A new contest record
706.3088
highest overall ever cooked here
706.3088 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 687.9998 MOKAN MEATHEADS set in 2013.
- old record 687.9998
- set 2013 by MOKAN MEATHEADS
Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship 2015
May 1–2, 2015 · Grandview, MO
PELLET ENVY won Grand Champion at the Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship on May 1, 2015 in Grandview, MO, scoring 706.3088 in a field of 32 teams. AMERICAN FIRE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.1772. Category winners: Chicken — PELLET ENVY (173.7144); Pork Ribs — PELLET ENVY (177.7144); Pork — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ (177.7372); Brisket — PELLET ENVY (178.2972). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by MOKAN MEATHEADS; the next was held in 2016.
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.
608.63
median 658.75
706.31 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.71
- Pork Ribs 177.71
- Pork 177.74
- Brisket 178.30
143.92
178.30
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Entries
32
4 judged meats
Top score
706.3088
Winning margin
13.1316
GC over RC
Field average
653.35
608.63706.31
median 658.75 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8688 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
672.5256
608.63706.31
10th place overall
Field spread
97.6800
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 10%
beats 90% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
32%
10 of 31 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,545
avg power rating going in · stronger than 33% of contests
Storylines (8 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
13.1316
points clear of the field
Wider than 94% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.1316 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
A hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
PELLET ENVY won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
A rookie on the podium
2nd
at their first tracked contest
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: AMERICAN FIRE BBQ and BURNT FINGER BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE and Show Me Riders tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Show Me Riders and DIRT ROAD BBQ tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 5–6 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
PELLET ENVY took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 2nd.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork
177.7372
best pork ever cooked here
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ turned in 177.7372 in pork — past the 172.5716 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 172.5716
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: MOKAN MEATHEADS (won 2013).
- MOKAN MEATHEADS · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2013 | Grandview, MO | Grandview, MO | 31 | 687.9998 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | BURNT FINGER BBQ |
| May 1, 2015 ← this one | Grandview, MO | Grandview, MO 64030 | 32 | 706.3088 | PELLET ENVY | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ |
| May 6, 2016 | Grandview, MO | Grandview, MO | 25 | 697.7484 | TEBO CREEK BBQ | PELLET ENVY |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7144 | 170.8456 | 168.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 173.1316 | 166.2628 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 172.5600 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 172.5600 | 169.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 706.3088 · median 658.7542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 2 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke Ringers | |
| 4 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 5 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 6 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 7 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 8 | DIXIE BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | BURN ALL NITE | |
| 10 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 11 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE | |
| 13 | WATT'S SMOKIN! | |
| 14 | SMACKDOWN BBQ | |
| 15 | FIRESTORM | |
| 16 | END OF THE ROAD BBQ | |
| 17 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 18 | Inferno Embers | |
| 19 | FULL HOUSE BBQ | |
| 20 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 21 | Show Me Riders | |
| 22 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 23 | BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | MAD PIG BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN JO | |
| 26 | Ro-Ro's Smokehouse | |
| 27 | Dead Meat BBQ | |
| 28 | Papa Brown's | |
| 29 | R.P. BBQ | |
| 30 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 31 | PIT PYROS | |
| 32 | UNCLE BO'S BBQ |
Chicken
32 entries · top 173.7144 · median 163.1370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 2 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke Ringers | |
| 6 | FIRESTORM | |
| 7 | BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE | |
| 8 | Show Me Riders | |
| 9 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 10 | WATT'S SMOKIN! | |
| 11 | SMACKDOWN BBQ | |
| 12 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 13 | FULL HOUSE BBQ | |
| 14 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 15 | DIXIE BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Inferno Embers | |
| 17 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN JO | |
| 19 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | MAD PIG BBQ | |
| 21 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 22 | BURN ALL NITE | |
| 23 | R.P. BBQ | |
| 24 | END OF THE ROAD BBQ | |
| 25 | UNCLE BO'S BBQ | |
| 26 | BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | Ro-Ro's Smokehouse | |
| 28 | Papa Brown's | |
| 29 | PIT PYROS | |
| 30 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 31 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 32 | Dead Meat BBQ |
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.0172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke Ringers | |
| 4 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 5 | BURN ALL NITE | |
| 6 | Inferno Embers | |
| 7 | Show Me Riders | |
| 8 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 9 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 10 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 11 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 12 | BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | FULL HOUSE BBQ | |
| 14 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 15 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 16 | BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE | |
| 17 | SMACKDOWN BBQ | |
| 18 | END OF THE ROAD BBQ | |
| 19 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | FIRESTORM | |
| 21 | DIXIE BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | MAD PIG BBQ | |
| 23 | Dead Meat BBQ | |
| 24 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 25 | UNCLE BO'S BBQ | |
| 26 | Ro-Ro's Smokehouse | |
| 27 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 28 | R.P. BBQ | |
| 29 | WATT'S SMOKIN! | |
| 30 | PIT PYROS | |
| 31 | Papa Brown's | |
| 32 | SMOKIN JO |
Pork
32 entries · top 177.7372 · median 163.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 2 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 3 | DIXIE BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke Ringers | |
| 5 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 6 | BURN ALL NITE | |
| 7 | WATT'S SMOKIN! | |
| 8 | END OF THE ROAD BBQ | |
| 9 | FULL HOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 11 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN JO | |
| 13 | Dead Meat BBQ | |
| 14 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 15 | MAD PIG BBQ | |
| 16 | Papa Brown's | |
| 17 | SMACKDOWN BBQ | |
| 18 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 19 | Ro-Ro's Smokehouse | |
| 20 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 21 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 22 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 23 | Show Me Riders | |
| 24 | BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | FIRESTORM | |
| 26 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 27 | BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE | |
| 28 | Inferno Embers | |
| 29 | PIT PYROS | |
| 30 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 31 | UNCLE BO'S BBQ | |
| 32 | R.P. BBQ |
Brisket
32 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 2 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 3 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | WATT'S SMOKIN! | |
| 5 | BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE | |
| 6 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 7 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 8 | DIXIE BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 10 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 11 | K.C. CAN CREW | |
| 12 | Smoke Ringers | |
| 13 | FIRESTORM | |
| 14 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 15 | BURN ALL NITE | |
| 16 | END OF THE ROAD BBQ | |
| 17 | SMACKDOWN BBQ | |
| 18 | HANG 'EM' HIGH | |
| 19 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 20 | Dead Meat BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN JO | |
| 22 | Ro-Ro's Smokehouse | |
| 23 | Inferno Embers | |
| 24 | BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | R.P. BBQ | |
| 26 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 27 | MAD PIG BBQ | |
| 28 | Papa Brown's | |
| 29 | PIT PYROS | |
| 30 | FULL HOUSE BBQ | |
| 31 | UNCLE BO'S BBQ | |
| 32 | Show Me Riders |