A new contest record
691.4056
highest overall ever cooked here
691.4056 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 674.2516 WILD HOGS BBQ set in 2013.
- old record 674.2516
- set 2013 by WILD HOGS BBQ
Wild West BBQ Shoot Out 2014
Aug 22–23, 2014 · Wendover, NV
PORKETEERS won Grand Champion at the Wild West BBQ Shoot Out on August 22, 2014 in Wendover, NV, scoring 691.4056 in a field of 31 teams. ROOFTOP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 679.9888. Category winners: Chicken — HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE (172.0116); Pork — H&D BBQ (174.9144); Brisket — PORKETEERS (176.5600). This is the 2nd of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by WILD HOGS 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.
318.29
median 651.85
691.41 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 172.01
- Pork 174.91
- Brisket 176.56
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180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
31
4 judged meats
Top score
691.4056
Winning margin
11.4168
GC over RC
Field average
636.26
318.29691.41
median 651.85 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
660.4688
318.29691.41
10th place overall
Field spread
373.1200
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 66%
beats 34% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
47%
16 of 34 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.55 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,550
avg power rating going in · stronger than 38% of contests
Storylines (7 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 statement win
11.4168
points clear of the field
Wider than 90% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.4168 points — a wider margin than 90% of championships in the data.
A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 7 tracked editions
ROOFTOP BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 7 tracked editions.
- 2016
- 2017
- 2019
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 8–9: CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH and OUT WEST SMOKERS tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: DJS SMOKIN' BBQ and H&D BBQ tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: CHECKERED PIG edged RUB Q LONG TIME by 0.0116.
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
PORKETEERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in chicken
180.0000
best chicken ever cooked here
HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 171.4400 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 171.4400
- across 1 past editions
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.
- HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ · Chicken
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2013 | Wendover, NV | Wendover, NV | 34 | 674.2516 | WILD HOGS BBQ | RHYTHM 'N QUE |
| Aug 22, 2014 ← this one | Wendover, NV | Wendover, NV 89883 | 31 | 691.4056 | PORKETEERS | ROOFTOP BBQ |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Wendover, NV | Wendover, NV | 49 | 706.8688 | SMOKEAHOLICS | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Wendover, NV | 101 Wendover BLVD | 37 | 703.4516 | ROOFTOP BBQ | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ |
| Aug 25, 2017 | West Wendover, NV | 680 W Wendover Blvd | 37 | 706.2512 | ROOFTOP BBQ | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Wendover, NV | 101 Wendover Blvd | 46 | 700.5484 | BURNIN AND LOOTIN | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Wendover, NV | 101 Wendover Blvd | 37 | 701.1316 | Rooftop BBQ | BIG POPPA SMOKERS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.1316 | 168.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.0116 | 170.2744 | 166.8344 |
| Pork | 174.9144 | 170.8456 | 165.7372 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 169.7028 | 168.5256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 691.4056 · median 651.8512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKETEERS | |
| 2 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 3 | H&D BBQ | |
| 4 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 5 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 6 | HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ | |
| 7 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 9 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 11 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 12 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 13 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 14 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 15 | NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | BBQ PIT STOP | |
| 17 | ESQUIRE BBQ | |
| 18 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 19 | BAM BAMS BBQ | |
| 20 | FINGER LICKIN Q | |
| 21 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 22 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 24 | OUT WEST SMOKERS | |
| 25 | RICHARDS ROUNDUP BBQ | |
| 26 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 27 | HQO | |
| 28 | So Low | |
| 29 | MAN BEAR PIG BBQ | |
| 30 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 31 | The BBQ Company |
Chicken
30 entries · top 180 · median 165.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 3 | PORKETEERS | |
| 4 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 6 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 7 | MAN BEAR PIG BBQ | |
| 8 | ESQUIRE BBQ | |
| 9 | HQO | |
| 10 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 11 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 12 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 13 | NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 15 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 16 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 17 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 18 | BAM BAMS BBQ | |
| 19 | H&D BBQ | |
| 20 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 22 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 23 | So Low | |
| 24 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 25 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 26 | RICHARDS ROUNDUP BBQ | |
| 27 | BBQ PIT STOP | |
| 28 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 29 | FINGER LICKIN Q | |
| 30 | OUT WEST SMOKERS |
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 172.0116 · median 162.2632
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | H&D BBQ | |
| 3 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 4 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 5 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 7 | PORKETEERS | |
| 8 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 9 | BBQ PIT STOP | |
| 10 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 11 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 12 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 13 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 15 | OUT WEST SMOKERS | |
| 16 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 17 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 18 | HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ | |
| 19 | FINGER LICKIN Q | |
| 20 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 21 | HQO | |
| 22 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 23 | BAM BAMS BBQ | |
| 24 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 25 | RICHARDS ROUNDUP BBQ | |
| 26 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 27 | So Low | |
| 28 | The BBQ Company | |
| 29 | ESQUIRE BBQ | |
| 30 | MAN BEAR PIG BBQ | |
| 31 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ |
Pork
31 entries · top 174.9144 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | H&D BBQ | |
| 2 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 4 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | PORKETEERS | |
| 6 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | ESQUIRE BBQ | |
| 8 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 9 | OUT WEST SMOKERS | |
| 10 | The BBQ Company | |
| 11 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 12 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 13 | MAN BEAR PIG BBQ | |
| 14 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 15 | HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ | |
| 16 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 17 | FINGER LICKIN Q | |
| 18 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 19 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 20 | BBQ PIT STOP | |
| 21 | RICHARDS ROUNDUP BBQ | |
| 22 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 23 | BAM BAMS BBQ | |
| 24 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 25 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 26 | NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE | |
| 27 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 29 | HQO | |
| 30 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 31 | So Low |
Brisket
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.2630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKETEERS | |
| 2 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 3 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 4 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 5 | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 6 | HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ | |
| 7 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 9 | H&D BBQ | |
| 10 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 11 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ PIT STOP | |
| 13 | FINGER LICKIN Q | |
| 14 | BAM BAMS BBQ | |
| 15 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 16 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 17 | HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 19 | RICHARDS ROUNDUP BBQ | |
| 20 | ESQUIRE BBQ | |
| 21 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | |
| 22 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 23 | MAN BEAR PIG BBQ | |
| 24 | CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | |
| 25 | NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | So Low | |
| 27 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 28 | OUT WEST SMOKERS | |
| 29 | HQO | |
| 30 | SMOKE-IN-LAW |