Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2015
- 2016
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 2016
Sep 23–24, 2016 · Shawnee, KS · State championship
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE won Grand Champion at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship on September 23, 2016 in Shawnee, KS, scoring 686.2284 in a field of 111 teams. SKUNK RIVER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9316. Category winners: Chicken — WHIMPYS (179.4400); Pork Ribs — SKUNK RIVER BBQ (180.0000); Pork — PIG NEWTON (178.8572); Brisket — SMOKER BANDITS (177.1544). This is the 4th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE; the next was held in 2019.
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.
558.19
median 642.85
686.23 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 179.44
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 177.15
125.60
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Entries
111
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
686.2284
Winning margin
2.2968
GC over RC
Field average
643.85
558.19686.23
median 642.85 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
2.8916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.3600
558.19686.23
10th place overall
Field spread
128.0340
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 80%
beats 20% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
75%
84 of 112 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.59 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,503
avg power rating going in · stronger than 3% 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.
Won without a category win
2 of 4
meats called to the stage
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 39th
- Pork 21st
- Brisket 3rd
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 7 tracked editions
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
- 2015
- 2016
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: T'S SMOKIN PIT and WHERE'S THE SMOKE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: BLOWIN' SMOKE and Oink! Oink! tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: THESLABS.COM and BAM BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · tie
- Brisket 5–6 · tie
Back to defend
3
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 3 GUYS WITH WOOD (won 2013), KC Q (won 2014), BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE (won 2015).
- 3 GUYS WITH WOOD · 2013
- KC Q · 2014
- BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE · 2015
One of the big ones
111
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 99% of the 5,462 contests in the data
111 teams — bigger than 99% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
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.
- SKUNK RIVER BBQ · Pork Ribs
They keep coming back
75%
of last edition’s field returned
84 of 112 teams from 2015-09-25 came back
84 of the 112 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2013 | Shawnee, KS | Shawnee, KS | 114 | 685.6800 | 3 GUYS WITH WOOD | HOGGY STYLE |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Shawnee, KS | Shawnee, KS 66203 | 112 | 694.2856 | KC Q | MIDNIGHT STOKERS |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Shawnee, KS | Shawnee, KS 66216 | 112 | 709.1200 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | FUNNY FARM BBQ |
| Sep 23, 2016 ← this one | Shawnee, KS | Shawnee, KS | 111 | 686.2284 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | SKUNK RIVER BBQ |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Shawnee, KS | Shawnee Town 1929 | 102 | 714.8572 | Fat & Dumb BBQ | 913 BBQ |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Shawnee, KS | Shawnee Town | 86 | 709.1316 | Mad Mutt's BBQ | 913 BBQ |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee, KS | 11600 Johnson Drive | 87 | 709.7256 | 913 BBQ | KC SMOKE DAWGS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 173.7372 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.7372 | 171.9888 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.1428 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 174.2628 | 170.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
111 entries · top 686.2284 · median 642.8460
Chicken
111 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.2856
Pork Ribs
111 entries · top 180 · median 162.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
111 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9656
Brisket
111 entries · top 177.1544 · median 158.8572
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 — Chefs Choice
47 entries · top 180 · median 168.5944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Mistress BBQ Co. | |
| 2 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 3 | WHIMPYS | |
| 4 | KC Q | |
| 5 | SMOKE ON WHEELS | |
| 6 | YARDHOGS BBQ | |
| 7 | Short Horns BBQ | |
| 8 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 9 | SMOKIN IN THE BUSHES | |
| 10 | F.O.M.S.B. | |
| 11 | Hawg Heaven | |
| 12 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 13 | ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | Beer Bones BBQ | |
| 15 | Meat-A-Swing'n | |
| 16 | Overland Pig Committee | |
| 17 | SMF | |
| 18 | O'Danny Boy BBQ | |
| 19 | Pot Bellies Barbecue | |
| 20 | K C RIB DOCTOR | |
| 21 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 22 | 3 GUYS WITH WOOD | |
| 23 | TRUE B QUE | |
| 24 | BAM BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ | |
| 26 | .Smokin J's | |
| 27 | Smoke-N-Miracles | |
| 28 | LAST YEAR'S LEFTOVERS | |
| 29 | Smokey Time BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKEARITAVILLE BBQ | |
| 31 | GRILL CRAZY | |
| 32 | MOST WANTED BBQ | |
| 33 | OVERLAND PORK BBQ | |
| 34 | Bucket Heads | |
| 35 | TOP SHELF BARBEQUE | |
| 36 | COUNTRY ROADS NE | |
| 37 | Smoke Showing | |
| 38 | Why Not Smoke | |
| 39 | NachBar-B-Q | |
| 40 | SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM | |
| 41 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 42 | Beverly Grillbilly's | |
| 43 | Big Fork BBQ | |
| 44 | BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES | |
| 45 | MAGNUM P.I.G. | |
| 46 | Smoke Monster | |
| 47 | Turner Boyz Barbeque |
Master Series — Sausage
75 entries · top 180 · median 165.6912 · 🔥 perfect 180