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2013-08-23 – 2013-08-24 · Kenosha, WI · 📍 Kenosha, WI

Grand Champion: THE SMOKE HUNTERS (685.7488) · 43 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 DUCE'S WILD

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THE SMOKE HUNTERS
685.7488 · Master Series — Overall
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DUCE'S WILD
678.8116 · Master Series — Overall
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SECOND CITY SMOKE
672.5372 · 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.

How the meats cooked

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

  • Chicken 174.33
  • Pork Ribs 177.74
  • Pork 177.70
  • Brisket 178.86
20.00 178.86

Winning score by edition

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

2013-08-23 — 685.7488 (THE SMOKE HUNTERS) 2014-08-22 — 694.3200 (YELLOW RIVER BBQ) 2015-08-28 — 686.2516 (THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ) 2016-08-26 — 692.5256 (THE SMOKE HUNTERS) 2017-08-25 — 671.3256 (CHANNABILLY BBQ) 2018-08-24 — 686.3084 (D.F.G.'S BBQ) 685.75 2013 2018

Entries

43
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary

Top score

685.7488

Winning margin

6.9372
GC over RC

Field average

626.35
488.50685.75
median 621.73 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Chicken
5.2116 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

654.7772
488.50685.75
10th place overall

Field spread

197.2460
winner to last place

Most consistent

THE SMOKE HUNTERS
avg finish 6.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 5.7372 pts — DUCE'S WILD

How hot was the win?

Top 79%
beats 21% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.41 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1501
avg power rating going in · stronger than 1% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SECOND CITY SMOKE
rated 1556 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.

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 6 tracked editions

THE SMOKE HUNTERS has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.

  • 2013
  • 2016

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

THE SMOKE HUNTERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 15th.

  • Chicken 15th
  • Pork Ribs 6th
  • Pork 3rd
  • Brisket 1st

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
2013-08-23 ← this one Kenosha, WI Kenosha, WI 43 685.7488 THE SMOKE HUNTERS DUCE'S WILD
2014-08-22 Kenosha, WI Kenosha, WI 53140 47 694.3200 YELLOW RIVER BBQ HILL-BILLY BBQ
2015-08-28 Kenosha, WI Kenosha, WI 53140 49 686.2516 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ MUD'S BBQ
2016-08-26 Kenosha, WI Larkefront, 1st Ave and 56th st 37 692.5256 THE SMOKE HUNTERS ONE2BBQ
2017-08-25 Kenosha, WI Lake Front 1st Ave& 56th st 39 671.3256 CHANNABILLY BBQ DUCE'S WILD
2018-08-24 Kenosha, WI Lake Front 1st Ave& 56th st 42 686.3084 D.F.G.'S BBQ ONE2BBQ

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken174.3316169.1200166.8456
Pork Ribs177.7372169.1656163.4172
Pork177.7028170.8228165.7484
Brisket178.8572170.3200164.5256

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

43 entries · top 685.7488 · median 621.7256

#TeamScore
1 THE SMOKE HUNTERS 685.7488
2 DUCE'S WILD 678.8116
3 SECOND CITY SMOKE 672.5372
4 Risky Brisket 671.9884
5 Top Shelf Smoking Crew 670.8688
6 KAVE DWELLERS 670.2172
7 A BOY NAMED QUE 664.5600
8 BRINGIN' THE HEAT 661.6456
9 MUD'S BBQ 660.5604
10 FIREWISE BBQ 654.7772
11 KEN'S BURNT ENDS 650.3088
12 THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ 647.8852
13 BREW-B-Q 644.4112
14 CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE 643.3600
15 SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ 639.9088
16 5 FINGER BBQ 637.5772
17 T-BAUM BBQ 635.3144
18 HARBOR HOGS BAR-B-QUE 633.1084
19 WISCO_BRISCO 633.0628
20 SMOKE 2 PULL 631.2344
21 TOPPGATOR BBQ 627.4060
22 ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ 621.7256
23 Croix Valley Sauces 621.6912
24 Hawgwash BBQ 620.5488
25 DIDDY MACKS SMOKIN STACKS BBQ 620.5372
26 JURASSIC PORK BBQ TEAM 620.4912
27 MEMPHIS IN MUNDELEIN 619.9200
28 Grease Monkey Grilling 617.7144
29 SMOKIN CROATIANS 615.8172
30 Johnny Ray's BBQ 613.2344
31 A.M.I. - Q'N 610.2516
32 MOOSE'S BARBECUE 608.9600
33 D.F.G.'S BBQ 603.8628
34 RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ 600.5716
35 SOUTHSIDE SMOKE 600.3888
36 BURNIN RING OF FIRE 599.9660
37 BEAR CAT SMOKERS 598.7544
38 ROLL THE BONES BBQ 598.2508
39 My Smoking Jacket 594.8112
40 Beer & Smoking in Las Vegas 589.1204
41 Grill Masters 587.2920
42 Brass Monkey BBQ 565.5316
43 Smokin' Stack Racks 488.5028

