A new contest record
698.2628
highest overall ever cooked here
698.2628 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.8800 INDIGO PIG set in 2015.
- old record 690.8800
- set 2015 by INDIGO PIG
Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest 2016
Aug 5–6, 2016 · Rossville, KS
JAESTAR BBQ won Grand Champion at the Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest on August 5, 2016 in Rossville, KS, scoring 698.2628 in a field of 29 teams. BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.4056. Category winners: Chicken — BLACK EYE BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — JAESTAR BBQ (178.2972); Pork — 777 BBQ (176.5944); Brisket — BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ (178.3200). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by INDIGO PIG.
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.
470.80
median 667.94
698.26 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.30
- Pork Ribs 178.30
- Pork 176.59
- Brisket 178.32
20
178.32
Entries
29
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
698.2628
Winning margin
2.8572
GC over RC
Field average
652.16
470.80698.26
median 667.94 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
1.7488 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.3828
470.80698.26
10th place overall
Field spread
227.4628
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 40%
beats 60% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
33%
15 of 46 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,580
avg power rating going in · stronger than 64% of contests
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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: 777 BBQ and BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: SMOKIN BAD HABIT and SPICY SPITFIRE tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: AMERICAN FIRE BBQ edged SMOKIN ELVISES by 0.0112.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 7–8 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
JAESTAR BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
- Chicken 10th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 10th
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in chicken
178.2972
best chicken ever cooked here
BLACK EYE BBQ turned in 178.2972 in chicken — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 177.1428
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: INDIGO PIG (won 2015).
- INDIGO PIG · 2015
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 31, 2015 | Rossville, KS | Rossville, KS 66533 | 46 | 690.8800 | INDIGO PIG | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| Aug 5, 2016 ← this one | Rossville, KS | Rossville, KS 66533 | 29 | 698.2628 | JAESTAR BBQ | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Rossville, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 175.4628 | 172.5828 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 172 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 176.5944 | 174.8456 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 178.3200 | 170.2628 | 168.5256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 698.2628 · median 667.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 3 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | 913 BBQ | |
| 5 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 7 | 777 BBQ | |
| 8 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 9 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 10 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 11 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 12 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 13 | RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ | |
| 14 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 15 | Showtime | |
| 16 | SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE | |
| 17 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 18 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 19 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 20 | SCOTTYARDS BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ | |
| 22 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 23 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 24 | PIMPIN' PORK | |
| 25 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 26 | SILVER FOX BBQ | |
| 27 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | |
| 28 | GK 'QUE | |
| 29 | Warpath BBQ |
Chicken
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 2 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 3 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 4 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 5 | RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ | |
| 6 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 7 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 8 | 777 BBQ | |
| 9 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 10 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 11 | 913 BBQ | |
| 12 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 13 | Showtime | |
| 14 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 15 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 16 | SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE | |
| 17 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 18 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 19 | PIMPIN' PORK | |
| 20 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 21 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 22 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | |
| 23 | SCOTTYARDS BBQ | |
| 24 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 25 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 26 | Warpath BBQ | |
| 27 | BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ | |
| 28 | SILVER FOX BBQ | |
| 29 | GK 'QUE |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 2 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 3 | Showtime | |
| 4 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 6 | 913 BBQ | |
| 7 | RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ | |
| 8 | 777 BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE | |
| 10 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 11 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 12 | BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ | |
| 13 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 14 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 15 | SCOTTYARDS BBQ | |
| 16 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 17 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 18 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 19 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 20 | PIMPIN' PORK | |
| 21 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 22 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 23 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 24 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 25 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 26 | GK 'QUE | |
| 27 | SILVER FOX BBQ | |
| 28 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ |
Pork
29 entries · top 176.5944 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 777 BBQ | |
| 2 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 4 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 6 | 913 BBQ | |
| 7 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 8 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 10 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 11 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 12 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 13 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 14 | RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ | |
| 15 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 16 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 17 | Warpath BBQ | |
| 18 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 19 | SCOTTYARDS BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ | |
| 21 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 22 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 23 | SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE | |
| 24 | PIMPIN' PORK | |
| 25 | SILVER FOX BBQ | |
| 26 | GK 'QUE | |
| 27 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 28 | Showtime | |
| 29 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ |
Brisket
29 entries · top 178.3200 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 2 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 4 | FRONT DOOR GANG | |
| 5 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 6 | 913 BBQ | |
| 7 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN ELVISES | |
| 9 | Showtime | |
| 10 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 11 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 12 | SPICY SPITFIRE | |
| 13 | SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE | |
| 14 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 15 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 16 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 17 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 18 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 19 | SILVER FOX BBQ | |
| 20 | 777 BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ | |
| 22 | SCOTTYARDS BBQ | |
| 23 | RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ | |
| 24 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | |
| 25 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 27 | PIMPIN' PORK | |
| 28 | GK 'QUE | |
| 29 | Warpath BBQ |
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
7 entries · top 180 · median 178.2972 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Showtime | |
| 2 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 3 | SCOTTYARDS BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE | |
| 5 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 6 | Warpath BBQ | |
| 7 | GK 'QUE |