Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat

Jul 8–9, 2016 · Green Bay, WI · 📍 1265 Lombardi Av

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PORKY BUTTS BBQ

695.9888 · Master Series — Overall

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THE REAL SMOKIN ACES

686.2972 · Master Series — Overall

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CLARK CREW BBQ

685.6228 · Master Series — Overall

PORKY BUTTS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat on July 8, 2016 in Green Bay, WI at 1265 Lombardi Av, scoring 695.9888 in a field of 66 teams. THE REAL SMOKIN ACES took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2972. Category winners: Chicken — PORKY BUTTS BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Fergolicious BBQ (174.8572); Pork — BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (177.1428).

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.

574.67 median 659.08 695.99 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 178.86
Pork Ribs 174.86
Pork 179.44
Brisket 177.14

131.38 179.44

Entries

4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

695.9888

Winning margin

9.6916

GC over RC

Field average

651.27

574.67695.99

median 659.08 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

2.8800 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

673.6344

574.67695.99

10th place overall

Field spread

121.3148

winner to last place

Most consistent

PORKY BUTTS BBQ

avg finish 6 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 1.7144 pts — PORKY BUTTS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 49%

beats 51% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,589

avg power rating going in · stronger than 71% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

rated 2001 pre-contest

Storylines (5 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.

An upset on the books

29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100

PORKY BUTTS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1849
top seed 2001

A statement win

9.6916 points clear of the field

Wider than 86% of the 4,714 championships in the data

The champion won by 9.6916 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 8–9: 270 SMOKERS and STREET MEAT tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: BIG "E" BBQ and THE REAL SMOKIN ACES tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. and T-MAC SMOKIN tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
Pork 6–7 · tie
Pork 9–10 · tie
Brisket 9–10 · tie

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

PORKY BUTTS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 14th.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 14th
Brisket 6th

One of the big ones

66 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 94% of the 5,469 contests in the data

66 teams — bigger than 94% of the 5,469 contests in the data.

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	178.8572	175.4172	172.5944
Pork Ribs	174.8572	171.4172	169.6916
Pork	179.4400	174.3200	172
Brisket	177.1428	174.2628	173.1084

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

66 entries · top 695.9888 · median 659.0800

#	Team	Score
1	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	695.9888
2	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	686.2972
3	CLARK CREW BBQ	685.6228
4	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	684.5256
5	iBQ'n	683.3832
6	PELLET ENVY	682.7888
7	Hogslickers	678.7656
8	270 SMOKERS	676.4800
9	MR TONY'S BBQ	674.2400
10	T-MAC SMOKIN	673.6344
11	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	673.0972
12	Fergolicious BBQ	673.0400
13	BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	672.5488
14	LUCKY'S Q	671.3828
15	TRUE SMOKE BBQ	670.7540
16	VALET PORKING	669.6800
17	SMOKE FREAKS	669.6688
18	MAC ATTACK BBQ	669.6228
19	PLASTERED PORK BBQ	669.6116
20	DD'S BBQ	668.6288
21	SPITFIRE	668.5144
22	BIG "E" BBQ	666.8460
23	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	666.2168
24	ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ	666.2056
25	CRASH TEST SMOKERS	665.6116
26	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	665.0512
27	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	665.0172
28	BACKDRAFT BBQ	665.0056
29	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	663.3600
30	HILL-BILLY BBQ	662.8000
31	Risky Brisket	661.1316
32	SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV	660.4800
33	Parruthead's Tact-I-Que Smokehouse	659.4288
34	FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ	658.7312
35	CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	658.7080
36	STREET MEAT	658.1944
37	HOLY SMOKERS MI	657.6684
38	5 FINGER BBQ	653.0056
39	TOPPGATOR BBQ	651.9544
40	BAZINGA BBQ	649.6344
41	THE BAR-BQ	646.8228
42	FAT ANDY'S BBQ	646.7312
43	FARMBOY BBQ	646.1600
44	43RD PARALLEL BBQ	644.3768
45	FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ	642.7884
46	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	640.9832
47	WOBBLY HOGS BBQ	640.4344
48	SMOKEHOUND BBQ - WI	637.1316
49	Littles BBQ Co	636.9140
50	HOT ASH BBQ COMPANY	635.8172
51	MOOSE'S BARBECUE	635.3144
52	D.F.G.'S BBQ	634.7204
53	FOX RIVER BBQ	634.2288
54	A BOY NAMED QUE	630.1144
55	FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ	627.2800
56	WICKED SMOKE BBQ	626.1256
57	WIS BACKDRAFT BBQ	615.2916
58	BBQtopia	612.0112
59	Butt Rub Buddies	611.2572
60	Bare Bones BBQ	610.1828
61	Come and Smoke It	608.4568
62	Meating the Need	605.0400
63	ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS	602.6968
64	TWO BREWS BBQ	599.9656
65	SMOKIN PIMP	584.9716
66	Delaware North	574.6740