Chicken

43 entries · top 174.3316 · median 161.1312

#TeamScore
1 Top Shelf Smoking Crew 174.3316
2 DUCE'S WILD 174.2972
3 SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ 172.5600
4 MUD'S BBQ 170.8916
5 5 FINGER BBQ 169.1200
6 A BOY NAMED QUE 168.0000
7 My Smoking Jacket 167.4628
8 Croix Valley Sauces 167.4400
9 RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ 167.4172
10 THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ 166.8456
11 Risky Brisket 166.8228
12 KEN'S BURNT ENDS 166.2972
13 BRINGIN' THE HEAT 166.2400
14 SECOND CITY SMOKE 165.7144
15 THE SMOKE HUNTERS 164.5944
16 SMOKE 2 PULL 164.5256
17 Johnny Ray's BBQ 164.0572
18 Hawgwash BBQ 162.8916
19 BREW-B-Q 162.8228
20 SMOKIN CROATIANS 161.6800
21 WISCO_BRISCO 161.1428
22 CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE 161.1312
23 JURASSIC PORK BBQ TEAM 160.5828
24 T-BAUM BBQ 159.9772
25 MOOSE'S BARBECUE 159.4172
26 ROLL THE BONES BBQ 158.8340
27 KAVE DWELLERS 158.8228
28 SOUTHSIDE SMOKE 157.1200
29 TOPPGATOR BBQ 157.1084
30 Beer & Smoking in Las Vegas 156.5600
31 FIREWISE BBQ 154.2400
32 HARBOR HOGS BAR-B-QUE 153.1200
33 ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ 153.0972
34 A.M.I. - Q'N 150.8688
35 Grease Monkey Grilling 150.2628
36 DIDDY MACKS SMOKIN STACKS BBQ 149.7372
37 D.F.G.'S BBQ 149.6684
38 Grill Masters 149.1200
39 BURNIN RING OF FIRE 147.9772
40 Brass Monkey BBQ 145.1772
41 MEMPHIS IN MUNDELEIN 144.5372
42 BEAR CAT SMOKERS 137.0628
43 Smokin' Stack Racks 20.0000

Pork Ribs

43 entries · top 177.7372 · median 156.5256

#TeamScore
1 DUCE'S WILD 177.7372
2 SECOND CITY SMOKE 172.0000
3 KAVE DWELLERS 170.2744
4 MUD'S BBQ 169.7260
5 Risky Brisket 169.1656
6 THE SMOKE HUNTERS 169.1544
7 FIREWISE BBQ 169.1544
8 SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ 167.3944
9 KEN'S BURNT ENDS 165.1544
10 A BOY NAMED QUE 163.4172
11 DIDDY MACKS SMOKIN STACKS BBQ 162.8572
12 WISCO_BRISCO 161.1544
13 T-BAUM BBQ 160.5372
14 TOPPGATOR BBQ 160.0116
15 BRINGIN' THE HEAT 160.0000
16 A.M.I. - Q'N 159.9772
17 HARBOR HOGS BAR-B-QUE 159.4172
18 JURASSIC PORK BBQ TEAM 159.3712
19 Smokin' Stack Racks 158.2972
20 ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ 157.7944
21 5 FINGER BBQ 157.6800
22 BREW-B-Q 156.5256
23 SMOKIN CROATIANS 154.7772
24 Top Shelf Smoking Crew 154.2744
25 MOOSE'S BARBECUE 153.0972
26 THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ 152.5372
27 Grill Masters 149.6688
28 CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE 149.6572
29 Johnny Ray's BBQ 148.5944
30 MEMPHIS IN MUNDELEIN 148.5372
31 SMOKE 2 PULL 147.9200
32 ROLL THE BONES BBQ 145.6684
33 Hawgwash BBQ 145.6572
34 Grease Monkey Grilling 144.5716
35 Croix Valley Sauces 144.0000
36 BURNIN RING OF FIRE 143.9772
37 Beer & Smoking in Las Vegas 143.4288
38 SOUTHSIDE SMOKE 143.3716
39 BEAR CAT SMOKERS 142.2400
40 Brass Monkey BBQ 142.2172
41 D.F.G.'S BBQ 138.7544
42 RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ 137.1432
43 My Smoking Jacket 136.5372

