A new contest record
691.9200
highest overall ever cooked here
691.9200 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 669.6796 B TEAM BBQ MO set in 2015.
- old record 669.6796
- set 2015 by B TEAM BBQ MO
Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff (Invitational Competitor's Series) 2016
Oct 11–12, 2016 · Kansas City, MO · 📍 1701 W 25
SMOKIN BAD HABIT won Grand Champion at the Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff (Invitational Competitor's Series) on October 11, 2016 in Kansas City, MO at 1701 W 25, scoring 691.9200 in a field of 10 teams. LOVE 2 Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9888. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN BAD HABIT (177.7028); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN BAD HABIT (171.4172); Pork — IHC BBQ (174.2744); Brisket — LOVE 2 Q (174.8572). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by B TEAM BBQ MO.
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.
321.70
median 632.49
691.92 🏆
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 171.42
- Pork 174.27
- Brisket 174.86
128.54
177.70
Entries
10
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
691.9200
Winning margin
7.9312
GC over RC
Field average
592.69
321.70691.92
median 632.49 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
10.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
321.7032
321.70691.92
10th place overall
Field spread
370.2168
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 65%
beats 35% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
25%
3 of 12 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (7 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 first Grand Championship
56
tracked contests to get there
This was SMOKIN BAD HABIT's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 56th tracked contest.
Photo finishes
0.0112
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 5–6: CHUBBY'S BBQ edged Big-Wood BBQ by 0.0112.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0112
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SMOKIN BAD HABIT won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SMOKIN BAD HABIT took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 3rd.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 3rd
A contest record in brisket
174.8572
best brisket ever cooked here
LOVE 2 Q turned in 174.8572 in brisket — past the 166.2856 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 166.2856
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: B TEAM BBQ MO (won 2015).
- B TEAM BBQ MO · 2015
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
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2015 | Kansas City, MO | Kansas City, MO 64108 | 12 | 669.6796 | B TEAM BBQ MO | MAN VS QUE |
| Oct 11, 2016 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | 1701 W 25 | 10 | 691.9200 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | LOVE 2 Q |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 161.6800 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4172 | 159.4400 | 128.5372 |
| Pork | 174.2744 | 157.0856 | — |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 164.5600 | 145.7256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
10 entries · top 691.9200 · median 632.4856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 2 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 3 | IHC BBQ | |
| 4 | JUST RIB'N & PORK'N FUN | |
| 5 | B TEAM BBQ MO | |
| 6 | CHUBBY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Big and Rich BBQ | |
| 8 | Team Whitley | |
| 9 | SMOKING REDWOOD | |
| 10 | Big-Wood BBQ |
Chicken
8 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.1372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 2 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 3 | IHC BBQ | |
| 4 | CHUBBY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | B TEAM BBQ MO | |
| 6 | JUST RIB'N & PORK'N FUN | |
| 7 | Team Whitley | |
| 8 | Big and Rich BBQ |
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 171.4172 · median 159.4344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 2 | JUST RIB'N & PORK'N FUN | |
| 3 | IHC BBQ | |
| 4 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 5 | CHUBBY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Big-Wood BBQ | |
| 7 | Big and Rich BBQ | |
| 8 | B TEAM BBQ MO | |
| 9 | SMOKING REDWOOD | |
| 10 | Team Whitley |
Pork
9 entries · top 174.2744 · median 157.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IHC BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 3 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 4 | Team Whitley | |
| 5 | JUST RIB'N & PORK'N FUN | |
| 6 | CHUBBY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | B TEAM BBQ MO | |
| 8 | SMOKING REDWOOD | |
| 9 | Big and Rich BBQ |
Brisket
10 entries · top 174.8572 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 2 | JUST RIB'N & PORK'N FUN | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 4 | IHC BBQ | |
| 5 | B TEAM BBQ MO | |
| 6 | Big-Wood BBQ | |
| 7 | Big and Rich BBQ | |
| 8 | CHUBBY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKING REDWOOD | |
| 10 | Team Whitley |
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 — Sausage
10 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 2 | JUST RIB'N & PORK'N FUN | |
| 3 | IHC BBQ | |
| 4 | Team Whitley | |
| 5 | Big and Rich BBQ | |
| 6 | Big-Wood BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKING REDWOOD | |
| 8 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 9 | B TEAM BBQ MO | |
| 10 | CHUBBY'S BBQ |