A first Grand Championship
5
tracked contests to get there
This was B TEAM BBQ MO's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff 2015 (BACKYARD-INVITATIONAL)
Oct 14, 2015 · Kansas City, MO
B TEAM BBQ MO won Grand Champion at the Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff 2015 (BACKYARD-INVITATIONAL) on October 14, 2015 in Kansas City, MO, scoring 669.6796 in a field of 12 teams. MAN VS QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 667.2796. Category winners: Chicken — B TEAM BBQ MO (177.1428); Pork Ribs — TOO SAUCED TO PORK (174.2972); Pork — MAN VS QUE (171.9656); Brisket — LOVE 2 Q (166.2856). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
622.88
median 644.86
669.68 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.14
- Pork Ribs 174.30
- Pork 171.97
- Brisket 166.29
140.50
177.14
Entries
12
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
669.6796
Winning margin
2.4000
GC over RC
Field average
645.48
622.88669.68
median 644.86 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.2744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
629.1200
622.88669.68
10th place overall
Field spread
46.7992
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 97%
beats 3% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: B TEAM BBQ MO and CUZ ITS GOOD tied on 168.0228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: BACKWOODS BBQ and KC Smokin Boyz tied on 164.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Ring of Fire edged IHC BBQ by 0.0112.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0112
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0112
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
B TEAM BBQ MO took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 8th
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
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2015 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | Kansas City, MO 64108 | 12 | 669.6796 | B TEAM BBQ MO | MAN VS QUE |
| Oct 11, 2016 | Kansas City, MO | 1701 W 25 | 10 | 691.9200 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | LOVE 2 Q |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 164.0228 | 158.8340 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2972 | 168.0228 | 157.6916 |
| Pork | 171.9656 | 164.5828 | 157.7028 |
| Brisket | 166.2856 | 158.8228 | 147.3828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
12 entries · top 669.6796 · median 644.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B TEAM BBQ MO | |
| 2 | MAN VS QUE | |
| 3 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 4 | Just Ribn' & Porkin Fun | |
| 5 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 6 | IHC BBQ | |
| 7 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 8 | CUZ ITS GOOD | |
| 9 | KC Smokin Boyz | |
| 10 | Chubbys | |
| 11 | The CIS Heffers | |
| 12 | Ring of Fire |
Chicken
12 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.4572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B TEAM BBQ MO | |
| 2 | The CIS Heffers | |
| 3 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 4 | MAN VS QUE | |
| 5 | Chubbys | |
| 6 | Ring of Fire | |
| 7 | IHC BBQ | |
| 8 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 9 | KC Smokin Boyz | |
| 10 | Just Ribn' & Porkin Fun | |
| 11 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 12 | CUZ ITS GOOD |
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 174.2972 · median 164.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 2 | MAN VS QUE | |
| 3 | Just Ribn' & Porkin Fun | |
| 4 | B TEAM BBQ MO | |
| 5 | CUZ ITS GOOD | |
| 6 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 7 | Chubbys | |
| 8 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 9 | KC Smokin Boyz | |
| 10 | IHC BBQ | |
| 11 | Ring of Fire | |
| 12 | The CIS Heffers |
Pork
12 entries · top 171.9656 · median 162.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN VS QUE | |
| 2 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 3 | B TEAM BBQ MO | |
| 4 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 5 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 6 | KC Smokin Boyz | |
| 7 | IHC BBQ | |
| 8 | Just Ribn' & Porkin Fun | |
| 9 | Ring of Fire | |
| 10 | The CIS Heffers | |
| 11 | CUZ ITS GOOD | |
| 12 | Chubbys |
Brisket
12 entries · top 166.2856 · median 155.4228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 2 | CUZ ITS GOOD | |
| 3 | Just Ribn' & Porkin Fun | |
| 4 | IHC BBQ | |
| 5 | MAN VS QUE | |
| 6 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 7 | KC Smokin Boyz | |
| 8 | B TEAM BBQ MO | |
| 9 | Ring of Fire | |
| 10 | The CIS Heffers | |
| 11 | Chubbys | |
| 12 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK |
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 — Sausage
12 entries · top 175.4744 · median 164.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ring of Fire | |
| 2 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 3 | Just Ribn' & Porkin Fun | |
| 4 | KC Smokin Boyz | |
| 5 | MAN VS QUE | |
| 6 | IHC BBQ | |
| 7 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 8 | B TEAM BBQ MO | |
| 9 | Chubbys | |
| 10 | The CIS Heffers | |
| 11 | CUZ ITS GOOD | |
| 12 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK |