A new contest record
697.0744
highest overall ever cooked here
697.0744 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 694.2400 GETTIN' BASTED set in 2014.
- old record 694.2400
- set 2014 by GETTIN' BASTED
Anchor City Cook Off 2016
Oct 14–15, 2016 · Centralia, MO · 📍 City Sq
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Anchor City Cook Off on October 14, 2016 in Centralia, MO at City Sq, scoring 697.0744 in a field of 34 teams. SMOKIN O BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.4060. Category winners: Chicken — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BACKFIRIN' BBQ (179.4400); Pork — 3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM (180.0000); Brisket — PITMASTERIQ BBQ (177.7028). This is the 4th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by PITMASTERIQ BBQ; 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.
580.95
median 665.62
697.07 🏆
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 179.44
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 177.70
138.27
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
34
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
697.0744
Winning margin
13.6684
GC over RC
Field average
654.70
580.95697.07
median 665.62 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
5.7256 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.0172
580.95697.07
10th place overall
Field spread
116.1260
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 46%
beats 54% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
60%
12 of 20 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.84 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,586
avg power rating going in · stronger than 68% of contests
Storylines (9 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
13.6684
points clear of the field
Wider than 94% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.6684 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 10 tracked editions
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE has won this contest 3 times across its 10 tracked editions.
- 2018
- 2021
- 2023
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 5–6: LION 'BOUT THE Q and SMOKE THIS BBQ MO tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ and SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS and OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
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 10th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 10th
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 3rd
A contest record in chicken
178.8572
best chicken ever cooked here
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
- old best 177.7028
- across 3 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PITMASTERIQ BBQ (won 2015).
- PITMASTERIQ BBQ · 2015
The biggest field yet
34
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 25 teams
34 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 25.
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.
- 3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM · 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2013 | Centralia, MO | Centralia, MO | 29 | 688.5372 | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Centralia, MO | Centralia, MO 65240 | 27 | 694.2400 | GETTIN' BASTED | NATURAL BORN GRILLERS |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Centralia, MO | Centralia, MO 65240 | 20 | 693.6688 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO |
| Oct 14, 2016 ← this one | Centralia, MO | City Sq | 34 | 697.0744 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | SMOKIN O BBQ |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Centralia, MO | 101 W Singleton | 27 | 698.7768 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | SMOKIN O BBQ |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Centralia, MO | 101 W Singleton | 33 | 700.5484 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | POLITICAL PORK |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Centralia, MO | City Square | 25 | 699.9428 | Gettin Basted | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Centralia, MO | Centralia, MO 65240 | 19 | 699.9544 | There's No Place Like Smoke | WOOD HOOK BBQ |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Centralia, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Centralia, MO | 114 S. Rollins St. | 13 | 703.3712 | There's No Place Like Smoke | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 171.4056 | 167.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 170.2628 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2628 | 169.6684 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.9772 | 169.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
34 entries · top 697.0744 · median 665.6228
Chicken
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.9484
Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.1200
Pork
34 entries · top 180 · median 165.6742 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
34 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6856
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 — Kids 5-10
6 entries · top 177.1544 · median 173.7314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Russell | |
| 2 | Tatum Scheer | |
| 3 | Taylor Scheer | |
| 4 | Miles Stevens | |
| 5 | Colt Lawson | |
| 6 | Braeden Russell |
Master Series — Teens 11-15
5 entries · top 169.1428 · median 165.1772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby Loth | |
| 2 | Jake Loth | |
| 3 | Trintan Hendrix | |
| 4 | Xadin Lockett | |
| 5 | Kelby Stevens |