9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff

Jul 8–9, 2016 · Wellsville, MO · 📍 112 W Hudson

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SMOKE THIS BBQ MO

695.4400 · Master Series — Overall

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PITMASTERIQ BBQ

694.8228 · Master Series — Overall

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SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ

691.3828 · Master Series — Overall

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO won Grand Champion at the 9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff on July 8, 2016 in Wellsville, MO at 112 W Hudson, scoring 695.4400 in a field of 26 teams. PITMASTERIQ BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.8228. Category winners: Chicken — WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS (178.3200); Pork Ribs — SMOKE THIS BBQ MO (177.7372); Pork — FAIR DINKUM AUSSIE AMERICAN BARBEQUE (177.7372); Brisket — SMOKE THIS BBQ MO (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.

583.86 median 666.19 695.44 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 178.32
Pork Ribs 177.74
Pork 177.74
Brisket 180 🔥

136.51 180

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

695.4400

Winning margin

0.6172

GC over RC

Field average

663.00

583.86695.44

median 666.19 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO (Brisket)

Tightest race

Chicken

4.0572 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

672.5140

583.86695.44

10th place overall

Field spread

111.5768

winner to last place

Most consistent

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ

avg finish 4.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 3.4400 pts — SMOKE THIS BBQ MO

How hot was the win?

Top 51%

beats 49% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,618

avg power rating going in · stronger than 87% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ

rated 1935 pre-contest

Storylines (6 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 razor-thin finish

0.6172 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 86% of the 4,713 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6172 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO
PITMASTERIQ BBQ

An upset on the books

23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1723
top seed 1935

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 5–6: BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE and THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: Big and Bigger and ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: BRICKHEAD BBQ and Renaissauce Man BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 5–6 · tie
Pork 5–6 · tie
Brisket 2–3 · tie
Brisket 9–10 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 23rd.

Chicken 2nd
Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 23rd
Brisket 1st

A perfect score on the table

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO · Brisket

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)

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	178.3200	174.2628	170.8344
Pork Ribs	177.7372	169.6800	165.1428
Pork	177.7372	171.9656	170.2972
Brisket	180	174.2856	168.5600

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

26 entries · top 695.4400 · median 666.1944

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	695.4400
2	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	694.8228
3	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	691.3828
4	FAIR DINKUM AUSSIE AMERICAN BARBEQUE	688.5716
5	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	683.3600
6	BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE	681.0856
7	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	679.9656
8	BRICKHEAD BBQ	674.1712
9	WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	673.7144
10	MONSTER-QUE	672.5140
11	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	670.8232
12	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	670.7884
13	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	666.1944
14	SMOKIN O BBQ	666.1944
15	Hickory Hills BBQ	662.7200
16	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	661.6344
17	Renaissauce Man BBQ	660.4688
18	IN DEEP SAUCE	655.3024
19	CALLAWAY CREAMATORS	651.3944
20	SPICEWINE IRONWORKS	647.3372
21	Big and Bigger	647.3256
22	SMOKIN' BUTTS	643.8396
23	SMOKIN ALONE	641.0628
24	DRUNK'N SWINE	639.3484
25	HOG HAVEN BBQ	634.7200
26	Jonnie O's	583.8632

Chicken

26 entries · top 178.3200 · median 168.8574

#	Team	Score
1	WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	178.3200
2	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	177.1428
3	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	175.4056
4	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	174.2744
5	BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE	174.2628
6	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	174.2628
7	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	172.5600
8	FAIR DINKUM AUSSIE AMERICAN BARBEQUE	172
9	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	170.8572
10	SMOKIN O BBQ	170.8344
11	MONSTER-QUE	170.8228
12	Renaissauce Man BBQ	170.2860
13	Hickory Hills BBQ	169.7260
14	HOG HAVEN BBQ	167.9888
15	SPICEWINE IRONWORKS	167.4400
16	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	167.4056
17	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	166.8344
18	SMOKIN ALONE	166.2628
19	CALLAWAY CREAMATORS	165.6800
20	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	162.8228
21	IN DEEP SAUCE	161.6456
22	DRUNK'N SWINE	160.5600
23	BRICKHEAD BBQ	159.9656
24	SMOKIN' BUTTS	155.3712
25	Jonnie O's	154.8344
26	Big and Bigger	152.5372

Pork Ribs

26 entries · top 177.7372 · median 163.1258

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	177.7372
2	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	177.7144
3	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	170.8572
4	FAIR DINKUM AUSSIE AMERICAN BARBEQUE	170.8344
5	BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE	169.6800
6	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	168.5600
7	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	167.4400
8	Hickory Hills BBQ	167.3828
9	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	165.7144
10	SMOKIN' BUTTS	165.1428
11	MONSTER-QUE	164.5600
12	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	164
13	HOG HAVEN BBQ	163.4172
14	CALLAWAY CREAMATORS	162.8344
15	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	162.2744
16	BRICKHEAD BBQ	162.2400
17	WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	161.6916
18	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	161.1316
19	Big and Bigger	159.9656
20	IN DEEP SAUCE	159.4744
21	SMOKIN ALONE	157.6912
22	SPICEWINE IRONWORKS	157.1088
23	SMOKIN O BBQ	157.0972
24	DRUNK'N SWINE	155.4172
25	Renaissauce Man BBQ	154.8000
26	Jonnie O's	149.0972

Pork

26 entries · top 177.7372 · median 168.5314

#	Team	Score
1	FAIR DINKUM AUSSIE AMERICAN BARBEQUE	177.7372
2	BRICKHEAD BBQ	175.4056
3	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	173.1200
4	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	172.5600
5	Big and Bigger	171.9656
6	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	171.9656
7	SMOKIN ALONE	171.4172
8	MONSTER-QUE	171.4056
9	BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE	170.8800
10	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	170.2972
11	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	170.2856
12	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	169.1200
13	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	168.5372
14	Hickory Hills BBQ	168.5256
15	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	167.4172
16	IN DEEP SAUCE	166.8112
17	DRUNK'N SWINE	165.6684
18	WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	165.1428
19	SPICEWINE IRONWORKS	165.0856
20	SMOKIN O BBQ	163.9772
21	CALLAWAY CREAMATORS	161.7372
22	SMOKIN' BUTTS	161.6800
23	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	160.5600
24	Renaissauce Man BBQ	158.8228
25	HOG HAVEN BBQ	147.9428
26	Jonnie O's	143.4172

Brisket

26 entries · top 180 · median 166.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	180 🔥
2	BRICKHEAD BBQ	176.5600
3	Renaissauce Man BBQ	176.5600
4	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	175.4056
5	SMOKIN O BBQ	174.2856
6	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	174.2628
7	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	173.7028
8	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	171.4172
9	WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	168.5600
10	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	168.5600
11	FAIR DINKUM AUSSIE AMERICAN BARBEQUE	168
12	IN DEEP SAUCE	167.3712
13	OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	166.8228
14	BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE	166.2628
15	MONSTER-QUE	165.7256
16	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	165.7144
17	Big and Bigger	162.8572
18	SMOKIN' BUTTS	161.6456
19	CALLAWAY CREAMATORS	161.1428
20	SPICEWINE IRONWORKS	157.7028
21	DRUNK'N SWINE	157.7028
22	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	157.6684
23	Hickory Hills BBQ	157.0856
24	HOG HAVEN BBQ	155.3712
25	SMOKIN ALONE	145.6916
26	Jonnie O's	136.5144

9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

An upset on the books

Photo finishes

A double category winner

How the title was won

A perfect score on the table

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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket