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Masters in May

2016-04-29 – 2016-04-30 · Appleton, WI · 📍 Appleton, WI 54130

Grand Champion: PELLET ENVY (690.2744) · 59 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

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PELLET ENVY
690.2744 · Master Series — Overall
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IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
683.9772 · Master Series — Overall
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THE REAL SMOKIN ACES
682.8000 · Master Series — Overall

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.

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 175.42
  • Pork 178.86
  • Brisket 175.44
133.12 178.86

Entries

59
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

690.2744

Winning margin

6.2972
GC over RC

Field average

647.85
598.75690.27
median 649.14 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Brisket
2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

670.2400
598.75690.27
10th place overall

Field spread

91.5200
winner to last place

Most consistent

PELLET ENVY
avg finish 8.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork
won by 3.4172 pts — PELLET ENVY

How hot was the win?

Top 69%
beats 31% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1585
avg power rating going in · stronger than 67% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
rated 1978 pre-contest

Storylines (4 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.

An upset on the books

29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100

PELLET ENVY came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

  • champion 1819
  • top seed 1978

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point

Pork places 5–6: BIG BROTHERS BBQ and THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN and SIN CIRCLE BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: iBQ'n and MAC ATTACK BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Pork 5–6 · tie
  • Pork 7–8 · tie
  • Brisket 8–9 · tie
  • Brisket 9–10 · tie

How the title was won

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

PELLET ENVY took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 14th.

  • Chicken 14th
  • Pork Ribs 7th
  • Pork 1st
  • Brisket 11th

One of the big ones

59 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 92% of the 5,410 contests in the data

59 teams made this a bigger field than 92% of every contest tracked.

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)

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 →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
2016-04-29 ← this one Appleton, WI Appleton, WI 54130 59 690.2744 PELLET ENVY IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
2022-04-29 Bancroft, WI 8025 Isherwood Road 43 683.3368 LUCKY'S Q Slightly Sauced

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken178.8572173.7028169.7144
Pork Ribs175.4172172.5716168.5256
Pork178.8572172.5600170.8344
Brisket175.4400173.1544172.5600

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

59 entries · top 690.2744 · median 649.1432

#TeamScore
1 PELLET ENVY 690.2744
2 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 683.9772
3 THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 682.8000
4 iBQ'n 678.8000
5 THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ 677.0628
6 RACK MASTERS BBQ 674.2172
7 FAT ANDY'S BBQ 672.5372
8 Risky Brisket 670.8572
9 FIREHOUSE SMOKE 670.8232
10 MAC ATTACK BBQ 670.2400
11 SLIM D'S BBQ 668.4916
12 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 667.4288
13 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 666.7888
14 SIN CIRCLE BBQ 663.9432
15 BIG BROTHERS BBQ 663.4172
16 T-MAC SMOKIN 662.2056
17 SMOKIN' IN THE D 661.1204
18 QUAU 661.0168
19 WOBBLY HOGS BBQ 657.6460
20 GIVE IT TO GOD 657.5656
21 PLASTERED PORK BBQ 657.5424
22 LETTUCE SMOKE 655.9544
23 SMOKE INFUSION 654.1484
24 BAZINGA BBQ 654.1368
25 HILL-BILLY BBQ 652.4572
26 NECTAR OF THE HOGS 652.4452
27 BIG "E" BBQ 652.4340
28 TRUE SMOKE BBQ 651.9432
29 Littles BBQ Co 650.1716
30 LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW 649.1432
31 SMOKERS PURGATORY 649.0052
32 THE BBQ BUS 648.4572
33 SMOLDERING Q 647.8856
34 TOPPGATOR BBQ 646.8232
35 YELLOW RIVER BBQ 645.5996
36 D.F.G.'S BBQ 644.4688
37 FOX RIVER BBQ 643.9088
38 B.S. BARBEQUE 643.8740
39 SMOKE 2 PULL 642.8348
40 CHEFS GONE GRILLIN 640.9600
41 FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ 640.9596
42 A MOTLEY QUE 638.6512
43 VALET PORKING 636.4572
44 5 FINGER BBQ 635.3260
45 IT'S THE PITS 631.9088
46 CRASH TEST SMOKERS 631.2796
47 Steamboat BBQ 630.7084
48 Croix Valley Sauces 629.5316
49 DISRUPTIVE Q 624.4452
50 PIGTAILERS BBQ 623.2572
51 NO RUSH Q 621.5204
52 MEAT MAFIA BBQ 619.7832
53 BURNITA BAR-B-QUE 619.2912
54 3 THIRDS BBQ 617.1088
55 Low Rent BBQ 617.0052
56 ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS 613.5200
57 SMOKEHOUND BBQ - WI 606.7204
58 Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse 601.6344
59 BADGER BBQ 598.7544

