3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival

Jun 26–27, 2015 · Omaha, NE

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GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA

686.8344 · Master Series — Overall

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DIRT ROAD BBQ

682.8112 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKEAHOLICS

679.9772 · Master Series — Overall

GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA won Grand Champion at the 3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival on June 26, 2015 in Omaha, NE, scoring 686.8344 in a field of 34 teams. DIRT ROAD BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.8112. Category winners: Chicken — SPITFIRE (178.8572); Pork Ribs — SMOKEAHOLICS (175.4400); Pork — GRILLERS IN THE MIST (175.4172); Brisket — SMOKEAHOLICS (178.8572).

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.

581.58 median 644.48 686.83 🏆

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 175.42
Brisket 178.86

110.17 178.86

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

686.8344

Winning margin

4.0232

GC over RC

Field average

640.30

581.58686.83

median 644.48 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

2.8688 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

661.7028

581.58686.83

10th place overall

Field spread

105.2572

winner to last place

Most consistent

GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA

avg finish 5 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 5.1544 pts — SPITFIRE

How hot was the win?

Top 79%

beats 21% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.83 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,585

avg power rating going in · stronger than 67% of contests

Top-rated in the field

DIRT ROAD BBQ

rated 1836 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.

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 9th
Pork Ribs 2nd
Pork 6th
Brisket 3rd

Photo finishes

0.0116 closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 4–5: THUMP & STRUM BBQ edged WHEN PIGS DIE by 0.0116. Chicken places 9–10: GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA edged WHEN PIGS DIE by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 6–7: PORK PATROL BBQ edged HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION by 0.0116.

Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0116
Chicken 9–10 · 0.0116
Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0116
Pork 4–5 · 0.0116

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

SMOKEAHOLICS won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.

Pork Ribs 1st
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	178.8572	169.7144	167.9656
Pork Ribs	175.4400	172	169.7144
Pork	175.4172	172.5484	167.4172
Brisket	178.8572	169.1428	166.2972

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

34 entries · top 686.8344 · median 644.4800

#	Team	Score
1	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	686.8344
2	DIRT ROAD BBQ	682.8112
3	SMOKEAHOLICS	679.9772
4	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	679.4288
5	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	678.8228
6	TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	669.7828
7	HELPING U BBQ	669.1544
8	WHEN PIGS DIE	668.5256
9	OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE	662.9260
10	SPITFIRE	661.7028
11	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	660.5028
12	PIGSKIN BBQ	659.3024
13	HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	655.3484
14	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	652.5948
15	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	651.9884
16	PORK PATROL BBQ	651.2912
17	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	646.7776
18	PHAT JACKS BBQ NE	642.1824
19	TAYLOR MADE BBQ	637.1084
20	YOU GONNA LIKE IT	636.9940
21	Big Stacks	633.6456
22	TIMBONE BARBECUE	629.6796
23	COUNTRY ROADS NE	629.0516
24	ALWAYS SMOK'D	629.0512
25	GRILLERS IN THE MIST	623.3484
26	OLD SMOKE WAGON	617.7148
27	BOURBON & BONES	614.7428
28	OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM	610.7200
29	OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS	601.0172
30	Bubba J + 3 Sissas BBQ	600.5028
31	KAMPING GATOR BBQ	593.7828
32	402 BBQ	589.0512
33	Voodoo Taco	582.3316
34	BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ	581.5772

Chicken

34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162

#	Team	Score
1	SPITFIRE	178.8572
2	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	173.7028
3	HELPING U BBQ	171.4516
4	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	170.8572
5	SMOKEAHOLICS	169.7144
6	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	168.5484
7	PIGSKIN BBQ	168.5256
8	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	168
9	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	167.9772
10	WHEN PIGS DIE	167.9656
11	OLD SMOKE WAGON	164.0572
12	PORK PATROL BBQ	163.9772
13	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	163.4744
14	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	163.3944
15	TAYLOR MADE BBQ	162.8800
16	KAMPING GATOR BBQ	162.3428
17	COUNTRY ROADS NE	162.2744
18	TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	161.7256
19	Voodoo Taco	161.1772
20	OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE	161.1428
21	Big Stacks	160.5600
22	BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ	160.5484
23	ALWAYS SMOK'D	158.8456
24	PHAT JACKS BBQ NE	158.8228
25	YOU GONNA LIKE IT	157.6456
26	DIRT ROAD BBQ	157.1084
27	OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM	157.1084
28	OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS	156.5600
29	402 BBQ	156.5256
30	HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	155.9772
31	TIMBONE BARBECUE	154.8684
32	GRILLERS IN THE MIST	154.8000
33	BOURBON & BONES	150.8000
34	Bubba J + 3 Sissas BBQ	149.1200

