A new contest record
692.5372
highest overall ever cooked here
692.5372 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 685.6916 ONE2BBQ set in 2013.
- old record 685.6916
- set 2013 by ONE2BBQ
Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! 2014
Jul 18–19, 2014 · New Palestine, IN
ONE2BBQ won Grand Champion at the Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! on July 18, 2014 in New Palestine, IN, scoring 692.5372 in a field of 51 teams. SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.3712. Category winners: Chicken — THUNDER HOG BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — ONE2BBQ (175.4400); Pork — ONE2BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — iBQ'n (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by ONE2BBQ; the next was held in 2015.
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.
589.50
median 658.80
692.54 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 175.44
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 178.86
136.56
178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Entries
51
4 judged meats · 6 ancillary
Top score
692.5372
Winning margin
5.1660
GC over RC
Field average
653.14
589.50692.54
median 658.80 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
0.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.9200
589.50692.54
10th place overall
Field spread
103.0404
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 63%
beats 37% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
44%
24 of 55 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.76 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,552
avg power rating going in · stronger than 39% of contests
Storylines (8 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.
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
ONE2BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2013
- 2014
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
ONE2BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2013
- 2014
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 15 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: THUNDER HOG BBQ and HOGAHOLICS tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: HOGAHOLICS and MAKING MEAT BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: HUG HOGS and LIVYQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
ONE2BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
2 of 4
meats called to the stage
ONE2BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 19th.
- Chicken 16th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 19th
A contest record in pork
178.8572
best pork ever cooked here
ONE2BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork — past the 177.1544 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 177.1544
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ONE2BBQ (won 2013).
- ONE2BBQ · 2013
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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2013 | New Palestine, IN | New Palestine, IN | 57 | 685.6916 | ONE2BBQ | ALL IN QUE |
| Jul 18, 2014 ← this one | New Palestine, IN | New Palestine, IN 46163 | 51 | 692.5372 | ONE2BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Jul 17, 2015 | New Palestine, IN | New Palestine, IN 46463 | 44 | 697.1428 | MONSTER-QUE | RURAL ROUTE BBQ |
| Jul 15, 2016 | New Palestine, IN | 5242 W V 552 | 39 | 701.6456 | GETTIN' BASTED | SMOKE FREAKS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.7372 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 174.8572 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 170.8572 | 169.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
51 entries · top 692.5372 · median 658.8004
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | WOODPILE BBQ SHACK | |
| 4 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 5 | iBQ'n | |
| 6 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 7 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | |
| 9 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 10 | LIVYQ | |
| 11 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 13 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 14 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 15 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 16 | FOWL BUTT BBQ | |
| 17 | Hot Racks and BBQ Stacks | |
| 18 | 2 PITTS BBQ | |
| 19 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 20 | HUG HOGS | |
| 21 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 22 | FLYING PIG & SONS BBQ | |
| 23 | QUAU | |
| 24 | RIB RUNNERS | |
| 25 | HOGAHOLICS | |
| 26 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 27 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 28 | WEQ4U | |
| 29 | ACME BBQ | |
| 30 | ALPHA SMOKE | |
| 31 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 32 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 33 | Grilliant Foods | |
| 34 | SWEET LIPS BBQ | |
