A new contest record
692.5600
highest overall ever cooked here
692.5600 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 679.9768 JAESTAR BBQ set in 2013.
- old record 679.9768
- set 2013 by JAESTAR BBQ
RiverFest Red White and Que 2014
Jul 18–19, 2014 · Bellevue, NE
PORK PATROL BBQ won Grand Champion at the RiverFest Red White and Que on July 18, 2014 in Bellevue, NE, scoring 692.5600 in a field of 35 teams. PORKY BUTTS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.3828. Category winners: Chicken — ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI (178.8572); Pork Ribs — PORK PATROL BBQ (178.2972); Pork — MIKE (176.5828); Brisket — BIG STACKS BARBEQUE (176.0228). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by JAESTAR BBQ; 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.
486.75
median 655.44
692.56 🏆
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 178.30
- Pork 176.58
- Brisket 176.02
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178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Entries
35
4 judged meats
Top score
692.5600
Winning margin
5.1772
GC over RC
Field average
643.27
486.75692.56
median 655.44 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.1200
486.75692.56
10th place overall
Field spread
205.8060
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 62%
beats 38% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
47%
15 of 32 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.76 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,531
avg power rating going in · stronger than 23% of contests
Storylines (5 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Brisket places 9–10: HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION and JAESTAR BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: HELPING U BBQ edged DEAD LAST BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 3–4: TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q edged JAESTAR BBQ by 0.0116.
- Brisket 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0116
- Pork 3–4 · 0.0116
- Pork 1–2 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
PORK PATROL BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
- Chicken 10th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 9th
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in brisket
176.0228
best brisket ever cooked here
BIG STACKS BARBEQUE turned in 176.0228 in brisket — past the 172.5828 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 172.5828
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: JAESTAR BBQ (won 2013).
- JAESTAR BBQ · 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 | Bellevue, NE | Bellevue, NE | 32 | 679.9768 | JAESTAR BBQ | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE |
| Jul 18, 2014 ← this one | Bellevue, NE | Bellevue, NE 68005 | 35 | 692.5600 | PORK PATROL BBQ | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
| Jul 17, 2015 | Bellevue, NE | Bellevue, NE 68005 | 45 | 691.9428 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | PORK PATROL BBQ |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Bellevue, NE | Haworth Park | 45 | 697.6912 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | TWISTED Q |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 170.8344 | 166.2972 |
| Pork | 176.5828 | 174.2972 | 169.1084 |
| Brisket | 176.0228 | 173.1428 | 170.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
35 entries · top 692.5600 · median 655.4396
Chicken
35 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.0856
Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.2632
Pork
35 entries · top 176.5828 · median 166.2628
Brisket
35 entries · top 176.0228 · median 161.6800