Up in Smoke BBQ Bash

2013-07-26 – 2013-07-27 · Mason City, IA · 📍 Mason City, IA

Grand Champion: TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW (691.9432) · 66 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE WICKED PIG

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TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW

691.9432 · Master Series — Overall

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THE WICKED PIG

685.1316 · Master Series — Overall

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PIGSKIN BBQ

685.1084 · 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.

584.32 median 656.47 691.94 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 176.62
Pork Ribs 178.86
Pork 175.44
Brisket 176.00

137.05 178.86

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2018 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 3 ancillary

Top score

691.9432

Winning margin

6.8116

GC over RC

Field average

651.06

584.32691.94

median 656.47 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

2.8800 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

675.3028

584.32691.94

10th place overall

Field spread

107.6232

winner to last place

Most consistent

TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW

avg finish 7.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 4.5600 pts — OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 64%

beats 36% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1520

avg power rating going in · stronger than 14% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

rated 1699 pre-contest

Storylines (3 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.

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 2nd
Pork Ribs 22nd
Pork 2nd
Brisket 5th

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point

Pork places 4–5: THE WICKED PIG and 4 MILE SMOKIN' CREW tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: 4 MILE SMOKIN' CREW and SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: LUCKY'S Q and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Pork 4–5 · tie
Pork 5–6 · tie
Brisket 7–8 · tie
Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0112

One of the big ones

66 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 95% of the 5,410 contests in the data

66 teams made this a bigger field than 95% of every contest tracked.

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 →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2013-07-26 ← this one	Mason City, IA	Mason City, IA	66	691.9432	TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	THE WICKED PIG
2014-07-25	Mason City, IA	Mason City, IA 50401	52	701.7144	BIG T'Z Q CRU	PIGSKIN BBQ
2015-07-24	Mason City, IA	Mason City, IA 50401	54	697.1432	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	PIGSKIN BBQ
2016-07-22	Mason City, IA	East Park	47	698.2744	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
2017-07-21	Mason City, IA	East Park	49	695.3600	PIGSKIN BBQ	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
2018-09-28	Mason City, IA	East Park	29	677.6112	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	LUCKY'S Q

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	176.6172	173.1428	171.4056
Pork Ribs	178.8572	172.0116	171.4400
Pork	175.4400	172.0000	170.8344
Brisket	176.0000	173.1200	170.8228

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

66 entries · top 691.9432 · median 656.4744

#	Team	Score
1	TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	691.9432
2	THE WICKED PIG	685.1316
3	PIGSKIN BBQ	685.1084
4	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	683.9200
5	BIG T'Z Q CRU	680.4800
6	IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	680.0112
7	OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ	679.9428
8	MYASSIS SMOKIN	677.6572
9	BLACK DOG BBQ IA	675.3828
10	LUCKY'S Q	675.3028
11	Meadow Valley BBQ	674.2056
12	SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ	673.6572
13	MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ	671.9316
14	A BOY & HIS BBQ	671.8856
15	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	670.7888
16	MARK'S SMOKIN QUE	670.7656
17	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	670.7196
18	SPITFIRE	669.6800
19	FIREWISE BBQ	669.0400
20	BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	668.5032
21	SWINE ASSASSINS	667.9312
22	IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ	667.3488
23	HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ	665.6340
24	WOODWARD BARBEQUE	663.9312
25	BIG CITY BBQ	663.3832
26	Scrap-Pit BBQ	662.1944
27	HOGLINE	661.0512
28	DOWNHOME COOKIN & BBQ	661.0288
29	WILD SHOOTERS BBQ	661.0172
30	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	659.2800
31	T. A. QUE	658.1596
32	BOYLES FAMOUS CORN BEEF	657.6916
33	4 MILE SMOKIN' CREW	657.0400
34	BEACH BUMS BBQ	655.9088
35	Butts & Racks BBQ	650.8000
36	Big Time BBQ Buddies	650.2628
37	CRASH TEST SMOKERS	650.1144
38	DRY 2 DA BONE	649.6232
39	BBQ COUNCIL	649.0972
40	SWEET THING BARBECUE	646.2400
41	FARMBOY BBQ	646.1716
42	PRISON PIGS	645.0860
43	THE Q CREW	644.4916
44	FFE BBQ	643.9088
45	Game On BBQ	642.1828
46	Razor Back BBQ	639.4172
47	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	639.2916
48	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	638.7200
49	THE HEAT IS ON	636.9828
50	PORCHY'S BBQ	635.3604
51	Johnny Rockett's BBQ	632.9600
52	Root River Bottom Smokers	630.6968
53	FRANKENQUE	629.6228
54	DIG-IN COOKERS	626.7080
55	YOUNG GUNS BBQ	626.6852
56	CIRCLE W BARBECUE	623.8968
57	SMOKE EATERS	620.5488
58	TWO COUSINS BBQ	618.8572
59	Biohazard BBQ	617.0400
60	7 SMOKIN' FOOLS	616.5488
61	BEE-LICIOUS BAR-B-Q	615.3600
62	RED LINE BBQ	612.3884
63	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	609.0172
64	DISCIPLES OF BLUES AND BBQ	606.1372
65	Piggy Blues BBQ	603.8972
66	River City Bad to the Bone BBQ	584.3200

Chicken

66 entries · top 176.6172 · median 164.8228

#	Team	Score
1	SPITFIRE	176.6172
2	TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	176.0000
3	BIG T'Z Q CRU	174.2856
4	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	173.7028
5	Big Time BBQ Buddies	173.1428
6	MARK'S SMOKIN QUE	173.1200
7	IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	172.5828
8	WILD SHOOTERS BBQ	172.5600
9	Meadow Valley BBQ	171.9656
10	HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ	171.4056
11	Game On BBQ	170.8456
12	DOWNHOME COOKIN & BBQ	170.8344
13	BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	170.8228
14	PIGSKIN BBQ	170.2972
15	IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ	169.6800
16	WOODWARD BARBEQUE	169.1544
17	BLACK DOG BBQ IA	169.1428
18	SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ	168.5600
19	THE WICKED PIG	168.5600
20	BEE-LICIOUS BAR-B-Q	168.0000
21	SWINE ASSASSINS	167.9884
22	BIG CITY BBQ	167.9772
23	Scrap-Pit BBQ	167.4172
24	Johnny Rockett's BBQ	167.4056
25	MYASSIS SMOKIN	167.4056
26	PRISON PIGS	166.8572
27	BOYLES FAMOUS CORN BEEF	166.8456
28	SWEET THING BARBECUE	166.8228
29	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	166.8228
30	Razor Back BBQ	166.2972
31	A BOY & HIS BBQ	166.2284
32	HOGLINE	165.6800
33	CRASH TEST SMOKERS	165.0856
34	RED LINE BBQ	164.5600
35	DRY 2 DA BONE	164.5488
36	MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ	164.0000
37	LUCKY'S Q	163.9428
38	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	163.4172
39	FIREWISE BBQ	163.3944
40	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	163.3828
41	OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ	163.3828
42	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	162.8344
43	Butts & Racks BBQ	162.8228
44	7 SMOKIN' FOOLS	161.7944
45	THE HEAT IS ON	161.7028
46	Root River Bottom Smokers	161.6800
47	THE Q CREW	160.5488
48	YOUNG GUNS BBQ	160.5484
49	DIG-IN COOKERS	159.9312
50	FARMBOY BBQ	159.3944
51	T. A. QUE	159.3828
52	BEACH BUMS BBQ	159.3828
53	BBQ COUNCIL	158.8228
54	Biohazard BBQ	157.7028
55	FFE BBQ	157.6916
56	FRANKENQUE	157.6912
57	Piggy Blues BBQ	155.4400
58	TWO COUSINS BBQ	155.4172
59	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	154.8228
60	4 MILE SMOKIN' CREW	153.0744
61	DISCIPLES OF BLUES AND BBQ	151.9544
62	PORCHY'S BBQ	150.8116
63	CIRCLE W BARBECUE	150.8000
64	SMOKE EATERS	146.8344
65	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	144.5256
66	River City Bad to the Bone BBQ	138.7656

