A statement win
12.0112
points clear of the field
Wider than 92% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.0112 points — a wider margin than 92% of championships in the data.
Smokin' on the Summit BBQ
Jun 3–4, 2016 · Lee's Summit, MO · 📍 3rd Street
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' on the Summit BBQ on June 3, 2016 in Lee's Summit, MO at 3rd Street, scoring 708.5484 in a field of 67 teams. COUNTY LINE SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5372. Category winners: Chicken — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — BURNT FINGER BBQ (177.7028); Pork — COUNTY LINE SMOKERS (180.0000); Brisket — SONS OF A BRISKET (177.7144).
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.
512.50
median 646.22
708.55 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 177.70
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 177.71
134.18
180
Entries
67
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
708.5484
Winning margin
12.0112
GC over RC
Field average
645.45
512.50708.55
median 646.22 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
3.4172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.6228
512.50708.55
10th place overall
Field spread
196.0456
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.53 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,526
avg power rating going in · stronger than 19% 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 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: GO PIG....OR GO HOME and REDNECK BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and REDNECK BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: COUNTY LINE SMOKERS and SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 2nd
One of the big ones
67
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 94% of the 5,469 contests in the data
67 teams — bigger than 94% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- COUNTY LINE SMOKERS · Pork
- SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ · Pork
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.7144 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 170.8456 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5828 | 172.5484 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 173.7028 | 169.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
67 entries · top 708.5484 · median 646.2172
Chicken
67 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.3712
Pork Ribs
67 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.4056
Pork
67 entries · top 180 · median 164.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
66 entries · top 177.7144 · median 160.8170
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 — Anything Goes
34 entries · top 180 · median 168.5772 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Kid Que 11-15
8 entries · top 180 · median 173.1370 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Kid Que 5-10
8 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.2800