A new contest record
702.2400
highest overall ever cooked here
702.2400 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 694.2400 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS set in 2014.
- old record 694.2400
- set 2014 by PARROTHEAD SMOKERS
Cookin' on Kampeska 2016
Jul 15–16, 2016 · Watertown, SD
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN won Grand Champion at the Cookin' on Kampeska on July 15, 2016 in Watertown, SD, scoring 702.2400 in a field of 41 teams. HOGLINE took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9428. Category winners: Chicken — HOGLINE (178.8572); Pork Ribs — GERRIT BOYS BARBEQUE (179.4400); Pork — LAST CALL HEROES BBQ (176.0000); Brisket — SPITFIRE (178.2972). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by MUSTANG SALLY BBQ.
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.
536.53
median 666.16
702.24 🏆
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 179.44
- Pork 176
- Brisket 178.30
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179.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Entries
41
4 judged meats
Top score
702.2400
Winning margin
10.2972
GC over RC
Field average
657.81
536.53702.24
median 666.16 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
680.5028
536.53702.24
10th place overall
Field spread
165.7144
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 25%
beats 75% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
63%
24 of 38 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.47 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,553
avg power rating going in · stronger than 40% 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.
Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 9th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 2nd
A statement win
10.2972
points clear of the field
Wider than 88% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.2972 points — a wider margin than 88% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 3–4: LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY and BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: MUSTANG SALLY BBQ and SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY and CHARCOAL LOUNGERS tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · tie
A contest record in pork ribs
179.4400
best pork ribs ever cooked here
GERRIT BOYS BARBEQUE turned in 179.4400 in pork ribs — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 177.1428
- across 2 past editions
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (won 2014), MUSTANG SALLY BBQ (won 2015).
- PARROTHEAD SMOKERS · 2014
- MUSTANG SALLY BBQ · 2015
The biggest field yet
41
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 35 teams
41 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 35.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2014 | Watertown, SD | Watertown, SD 57201 | 31 | 694.2400 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | SPITFIRE |
| Jul 17, 2015 | Watertown, SD | Watertown, SD 57201 | 38 | 686.8344 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | SPITFIRE |
| Jul 15, 2016 ← this one | Watertown, SD | Watertown, SD | 41 | 702.2400 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | HOGLINE |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Watertown, SD | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 173.1428 | 172.0116 |
| Pork | 176 | 173.1316 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
41 entries · top 702.2400 · median 666.1600
Chicken
41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5484
Pork Ribs
41 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3944
Pork
41 entries · top 176 · median 167.4172
Brisket
41 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.0344