BBQ and Fly In on the River

2013-08-16 – 2013-08-17 · Excelsior Springs, MO · 📍 Excelsior Springs, MO

Grand Champion: R BUTTS R SMOKIN (685.6800) · 66 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY

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R BUTTS R SMOKIN

685.6800 · Master Series — Overall

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WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY

685.1312 · Master Series — Overall

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BURNT FINGER BBQ

684.5148 · 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.

509.62 median 647.93 685.68 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 177.14
Pork Ribs 177.74
Pork 176.56
Brisket 180.00 🔥

97.98 180.00

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2019 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 2 ancillary

Top score

685.6800

Winning margin

0.5488

GC over RC

Field average

643.58

509.62685.68

median 647.93 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

BIG T'Z Q CRU (Brisket)

Tightest race

Pork

2.8572 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

672.5488

509.62685.68

10th place overall

Field spread

176.0576

winner to last place

Most consistent

BURNT FINGER BBQ

avg finish 8.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 2.8572 pts — BIG T'Z Q CRU

How hot was the win?

Top 80%

beats 20% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1534

avg power rating going in · stronger than 25% of contests

Top-rated in the field

TRUEBUD BBQ

rated 1712 pre-contest

Storylines (9 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 razor-thin finish

0.5488 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 92% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5488 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.

R BUTTS R SMOKIN
WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY

An upset on the books

30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100

R BUTTS R SMOKIN came in rated below the field's top team, TRUEBUD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1565
top seed 1712

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

R BUTTS R SMOKIN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 8th
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 19th
Brisket 7th

A first Grand Championship

11 tracked contests to get there

This was R BUTTS R SMOKIN's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 11th tracked contest.

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 7 tracked editions

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.

2014
2018

A knife fight at the top

4.5940 points across the top five

First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5940 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.

1st R BUTTS R SMOKIN
2nd WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY
3rd BURNT FINGER BBQ
4th HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE
5th VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY

Photo finishes

0.0112 closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 8–9: R BUTTS R SMOKIN edged VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Gremlin Grill edged BURNT FINGER BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BURNT FINGER BBQ edged VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY by 0.0116.

Chicken 8–9 · 0.0112
Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0112
Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0116
Chicken 7–8 · 0.0116

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.

A perfect score on the table

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

BIG T'Z Q CRU · Brisket

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
2013-08-16 ← this one	Excelsior Springs, MO	Excelsior Springs, MO	66	685.6800	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY
2014-08-15	Excelsior Springs, MO	Excelsior Springs, MO 64024	51	696.5944	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	R BUTTS R SMOKIN
2015-08-14	Excelsior Springs, MO	Excelsior Springs, MO 64024	67	689.6340	JAESTAR BBQ	GETTIN' BASTED
2016-08-19	Excelsior Springs, MO	201 R Broadway	56	694.8112	HIGH i QUE II	SMOKERS PURGATORY
2017-08-18	Excelsior Springs, MO	201 E Broadway	65	703.9772	CLARK CREW BBQ	DIRT ROAD BBQ
2018-08-17	Excelsior Springs, MO	201 E Broadway	57	697.0972	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	913 BBQ
2019-08-16	Excelsior Springs, MO	201 E Broadway	68	708.5372	Boomerang BBQ	913 BBQ

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	177.1428	171.9772	170.2628
Pork Ribs	177.7372	171.9888	169.7028
Pork	176.5600	173.7028	170.8228
Brisket	180.0000	176.0228	169.6916