Chicken

66 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2628

#	Team	Score
1	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	178.8572
2	CLARK CREW BBQ	177.1428
3	ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ	175.4628
4	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	175.4400
5	T-MAC SMOKIN	175.4172
6	iBQ'n	174.8688
7	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	174.8456
8	MR TONY'S BBQ	173.7256
9	SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV	173.7028
10	SMOKE FREAKS	172.5944
11	Risky Brisket	172.5600
12	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	171.9772
13	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	171.9772
14	BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	171.4400
15	TRUE SMOKE BBQ	171.4056
16	CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	171.4056
17	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	171.4056
18	TOPPGATOR BBQ	170.8800
19	WOBBLY HOGS BBQ	170.8572
20	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	170.8228
21	Fergolicious BBQ	170.2972
22	MAC ATTACK BBQ	170.2856
23	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	169.6912
24	270 SMOKERS	169.6800
25	PLASTERED PORK BBQ	169.1200
26	BIG "E" BBQ	168.5716
27	PELLET ENVY	168.5372
28	FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ	168.5372
29	FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ	168.5256
30	Littles BBQ Co	168.5256
31	CRASH TEST SMOKERS	167.9772
32	SPITFIRE	167.9772
33	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	166.2856
34	BACKDRAFT BBQ	166.2400
35	DD'S BBQ	165.7372
36	HILL-BILLY BBQ	165.6800
37	Parruthead's Tact-I-Que Smokehouse	165.1428
38	FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ	164.5256
39	SMOKEHOUND BBQ - WI	164.0344
40	D.F.G.'S BBQ	164
41	THE BAR-BQ	164
42	BAZINGA BBQ	163.9544
43	43RD PARALLEL BBQ	163.3828
44	LUCKY'S Q	163.3712
45	ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS	162.2856
46	MOOSE'S BARBECUE	162.2744
47	VALET PORKING	161.1544
48	5 FINGER BBQ	161.0972
49	WIS BACKDRAFT BBQ	160.5600
50	FAT ANDY'S BBQ	160
51	Come and Smoke It	160
52	HOT ASH BBQ COMPANY	159.9428
53	Meating the Need	159.4284
54	FOX RIVER BBQ	159.4056
55	HOLY SMOKERS MI	159.3828
56	BBQtopia	158.8684
57	STREET MEAT	155.3944
58	WICKED SMOKE BBQ	155.3484
59	Butt Rub Buddies	154.8228
60	Hogslickers	154.7884
61	FARMBOY BBQ	154.2628
62	A BOY NAMED QUE	153.0972
63	SMOKIN PIMP	152.5600
64	Bare Bones BBQ	145.0856
65	TWO BREWS BBQ	141.0856
66	Delaware North	139.3484