Pork Ribs

66 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.7086

#	Team	Score
1	OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ	178.8572
2	LUCKY'S Q	174.2972
3	THE WICKED PIG	173.7144
4	MYASSIS SMOKIN	173.1200
5	CRASH TEST SMOKERS	172.0116
6	MARK'S SMOKIN QUE	172.0000
7	BIG T'Z Q CRU	171.9888
8	A BOY & HIS BBQ	171.9772
9	WOODWARD BARBEQUE	171.9656
10	IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	171.4400
11	PIGSKIN BBQ	171.4056
12	T. A. QUE	170.8572
13	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	169.6916
14	MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ	169.6916
15	HOGLINE	169.1428
16	SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ	169.1200
17	Scrap-Pit BBQ	168.5372
18	4 MILE SMOKIN' CREW	168.0000
19	FIREWISE BBQ	168.0000
20	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	167.9772
21	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	167.9772
22	TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	167.4060
23	Meadow Valley BBQ	167.4056
24	DOWNHOME COOKIN & BBQ	166.8228
25	SWINE ASSASSINS	166.2628
26	HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ	165.7144
27	TWO COUSINS BBQ	165.7028
28	SWEET THING BARBECUE	165.1544
29	BIG CITY BBQ	165.1316
30	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	165.1084
31	Butts & Racks BBQ	164.5488
32	PORCHY'S BBQ	164.0460
33	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	163.9772
34	BBQ COUNCIL	163.4400
35	SPITFIRE	163.4172
36	BOYLES FAMOUS CORN BEEF	162.8800
37	BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	162.2744
38	DRY 2 DA BONE	162.2400
39	THE Q CREW	161.7144
40	SMOKE EATERS	161.1428
41	FARMBOY BBQ	160.5716
42	Game On BBQ	159.9888
43	WILD SHOOTERS BBQ	159.9544
44	IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ	159.4060
45	Root River Bottom Smokers	159.4056
46	FFE BBQ	159.3828
47	Big Time BBQ Buddies	158.8916
48	BLACK DOG BBQ IA	158.8344
49	CIRCLE W BARBECUE	158.2972
50	DIG-IN COOKERS	158.2628
51	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	157.0972
52	THE HEAT IS ON	156.5144
53	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	156.0000
54	FRANKENQUE	155.4172
55	BEACH BUMS BBQ	154.8116
56	Johnny Rockett's BBQ	154.8116
57	PRISON PIGS	153.7260
58	RED LINE BBQ	151.9200
59	Biohazard BBQ	150.2744
60	Razor Back BBQ	149.6800
61	DISCIPLES OF BLUES AND BBQ	148.5372
62	YOUNG GUNS BBQ	147.8740
63	BEE-LICIOUS BAR-B-Q	146.7772
64	Piggy Blues BBQ	145.6800
65	7 SMOKIN' FOOLS	145.1316
66	River City Bad to the Bone BBQ	137.0516

Pork

66 entries · top 175.4400 · median 163.9830

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ	175.4400
2	TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	175.4172
3	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	174.2628
4	THE WICKED PIG	172.0000
5	4 MILE SMOKIN' CREW	172.0000
6	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	172.0000
7	BLACK DOG BBQ IA	171.9884
8	Meadow Valley BBQ	171.4400
9	OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ	170.8456
10	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	170.8344
11	IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	170.2856
12	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	170.2628
13	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	170.2628
14	SWINE ASSASSINS	169.7144
15	PIGSKIN BBQ	169.7028
16	Butts & Racks BBQ	169.7028
17	FIREWISE BBQ	169.6800
18	MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ	169.6800
19	HOGLINE	169.1200
20	THE HEAT IS ON	169.1200
21	BEACH BUMS BBQ	168.5600
22	BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	167.9888
23	HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ	167.3712
24	A BOY & HIS BBQ	166.2744
25	SPITFIRE	166.2628
26	T. A. QUE	166.2512
27	LUCKY'S Q	165.0972
28	CRASH TEST SMOKERS	165.0972
29	DRY 2 DA BONE	164.5944
30	FFE BBQ	164.5600
31	MYASSIS SMOKIN	164.5372
32	Scrap-Pit BBQ	164.5372
33	BOYLES FAMOUS CORN BEEF	164.0232
34	BIG T'Z Q CRU	163.9428
35	BIG CITY BBQ	163.4400
36	Root River Bottom Smokers	163.3712
37	BBQ COUNCIL	162.8572
38	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	162.2628
39	IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ	162.2628
40	PRISON PIGS	161.6800
41	PORCHY'S BBQ	161.6800
42	Razor Back BBQ	161.1428
43	DISCIPLES OF BLUES AND BBQ	161.1200
44	MARK'S SMOKIN QUE	161.0972
45	WILD SHOOTERS BBQ	161.0856
46	Big Time BBQ Buddies	160.5484
47	BEE-LICIOUS BAR-B-Q	160.0228
48	SWEET THING BARBECUE	160.0000
49	THE Q CREW	159.9656
50	DOWNHOME COOKIN & BBQ	159.9428
51	7 SMOKIN' FOOLS	159.3828
52	FRANKENQUE	159.3828
53	YOUNG GUNS BBQ	158.8456
54	WOODWARD BARBEQUE	158.2628
55	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	157.6800
56	DIG-IN COOKERS	157.1428
57	CIRCLE W BARBECUE	155.9540
58	Game On BBQ	155.3828
59	FARMBOY BBQ	155.3828
60	SMOKE EATERS	154.8572
61	Biohazard BBQ	154.2628
62	Piggy Blues BBQ	154.2400
63	River City Bad to the Bone BBQ	152.5600
64	TWO COUSINS BBQ	151.9884
65	RED LINE BBQ	151.3600
66	Johnny Rockett's BBQ	149.6340

Brisket

66 entries · top 176.0000 · median 162.2686

#	Team	Score
1	IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ	176.0000
2	BLACK DOG BBQ IA	175.4172
3	PIGSKIN BBQ	173.7028
4	BEACH BUMS BBQ	173.1544
5	TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	173.1200
6	MYASSIS SMOKIN	172.5944
7	LUCKY'S Q	171.9656
8	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	171.9656
9	THE WICKED PIG	170.8572
10	FARMBOY BBQ	170.8228
11	BIG T'Z Q CRU	170.2628
12	MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ	168.5600
13	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	167.9772
14	FIREWISE BBQ	167.9656
15	BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	167.4172
16	WILD SHOOTERS BBQ	167.4172
17	A BOY & HIS BBQ	167.4056
18	OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ	166.8572
19	BIG CITY BBQ	166.8344
20	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	166.2628
21	IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	165.7028
22	MARK'S SMOKIN QUE	164.5484
23	WOODWARD BARBEQUE	164.5484
24	BBQ COUNCIL	163.9772
25	SWINE ASSASSINS	163.9656
26	4 MILE SMOKIN' CREW	163.9656
27	BOYLES FAMOUS CORN BEEF	163.9428
28	DOWNHOME COOKIN & BBQ	163.4288
29	Meadow Valley BBQ	163.3944
30	SPITFIRE	163.3828
31	PRISON PIGS	162.8228
32	Razor Back BBQ	162.2972
33	FFE BBQ	162.2744
34	THE Q CREW	162.2628
35	Scrap-Pit BBQ	161.7028
36	T. A. QUE	161.6684
37	HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ	161.1428
38	Johnny Rockett's BBQ	161.1088
39	SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ	160.5372
40	YOUNG GUNS BBQ	159.4172
41	CIRCLE W BARBECUE	158.8456
42	PORCHY'S BBQ	158.8228
43	DRY 2 DA BONE	158.2400
44	SMOKE EATERS	157.7144
45	Big Time BBQ Buddies	157.6800
46	FRANKENQUE	157.1316
47	HOGLINE	157.1084
48	Game On BBQ	155.9656
49	River City Bad to the Bone BBQ	155.9428
50	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	155.9428
51	Biohazard BBQ	154.8000
52	SWEET THING BARBECUE	154.2628
53	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	154.2172
54	Butts & Racks BBQ	153.7256
55	DIG-IN COOKERS	151.3712
56	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	150.8116
57	7 SMOKIN' FOOLS	150.2400
58	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	149.6572
59	THE HEAT IS ON	149.6456
60	Piggy Blues BBQ	148.5372
61	CRASH TEST SMOKERS	147.9200
62	Root River Bottom Smokers	146.2400
63	TWO COUSINS BBQ	145.7488
64	RED LINE BBQ	144.5484
65	DISCIPLES OF BLUES AND BBQ	144.5256
66	BEE-LICIOUS BAR-B-Q	140.5600