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

66 entries · top 685.6800 · median 647.9256

#	Team	Score
1	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	685.6800
2	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	685.1312
3	BURNT FINGER BBQ	684.5148
4	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	681.1084
5	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	681.0860
6	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	679.3716
7	TRUEBUD BBQ	679.3716
8	PELLET ENVY	674.7428
9	SMOKIN GUNS BBQ	673.6572
10	BIG T'Z Q CRU	672.5488
11	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	670.1828
12	4 LEGS UP BBQ	668.4680
13	S&S BBQ	667.3712
14	Getting Sauced	666.7656
15	Bare Bones BBQ Team	665.6340
16	THESLABS.COM	665.6112
17	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	665.5768
18	SMOKIN O BBQ	664.4800
19	SLAPS BBQ	664.4796
20	TAYLOR MADE BBQ	664.4224
21	Gremlin Grill	663.9312
22	SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	663.8972
23	DIRT ROAD BBQ	662.7084
24	GONNA GET MESSY	661.6684
25	SWEET BEAVER BBQ	658.6856
26	50 SHADES OF QUE	656.4800
27	CAT TRACKS SMOKERS	651.9204
28	GETTIN' BASTED	651.8628
29	SLABS OF APPROVAL	650.8232
30	POLITICAL PORK	648.9484
31	SMOKIN RETURNS	648.4572
32	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	648.4228
33	Platte County BBQ	647.9656
34	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	647.8856
35	MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE	644.9828
36	Boss Hogg's BBQ	644.9716
37	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	643.8056
38	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	642.8916
39	T'S SMOKIN PIT	639.8056
40	K C RIB DOCTOR	636.4684
41	PORK PATROL BBQ	635.9316
42	SHOOTIN SMOKE	633.5656
43	Priceless BBQ	632.4572
44	WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	631.2916
45	Coach's Decision	630.7084
46	OWEN LUMBER WOOD TICKS	629.6572
47	BRISKETBONE BBQ	628.5600
48	Slab Slappers	626.6740
49	THIRTY YEARS AND SMOKING	626.2056
50	Red Eye BBQ	624.9944
51	PIG NEWTON	624.9712
52	BREWER'S BEST BBQ	623.3712
53	KANDUE BBQ	622.7656
54	Grandpa Smokey	619.9200
55	The Pit Crew BBQ	619.4400
56	WOTS SMOKERS	619.4060
57	Elms-Q	615.4400
58	SHOW ME SMOKERS	613.6116
59	Kube Tech	611.9544
60	H2 Bar BQ	609.0972
61	Bushwood BBQ Club	607.3832
62	SMOKIN THE RITEWAY	603.3488
63	Money Shot BBQ	603.2228
64	CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE	598.0684
65	BBEEQ	597.5316
66	SLOW SMOKIN MAFIA	509.6224

Chicken

66 entries · top 177.1428 · median 161.7086

#	Team	Score
1	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	177.1428
2	WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	174.8688
3	Gremlin Grill	174.8456
4	50 SHADES OF QUE	174.2628
5	BURNT FINGER BBQ	171.9772
6	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	170.8800
7	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	170.2972
8	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	170.2856
9	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	170.2744
10	SWEET BEAVER BBQ	170.2628
11	TAYLOR MADE BBQ	170.2512
12	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	169.1544
13	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	169.1200
14	Bare Bones BBQ Team	169.1084
15	The Pit Crew BBQ	168.5828
16	SLABS OF APPROVAL	168.5828
17	PELLET ENVY	167.9772
18	TRUEBUD BBQ	167.9772
19	SMOKIN O BBQ	166.8228
20	DIRT ROAD BBQ	165.6800
21	Slab Slappers	165.1200
22	4 LEGS UP BBQ	165.1084
23	S&S BBQ	165.0972
24	GETTIN' BASTED	165.0856
25	KANDUE BBQ	164.5944
26	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	164.5372
27	OWEN LUMBER WOOD TICKS	164.0116
28	Getting Sauced	163.9884
29	SMOKIN RETURNS	163.9656
30	THESLABS.COM	163.4172
31	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	162.8228
32	SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	162.2400
33	Bushwood BBQ Club	161.7144
34	K C RIB DOCTOR	161.7028
35	BIG T'Z Q CRU	161.6916
36	CAT TRACKS SMOKERS	161.6800
37	Platte County BBQ	161.6800
38	SHOOTIN SMOKE	161.1200
39	SMOKIN GUNS BBQ	161.1200
40	BRISKETBONE BBQ	161.1084
41	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	160.5484
42	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	159.9428
43	PORK PATROL BBQ	159.3828
44	GONNA GET MESSY	158.7884
45	H2 Bar BQ	157.7372
46	BREWER'S BEST BBQ	157.7028
47	Coach's Decision	157.6684
48	MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE	157.0856
49	SLAPS BBQ	156.4912
50	SHOW ME SMOKERS	155.9884
51	WOTS SMOKERS	154.8228
52	SLOW SMOKIN MAFIA	154.8112
53	T'S SMOKIN PIT	154.2288
54	Boss Hogg's BBQ	153.6228
55	Priceless BBQ	152.5256
56	THIRTY YEARS AND SMOKING	152.5028
57	Kube Tech	151.3944
58	Red Eye BBQ	151.3716
59	Elms-Q	150.8340
60	POLITICAL PORK	149.0628
61	Grandpa Smokey	146.2172
62	SMOKIN THE RITEWAY	145.1544
63	CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE	145.0972
64	PIG NEWTON	145.0628
65	BBEEQ	142.8000
66	Money Shot BBQ	141.0396