| 35 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 36 | INDY SWINE DINING | |
| 37 | BEAR DOWN BBQ | |
| 38 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 39 | No Mercy | |
| 40 | DBL-D BARBEQUE.COM | |
| 41 | Sofa King/Good BBQ | |
| 42 | SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS | |
| 43 | HAT CREEK BBQ COMPANY | |
| 44 | ExFed BBQ of Indiana | |
| 45 | FIREQUE | |
| 46 | Baconators | |
| 47 | H-TOWN FAMILY QUE | |
| 48 | SMOKE DYNASTY | |
| 49 | BUXIES BAR B Q | |
| 50 | HOOSIER MARKET BARBEQUE | |
| 51 | Ivy Tech Smoky Bears |
Chicken
51 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | HOGAHOLICS | |
| 3 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 4 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 5 | ACME BBQ | |
| 6 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 7 | FOWL BUTT BBQ | |
| 8 | HUG HOGS | |
| 9 | LIVYQ | |
| 10 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 11 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 12 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 13 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | |
| 14 | WOODPILE BBQ SHACK | |
| 15 | RIB RUNNERS | |
| 16 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 17 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 18 | HAT CREEK BBQ COMPANY | |
| 19 | FLYING PIG & SONS BBQ | |
| 20 | 2 PITTS BBQ | |
| 21 | SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS | |
| 22 | ALPHA SMOKE | |
| 23 | DBL-D BARBEQUE.COM | |
| 24 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 25 | iBQ'n | |
| 26 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 27 | Sofa King/Good BBQ | |
| 28 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 29 | No Mercy | |
| 30 | INDY SWINE DINING | |
| 31 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 32 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 33 | H-TOWN FAMILY QUE | |
| 34 | SWEET LIPS BBQ | |
| 35 | Baconators | |
| 36 | BEAR DOWN BBQ | |
| 37 | WEQ4U | |
| 38 | Grilliant Foods | |
| 39 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 40 | Hot Racks and BBQ Stacks | |
| 41 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 42 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 43 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 44 | FIREQUE | |
| 45 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 46 | QUAU | |
| 47 | ExFed BBQ of Indiana | |
| 48 | BUXIES BAR B Q | |
| 49 | HOOSIER MARKET BARBEQUE | |
| 50 | Ivy Tech Smoky Bears | |
| 51 | SMOKE DYNASTY |
Pork Ribs
51 entries · top 175.4400 · median 163.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 3 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 4 | QUAU | |
| 5 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | 2 PITTS BBQ | |
| 7 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 9 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 10 | iBQ'n | |
| 11 | WOODPILE BBQ SHACK | |
| 12 | RIB RUNNERS | |
| 13 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 14 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 15 | WEQ4U | |
| 16 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 17 | HUG HOGS | |
| 18 | Hot Racks and BBQ Stacks | |
| 19 | FLYING PIG & SONS BBQ | |
| 20 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 21 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 22 | ALPHA SMOKE | |
| 23 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | |
| 24 | HOGAHOLICS | |
| 25 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 26 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 27 | SWEET LIPS BBQ | |
| 28 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 29 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 30 | LIVYQ | |
| 31 | Baconators | |
| 32 | FOWL BUTT BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKE DYNASTY | |
| 34 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 35 | HOOSIER MARKET BARBEQUE | |
| 36 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 37 | INDY SWINE DINING | |
| 38 | ACME BBQ | |
| 39 | Grilliant Foods | |
| 40 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 41 | BEAR DOWN BBQ | |
| 42 | Sofa King/Good BBQ | |
| 43 | No Mercy | |
| 44 | Ivy Tech Smoky Bears | |
| 45 | HAT CREEK BBQ COMPANY | |
| 46 | DBL-D BARBEQUE.COM | |
| 47 | BUXIES BAR B Q | |
| 48 | FIREQUE | |
| 49 | ExFed BBQ of Indiana | |
| 50 | SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS | |
| 51 | H-TOWN FAMILY QUE |
Pork
51 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | LIVYQ | |
| 4 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 5 | WOODPILE BBQ SHACK | |
| 6 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 7 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 8 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 9 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | |
| 10 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 11 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Hot Racks and BBQ Stacks | |
