Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
ONE2BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 2nd
Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL
Jun 17–18, 2016 · Kewanee, IL · 📍 605 Tenney St
ONE2BBQ won Grand Champion at the Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL on June 17, 2016 in Kewanee, IL at 605 Tenney St, scoring 686.7884 in a field of 23 teams. PORK PATROL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.8228. Category winners: Chicken — PORK PATROL BBQ (173.7028); Pork Ribs — PORK PATROL BBQ (174.2972); Pork — ALL IN QUE (176.0000); Brisket — QUAU (176.5828).
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.
514.24
median 657.60
686.79 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.70
- Pork Ribs 174.30
- Pork 176
- Brisket 176.58
20
176.58
Entries
23
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
686.7884
Winning margin
3.9656
GC over RC
Field average
645.98
514.24686.79
median 657.60 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
657.6344
514.24686.79
10th place overall
Field spread
172.5484
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 79%
beats 21% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,580
avg power rating going in · stronger than 64% of contests
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 6 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 3–4: BONEHEAD BBQ and QUAU tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: ONE2BBQ and CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: ONE2BBQ edged MONSTER-QUE by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0116
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0228
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
PORK PATROL BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 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 | 173.7028 | 170.8456 | 167.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2972 | 169.6800 | 165.0972 |
| Pork | 176 | 173.7028 | 166.2744 |
| Brisket | 176.5828 | 172.5600 | 166.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
23 entries · top 686.7884 · median 657.6000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 3 | CHANNABILLY BBQ | |
| 4 | CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | |
| 5 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 6 | QUAU | |
| 7 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 8 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 9 | VALET PORKING | |
| 10 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 11 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ | |
| 13 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 14 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 15 | MEATSMACK | |
| 16 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | |
| 17 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 18 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 19 | ILLIDUEQUE | |
| 20 | MIDLIFE CRISIS BBQ | |
| 21 | JAGERS BBQ | |
| 22 | Wilsey Farms | |
| 23 | Lynnwood Barbecue Co. |
Chicken
23 entries · top 173.7028 · median 163.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 2 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 3 | MEATSMACK | |
| 4 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 5 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 6 | CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | |
| 7 | VALET PORKING | |
| 8 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 9 | QUAU | |
| 10 | CHANNABILLY BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ | |
| 12 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 13 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 14 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | |
| 15 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 16 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 17 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 18 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 19 | ILLIDUEQUE | |
| 20 | JAGERS BBQ | |
| 21 | MIDLIFE CRISIS BBQ | |
| 22 | Wilsey Farms | |
| 23 | Lynnwood Barbecue Co. |
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 174.2972 · median 163.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 2 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 3 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 4 | QUAU | |
| 5 | CHANNABILLY BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 7 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 8 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 9 | Lynnwood Barbecue Co. | |
| 10 | BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ | |
| 11 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | |
| 12 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 13 | MIDLIFE CRISIS BBQ | |
| 14 | ILLIDUEQUE | |
| 15 | VALET PORKING | |
| 16 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 17 | MEATSMACK | |
| 18 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 19 | CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | |
| 20 | Wilsey Farms | |
| 21 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 22 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 23 | JAGERS BBQ |
Pork
23 entries · top 176 · median 163.9312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 2 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 3 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 4 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 5 | CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | |
| 6 | CHANNABILLY BBQ | |
| 7 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 8 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 9 | MEATSMACK | |
| 10 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 11 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 12 | ILLIDUEQUE | |
| 13 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Lynnwood Barbecue Co. | |
| 15 | JAGERS BBQ | |
| 16 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 18 | BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ | |
| 19 | VALET PORKING | |
| 20 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 21 | QUAU | |
| 22 | MIDLIFE CRISIS BBQ | |
| 23 | Wilsey Farms |
Brisket
23 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUAU | |
| 2 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 3 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 4 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 5 | VALET PORKING | |
| 6 | CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | |
| 7 | CHANNABILLY BBQ | |
| 8 | MIDLIFE CRISIS BBQ | |
| 9 | DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | |
| 10 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 11 | Lynnwood Barbecue Co. | |
| 12 | ABLE ACRES BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ | |
| 14 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 15 | THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS | |
| 16 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 17 | CARNIVORE'S PARADISE | |
| 18 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 19 | MEATSMACK | |
| 20 | JAGERS BBQ | |
| 21 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 22 | ILLIDUEQUE | |
| 23 | Wilsey Farms |
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 — Backyard Chicken
5 entries · top 158.2744 · median 153.7488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM APPLE SMOKE | |
| 2 | Manager's Special | |
| 3 | Hog City Egghead | |
| 4 | Kazmania | |
| 5 | FARMER SMOKED BBQ |
Master Series — Backyard Ribs
5 entries · top 153.7488 · median 147.9660
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM APPLE SMOKE | |
| 2 | FARMER SMOKED BBQ | |
| 3 | Manager's Special | |
| 4 | Hog City Egghead | |
| 5 | Kazmania |