A first Grand Championship
38
tracked contests to get there
This was DAD'S GRILLIN CREW's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 38th tracked contest.
*BBQ & Blues on the Levee
2016-10-07 – 2016-10-08 · Helena, AR · 📍 Walnut St.
Grand Champion: DAD'S GRILLIN CREW (698.8572) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Sizziling Bones
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.
291.91
median 648.51
698.86 🏆
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 174.26
- Pork 177.76
- Brisket 172.56
20.00
178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
21
4 judged meats
Top score
698.8572
Winning margin
18.3888
GC over RC
Field average
626.11
291.91698.86
median 648.51 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
650.2056
291.91698.86
10th place overall
Field spread
406.9488
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 37%
beats 63% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.44 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1505
avg power rating going in · stronger than 4% of contests
Storylines (6 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.
A statement win
18.3888
points clear of the field
Wider than 98% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 18.3888 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
A hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW won Chicken, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A rookie on the podium
2nd
at their first tracked contest
Sizziling Bones finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 2–3: Sid Vicious and GIT U SUM tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: 3D BBQ and Sizziling Bones tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: STATELY COTTON edged TAYLOR MADE BBQ by 0.0112.
- Pork 2–3 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0112
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0112
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-07 ← this one | Helena, AR | Walnut St. | 21 | 698.8572 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | Sizziling Bones |
| 2017-10-06 | Helena, AR | Walnut St. | 30 | 695.9772 | LONGNECK SIPPERS | Organizer Portal |
| 2018-10-05 | Helena, AR | Walnut St. | 25 | 705.1316 | SMOKE ME SILLY | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2019-10-11 | Helena, AR | Helena, AR 72342 | 20 | 704.5256 | Rooters N Tooters | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 171.9772 | 164.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | 169.6800 | 167.3944 |
| Pork | 177.7600 | 167.9772 | 165.6800 |
| Brisket | 172.5600 | 167.3944 | 161.6456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
21 entries · top 698.8572 · median 648.5140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 2 | Sizziling Bones | |
| 3 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 4 | TAYLOR MADE BBQ | |
| 5 | GIT U SUM | |
| 6 | BLIND SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 8 | 2 FAT DRUNKS COOKIN | |
| 9 | Dirty Sow Grillers | |
| 10 | Sid Vicious | |
| 11 | DILLIGAF | |
| 12 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 14 | WILD WOLVES BBQ | |
| 15 | STATELY COTTON | |
| 16 | Key Korner Cookers | |
| 17 | 3D BBQ | |
| 18 | PORK 'N BUTTS | |
| 19 | CRISPY CRITTERS - MEMPHIS | |
| 20 | Boss Pit | |
| 21 | RUB ME RIGHT |
Chicken
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 2 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | DILLIGAF | |
| 4 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 5 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 6 | Sizziling Bones | |
| 7 | TAYLOR MADE BBQ | |
| 8 | 2 FAT DRUNKS COOKIN | |
| 9 | GIT U SUM | |
| 10 | WILD WOLVES BBQ | |
| 11 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 12 | PORK 'N BUTTS | |
| 13 | Dirty Sow Grillers | |
| 14 | CRISPY CRITTERS - MEMPHIS | |
| 15 | 3D BBQ | |
| 16 | Key Korner Cookers | |
| 17 | Sid Vicious | |
| 18 | BLIND SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | Boss Pit | |
| 20 | STATELY COTTON | |
| 21 | RUB ME RIGHT |
Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.5544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sizziling Bones | |
| 2 | Sid Vicious | |
| 3 | BLIND SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | DILLIGAF | |
| 5 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 6 | PORK 'N BUTTS | |
| 7 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 9 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 10 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 11 | 2 FAT DRUNKS COOKIN | |
| 12 | Dirty Sow Grillers | |
| 13 | Key Korner Cookers | |
| 14 | TAYLOR MADE BBQ | |
| 15 | CRISPY CRITTERS - MEMPHIS | |
| 16 | 3D BBQ | |
| 17 | STATELY COTTON | |
| 18 | GIT U SUM | |
| 19 | WILD WOLVES BBQ | |
| 20 | Boss Pit |
Pork
20 entries · top 177.7600 · median 165.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 2 | Sid Vicious | |
| 3 | GIT U SUM | |
| 4 | 3D BBQ | |
| 5 | Sizziling Bones | |
| 6 | WILD WOLVES BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 8 | STATELY COTTON | |
| 9 | TAYLOR MADE BBQ | |
| 10 | 2 FAT DRUNKS COOKIN | |
| 11 | BLIND SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 13 | Boss Pit | |
| 14 | Dirty Sow Grillers | |
| 15 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 16 | PORK 'N BUTTS | |
| 17 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | Key Korner Cookers | |
| 19 | DILLIGAF | |
| 20 | CRISPY CRITTERS - MEMPHIS |
Brisket
21 entries · top 172.5600 · median 159.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 2 | Boss Pit | |
| 3 | GIT U SUM | |
| 4 | Sizziling Bones | |
| 5 | TAYLOR MADE BBQ | |
| 6 | WILD WOLVES BBQ | |
| 7 | STATELY COTTON | |
| 8 | Dirty Sow Grillers | |
| 9 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 10 | BLIND SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | Key Korner Cookers | |
| 12 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 13 | DILLIGAF | |
| 14 | 2 FAT DRUNKS COOKIN | |
| 15 | CRISPY CRITTERS - MEMPHIS | |
| 16 | Sid Vicious | |
| 17 | RUB ME RIGHT | |
| 18 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 20 | 3D BBQ | |
| 21 | PORK 'N BUTTS |