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The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off

2014-09-05 – 2014-09-07 · Las Vegas, NV · 📍 Las Vegas, NV 89101

Grand Champion: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (697.1312) · 42 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 MIKE

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SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
697.1312 · Master Series — Overall
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MIKE
691.3944 · Master Series — Overall
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TEAM AMERICA
690.8572 · 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 180.00 🔥
  • Pork Ribs 178.30
  • Pork 177.14
  • Brisket 176.00
20.00 180.00

Entries

42
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

697.1312

Winning margin

5.7368
GC over RC

Field average

661.02
518.21697.13
median 667.07 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥
RHYTHM 'N QUE (Chicken)

Tightest race

Pork
1.7372 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

683.9660
518.21697.13
10th place overall

Field spread

178.9256
winner to last place

Most consistent

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
avg finish 5.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 3.4172 pts — RHYTHM 'N QUE

How hot was the win?

Top 44%
beats 56% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.73 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1589
avg power rating going in · stronger than 71% of contests

Top-rated in the field

HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE
rated 1807 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.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 3–4: BOWLING OVER PIGS and BURNIN AND LOOTIN tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: ROOFTOP BBQ and SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: LEFT COAST Q and COW TIPPIN BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 3–4 · tie
  • Chicken 6–7 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.

  • Chicken 7th
  • Pork Ribs 6th
  • Pork 1st
  • Brisket 6th

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.

  • RHYTHM 'N QUE · 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)

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)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken180.0000176.0000174.3200
Pork Ribs178.2972173.1200170.2972
Pork177.1428175.4056170.8344
Brisket176.0000172.5828170.8228

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

42 entries · top 697.1312 · median 667.0744

#TeamScore
1 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 697.1312
2 MIKE 691.3944
3 TEAM AMERICA 690.8572
4 LEFT COAST Q 689.0628
5 CHECKERED PIG 688.5600
6 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 687.3600
7 BUTCHER BBQ 686.8112
8 ZZYZX BAR.B.Q 686.2856
9 HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE 685.6224
10 RHYTHM 'N QUE 683.9660
11 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 681.6572
12 BOWLING OVER PIGS 681.0972
13 PORKETEERS 679.3712
14 ROOFTOP BBQ 676.5028
15 COW TIPPIN BBQ 674.2172
16 Smokin B.A.R. 673.0400
17 SMOKIN TRIGGERS 669.6912
18 BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q 669.6344
19 FOUR MEN AND A PIG 669.0632
20 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 668.0120
21 PIGGY D'S BBQ 667.3484
22 TOYS 4 BBQ'N 666.8004
23 PHIL THE GRILL 663.3712
24 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 661.6228
25 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 658.1600
26 FINGER LICKIN Q 657.6228
27 ROLLIN SMOKE BARBEQUE 656.4688
28 INFINITE SMOKE BBQ 656.4340
29 Smokin Ash BBQ 653.6116
30 H&D BBQ 653.1548
31 NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q 652.0116
32 COOL GRILLING 651.9204
33 STARS AND STRIPES BBQ 651.7824
34 BUTTHEAD BBQ 650.2856
35 REBELSMOKE-N-Q 639.8972
36 SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE 637.0284
37 ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 635.9884
38 REFINED REDNECK BBQ 633.6572
39 Lone Kid BBQ 631.8056
40 BBQ Saviors 630.6624
41 STEEL N SMOKE 605.5884
42 HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY 518.2056

Chicken

42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 RHYTHM 'N QUE 180.0000 🔥
2 CHECKERED PIG 176.5828
3 BOWLING OVER PIGS 176.5600
4 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 176.5600
5 LEFT COAST Q 176.0000
6 ROOFTOP BBQ 175.4400
7 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 175.4400
8 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 174.8800
9 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 174.8456
10 Smokin B.A.R. 174.3200
11 MIKE 174.2628
12 BUTCHER BBQ 173.7028
13 PORKETEERS 172.5600
14 TEAM AMERICA 172.0000
15 ZZYZX BAR.B.Q 170.8572
16 Lone Kid BBQ 170.8456
17 INFINITE SMOKE BBQ 169.7028
18 PHIL THE GRILL 169.7028
19 SMOKIN TRIGGERS 169.1428
20 BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q 169.1316
21 HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE 169.1084
22 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 169.1084
23 ROLLIN SMOKE BARBEQUE 168.5600
24 COOL GRILLING 166.8688
25 COW TIPPIN BBQ 165.7028
26 STARS AND STRIPES BBQ 165.6684
27 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 163.9660
28 PIGGY D'S BBQ 162.8228
29 REFINED REDNECK BBQ 162.2856
30 TOYS 4 BBQ'N 162.2284
31 ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 161.7256
32 BUTTHEAD BBQ 160.5600
33 FOUR MEN AND A PIG 158.2516
34 FINGER LICKIN Q 158.2400
35 Smokin Ash BBQ 158.2400
36 H&D BBQ 157.6800
37 BBQ Saviors 157.6684
38 REBELSMOKE-N-Q 157.1544
39 NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q 155.4400
40 SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE 151.3484
41 STEEL N SMOKE 149.6228
42 HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY 20.0000

