7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff

Jul 11–12, 2014 · Wellsville, MO

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THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE

697.1084 · Master Series — Overall

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MONSTER-QUE

696.5024 · Master Series — Overall

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PITMASTERIQ BBQ

693.0512 · Master Series — Overall

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE won Grand Champion at the 7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff on July 11, 2014 in Wellsville, MO, scoring 697.1084 in a field of 41 teams. MONSTER-QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5024. Category winners: Chicken — HOG HAVEN BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN' BUTTS (177.7028); Pork — GILLY'S BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE (177.1428).

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.

309.62 median 661.07 697.11 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 177.71
Pork Ribs 177.70
Pork 177.70
Brisket 177.14

136.56 177.71

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

697.1084

Winning margin

0.6060

GC over RC

Field average

649.16

309.62697.11

median 661.07 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

2.8572 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

675.9424

309.62697.11

10th place overall

Field spread

387.4856

winner to last place

Most consistent

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE

avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 2.2972 pts — SMOKIN' BUTTS

How hot was the win?

Top 45%

beats 55% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,553

avg power rating going in · stronger than 40% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GILLY'S BBQ

rated 1761 pre-contest

Storylines (4 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

0.6060 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 87% of the 4,714 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6060 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE
MONSTER-QUE

An upset on the books

29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE came in rated below the field's top team, GILLY'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1603
top seed 1761

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 2–3: MONSTER-QUE and THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ and PITMASTERIQ BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: BRICKHEAD BBQ and B-BOYZ BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
Brisket 2–3 · tie
Brisket 9–10 · tie
Chicken 5–6 · 0.0116

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 11th.

Chicken 11th
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 7th
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)

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	177.7144	174.8572	172.5828
Pork Ribs	177.7028	174.2744	170.8344
Pork	177.7028	174.2628	169.6800
Brisket	177.1428	174.2628	169.7028

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

41 entries · top 697.1084 · median 661.0740

#	Team	Score
1	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	697.1084
2	MONSTER-QUE	696.5024
3	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	693.0512
4	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	690.1828
5	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	686.2516
6	RIPPEL-QUE	686.1940
7	SMOKIN O BBQ	679.9084
8	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	679.4628
9	JUGS BBQ	678.2860
10	SMOKIN' BUTTS	675.9424
11	SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS	673.6116
12	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	673.6000
13	IN DEEP SAUCE	673.6000
14	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	671.8972
15	Uncle Bub's BBQ and Catering	665.0288
16	SHOOTIN SMOKE	664.4228
17	BRICKHEAD BBQ	663.8400
18	POLITICAL PORK	663.3372
19	GILLY'S BBQ	662.7316
20	SMOKEY'S Q	662.1024
21	B-BOYZ BBQ	661.0740
22	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	660.4340
23	SMOOTH SMOKE	658.1484
24	NATURAL BORN GRILLERS	657.5200
25	Blind Guys BBQ	656.4344
26	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	651.2224
27	BOSS HAWG BBQ	649.5884
28	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	647.8168
29	BLUES HOG BARBECUE CO.	646.7428
30	HOG HAVEN BBQ	641.0172
31	BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ	640.9600
32	HICKORY HILLS	639.3140
33	CALLAWAY CREAMATORS	629.6228
34	WORLEY'S BBQ	629.0972
35	Big Dogs BBQ	621.5772
36	Jonnie O's	620.5600
37	Renaissauce Man BBQ	620.3888
38	STANDING ROCK	617.4968
39	Steinman Banquet Hall & Catering	615.9540
40	Smokin J's BBQ Team	603.7364
41	Fair Dinkum-Aussie American BBQ	309.6228

Chicken

40 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.3884

#	Team	Score
1	HOG HAVEN BBQ	177.7144
2	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	176.5600
3	IN DEEP SAUCE	176
4	NATURAL BORN GRILLERS	175.4172
5	JUGS BBQ	174.8572
6	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	174.8456
7	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	173.7144
8	Uncle Bub's BBQ and Catering	173.7028
9	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	173.1084
10	SMOKIN' BUTTS	172.5828
11	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	172.5600
12	RIPPEL-QUE	172.5600
13	SMOKIN O BBQ	172.5484
14	MONSTER-QUE	172.5484
15	Jonnie O's	172.0572
16	BLUES HOG BARBECUE CO.	171.9884
17	SHOOTIN SMOKE	170.8456
18	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	170.8456
19	Renaissauce Man BBQ	170.3200
20	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	169.6684
21	SMOKEY'S Q	169.1084
22	Blind Guys BBQ	168.5372
23	SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS	168.5372
24	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	167.4056
25	SMOOTH SMOKE	167.3828
26	GILLY'S BBQ	165.7028
27	WORLEY'S BBQ	164
28	BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ	163.9544
29	B-BOYZ BBQ	162.8456
30	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	162.8000
31	POLITICAL PORK	162.2972
32	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	160.5372
33	STANDING ROCK	160.5256
34	BRICKHEAD BBQ	160.5144
35	CALLAWAY CREAMATORS	159.4172
36	HICKORY HILLS	158.2284
37	Big Dogs BBQ	154.2744
38	BOSS HAWG BBQ	154.2400
39	Steinman Banquet Hall & Catering	152.5828
40	Smokin J's BBQ Team	147.9428

