Decided by a tiebreaker
Tie
identical totals at the top
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
*Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days
2017-09-15 – 2017-09-16 · Butler, MO · 📍 Downtown Butler
Grand Champion: HIGH i QUE II (697.6800) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Fergolicious BBQ
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.
596.95
median 656.51
697.68 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.74
- Pork Ribs 173.71
- Pork 177.14
- Brisket 177.70
129.06
177.74
Entries
26
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
697.6800
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
656.60
596.95697.68
median 656.51 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1656 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
665.6572
596.95697.68
10th place overall
Field spread
100.7316
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 42%
beats 58% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.83 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1584
avg power rating going in · stronger than 67% of contests
Storylines (3 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: D-DON'S PIT CREW and Big Holla BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: HIGH i QUE and Fergolicious BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: 913 BBQ and MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ tied on 168.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Pork 1–2 · tie
- Brisket 9–10 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
HIGH i QUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 3rd
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-15 ← this one | Butler, MO | Downtown Butler | 26 | 697.6800 | HIGH i QUE II | Fergolicious BBQ |
| 2018-09-07 | Butler, MO | Downtown | 19 | 695.3828 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | 913 BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 176.5716 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 170.8572 | 168.0000 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 173.1428 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.4056 | 168.5256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 697.6800 · median 656.5146
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | 913 BBQ | |
| 4 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 5 | Big Holla BBQ | |
| 6 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 7 | STUCK PIGS BBQ | |
| 8 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 9 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 11 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 12 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 13 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 14 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 15 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 16 | SHOW-ME YOUR RACK BBQ | |
| 17 | Phat-Guyz BBQ | |
| 18 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 19 | BIG D'S SMOKING PIT RUB & SAUCE | |
| 20 | Double Bull BBQ | |
| 21 | K CASS BBQ | |
| 22 | FIRESTORM | |
| 23 | B.O.E. | |
| 24 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 25 | 4 Butts Smokin | |
| 26 | Wild Hog BBQ |
Chicken
26 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.8284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHOW-ME YOUR RACK BBQ | |
| 2 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 3 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 4 | Big Holla BBQ | |
| 5 | 913 BBQ | |
| 6 | STUCK PIGS BBQ | |
| 7 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 8 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 9 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 10 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 11 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 12 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 13 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 15 | BIG D'S SMOKING PIT RUB & SAUCE | |
| 16 | Phat-Guyz BBQ | |
| 17 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 18 | FIRESTORM | |
| 19 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 20 | K CASS BBQ | |
| 21 | Double Bull BBQ | |
| 22 | 4 Butts Smokin | |
| 23 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 24 | B.O.E. | |
| 25 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 26 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 173.7144 · median 165.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 2 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 3 | Big Holla BBQ | |
| 4 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 5 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 6 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 7 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 8 | 913 BBQ | |
| 9 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 10 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 11 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 12 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 13 | K CASS BBQ | |
| 14 | STUCK PIGS BBQ | |
| 15 | Phat-Guyz BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG D'S SMOKING PIT RUB & SAUCE | |
| 17 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 18 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 19 | Double Bull BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 21 | SHOW-ME YOUR RACK BBQ | |
| 22 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 23 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 24 | B.O.E. | |
| 25 | FIRESTORM | |
| 26 | 4 Butts Smokin |
Pork
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 164.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 2 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 3 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 4 | 913 BBQ | |
| 5 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 6 | Double Bull BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Holla BBQ | |
| 8 | STUCK PIGS BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 10 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 11 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 12 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 13 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 14 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 15 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 16 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 17 | BIG D'S SMOKING PIT RUB & SAUCE | |
| 18 | 4 Butts Smokin | |
| 19 | Phat-Guyz BBQ | |
| 20 | B.O.E. | |
| 21 | SHOW-ME YOUR RACK BBQ | |
| 22 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 23 | FIRESTORM | |
| 24 | K CASS BBQ | |
| 25 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 26 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER |
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 2 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 3 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 | |
| 5 | STUCK PIGS BBQ | |
| 6 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 7 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 8 | SMOKEVILLE | |
| 9 | 913 BBQ | |
| 10 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 11 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 12 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 13 | Big Holla BBQ | |
| 14 | SHOW-ME YOUR RACK BBQ | |
| 15 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 16 | Phat-Guyz BBQ | |
| 17 | PARTS R SMOKIN | |
| 18 | K CASS BBQ | |
| 19 | B.O.E. | |
| 20 | FIRESTORM | |
| 21 | BIG D'S SMOKING PIT RUB & SAUCE | |
| 22 | D-DON'S PIT CREW | |
| 23 | TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER | |
| 24 | Double Bull BBQ | |
| 25 | 4 Butts Smokin | |
| 26 | Wild Hog BBQ |
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 — Anything Goes
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180