Pork

43 entries · top 177.7028 · median 156.5944

#TeamScore
1 BRINGIN' THE HEAT 177.7028
2 KAVE DWELLERS 176.5944
3 THE SMOKE HUNTERS 173.1428
4 SECOND CITY SMOKE 172.0000
5 Top Shelf Smoking Crew 170.8228
6 DUCE'S WILD 169.1200
7 THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ 167.9884
8 CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE 166.2744
9 HARBOR HOGS BAR-B-QUE 166.2628
10 Johnny Ray's BBQ 165.7484
11 BREW-B-Q 164.5372
12 ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ 163.4400
13 A BOY NAMED QUE 162.8228
14 MEMPHIS IN MUNDELEIN 162.3200
15 WISCO_BRISCO 161.6456
16 SMOKE 2 PULL 161.1200
17 Risky Brisket 161.1084
18 TOPPGATOR BBQ 160.5944
19 Hawgwash BBQ 160.5828
20 FIREWISE BBQ 160.5600
21 Grease Monkey Grilling 157.1544
22 BURNIN RING OF FIRE 156.5944
23 ROLL THE BONES BBQ 156.0228
24 MOOSE'S BARBECUE 155.9200
25 KEN'S BURNT ENDS 155.4400
26 Croix Valley Sauces 155.4056
27 A.M.I. - Q'N 155.3828
28 MUD'S BBQ 154.8000
29 JURASSIC PORK BBQ TEAM 154.2744
30 5 FINGER BBQ 153.6800
31 SMOKIN CROATIANS 153.6568
32 BEAR CAT SMOKERS 152.5600
33 DIDDY MACKS SMOKIN STACKS BBQ 152.5484
34 T-BAUM BBQ 152.5372
35 Brass Monkey BBQ 152.5372
36 Smokin' Stack Racks 151.9544
37 D.F.G.'S BBQ 151.4400
38 SOUTHSIDE SMOKE 150.2284
39 Beer & Smoking in Las Vegas 148.5944
40 My Smoking Jacket 147.3940
41 SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ 146.2172
42 RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ 141.7028
43 Grill Masters 135.9428

Brisket

43 entries · top 178.8572 · median 157.0972

#TeamScore
1 THE SMOKE HUNTERS 178.8572
2 Risky Brisket 174.8916
3 Top Shelf Smoking Crew 171.4400
4 FIREWISE BBQ 170.8228
5 A BOY NAMED QUE 170.3200
6 BEAR CAT SMOKERS 166.8916
7 CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE 166.2972
8 Grease Monkey Grilling 165.7256
9 MUD'S BBQ 165.1428
10 MEMPHIS IN MUNDELEIN 164.5256
11 KAVE DWELLERS 164.5256
12 D.F.G.'S BBQ 164.0000
13 KEN'S BURNT ENDS 163.4172
14 SECOND CITY SMOKE 162.8228
15 T-BAUM BBQ 162.2628
16 BREW-B-Q 160.5256
17 THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ 160.5140
18 Smokin' Stack Racks 158.2512
19 BRINGIN' THE HEAT 157.7028
20 SMOKE 2 PULL 157.6688
21 DUCE'S WILD 157.6572
22 5 FINGER BBQ 157.0972
23 DIDDY MACKS SMOKIN STACKS BBQ 155.3944
24 Croix Valley Sauces 154.8456
25 RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ 154.3084
26 HARBOR HOGS BAR-B-QUE 154.3084
27 SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ 153.7372
28 Grill Masters 152.5604
29 Hawgwash BBQ 151.4172
30 BURNIN RING OF FIRE 151.4172
31 TOPPGATOR BBQ 149.6916
32 SOUTHSIDE SMOKE 149.6688
33 WISCO_BRISCO 149.1200
34 ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ 147.3940
35 JURASSIC PORK BBQ TEAM 146.2628
36 SMOKIN CROATIANS 145.7032
37 A.M.I. - Q'N 144.0228
38 My Smoking Jacket 143.4172
39 Beer & Smoking in Las Vegas 140.5372
40 MOOSE'S BARBECUE 140.5256
41 ROLL THE BONES BBQ 137.7256
42 Johnny Ray's BBQ 134.8344
43 Brass Monkey BBQ 125.6000

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 Goes

16 entries · top 162.8456 · median 147.0914

#TeamScore
1 SMOKE 2 PULL 162.8456
2 SECOND CITY SMOKE 161.7372
3 My Smoking Jacket 160.0228
4 ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ 158.8116
5 Grill Masters 157.1200
6 Croix Valley Sauces 157.1084
7 ROLL THE BONES BBQ 153.6456
8 A.M.I. - Q'N 147.3600
9 BURNIN RING OF FIRE 146.8228
10 Johnny Ray's BBQ 144.6176
11 Beer & Smoking in Las Vegas 142.2056
12 RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ 137.7484
13 DIDDY MACKS SMOKIN STACKS BBQ 136.4456
14 HARBOR HOGS BAR-B-QUE 134.2284
15 Grease Monkey Grilling 130.7656
16 FIREWISE BBQ 128.4684

Master Series — Dessert

13 entries · top 173.2000 · median 153.0968

#TeamScore
1 SMOKIN CROATIANS 173.2000
2 Grease Monkey Grilling 168.6744
3 Beer & Smoking in Las Vegas 165.2800
4 BURNIN RING OF FIRE 162.8572
5 RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ 161.1428
6 ROLL THE BONES BBQ 158.2512
7 A.M.I. - Q'N 153.0968
8 HARBOR HOGS BAR-B-QUE 152.6744
9 Smokin' Stack Racks 152.0684
10 TOPPGATOR BBQ 147.5200
11 SMOKE 2 PULL 141.2004
12 SECOND CITY SMOKE 136.6400
13 Johnny Ray's BBQ 134.4116

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