Pork Ribs

42 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.5544

#TeamScore
1 TEAM AMERICA 178.2972
2 HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE 175.4400
3 ZZYZX BAR.B.Q 173.7256
4 LEFT COAST Q 173.1200
5 COW TIPPIN BBQ 173.1200
6 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 172.5600
7 MIKE 171.9888
8 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 170.8572
9 H&D BBQ 170.8572
10 BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q 170.2972
11 PORKETEERS 170.2628
12 PIGGY D'S BBQ 169.7256
13 SMOKIN TRIGGERS 169.7028
14 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 169.6800
15 PHIL THE GRILL 169.1200
16 TOYS 4 BBQ'N 168.0344
17 REBELSMOKE-N-Q 167.4172
18 BUTCHER BBQ 167.4056
19 ROOFTOP BBQ 167.3828
20 FOUR MEN AND A PIG 167.3828
21 CHECKERED PIG 166.8344
22 BOWLING OVER PIGS 166.2744
23 BUTTHEAD BBQ 165.7256
24 NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q 165.7144
25 Smokin Ash BBQ 165.1200
26 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 165.1088
27 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 163.3944
28 RHYTHM 'N QUE 162.8116
29 Smokin B.A.R. 162.8116
30 FINGER LICKIN Q 160.0000
31 ROLLIN SMOKE BARBEQUE 159.9544
32 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 158.3088
33 SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE 157.7028
34 HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY 157.6800
35 STARS AND STRIPES BBQ 157.6456
36 STEEL N SMOKE 157.2000
37 REFINED REDNECK BBQ 156.5716
38 Lone Kid BBQ 155.3944
39 COOL GRILLING 154.8116
40 INFINITE SMOKE BBQ 152.5028
41 ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 152.0000
42 BBQ Saviors 150.8228

Pork

42 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.8400

#TeamScore
1 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 177.1428
2 TEAM AMERICA 176.5600
3 MIKE 176.5600
4 RHYTHM 'N QUE 175.4400
5 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 175.4056
6 BUTTHEAD BBQ 174.8800
7 FOUR MEN AND A PIG 172.5828
8 CHECKERED PIG 172.5600
9 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 170.8572
10 FINGER LICKIN Q 170.8344
11 Smokin B.A.R. 170.8228
12 SMOKIN TRIGGERS 170.2856
13 LEFT COAST Q 170.2628
14 BUTCHER BBQ 169.7028
15 PIGGY D'S BBQ 169.7028
16 BBQ Saviors 169.7028
17 HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE 169.6684
18 BOWLING OVER PIGS 169.1428
19 ROLLIN SMOKE BARBEQUE 169.1200
20 TOYS 4 BBQ'N 169.1200
21 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 169.1200
22 ZZYZX BAR.B.Q 168.5600
23 COW TIPPIN BBQ 168.5600
24 BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q 167.9656
25 SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE 167.4172
26 REFINED REDNECK BBQ 167.4056
27 HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY 167.4056
28 PHIL THE GRILL 166.3084
29 PORKETEERS 166.2856
30 INFINITE SMOKE BBQ 166.2628
31 COOL GRILLING 165.0972
32 Smokin Ash BBQ 165.0972
33 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 164.5484
34 ROOFTOP BBQ 162.2400
35 NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q 161.7144
36 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 159.9428
37 STARS AND STRIPES BBQ 159.3484
38 H&D BBQ 158.2972
39 ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 153.1428
40 REBELSMOKE-N-Q 151.3484
41 STEEL N SMOKE 147.4056
42 Lone Kid BBQ 144.4800

Brisket

42 entries · top 176.0000 · median 166.5774

#TeamScore
1 BUTCHER BBQ 176.0000
2 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 174.8800
3 ZZYZX BAR.B.Q 173.1428
4 HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY 173.1200
5 CHECKERED PIG 172.5828
6 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 171.9884
7 ROOFTOP BBQ 171.4400
8 HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE 171.4056
9 FOUR MEN AND A PIG 170.8460
10 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 170.8228
11 PORKETEERS 170.2628
12 LEFT COAST Q 169.6800
13 NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q 169.1428
14 BOWLING OVER PIGS 169.1200
15 ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 169.1200
16 STARS AND STRIPES BBQ 169.1200
17 MIKE 168.5828
18 FINGER LICKIN Q 168.5484
19 INFINITE SMOKE BBQ 167.9656
20 TOYS 4 BBQ'N 167.4176
21 COW TIPPIN BBQ 166.8344
22 H&D BBQ 166.3204
23 PORTERHOUSE BBQ 166.2972
24 RHYTHM 'N QUE 165.7144
25 Smokin Ash BBQ 165.1544
26 COOL GRILLING 165.1428
27 PIGGY D'S BBQ 165.0972
28 Smokin B.A.R. 165.0856
29 TEAM AMERICA 164.0000
30 REBELSMOKE-N-Q 163.9772
31 BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q 162.2400
32 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 161.1088
33 Lone Kid BBQ 161.0856
34 SMOKIN TRIGGERS 160.5600
35 SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE 160.5600
36 ROLLIN SMOKE BARBEQUE 158.8344
37 PHIL THE GRILL 158.2400
38 LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 157.1200
39 BBQ Saviors 152.4684
40 STEEL N SMOKE 151.3600
41 BUTTHEAD BBQ 149.1200
42 REFINED REDNECK BBQ 147.3944

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 — Sauce

17 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5600

#TeamScore
1 BUTCHER BBQ 178.2972
2 HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE 177.7372
3 BOWLING OVER PIGS 176.5600
4 CHECKERED PIG 174.2628
5 Smokin B.A.R. 173.7028
6 MIKE 173.7028
7 ROLLIN SMOKE BARBEQUE 171.9772
8 H&D BBQ 170.2628
9 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 168.5600
10 BUTTHEAD BBQ 167.4400
11 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 166.8572
12 FINGER LICKIN Q 166.2628
13 BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q 165.6684
14 COOL GRILLING 164.5484
15 HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY 158.2284
16 BBQ Saviors 155.9656
17 STEEL N SMOKE 154.2856

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