A new contest record
702.8916
highest overall ever cooked here
702.8916 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.8344 4 LEGS UP BBQ set in 2016.
- old record 690.8344
- set 2016 by 4 LEGS UP BBQ
Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full) 2016
Apr 23–24, 2016 · Boone, IA · 📍 1827 217 th St
LUCKY'S Q won Grand Champion at the Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full) on April 23, 2016 in Boone, IA at 1827 217 th St, scoring 702.8916 in a field of 36 teams. SMOKEAHOLICS took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.8344. Category winners: Chicken — PORKY BUTTS BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN GRUMPS (176.6172); Pork — LUCKY'S Q (178.8800); Brisket — LUCKY'S Q (178.2972). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by 4 LEGS UP 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.
602.72
median 670.76
702.89 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 176.62
- Pork 178.88
- Brisket 178.30
139.39
180
Entries
36
4 judged meats
Top score
702.8916
Winning margin
8.0572
GC over RC
Field average
666.43
602.72702.89
median 670.76 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
2.2628 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
678.1828
602.72702.89
10th place overall
Field spread
100.1712
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 21%
beats 79% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
76%
32 of 42 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,622
avg power rating going in · stronger than 88% of contests
Storylines (8 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 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and SMOKEAHOLICS tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: HOGLINE and SMOKEAHOLICS tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: LUCKY'S Q and CITY SLICKERS BBQ tied on 178.8800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Pork 1–2 · tie
- Brisket 6–7 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
LUCKY'S Q won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
LUCKY'S Q took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork ribs
176.6172
best pork ribs ever cooked here
SMOKIN GRUMPS turned in 176.6172 in pork ribs — past the 173.7256 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 173.7256
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 4 LEGS UP BBQ (won 2016).
- 4 LEGS UP BBQ · 2016
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.
- PORKY BUTTS BBQ · Chicken
They keep coming back
76%
of last edition’s field returned
32 of 42 teams from 2016-04-22 came back
32 of the 42 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2016 | Boone, IA | 1827 217 th St | 42 | 690.8344 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | LUCKY'S Q |
| Apr 23, 2016 ← this one | Boone, IA | 1827 217 th St | 36 | 702.8916 | LUCKY'S Q | SMOKEAHOLICS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2744 | 173.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.6172 | 172.5600 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 176.6172 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
36 entries · top 702.8916 · median 670.7600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 2 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 3 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 5 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 6 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 9 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 10 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 11 | IOWA BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 12 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 13 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 14 | SMOKIN GRUMPS | |
| 15 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 16 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 17 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 18 | HOGLINE | |
| 19 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 21 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 22 | QUETOPIA | |
| 23 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 24 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 26 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 27 | Tree Frog BBQ, LLC | |
| 28 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 29 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 30 | OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM | |
| 31 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 32 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 33 | BOURBON & BONES | |
| 34 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 35 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 36 | KING OF THE GRILL |
Chicken
36 entries · top 180 · median 167.9944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 3 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 4 | QUETOPIA | |
| 5 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 6 | HOGLINE | |
| 7 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 10 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 11 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 12 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 14 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 15 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 16 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 17 | Tree Frog BBQ, LLC | |
| 18 | IOWA BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 20 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 21 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 22 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 23 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 25 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 26 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 27 | OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM | |
| 28 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 29 | SMOKIN GRUMPS | |
| 30 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 31 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 32 | BOURBON & BONES | |
| 33 | KING OF THE GRILL | |
| 34 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 35 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 36 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ |
Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 176.6172 · median 166.8516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN GRUMPS | |
| 2 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 3 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 4 | IOWA BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 5 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 6 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 7 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 8 | HOGLINE | |
| 9 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BOURBON & BONES | |
| 12 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 13 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 14 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 15 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 16 | OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM | |
| 17 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 18 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 20 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 21 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 22 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 23 | QUETOPIA | |
| 24 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 25 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 26 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 27 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 28 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 29 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 30 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 31 | Tree Frog BBQ, LLC | |
| 32 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 33 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 34 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 35 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 36 | KING OF THE GRILL |
Pork
36 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 2 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 4 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 5 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 9 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 10 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 11 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 12 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 13 | HOGLINE | |
| 14 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 15 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN GRUMPS | |
| 17 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 18 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 19 | IOWA BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 20 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 21 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 22 | QUETOPIA | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 25 | BOURBON & BONES | |
| 26 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 27 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 28 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 29 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 30 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 31 | Tree Frog BBQ, LLC | |
| 32 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 33 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 34 | OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM | |
| 35 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 36 | KING OF THE GRILL |
Brisket
36 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 2 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 3 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 4 | DIG-IN COOKERS | |
| 5 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 7 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 8 | SLIM D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 10 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 12 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 13 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 14 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 15 | Tree Frog BBQ, LLC | |
| 16 | IOWA BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 17 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | |
| 19 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 20 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 21 | SMOKIN GRUMPS | |
| 22 | BIG CITY BBQ | |
| 23 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 24 | IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 25 | BLACK DOG BBQ IA | |
| 26 | KING OF THE GRILL | |
| 27 | ACES HIGH BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 29 | OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM | |
| 30 | QUETOPIA | |
| 31 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 32 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 33 | HOGLINE | |
| 34 | YOU GONNA LIKE IT | |
| 35 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 36 | BOURBON & BONES |