Pork Ribs

66 entries · top 177.7372 · median 161.1316

#	Team	Score
1	GONNA GET MESSY	177.7372
2	Boss Hogg's BBQ	175.4400
3	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	173.7372
4	Gremlin Grill	172.0000
5	BURNT FINGER BBQ	171.9888
6	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	171.9772
7	Getting Sauced	170.8572
8	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	170.8456
9	SMOKIN GUNS BBQ	169.7144
10	THESLABS.COM	169.7028
11	CAT TRACKS SMOKERS	167.4288
12	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	167.4172
13	S&S BBQ	167.3828
14	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	166.8456
15	PELLET ENVY	166.8228
16	Grandpa Smokey	166.2744
17	TRUEBUD BBQ	166.2628
18	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	166.2516
19	TAYLOR MADE BBQ	166.2400
20	SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	165.7144
21	DIRT ROAD BBQ	165.6800
22	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	165.1200
23	MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE	165.0972
24	Bare Bones BBQ Team	164.5484
25	4 LEGS UP BBQ	164.5484
26	POLITICAL PORK	163.9656
27	SHOOTIN SMOKE	163.4172
28	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	162.8344
29	SMOKIN O BBQ	162.8228
30	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	162.8000
31	BIG T'Z Q CRU	161.7144
32	SLAPS BBQ	161.6684
33	SLABS OF APPROVAL	161.1316
34	Priceless BBQ	161.1316
35	THIRTY YEARS AND SMOKING	161.1200
36	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	160.5144
37	T'S SMOKIN PIT	160.5028
38	Red Eye BBQ	160.0000
39	SHOW ME SMOKERS	159.9772
40	KANDUE BBQ	159.4628
41	GETTIN' BASTED	159.4172
42	K C RIB DOCTOR	159.4056
43	Kube Tech	158.8916
44	50 SHADES OF QUE	158.2744
45	Coach's Decision	158.2516
46	SWEET BEAVER BBQ	157.0972
47	PIG NEWTON	157.0856
48	PORK PATROL BBQ	156.5600
49	Elms-Q	156.0116
50	Slab Slappers	155.9656
51	OWEN LUMBER WOOD TICKS	155.3712
52	Platte County BBQ	154.8000
53	WOTS SMOKERS	154.2628
54	SMOKIN RETURNS	153.1316
55	SMOKIN THE RITEWAY	152.5256
56	Bushwood BBQ Club	150.8000
57	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	149.1888
58	H2 Bar BQ	149.0856
59	BBEEQ	148.5372
60	BREWER'S BEST BBQ	145.0856
61	The Pit Crew BBQ	144.6172
62	Money Shot BBQ	143.3832
63	WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	143.3484
64	BRISKETBONE BBQ	142.2744
65	CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE	139.9544
66	SLOW SMOKIN MAFIA	97.9772

