A dynasty in the making
4×
wins at this contest
4 of 125 tracked editions
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 125 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2015
- 2017
- 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2015
Apr 17–18, 2015 · Fort Collins, CO
JO-BAWB'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on April 17, 2015 in Fort Collins, CO, scoring 689.7256 in a field of 30 teams. GQUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.2400. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — JO-BAWB'S BBQ (176.0228); Pork — GQUE (176.0000); Brisket — JO-BAWB'S BBQ (174.2972). This is the 59th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by R&R 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.
551.87
median 643.62
689.73 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176
- Pork Ribs 176.02
- Pork 176
- Brisket 174.30
131.36
176.02
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
30
4 judged meats
Top score
689.7256
Winning margin
7.4856
GC over RC
Field average
641.83
551.87689.73
median 643.62 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
6.8228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
655.9772
551.87689.73
10th place overall
Field spread
137.8512
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 71%
beats 29% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
3%
1 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.72 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,567
avg power rating going in · stronger than 52% 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 12 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 3–4: SMOKIN TRIGGERS and JO-BAWB'S BBQ tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES and GRILLIN' BEAVERS tied on 166.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: BRACKEN RACKS BBQ edged Three Brothers Different Mothers by 0.0112.
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 9–10 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0112
- Pork 9–10 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
JO-BAWB'S BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
JO-BAWB'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 5th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 1st
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SWINESTONE COWBOYS (won 2013), GQUE (won 2014).
- SWINESTONE COWBOYS · 2013
- GQUE · 2014
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 →
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 167.9656 | 166.2284 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0228 | 168.5372 | 165.1316 |
| Pork | 176 | 169.1772 | 163.4400 |
| Brisket | 174.2972 | 167.4400 | 166.2972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 689.7256 · median 643.6228
Chicken
30 entries · top 176 · median 162.2628
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 176.0228 · median 161.4228
Pork
30 entries · top 176 · median 161.1314
Brisket
30 entries · top 174.2972 · median 160.5714