Pork Ribs

41 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2400

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN' BUTTS	177.7028
2	MONSTER-QUE	175.4056
3	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	175.4056
4	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	174.8456
5	RIPPEL-QUE	174.2744
6	JUGS BBQ	173.7372
7	HICKORY HILLS	172.5828
8	BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ	171.9772
9	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	170.8572
10	SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS	170.8344
11	Big Dogs BBQ	170.8228
12	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	170.2856
13	BOSS HAWG BBQ	169.7372
14	B-BOYZ BBQ	168.5828
15	SHOOTIN SMOKE	168.5372
16	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	167.4172
17	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	167.3828
18	WORLEY'S BBQ	166.8572
19	SMOKIN O BBQ	166.8344
20	IN DEEP SAUCE	166.2744
21	BRICKHEAD BBQ	166.2400
22	Uncle Bub's BBQ and Catering	163.9772
23	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	163.9544
24	GILLY'S BBQ	161.6572
25	CALLAWAY CREAMATORS	161.1084
26	Blind Guys BBQ	161.0972
27	SMOOTH SMOKE	160.5372
28	SMOKEY'S Q	160.5256
29	Smokin J's BBQ Team	159.9540
30	POLITICAL PORK	159.9428
31	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	159.3944
32	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	158.7884
33	NATURAL BORN GRILLERS	158.7884
34	STANDING ROCK	158.2056
35	Jonnie O's	157.1200
36	BLUES HOG BARBECUE CO.	155.3944
37	Fair Dinkum-Aussie American BBQ	153.0628
38	Renaissauce Man BBQ	152.4916
39	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	150.1828
40	HOG HAVEN BBQ	149.6572
41	Steinman Banquet Hall & Catering	142.2400

Pork

41 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.1200

#	Team	Score
1	GILLY'S BBQ	177.7028
2	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	176.5600
3	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	174.8572
4	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	174.2972
5	MONSTER-QUE	174.2628
6	POLITICAL PORK	172.5600
7	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	172
8	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	171.9656
9	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	169.7028
10	NATURAL BORN GRILLERS	169.6800
11	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	169.1200
12	Uncle Bub's BBQ and Catering	168.5372
13	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	168.5372
14	SMOKEY'S Q	168.5256
15	SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS	167.4172
16	BRICKHEAD BBQ	167.3828
17	RIPPEL-QUE	167.3712
18	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	167.3712
19	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	166.8228
20	SMOKIN O BBQ	166.2628
21	SMOOTH SMOKE	165.1200
22	IN DEEP SAUCE	165.0856
23	Blind Guys BBQ	162.2628
24	BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ	162.2284
25	JUGS BBQ	161.7144
26	WORLEY'S BBQ	161.6800
27	BLUES HOG BARBECUE CO.	161.1200
28	Steinman Banquet Hall & Catering	160.0112
29	B-BOYZ BBQ	159.9428
30	Fair Dinkum-Aussie American BBQ	156.5600
31	CALLAWAY CREAMATORS	156.5600
32	Big Dogs BBQ	156.5600
33	SHOOTIN SMOKE	156.5144
34	BOSS HAWG BBQ	156.4912
35	Smokin J's BBQ Team	155.9312
36	SMOKIN' BUTTS	155.3940
37	Renaissauce Man BBQ	154.2400
38	STANDING ROCK	151.9428
39	HOG HAVEN BBQ	150.7884
40	HICKORY HILLS	149.1084
41	Jonnie O's	147.4172

Brisket

40 entries · top 177.1428 · median 164.2400

#	Team	Score
1	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	177.1428
2	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	176.5600
3	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	176.5600
4	MONSTER-QUE	174.2856
5	SMOKIN O BBQ	174.2628
6	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	173.7256
7	RIPPEL-QUE	171.9884
8	SMOKIN' BUTTS	170.2628
9	BRICKHEAD BBQ	169.7028
10	B-BOYZ BBQ	169.7028
11	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	169.6916
12	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	169.6800
13	BOSS HAWG BBQ	169.1200
14	POLITICAL PORK	168.5372
15	SHOOTIN SMOKE	168.5256
16	JUGS BBQ	167.9772
17	SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS	166.8228
18	IN DEEP SAUCE	166.2400
19	SMOOTH SMOKE	165.1084
20	Blind Guys BBQ	164.5372
21	SMOKEY'S Q	163.9428
22	HOG HAVEN BBQ	162.8572
23	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	162.2400
24	Steinman Banquet Hall & Catering	161.1200
25	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	161.1084
26	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	159.4628
27	HICKORY HILLS	159.3944
28	Uncle Bub's BBQ and Catering	158.8116
29	BLUES HOG BARBECUE CO.	158.2400
30	GILLY'S BBQ	157.6688
31	NATURAL BORN GRILLERS	153.6344
32	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	153.0628
33	CALLAWAY CREAMATORS	152.5372
34	STANDING ROCK	146.8228
35	Jonnie O's	143.9656
36	Renaissauce Man BBQ	143.3372
37	BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ	142.8000
38	Big Dogs BBQ	139.9200
39	Smokin J's BBQ Team	139.9084
40	WORLEY'S BBQ	136.5600

7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff

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

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

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 (4 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

An upset on the books

Photo finishes

How the title was won

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)

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