A day of perfect scores
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- GETTIN' BASTED · Brisket
- BIG WOODIE BBQ · Chicken
- SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ · Pork Ribs
Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship)
May 22–23, 2015 · Kimberling City, MO
GETTIN' BASTED won Grand Champion at the Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship) on May 22, 2015 in Kimberling City, MO, scoring 695.9544 in a field of 26 teams. A GOOD RUB BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.7028. Category winners: Chicken — BIG WOODIE BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (180.0000); Pork — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (177.1428); Brisket — GETTIN' BASTED (180.0000).
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.
586.18
median 672.50
695.95 🏆
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 180 🔥
- Pork 177.14
- Brisket 180 🔥
141.07
180
Entries
26
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
695.9544
Winning margin
6.2516
GC over RC
Field average
663.31
586.18695.95
median 672.50 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.8856
586.18695.95
10th place overall
Field spread
109.7720
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 50%
beats 50% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,599
avg power rating going in · stronger than 77% of contests
Storylines (4 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
Chicken places 3–4: COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP and BRICKHEAD BBQ tied on 176.5944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO and A GOOD RUB BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: RIPPEL-QUE and PORK N' CIDER tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
GETTIN' BASTED took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 10th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 10th
- 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)
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)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 171.4172 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 172 | 168.5256 |
| Brisket | 180 | 170.8228 | 168.5484 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 695.9544 · median 672.5028
Chicken
26 entries · top 180 · median 170.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 180 · median 168.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.3942
Brisket
26 entries · top 180 · median 163.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180
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 — Dessert
11 entries · top 180 · median 176.0116 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG WOODIE BBQ | |
| 2 | SLEEPY HOLLOW | |
| 3 | CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS | |
| 4 | VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' Q BBQ | |
| 7 | DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES | |
| 8 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 9 | PORK N' CIDER | |
| 10 | BLOWN AWAY BBQ | |
| 11 | RBQ |