBERS 157.1428
22 WORTH THE WAIT BBQ 156.5372
23 BIG STACKS BARBEQUE 154.2744
24 PORKY BUTTS BBQ 153.6572
25 BODACIOUS BUTTS AND BONES 153.6572
26 LINCOLN HIGHWAY BARBQUE 150.7884
27 DRUNKMAN'S BARBECUE 149.0856
28 EAT MY SMOKE 147.9428
29 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 145.0744
30 YOU GONNA LIKE IT 142.8348
31 SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ 134.8460
32 SMOKIN SOUTH OMAHA BOYS (S.S.O.B.) 134.7656

Pork

32 entries · top 176.0228 · median 162.2628

#TeamScore
1 JAESTAR BBQ 176.0228
2 BUFFALO'S BBQ 170.3088
3 HELPING U BBQ 169.7256
4 SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ 169.7028
5 BIG STACKS BARBEQUE 169.7028
6 ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI 169.2228
7 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 168
8 HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 166.3088
9 TO THE BEE 165.7372
10 PORKY BUTTS BBQ 163.9656
11 HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ 162.8800
12 SQUEAL OF APPROVAL 162.8688
13 PHAT JACKS BBQ NE 162.8228
14 SMOKERS PURGATORY 162.8112
15 SLOBBERIN MOUTH BBQ 162.8000
16 THE SMOKING HILLS 162.2628
17 COUNTRY ROADS NE 162.2628
18 TATTOO BOB'S BAR B Q 160.5828
19 YOU GONNA LIKE IT 160.5716
20 DRUNKMAN'S BARBECUE 160.5600
21 EAT MY SMOKE 159.9656
22 LINCOLN HIGHWAY BARBQUE 158.2628
23 ROLLIN IN THE RUB 155.9888
24 WHEN PIGS DIE 154.8228
25 LEEPS BBQ 154.8112
26 BACK ALLEY BUTT RUBBERS 153.1428
27 AYERS PIT CREW 153.1312
28 FLYING WRENCH SMOKIN' PIT CREW 153.1200
29 SMOKIN SOUTH OMAHA BOYS (S.S.O.B.) 152.5256
30 WORTH THE WAIT BBQ 150.2400
31 BODACIOUS BUTTS AND BONES 149.6800
32 B' TOWN SMOKIN FOOLS 119.7484

Brisket

32 entries · top 172.5828 · median 158.5772

#TeamScore
1 LEEPS BBQ 172.5828
2 PORKY BUTTS BBQ 169.7144
3 WORTH THE WAIT BBQ 169.1772
4 PHAT JACKS BBQ NE 168.5828
5 SMOKERS PURGATORY 168.5828
6 JAESTAR BBQ 166.8456
7 BUFFALO'S BBQ 166.2972
8 SLOBBERIN MOUTH BBQ 164.0116
9 DRUNKMAN'S BARBECUE 163.9656
10 SMOKIN SOUTH OMAHA BOYS (S.S.O.B.) 163.4516
11 SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 163.4284
12 TATTOO BOB'S BAR B Q 163.4056
13 THE SMOKING HILLS 161.6684
14 SQUEAL OF APPROVAL 160.5600
15 WHEN PIGS DIE 159.9428
16 ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI 159.4400
17 SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ 157.7144
18 BIG STACKS BARBEQUE 157.6456
19 HELPING U BBQ 155.9544
20 EAT MY SMOKE 153.6800
21 HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 152
22 ROLLIN IN THE RUB 149.0744
23 BODACIOUS BUTTS AND BONES 148.5144
24 COUNTRY ROADS NE 147.9884
25 FLYING WRENCH SMOKIN' PIT CREW 146.8000
26 AYERS PIT CREW 146.8000
27 BACK ALLEY BUTT RUBBERS 145.6572
28 HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ 145.6572
29 B' TOWN SMOKIN FOOLS 143.9772
30 LINCOLN HIGHWAY BARBQUE 141.0744
31 YOU GONNA LIKE IT 140.5372
32 TO THE BEE 139.9660

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