Photo finishes
0.0228
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Brisket places 1–2: PPSTL/Kollel edged BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE by 0.0228. Chicken places 7–8: Aish edged Make BBQ Great Again by 0.0348.
- Brisket 1–2 · 0.0228
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0348
St. Louis 1st Annual Kosher BBQ Cookoff ( COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
Sep 10–11, 2016 · Olivette, MO · 📍 650 North Price
Grand Champion: BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE (687.3140) · 8 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 RABBI-Q
Full results from the St. Louis 1st Annual Kosher BBQ Cookoff ( COMPETITOR'S SERIES) 2016, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 10, 2016 in Olivette, MO at 650 North Price. RABBI-Q took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE (171.4056); Brisket — PPSTL/Kollel (169.7028).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
147.42
median 162.29
171.41 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 171.41
- Brisket 169.70
133.13
171.41
Entries
8
2 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
171.4056
Winning margin
2.8112
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
160.51
147.42171.41
Chicken · median 162.29 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
9.1084 pts across the top 5
Field spread
23.9888
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 97%
beats 3% of 5574 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (1 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.
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
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 171.4056 | 161.1656 | — |
| Brisket | 169.7028 | 160.5944 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Chicken
8 entries · top 171.4056 · median 162.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | SEPHARDI Q | |
| 3 | PPSTL/Kollel | |
| 4 | RABBI-Q | |
| 5 | Thursday Night BBQ | |
| 6 | Team Ha'Levi | |
| 7 | Aish | |
| 8 | Make BBQ Great Again |
Brisket
8 entries · top 169.7028 · median 160.8744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PPSTL/Kollel | |
| 2 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | RABBI-Q | |
| 4 | Make BBQ Great Again | |
| 5 | Thursday Night BBQ | |
| 6 | Aish | |
| 7 | SEPHARDI Q | |
| 8 | Team Ha'Levi |
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 — Beef Ribs
8 entries · top 176 · median 170.0286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RABBI-Q | |
| 2 | Thursday Night BBQ | |
| 3 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | SEPHARDI Q | |
| 5 | Aish | |
| 6 | PPSTL/Kollel | |
| 7 | Team Ha'Levi | |
| 8 | Make BBQ Great Again |
Master Series — Turkey
8 entries · top 173.1084 · median 157.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2 | RABBI-Q | |
| 3 | SEPHARDI Q | |
| 4 | Thursday Night BBQ | |
| 5 | PPSTL/Kollel | |
| 6 | Aish | |
| 7 | Make BBQ Great Again | |
| 8 | Team Ha'Levi |