Chicken

59 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.0000

#TeamScore
1 THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ 178.8572
2 THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 177.1428
3 SLIM D'S BBQ 175.4056
4 Littles BBQ Co 173.7256
5 SIN CIRCLE BBQ 173.7028
6 WOBBLY HOGS BBQ 173.1544
7 Risky Brisket 172.0228
8 LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW 172.0000
9 MAC ATTACK BBQ 170.2972
10 FOX RIVER BBQ 169.7144
11 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 169.1428
12 A MOTLEY QUE 169.1200
13 HILL-BILLY BBQ 168.5600
14 PELLET ENVY 168.5600
15 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 168.5372
16 SMOKERS PURGATORY 167.9656
17 PLASTERED PORK BBQ 167.9656
18 T-MAC SMOKIN 167.9656
19 FIREHOUSE SMOKE 167.4288
20 3 THIRDS BBQ 167.4056
21 NECTAR OF THE HOGS 167.3940
22 D.F.G.'S BBQ 166.8228
23 SMOKE 2 PULL 166.3088
24 BAZINGA BBQ 166.2400
25 LETTUCE SMOKE 165.7028
26 RACK MASTERS BBQ 165.6916
27 TOPPGATOR BBQ 165.1544
28 5 FINGER BBQ 165.0972
29 GIVE IT TO GOD 164.5256
30 Steamboat BBQ 164.0000
31 BIG "E" BBQ 163.9772
32 TRUE SMOKE BBQ 163.4172
33 FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ 163.4056
34 SMOKIN' IN THE D 163.3944
35 Croix Valley Sauces 163.3828
36 BIG BROTHERS BBQ 162.8800
37 YELLOW RIVER BBQ 162.2512
38 iBQ'n 162.2400
39 VALET PORKING 161.7144
40 SMOKEHOUND BBQ - WI 161.1200
41 PIGTAILERS BBQ 161.0856
42 SMOLDERING Q 160.5256
43 CHEFS GONE GRILLIN 159.9660
44 NO RUSH Q 159.9656
45 THE BBQ BUS 159.9656
46 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 159.9544
47 MEAT MAFIA BBQ 159.9544
48 BADGER BBQ 159.4172
49 B.S. BARBEQUE 159.4056
50 SMOKE INFUSION 158.2056
51 DISRUPTIVE Q 157.6800
52 IT'S THE PITS 157.1544
53 QUAU 156.4912
54 FAT ANDY'S BBQ 155.9656
55 Low Rent BBQ 154.2512
56 Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse 154.2400
57 ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS 154.2056
58 CRASH TEST SMOKERS 147.4056
59 BURNITA BAR-B-QUE 146.8228