Pork Ribs

66 entries · top 174.8572 · median 160.8686

#	Team	Score
1	Fergolicious BBQ	174.8572
2	PELLET ENVY	174.2628
3	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	173.7260
4	FARMBOY BBQ	171.9888
5	LUCKY'S Q	171.4172
6	VALET PORKING	170.8456
7	Hogslickers	170.8344
8	270 SMOKERS	170.2744
9	STREET MEAT	170.2744
10	CLARK CREW BBQ	169.6916
11	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	169.1200
12	DD'S BBQ	168.6288
13	TRUE SMOKE BBQ	168.5944
14	SMOKE FREAKS	167.9772
15	MOOSE'S BARBECUE	166.8800
16	BAZINGA BBQ	166.8572
17	HILL-BILLY BBQ	166.2972
18	BACKDRAFT BBQ	166.2744
19	iBQ'n	166.2516
20	SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV	165.6800
21	Parruthead's Tact-I-Que Smokehouse	165.1316
22	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	165.1200
23	5 FINGER BBQ	165.0972
24	MAC ATTACK BBQ	165.0972
25	BIG "E" BBQ	164.5600
26	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	164.5372
27	CRASH TEST SMOKERS	163.4172
28	CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	163.4056
29	FAT ANDY'S BBQ	163.3828
30	ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ	162.8688
31	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	162.8344
32	FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ	162.2400
33	Risky Brisket	161.1544
34	THE BAR-BQ	160.5828
35	BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	159.9888
36	MR TONY'S BBQ	159.9888
37	T-MAC SMOKIN	159.9544
38	PLASTERED PORK BBQ	159.9544
39	BBQtopia	159.4512
40	FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ	158.8228
41	Delaware North	158.8228
42	HOLY SMOKERS MI	157.7256
43	SPITFIRE	157.1544
44	43RD PARALLEL BBQ	157.0972
45	Bare Bones BBQ	156.5600
46	FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ	156.5600
47	FOX RIVER BBQ	156
48	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	155.9544
49	Butt Rub Buddies	155.4172
50	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	155.3944
51	WOBBLY HOGS BBQ	155.3944
52	WICKED SMOKE BBQ	155.3828
53	HOT ASH BBQ COMPANY	154.8116
54	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	154.2516
55	SMOKEHOUND BBQ - WI	153.7144
56	ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS	153.6456
57	D.F.G.'S BBQ	153.0744
58	A BOY NAMED QUE	151.3944
59	TOPPGATOR BBQ	151.3716
60	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	150.2400
61	Littles BBQ Co	150.2400
62	Meating the Need	150.2172
63	TWO BREWS BBQ	146.3200
64	SMOKIN PIMP	141.6572
65	WIS BACKDRAFT BBQ	140.4916
66	Come and Smoke It	135.3828

Pork

66 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5600

#	Team	Score
1	BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	179.4400
2	HOLY SMOKERS MI	178.2972
3	Hogslickers	177.7028
4	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	177.1428
5	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	174.3200
6	BIG "E" BBQ	174.2972
7	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	174.2972
8	HILL-BILLY BBQ	172.0228
9	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	172
10	T-MAC SMOKIN	172
11	DD'S BBQ	171.4400
12	iBQ'n	171.4172
13	MR TONY'S BBQ	170.8228
14	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	169.7028
15	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	169.1200
16	SPITFIRE	169.1200
17	Littles BBQ Co	169.1084
18	270 SMOKERS	168.5600
19	BACKDRAFT BBQ	168.5256
20	Bare Bones BBQ	168
21	FARMBOY BBQ	167.9656
22	LUCKY'S Q	167.4516
23	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	167.4400
24	MAC ATTACK BBQ	167.4172
25	SMOKE FREAKS	167.4056
26	Risky Brisket	166.2972
27	PLASTERED PORK BBQ	166.2628
28	CLARK CREW BBQ	166.2284
29	FAT ANDY'S BBQ	165.6800
30	PELLET ENVY	165.1316
31	WICKED SMOKE BBQ	165.1200
32	WOBBLY HOGS BBQ	165.0972
33	5 FINGER BBQ	164.5828
34	HOT ASH BBQ COMPANY	164.5372
35	VALET PORKING	164.5256
36	43RD PARALLEL BBQ	164.5256
37	STREET MEAT	163.9656
38	CRASH TEST SMOKERS	163.9428
39	TOPPGATOR BBQ	162.8228
40	ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ	162.7884
41	WIS BACKDRAFT BBQ	162.2972
42	THE BAR-BQ	162.2400
43	Meating the Need	161.7372
44	TWO BREWS BBQ	161.1544
45	FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ	161.1084
46	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	160.5028
47	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	159.4056
48	CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	159.3712
49	A BOY NAMED QUE	159.3600
50	SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV	158.8228
51	TRUE SMOKE BBQ	157.6456
52	Parruthead's Tact-I-Que Smokehouse	157.0972
53	SMOKEHOUND BBQ - WI	156.5256
54	FOX RIVER BBQ	156.0004
55	MOOSE'S BARBECUE	155.9544
56	BAZINGA BBQ	154.8572
57	Fergolicious BBQ	154.7772
58	D.F.G.'S BBQ	153.6688
59	Butt Rub Buddies	153.6456
60	BBQtopia	153.1544
61	FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ	153.1084
62	Come and Smoke It	149.0740
63	FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ	148.5372
64	SMOKIN PIMP	146.7772
65	Delaware North	145.1200
66	ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS	135.9312