Pork

66 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.6858

#	Team	Score
1	BURNT FINGER BBQ	176.5600
2	TRUEBUD BBQ	175.4400
3	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	174.2744
4	PELLET ENVY	174.2628
5	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	173.7028
6	PORK PATROL BBQ	172.0572
7	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	171.9656
8	SMOKIN O BBQ	171.4172
9	SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	170.8456
10	DIRT ROAD BBQ	170.8228
11	POLITICAL PORK	170.8228
12	SLAPS BBQ	170.2856
13	4 LEGS UP BBQ	170.2628
14	BREWER'S BEST BBQ	169.7600
15	SMOKIN RETURNS	169.7028
16	TAYLOR MADE BBQ	169.7028
17	BIG T'Z Q CRU	169.1428
18	Bare Bones BBQ Team	169.1200
19	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	168.5372
20	Grandpa Smokey	168.0000
21	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	167.3828
22	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	167.3828
23	S&S BBQ	166.9028
24	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	166.8456
25	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	166.8456
26	Getting Sauced	166.8228
27	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	166.2628
28	THESLABS.COM	166.2512
29	BRISKETBONE BBQ	165.7372
30	SMOKIN GUNS BBQ	165.6800
31	Coach's Decision	165.6684
32	KANDUE BBQ	163.9656
33	MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE	163.9428
34	SLABS OF APPROVAL	163.4288
35	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	163.3828
36	GETTIN' BASTED	163.3828
37	K C RIB DOCTOR	163.3828
38	T'S SMOKIN PIT	162.8112
39	SWEET BEAVER BBQ	162.8000
40	THIRTY YEARS AND SMOKING	162.2856
41	CAT TRACKS SMOKERS	161.6916
42	GONNA GET MESSY	161.6912
43	Boss Hogg's BBQ	161.6800
44	50 SHADES OF QUE	161.6800
45	SHOOTIN SMOKE	161.6684
46	Red Eye BBQ	161.1200
47	Platte County BBQ	160.5828
48	PIG NEWTON	160.0000
49	OWEN LUMBER WOOD TICKS	160.0000
50	Money Shot BBQ	159.3828
51	WOTS SMOKERS	158.8916
52	Kube Tech	158.8456
53	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	158.2172
54	SHOW ME SMOKERS	157.7372
55	The Pit Crew BBQ	157.7144
56	Priceless BBQ	156.5256
57	WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	156.5256
58	Elms-Q	155.4400
59	CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE	155.3712
60	SMOKIN THE RITEWAY	154.8916
61	BBEEQ	152.5372
62	Gremlin Grill	151.9656
63	Slab Slappers	151.3828
64	H2 Bar BQ	150.2628
65	Bushwood BBQ Club	146.8456
66	SLOW SMOKIN MAFIA	118.5940

Brisket

66 entries · top 180.0000 · median 159.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BIG T'Z Q CRU	180.0000 🔥
2	SMOKIN GUNS BBQ	177.1428
3	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	176.5600
4	SLAPS BBQ	176.0344
5	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	176.0228
6	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	174.8456
7	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	173.1200
8	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	171.4400
9	Platte County BBQ	170.9028
10	TRUEBUD BBQ	169.6916
11	4 LEGS UP BBQ	168.5484
12	SWEET BEAVER BBQ	168.5256
13	S&S BBQ	167.9884
14	THESLABS.COM	166.2400
15	PELLET ENVY	165.6800
16	Gremlin Grill	165.1200
17	Getting Sauced	165.0972
18	SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	165.0972
19	POLITICAL PORK	165.0972
20	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	164.5600
21	BURNT FINGER BBQ	163.9888
22	GETTIN' BASTED	163.9772
23	GONNA GET MESSY	163.4516
24	SMOKIN O BBQ	163.4172
25	Bare Bones BBQ Team	162.8572
26	PIG NEWTON	162.8228
27	Priceless BBQ	162.2744
28	50 SHADES OF QUE	162.2628
29	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	162.2628
30	T'S SMOKIN PIT	162.2628
31	SMOKIN RETURNS	161.6572
32	CAT TRACKS SMOKERS	161.1200
33	DIRT ROAD BBQ	160.5256
34	BRISKETBONE BBQ	159.4400
35	Money Shot BBQ	159.4172
36	MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE	158.8572
37	TAYLOR MADE BBQ	158.2284
38	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	157.7028
39	SLABS OF APPROVAL	157.6800
40	CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE	157.6456
41	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	157.1312
42	WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	156.5488
43	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	156.5028
44	Boss Hogg's BBQ	154.2288
45	Slab Slappers	154.2056
46	BBEEQ	153.6572
47	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	153.6572
48	Elms-Q	153.1544
49	Red Eye BBQ	152.5028
50	H2 Bar BQ	152.0116
51	K C RIB DOCTOR	151.9772
52	WOTS SMOKERS	151.4288
53	BREWER'S BEST BBQ	150.8228
54	SMOKIN THE RITEWAY	150.7772
55	THIRTY YEARS AND SMOKING	150.2972
56	OWEN LUMBER WOOD TICKS	150.2744
57	Coach's Decision	149.1200
58	The Pit Crew BBQ	148.5256
59	Bushwood BBQ Club	148.0232
60	PORK PATROL BBQ	147.9316
61	SHOOTIN SMOKE	147.3600
62	Kube Tech	142.8228
63	SHOW ME SMOKERS	139.9088
64	Grandpa Smokey	139.4284
65	SLOW SMOKIN MAFIA	138.2400
66	KANDUE BBQ	134.7428

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 — Dessert

18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.2800 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	180.0000 🔥
2	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	180.0000 🔥
3	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	180.0000 🔥
4	TRUEBUD BBQ	178.2972
5	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	178.2972
6	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	177.7028
7	GONNA GET MESSY	176.5600
8	PIG NEWTON	176.5600
9	WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	176.5600
10	SLABS OF APPROVAL	176.0000
11	BREWER'S BEST BBQ	174.2744
12	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	174.2628
13	MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE	173.7028
14	CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE	173.1200
15	4 LEGS UP BBQ	172.5600
16	Kube Tech	171.4400
17	Elms-Q	171.4056
18	BURNT FINGER BBQ	152.5600

Master Series — Pasta

24 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.7256

#	Team	Score
1	Bare Bones BBQ Team	178.2972
2	MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE	175.4400
3	PIG NEWTON	175.4172
4	BREWER'S BEST BBQ	175.4056
5	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	173.1200
6	THESLABS.COM	171.9772
7	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	171.9656
8	GETTIN' BASTED	171.9656
9	Elms-Q	171.4400
10	BURNT FINGER BBQ	170.8228
11	THIRTY YEARS AND SMOKING	170.8228
12	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	169.7256
13	CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE	169.7256
14	Gremlin Grill	169.6912
15	GONNA GET MESSY	169.1084
16	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	167.3944
17	Priceless BBQ	166.9144
18	Kube Tech	166.3084
19	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	163.9884
20	SMOKIN GUNS BBQ	162.8112
21	WOTS SMOKERS	155.4168
22	SWEET BEAVER BBQ	155.3828
23	BBEEQ	154.2512
24	SLABS OF APPROVAL	133.6800

BBQ and Fly In on the River

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 (9 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

An upset on the books

Won without a category win

A first Grand Championship

A dynasty in the making

A knife fight at the top

Photo finishes

One of the big ones

A perfect score on the table

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 — Dessert

Master Series — Pasta