Pork Ribs

34 entries · top 175.4400 · median 161.3942

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKEAHOLICS	175.4400
2	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	174.2744
3	DIRT ROAD BBQ	173.1428
4	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	172.0116
5	WHEN PIGS DIE	172
6	PORK PATROL BBQ	170.8572
7	HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	170.8456
8	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	170.3200
9	TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	170.2972
10	OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE	169.7144
11	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	169.1544
12	Big Stacks	168.5944
13	SPITFIRE	168.0228
14	PIGSKIN BBQ	168
15	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	167.4172
16	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	165.1888
17	BOURBON & BONES	162.2400
18	TAYLOR MADE BBQ	160.5484
19	PHAT JACKS BBQ NE	160.5372
20	HELPING U BBQ	158.8572
21	TIMBONE BARBECUE	157.1084
22	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	156.5716
23	COUNTRY ROADS NE	154.2744
24	OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM	154.2516
25	ALWAYS SMOK'D	153.6800
26	402 BBQ	151.4400
27	YOU GONNA LIKE IT	150.8228
28	GRILLERS IN THE MIST	147.4400
29	Bubba J + 3 Sissas BBQ	145.0972
30	OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS	143.9544
31	Voodoo Taco	143.4400
32	KAMPING GATOR BBQ	142.2972
33	OLD SMOKE WAGON	141.6916
34	BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ	110.1716

Pork

34 entries · top 175.4172 · median 158.2628

#	Team	Score
1	GRILLERS IN THE MIST	175.4172
2	DIRT ROAD BBQ	174.2628
3	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	173.1200
4	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	172.5600
5	HELPING U BBQ	172.5484
6	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	172
7	TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	168.6172
8	OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE	168.0344
9	PHAT JACKS BBQ NE	167.9540
10	OLD SMOKE WAGON	167.4172
11	PIGSKIN BBQ	167.3828
12	YOU GONNA LIKE IT	162.2628
13	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	161.1316
14	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	159.9656
15	HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	159.9656
16	WHEN PIGS DIE	158.8572
17	COUNTRY ROADS NE	158.8228
18	TAYLOR MADE BBQ	157.7028
19	SMOKEAHOLICS	155.9656
20	BOURBON & BONES	155.4400
21	PORK PATROL BBQ	154.7884
22	BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ	154.2972
23	ALWAYS SMOK'D	153.6800
24	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	153.6800
25	OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM	153.6800
26	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	152.5372
27	OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS	152.5256
28	Big Stacks	150.8228
29	SPITFIRE	150.2400
30	TIMBONE BARBECUE	148.5828
31	Bubba J + 3 Sissas BBQ	146.2628
32	Voodoo Taco	145.1200
33	402 BBQ	137.0856
34	KAMPING GATOR BBQ	129.0972

Brisket

34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 161.9656

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKEAHOLICS	178.8572
2	DIRT ROAD BBQ	178.2972
3	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	172.5828
4	WHEN PIGS DIE	169.7028
5	TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	169.1428
6	TIMBONE BARBECUE	169.1200
7	HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	168.5600
8	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	168.5484
9	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	167.9772
10	HELPING U BBQ	166.2972
11	YOU GONNA LIKE IT	166.2628
12	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	165.6800
13	SPITFIRE	164.5828
14	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	164.5716
15	OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE	164.0344
16	ALWAYS SMOK'D	162.8456
17	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	162.2628
18	PORK PATROL BBQ	161.6684
19	KAMPING GATOR BBQ	160.0456
20	Bubba J + 3 Sissas BBQ	160.0228
21	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	159.4400
22	BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ	156.5600
23	TAYLOR MADE BBQ	155.9772
24	PIGSKIN BBQ	155.3940
25	PHAT JACKS BBQ NE	154.8684
26	COUNTRY ROADS NE	153.6800
27	Big Stacks	153.6684
28	OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS	147.9772
29	BOURBON & BONES	146.2628
30	GRILLERS IN THE MIST	145.6912
31	OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM	145.6800
32	OLD SMOKE WAGON	144.5488
33	402 BBQ	144
34	Voodoo Taco	132.5944

3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival

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 (3 found in this contest's numbers)

Won without a category win

Photo finishes

A double category winner

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