Brisket

66 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.9656

#	Team	Score
1	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	177.1428
2	Hogslickers	175.4400
3	PELLET ENVY	174.8572
4	PLASTERED PORK BBQ	174.2744
5	SPITFIRE	174.2628
6	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	173.7028
7	VALET PORKING	173.1544
8	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	173.1200
9	TRUE SMOKE BBQ	173.1084
10	Fergolicious BBQ	173.1084
11	CLARK CREW BBQ	172.5600
12	Parruthead's Tact-I-Que Smokehouse	172.0572
13	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	171.4400
14	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	171.4056
15	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	170.8456
16	iBQ'n	170.8456
17	CRASH TEST SMOKERS	170.2744
18	MR TONY'S BBQ	169.7028
19	LUCKY'S Q	169.1428
20	STREET MEAT	168.5600
21	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	168
22	270 SMOKERS	167.9656
23	TOPPGATOR BBQ	166.8800
24	FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ	166.8572
25	MAC ATTACK BBQ	166.8228
26	A BOY NAMED QUE	166.2628
27	T-MAC SMOKIN	166.2628
28	ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ	165.0856
29	CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	164.5256
30	Come and Smoke It	164
31	D.F.G.'S BBQ	163.9772
32	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	163.9656
33	BAZINGA BBQ	163.9656
34	BACKDRAFT BBQ	163.9656
35	SMOKEHOUND BBQ - WI	162.8572
36	DD'S BBQ	162.8228
37	FOX RIVER BBQ	162.8228
38	FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ	162.3200
39	SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV	162.2744
40	HOLY SMOKERS MI	162.2628
41	5 FINGER BBQ	162.2284
42	SMOKE FREAKS	161.6916
43	BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	161.6800
44	Risky Brisket	161.1200
45	THE BAR-BQ	160
46	BIG "E" BBQ	159.4172
47	43RD PARALLEL BBQ	159.3712
48	HILL-BILLY BBQ	158.8000
49	FAT ANDY'S BBQ	157.6684
50	FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ	157.6572
51	HOT ASH BBQ COMPANY	156.5256
52	FARMBOY BBQ	151.9428
53	WIS BACKDRAFT BBQ	151.9428
54	TWO BREWS BBQ	151.4056
55	ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS	150.8344
56	WICKED SMOKE BBQ	150.2744
57	MOOSE'S BARBECUE	150.2056
58	WOBBLY HOGS BBQ	149.0856
59	Littles BBQ Co	149.0400
60	Butt Rub Buddies	147.3716
61	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	144.5032
62	SMOKIN PIMP	143.9772
63	Bare Bones BBQ	140.5372
64	BBQtopia	140.5372
65	Meating the Need	133.6572
66	Delaware North	131.3828

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

14 entries · top 180 · median 173.1372 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	LUCKY'S Q	180 🔥
2	T-MAC SMOKIN	178.2972
3	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	177.1428
4	Parruthead's Tact-I-Que Smokehouse	176.5600
5	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	175.4172
6	FARMBOY BBQ	174.2628
7	CRASH TEST SMOKERS	173.1544
8	BIG "E" BBQ	173.1200
9	BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	170.8572
10	PLASTERED PORK BBQ	170.2744
11	Delaware North	168.6056
12	Meating the Need	165.6800
13	43RD PARALLEL BBQ	157.6572
14	HOT ASH BBQ COMPANY	150.7656

Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat

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 (5 found in this contest's numbers)

An upset on the books

A statement win

Photo finishes

How the title was won

One of the big ones

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

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Dessert