A new contest record
704.0344
highest overall ever cooked here
704.0344 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 681.0972 SMOKEAHOLICS set in 2015.
- old record 681.0972
- set 2015 by SMOKEAHOLICS
The G Town Smokin Showdown 2016
Apr 29–30, 2016 · Garnett, KS
R BUTTS R SMOKIN won Grand Champion at The G Town Smokin Showdown on April 29, 2016 in Garnett, KS, scoring 704.0344 in a field of 26 teams. GETTIN' BASTED took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.0856. Category winners: Chicken — BUTCHER BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — GETTIN' BASTED (177.7144); Pork — Crimson & Blue (178.8800); Brisket — GETTIN' BASTED (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by SMOKEAHOLICS; the next was held in 2017.
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.
600.98
median 667.65
704.03 🏆
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 177.71
- Pork 178.88
- Brisket 180 🔥
131.92
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
26
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
704.0344
Winning margin
2.9488
GC over RC
Field average
661.71
600.98704.03
median 667.65 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.8856
600.98704.03
10th place overall
Field spread
103.0516
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 17%
beats 83% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
52%
13 of 25 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,620
avg power rating going in · stronger than 88% 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
R BUTTS R SMOKIN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 10th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 2nd
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 2–3: BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ and NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: GETTIN' SAUCED and JOUSTING PIGS BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: HIGH i QUE edged BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ by 0.0112.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0112
- Pork 7–8 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
GETTIN' BASTED won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork
178.8800
best pork ever cooked here
Crimson & Blue turned in 178.8800 in pork — past the 174.8456 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 174.8456
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKEAHOLICS (won 2015).
- SMOKEAHOLICS · 2015
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.
- GETTIN' BASTED · Brisket
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 24, 2015 | Garnett, KS | Garnett, KS 66032 | 25 | 681.0972 | SMOKEAHOLICS | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ |
| Apr 29, 2016 ← this one | Garnett, KS | Garnett, KS 66032 | 26 | 704.0344 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Garnett, KS | Fairgrounds in Garnett KS | 27 | 696.5716 | GETTIN' BASTED | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 171.9772 | 168.5716 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 173.7144 | 169.1544 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 174.2856 | 169.6912 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.8456 | 167.9888 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 704.0344 · median 667.6458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 4 | BBQ BROMANCE | |
| 5 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 6 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 7 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | Crimson & Blue | |
| 10 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 11 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 12 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 13 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 14 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 15 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 16 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 17 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 19 | MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 21 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 22 | BROWN STREET BBQ | |
| 23 | RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 25 | SMOKIN PHATTY'S | |
| 26 | JUST SMOKED YOUR BUTT |
Chicken
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 2 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 3 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 4 | MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 8 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 9 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 10 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 11 | Crimson & Blue | |
| 12 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 13 | BBQ BROMANCE | |
| 14 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 16 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 17 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 18 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 19 | RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ | |
| 20 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 21 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN PHATTY'S | |
| 23 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 24 | JUST SMOKED YOUR BUTT | |
| 25 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 26 | BROWN STREET BBQ |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 3 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ BROMANCE | |
| 5 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 7 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 9 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 10 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 11 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 12 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 13 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 14 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 15 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 16 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 17 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 18 | Crimson & Blue | |
| 19 | BROWN STREET BBQ | |
| 20 | MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 22 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 24 | JUST SMOKED YOUR BUTT | |
| 25 | SMOKIN PHATTY'S | |
| 26 | RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ |
Pork
26 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimson & Blue | |
| 2 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 5 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 7 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 8 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 9 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 10 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ BROMANCE | |
| 12 | RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 14 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 15 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 16 | MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 18 | BROWN STREET BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN PHATTY'S | |
| 20 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 22 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 23 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 24 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 25 | JUST SMOKED YOUR BUTT | |
| 26 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES |
Brisket
26 entries · top 180 · median 165.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 3 | BBQ BROMANCE | |
| 4 | BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | |
| 5 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 6 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 7 | SMOKEAHOLICS | |
| 8 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 9 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 10 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 11 | Crimson & Blue | |
| 12 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 13 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 14 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 15 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 16 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 18 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 19 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | |
| 20 | MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | BROWN STREET BBQ | |
| 22 | RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ | |
| 23 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 25 | JUST SMOKED YOUR BUTT | |
| 26 | SMOKIN PHATTY'S |
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 — Sausage
9 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 3 | S.O.L. BBQ | |
| 4 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | |
| 5 | BROWN STREET BBQ | |
| 6 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 7 | JOUSTING PIGS BBQ | |
| 8 | JUST SMOKED YOUR BUTT | |
| 9 | NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ |