A new contest record
682.7656
highest overall ever cooked here
682.7656 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 675.4284 MONTANA Q set in 2014.
- old record 675.4284
- set 2014 by MONTANA Q
Carnivores Classic 2015
May 29–30, 2015 · Missoula, MT
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS won Grand Champion at the Carnivores Classic on May 29, 2015 in Missoula, MT, scoring 682.7656 in a field of 20 teams. BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW took Reserve Grand Champion with 665.0972. Category winners: Chicken — Three White Guys With 12 Tongs (174.8572); Pork Ribs — LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS (176.0116); Pork — LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS (173.7028); Brisket — SMOKIN PUP (168.0000). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by MONTANA Q; 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.
517.73
median 652.23
682.77 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.86
- Pork Ribs 176.01
- Pork 173.70
- Brisket 168
118.88
176.01
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Entries
20
4 judged meats
Top score
682.7656
Winning margin
17.6684
GC over RC
Field average
635.45
517.73682.77
median 652.23 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
653.0400
517.73682.77
10th place overall
Field spread
165.0396
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 86%
beats 14% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
29%
2 of 7 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.19 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,510
avg power rating going in · stronger than 7% of contests
Storylines (7 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
17.6684
points clear of the field
Wider than 98% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 17.6684 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
0.0112
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 7–8: MONTANA Q edged BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW by 0.0112. Pork places 3–4: BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW edged CAMP HOUSE BBQ by 0.0112. Chicken places 1–2: Three White Guys With 12 Tongs edged BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0112
- Pork 3–4 · 0.0112
- Chicken 1–2 · 0.0116
- Brisket 8–9 · 0.0228
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 6th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 6th
A contest record in chicken
174.8572
best chicken ever cooked here
Three White Guys With 12 Tongs turned in 174.8572 in chicken — past the 166.2744 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 166.2744
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: MONTANA Q (won 2014).
- MONTANA Q · 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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2014 | Missoula, MT | Missoula, MT 59801 | 7 | 675.4284 | MONTANA Q | RUB Q LONG TIME |
| May 29, 2015 ← this one | Missoula, MT | Missoula, MT 59801 | 20 | 682.7656 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Missoula, MT | 3400 Captain Rawnway | 25 | 680.5484 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8572 | 169.1084 | 163.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0116 | 167.4288 | 159.9772 |
| Pork | 173.7028 | 167.4172 | 163.4516 |
| Brisket | 168 | 165.1428 | 161.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
20 entries · top 682.7656 · median 652.2286
Chicken
20 entries · top 174.8572 · median 163.4114
Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 176.0116 · median 159.6800
Pork
20 entries · top 173.7028 · median 163.4402
Brisket
20 entries · top 168 · median 160.8400