Pork Ribs

59 entries · top 175.4172 · median 160.5600

#TeamScore
1 iBQ'n 175.4172
2 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 174.2860
3 SMOKE INFUSION 173.1200
4 SMOLDERING Q 172.5944
5 THE BBQ BUS 172.5716
6 FAT ANDY'S BBQ 171.9772
7 PELLET ENVY 170.8572
8 LETTUCE SMOKE 169.7144
9 QUAU 168.6172
10 BIG "E" BBQ 168.5256
11 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 168.0116
12 Risky Brisket 168.0000
13 FOX RIVER BBQ 167.9772
14 SMOKERS PURGATORY 167.4056
15 Low Rent BBQ 167.4056
16 GIVE IT TO GOD 166.8344
17 RACK MASTERS BBQ 166.2856
18 SMOKIN' IN THE D 165.7260
19 BIG BROTHERS BBQ 165.7144
20 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 165.6916
21 THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 165.6800
22 HILL-BILLY BBQ 165.6800
23 BAZINGA BBQ 165.1200
24 FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ 164.5256
25 T-MAC SMOKIN 164.0000
26 NECTAR OF THE HOGS 162.7884
27 YELLOW RIVER BBQ 162.2744
28 FIREHOUSE SMOKE 162.2400
29 SIN CIRCLE BBQ 160.5832
30 D.F.G.'S BBQ 160.5600
31 MAC ATTACK BBQ 159.9772
32 BADGER BBQ 159.9772
33 Littles BBQ Co 159.9544
34 SMOKE 2 PULL 159.4288
35 B.S. BARBEQUE 159.3944
36 5 FINGER BBQ 158.8344
37 IT'S THE PITS 158.8228
38 CRASH TEST SMOKERS 157.6684
39 THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ 157.6456
40 Steamboat BBQ 154.8344
41 VALET PORKING 154.2284
42 PIGTAILERS BBQ 154.2172
43 Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse 153.1200
44 WOBBLY HOGS BBQ 153.0972
45 TRUE SMOKE BBQ 151.9660
46 Croix Valley Sauces 151.9432
47 SMOKEHOUND BBQ - WI 151.4060
48 TOPPGATOR BBQ 150.8344
49 ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS 150.8000
50 SLIM D'S BBQ 150.7888
51 PLASTERED PORK BBQ 150.7884
52 A MOTLEY QUE 150.7772
53 DISRUPTIVE Q 149.6568
54 BURNITA BAR-B-QUE 149.1316
55 LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW 149.1088
56 MEAT MAFIA BBQ 149.0972
57 CHEFS GONE GRILLIN 149.0856
58 NO RUSH Q 148.5032
59 3 THIRDS BBQ 143.3716

Pork

59 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.8456

#TeamScore
1 PELLET ENVY 178.8572
2 TRUE SMOKE BBQ 175.4400
3 T-MAC SMOKIN 174.2628
4 CRASH TEST SMOKERS 173.7144
5 BIG BROTHERS BBQ 172.5600
6 THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ 172.5600
7 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 172.0000
8 SIN CIRCLE BBQ 172.0000
9 WOBBLY HOGS BBQ 171.4400
10 Littles BBQ Co 170.8344
11 QUAU 169.6800
12 FAT ANDY'S BBQ 169.1544
13 iBQ'n 168.5828
14 FIREHOUSE SMOKE 168.0000
15 SLIM D'S BBQ 167.4172
16 THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 167.4172
17 MAC ATTACK BBQ 167.4056
18 RACK MASTERS BBQ 167.3828
19 B.S. BARBEQUE 166.8456
20 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 166.8456
21 PLASTERED PORK BBQ 165.6684
22 GIVE IT TO GOD 165.6684
23 SMOKIN' IN THE D 165.1772
24 VALET PORKING 165.1200
25 LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW 164.5828
26 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 164.0000
27 MEAT MAFIA BBQ 163.9656
28 BURNITA BAR-B-QUE 163.4056
29 Croix Valley Sauces 163.4056
30 DISRUPTIVE Q 162.8456
31 SMOKE 2 PULL 160.5600
32 SMOKE INFUSION 160.5484
33 A MOTLEY QUE 159.9656
34 HILL-BILLY BBQ 159.9544
35 Risky Brisket 158.8344
36 TOPPGATOR BBQ 158.8344
37 NECTAR OF THE HOGS 158.8228
38 CHEFS GONE GRILLIN 158.8000
39 Steamboat BBQ 158.7884
40 Low Rent BBQ 158.2628
41 FOX RIVER BBQ 157.6800
42 BIG "E" BBQ 157.6684
43 THE BBQ BUS 157.6572
44 SMOKERS PURGATORY 157.6340
45 ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS 157.1200
46 IT'S THE PITS 157.1200
47 PIGTAILERS BBQ 156.5256
48 FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ 155.9544
49 NO RUSH Q 155.3716
50 LETTUCE SMOKE 153.1544
51 BAZINGA BBQ 151.9656
52 YELLOW RIVER BBQ 151.9428
53 SMOLDERING Q 151.9200
54 5 FINGER BBQ 151.3944
55 Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse 149.1544
56 D.F.G.'S BBQ 149.0972
57 3 THIRDS BBQ 146.2972
58 BADGER BBQ 146.2400
59 SMOKEHOUND BBQ - WI 139.4056

Brisket

59 entries · top 175.4400 · median 160.5372

#TeamScore
1 FAT ANDY'S BBQ 175.4400
2 SLIM D'S BBQ 174.8800
3 RACK MASTERS BBQ 174.8572
4 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 173.7028
5 FIREHOUSE SMOKE 173.1544
6 PLASTERED PORK BBQ 173.1200
7 CHEFS GONE GRILLIN 173.1084
8 iBQ'n 172.5600
9 MAC ATTACK BBQ 172.5600
10 THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 172.5600
11 PELLET ENVY 172.0000
12 TOPPGATOR BBQ 172.0000
13 Risky Brisket 172.0000
14 BAZINGA BBQ 170.8112
15 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 169.1428
16 YELLOW RIVER BBQ 169.1312
17 THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ 168.0000
18 D.F.G.'S BBQ 167.9888
19 LETTUCE SMOKE 167.3828
20 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 166.8800
21 SMOKIN' IN THE D 166.8228
22 QUAU 166.2284
23 LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW 163.4516
24 NECTAR OF THE HOGS 163.4400
25 SMOLDERING Q 162.8456
26 SMOKE INFUSION 162.2744
27 BIG "E" BBQ 162.2628
28 BIG BROTHERS BBQ 162.2628
29 TRUE SMOKE BBQ 161.1200
30 GIVE IT TO GOD 160.5372
31 3 THIRDS BBQ 160.0344
32 5 FINGER BBQ 160.0000
33 WOBBLY HOGS BBQ 159.9544
34 BURNITA BAR-B-QUE 159.9312
35 IT'S THE PITS 158.8116
36 A MOTLEY QUE 158.7884
37 THE BBQ BUS 158.2628
38 HILL-BILLY BBQ 158.2628
39 B.S. BARBEQUE 158.2284
40 NO RUSH Q 157.6800
41 SIN CIRCLE BBQ 157.6572
42 FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ 157.0740
43 SMOKE 2 PULL 156.5372
44 SMOKERS PURGATORY 156.0000
45 T-MAC SMOKIN 155.9772
46 VALET PORKING 155.3944
47 SMOKEHOUND BBQ - WI 154.7888
48 DISRUPTIVE Q 154.2628
49 Steamboat BBQ 153.0856
50 CRASH TEST SMOKERS 152.4912
51 PIGTAILERS BBQ 151.4288
52 ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS 151.3944
53 Croix Valley Sauces 150.8000
54 FOX RIVER BBQ 148.5372
55 MEAT MAFIA BBQ 146.7660
56 Littles BBQ Co 145.6572
57 Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse 145.1200
58 Low Rent BBQ 137.0856
59 BADGER BBQ 133.1200

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

8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5542 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse 180.0000 🔥
2 A MOTLEY QUE 178.2972
3 CRASH TEST SMOKERS 178.2972
4 PLASTERED PORK BBQ 170.8228
5 SMOLDERING Q 170.2856
6 Croix Valley Sauces 169.6916
7 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 168.5716
8 T-MAC SMOKIN 163.9656

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