A new contest record
698.2744
highest overall ever cooked here
698.2744 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 687.9888 GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE set in 2014.
- old record 687.9888
- set 2014 by GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE
Boats, Bands, & BBQ 2016
Jun 10–11, 2016 · Pueblo, CO · 📍 125 River Walk
SCORCH AND RESQUE won Grand Champion at the Boats, Bands, & BBQ on June 10, 2016 in Pueblo, CO at 125 River Walk, scoring 698.2744 in a field of 30 teams. JO-BAWB'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2628. Category winners: Chicken — SCORCH AND RESQUE (174.8800); Pork Ribs — JO-BAWB'S BBQ (180.0000); Pork — Rejino Barbecue (180.0000); Brisket — Duck Dog Bar-B-Que (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE; 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.
140.01
median 652.14
698.27 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.88
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 180 🔥
134.80
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
30
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
698.2744
Winning margin
4.0116
GC over RC
Field average
634.06
140.01698.27
median 652.14 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
4.6172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
667.3604
140.01698.27
10th place overall
Field spread
558.2628
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 40%
beats 60% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
38%
11 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,540
avg power rating going in · stronger than 30% 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.
An upset on the books
16-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100
SCORCH AND RESQUE came in rated below the field's top team, 4 LEGS UP BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1535
- top seed 1828
A first Grand Championship
28
tracked contests to get there
This was SCORCH AND RESQUE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 28th tracked contest.
A day of perfect scores
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Duck Dog Bar-B-Que · Brisket
- Rejino Barbecue · Pork
- JO-BAWB'S BBQ · Pork Ribs
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 5–6: LOST WEEKEND GRILL and WILD HOGS BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: MINISTER OF BARBECUE and WILD HOGS BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES and MINISTER OF BARBECUE tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SCORCH AND RESQUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 7th
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in pork ribs
180.0000
best pork ribs ever cooked here
JO-BAWB'S BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 173.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 173.7028
- across 1 past editions
The contest returns
2 yrs
since the last edition
This contest was away for 2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2014-06-06.
- previous edition 2014-06-06
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2014 | Pueblo, CO | Pueblo, CO 81003 | 29 | 687.9888 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| Jun 10, 2016 ← this one | Pueblo, CO | 125 River Walk | 30 | 698.2744 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | JO-BAWB'S BBQ |
| May 19, 2017 | Pueblo, CO | 125 River Walk | 36 | 695.4400 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | PROUD SOULS BARBECUE |
| May 18, 2018 | Pueblo, CO | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8800 | 170.2628 | 167.3944 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 172 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.1200 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 180 | 172 | 165.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 698.2744 · median 652.1372
Chicken
29 entries · top 174.8800 · median 166.2284
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 180 · median 163.4286 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
29 entries · top 180 · median 163.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
29 entries · top 180 · median 162.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
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 — Salsa
6 entries · top 162.8916 · median 146.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | |
| 2 | CONTENTMENT BLUES AND Q | |
| 3 | Contentment Blues and Q Salsa 2 | |
| 4 | Bracken Racks BBQ Salsa 2 | |
| 5 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 6 | GrillFellas |
Master Series — Sauce
7 entries · top 169.1428 · median 149.0740
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MINISTER OF BARBECUE | |
| 2 | KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON | |
| 3 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 4 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 5 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN SAGE GRILL | |
| 7 | Butts and Belly's |