| 13 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 14 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 15 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 17 | QUAU | |
| 18 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 19 | FIREQUE | |
| 20 | HUG HOGS | |
| 21 | 2 PITTS BBQ | |
| 22 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 23 | WEQ4U | |
| 24 | RIB RUNNERS | |
| 25 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 26 | iBQ'n | |
| 27 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 28 | FOWL BUTT BBQ | |
| 29 | ExFed BBQ of Indiana | |
| 30 | FLYING PIG & SONS BBQ | |
| 31 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 32 | Grilliant Foods | |
| 33 | BUXIES BAR B Q | |
| 34 | SMOKE DYNASTY | |
| 35 | INDY SWINE DINING | |
| 36 | BEAR DOWN BBQ | |
| 37 | HOGAHOLICS | |
| 38 | Sofa King/Good BBQ | |
| 39 | DBL-D BARBEQUE.COM | |
| 40 | H-TOWN FAMILY QUE | |
| 41 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 42 | HAT CREEK BBQ COMPANY | |
| 43 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 44 | ACME BBQ | |
| 45 | SWEET LIPS BBQ | |
| 46 | SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS | |
| 47 | ALPHA SMOKE | |
| 48 | Baconators | |
| 49 | Ivy Tech Smoky Bears | |
| 50 | No Mercy | |
| 51 | HOOSIER MARKET BARBEQUE |
Brisket
51 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iBQ'n | |
| 2 | Hot Racks and BBQ Stacks | |
| 3 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 4 | FOWL BUTT BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | FRIENDS OF OBR | |
| 8 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 10 | ZZ-QUE | |
| 11 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | |
| 12 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 13 | ACME BBQ | |
| 14 | Grilliant Foods | |
| 15 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 16 | QUAU | |
| 17 | SWEET LIPS BBQ | |
| 18 | FLYING PIG & SONS BBQ | |
| 19 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 20 | WOODPILE BBQ SHACK | |
| 21 | No Mercy | |
| 22 | BEAR DOWN BBQ | |
| 23 | CHARCOAL & MORE | |
| 24 | ALPHA SMOKE | |
| 25 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 26 | WEQ4U | |
| 27 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 28 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 29 | LIVYQ | |
| 30 | ExFed BBQ of Indiana | |
| 31 | HOGAHOLICS | |
| 32 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 33 | 2 PITTS BBQ | |
| 34 | MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | |
| 35 | INDY SWINE DINING | |
| 36 | HUG HOGS | |
| 37 | RIB RUNNERS | |
| 38 | SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS | |
| 39 | DBL-D BARBEQUE.COM | |
| 40 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 41 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 42 | H-TOWN FAMILY QUE | |
| 43 | Sofa King/Good BBQ | |
| 44 | FIREQUE | |
| 45 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 46 | SMOKE DYNASTY | |
| 47 | Baconators | |
| 48 | HAT CREEK BBQ COMPANY | |
| 49 | Ivy Tech Smoky Bears | |
| 50 | BUXIES BAR B Q | |
| 51 | HOOSIER MARKET BARBEQUE |
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
7 entries · top 173.7372 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 2 | BUXIES BAR B Q | |
| 3 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Grilliant Foods | |
| 5 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | INDY SWINE DINING | |
| 7 | Baconators |
Master Series — Backyard Overall
6 entries · top 338.9032 · median 315.6400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Six Gun | |
| 2 | OLD LANTERN BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke That Schmitt | |
| 4 | Hillbilly Couzins | |
| 5 | Rex Master BBQ | |
| 6 | Blue River |
Master Series — Backyard Pork
6 entries · top 172.0344 · median 161.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Six Gun | |
| 2 | Blue River | |
| 3 | OLD LANTERN BBQ | |
| 4 | Rex Master BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke That Schmitt | |
| 6 | Hillbilly Couzins |
Master Series — Backyard Ribs
6 entries · top 166.8688 · median 159.1144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Six Gun | |
| 2 | OLD LANTERN BBQ | |
| 3 | Hillbilly Couzins | |
| 4 | Smoke That Schmitt | |
| 5 | Rex Master BBQ | |
| 6 | Blue River |
Master Series — Dessert
4 entries · top 180 · median 176.5542 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 3 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 4 | Grilliant Foods |
Master Series — Sauce
14 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITTLE BOB'S BBQ | |
| 2 | OLD LANTERN BBQ | |
| 3 | DBL-D BARBEQUE.COM | |
| 4 | FIREQUE | |
| 5 | H-TOWN FAMILY QUE | |
| 6 | Ivy Tech Smoky Bears | |
| 7 | SMOKE DYNASTY | |
| 8 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | Sofa King/Good BBQ | |
| 10 | BUXIES BAR B Q | |
| 11 | Grilliant Foods | |
| 12 | No Mercy | |
| 13 | INDY SWINE DINING | |
| 14 | Baconators |