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.

Master Series — Anything Butt

17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	River City Bad to the Bone BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	FARMBOY BBQ	178.2972
3	DIG-IN COOKERS	172.5600
4	HOGLINE	170.8800
5	DOWNHOME COOKIN & BBQ	170.8800
6	OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ	170.8688
7	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	168.0000
8	THE Q CREW	167.4400
9	T. A. QUE	166.8572
10	PRISON PIGS	166.3200
11	Piggy Blues BBQ	166.2972
12	WILD SHOOTERS BBQ	165.1200
13	CIRCLE W BARBECUE	163.4056
14	Razor Back BBQ	162.9028
15	BEE-LICIOUS BAR-B-Q	162.8456
16	BBQ COUNCIL	157.7028
17	FRANKENQUE	157.7028

Master Series — Dessert

22 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.8628 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	WILD SHOOTERS BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	180.0000 🔥
3	DIG-IN COOKERS	180.0000 🔥
4	THE Q CREW	180.0000 🔥
5	FFE BBQ	180.0000 🔥
6	BEACH BUMS BBQ	179.4400
7	Big Time BBQ Buddies	177.7028
8	SWINE ASSASSINS	176.5600
9	BIG T'Z Q CRU	176.5600
10	MYASSIS SMOKIN	176.5600
11	Razor Back BBQ	176.0228
12	HOGLINE	173.7028
13	FRANKENQUE	173.1200
14	T. A. QUE	173.1084
15	PORCHY'S BBQ	172.5828
16	CIRCLE W BARBECUE	172.5484
17	PIGSKIN BBQ	171.9772
18	FARMBOY BBQ	171.9656
19	Butts & Racks BBQ	170.2628
20	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	166.2972
21	Piggy Blues BBQ	166.2400
22	OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ	160.5372

Master Series — Potato Salad

21 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.7028

#	Team	Score
1	THE Q CREW	176.5600
2	BEACH BUMS BBQ	174.2628
3	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	170.8228
4	CIRCLE W BARBECUE	169.1428
5	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	169.1428
6	OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ	169.1200
7	FARMBOY BBQ	168.5484
8	HOGLINE	167.9772
9	Piggy Blues BBQ	167.4056
10	MARK'S SMOKIN QUE	166.2628
11	Biohazard BBQ	165.7028
12	BLACK DOG BBQ IA	165.1316
13	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	163.4400
14	DIG-IN COOKERS	163.3828
15	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	162.8456
16	FRANKENQUE	162.2400
17	DOWNHOME COOKIN & BBQ	161.7372
18	4 MILE SMOKIN' CREW	161.7028
19	Johnny Rockett's BBQ	159.3712
20	FFE BBQ	149.0856
21	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	141.5652

Up in Smoke BBQ Bash

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

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)

Won without a category win

Photo finishes

One of the big ones

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

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

Master Series — Anything Butt

Master Series — Dessert

Master Series — Potato Salad