*The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com

2017-09-22 – 2017-09-23 · Grand Haven, MI · 📍 200 N Beechtree St

Grand Champion: BIG BROTHERS BBQ (696.5716) · 24 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG "E" BBQ

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BIG BROTHERS BBQ

696.5716 · Master Series — Overall

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BIG "E" BBQ

696.0116 · Master Series — Overall

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KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE

692.0572 · Master Series — Overall

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.

626.08 median 675.09 696.57 🏆

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 179.44
Pork 180.00 🔥
Brisket 180.00 🔥

149.63 180.00

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

696.5716

Winning margin

0.5600

GC over RC

Field average

674.13

626.08696.57

median 675.09 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI (Brisket), BIG BROTHERS BBQ (Pork)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

4.0000 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

683.8740

626.08696.57

10th place overall

Field spread

70.4916

winner to last place

Most consistent

BIG BROTHERS BBQ

avg finish 5.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 5.1544 pts — KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE

How hot was the win?

Top 46%

beats 54% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.78 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1629

avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% of contests

Top-rated in the field

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI

rated 1842 pre-contest

Storylines (5 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 razor-thin finish

0.5600 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 92% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.

BIG BROTHERS BBQ
BIG "E" BBQ

A stacked field

1629 average power rating going in

Stronger than 91% of every rated contest

The field averaged a 1629 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.

top seed TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI (1842)
24 rated teams

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 8–9: BO B Q BBQ and BIG "E" BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: BO B Q BBQ and MAC ATTACK BBQ tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: MAC ATTACK BBQ and THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 8–9 · tie
Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
Pork 4–5 · tie

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

BIG BROTHERS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.

Chicken 3rd
Pork Ribs 11th
Pork 1st
Brisket 5th

A perfect score on the table

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI · Brisket
BIG BROTHERS BBQ · 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)

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
2017-09-22 ← this one	Grand Haven, MI	200 N Beechtree St	24	696.5716	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	BIG "E" BBQ
2018-09-21	Grand Haven, MI	200 N Beechtree St	28	704.6172	BIG "E" BBQ	BIG BROTHERS BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	179.4400	172.5828	171.4056
Pork Ribs	179.4400	175.4400	171.4288
Pork	180.0000	173.1200	171.4056
Brisket	180.0000	173.1200	169.6684

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

24 entries · top 696.5716 · median 675.0914

#	Team	Score
1	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	696.5716
2	BIG "E" BBQ	696.0116
3	KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE	692.0572
4	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	690.2744
5	RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	688.5832
6	iBQ'n	688.5256
7	MAC ATTACK BBQ	686.7768
8	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	686.7768
9	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	685.0972
10	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	683.8740
11	PB&J'S BBQ TEAM	678.1944
12	BO B Q BBQ	675.9544
13	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	674.2284
14	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	673.6572
15	PapaDads BBQ	673.6344
16	SMOKIN' IN THE D	671.3372
17	BAD WOLF BBQ	670.2060
18	SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ	667.4172
19	BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ	666.8000
20	SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	666.2628
21	THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ	659.3604
22	QUEFELLAS BBQ	642.2400
23	S & G BBQ	639.2912
24	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	626.0800

Chicken

24 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.5486

#	Team	Score
1	KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE	179.4400
2	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	174.2856
3	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	173.7372
4	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	173.1084
5	iBQ'n	172.5828
6	RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	172.5716
7	SMOKIN' IN THE D	171.9656
8	BO B Q BBQ	171.4172
9	BIG "E" BBQ	171.4172
10	MAC ATTACK BBQ	171.4056
11	BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ	170.8228
12	SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ	170.8228
13	BAD WOLF BBQ	170.2744
14	PB&J'S BBQ TEAM	170.2628
15	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	170.2628
16	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	168.5600
17	QUEFELLAS BBQ	167.4056
18	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	167.3944
19	THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ	166.8344
20	PapaDads BBQ	166.2744
21	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	165.1312
22	SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	161.1428
23	S & G BBQ	153.6800
24	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	149.6344

Pork Ribs

24 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9772

#	Team	Score
1	BIG "E" BBQ	179.4400
2	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	177.7028
3	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	176.5600
4	BO B Q BBQ	175.4400
5	MAC ATTACK BBQ	175.4400
6	THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ	175.4400
7	RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	175.4172
8	BAD WOLF BBQ	173.1432
9	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	173.1428
10	iBQ'n	171.4288
11	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	169.7144
12	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	167.9772
13	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	167.9772
14	KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE	166.8572
15	PB&J'S BBQ TEAM	166.8460
16	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	166.8344
17	SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ	166.2744
18	S & G BBQ	166.2740
19	BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ	165.7144
20	SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	165.7028
21	PapaDads BBQ	162.2744
22	SMOKIN' IN THE D	162.2400
23	QUEFELLAS BBQ	161.7260
24	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	153.0856

Pork

24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.4400 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	177.7144
3	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	175.4172
4	BO B Q BBQ	173.1200
5	PapaDads BBQ	173.1200
6	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	172.0344
7	RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	171.4400
8	MAC ATTACK BBQ	171.4172
9	PB&J'S BBQ TEAM	171.4172
10	iBQ'n	171.4056
11	SMOKIN' IN THE D	170.2972
12	KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE	169.7256
13	BIG "E" BBQ	169.1544
14	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	169.1544
15	BAD WOLF BBQ	169.1200
16	SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	168.0000
17	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	165.6800
18	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	165.1200
19	SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ	164.0228
20	S & G BBQ	163.9772
21	THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ	163.4288
22	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	163.4172
23	QUEFELLAS BBQ	161.1084
24	BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ	161.0856

Brisket

24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1658 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	180.0000 🔥
2	KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE	176.0344
3	BIG "E" BBQ	176.0000
4	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	173.7028
5	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	173.1200
6	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	173.1084
7	iBQ'n	173.1084
8	PapaDads BBQ	171.9656
9	SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	171.4172
10	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	169.6684
11	PB&J'S BBQ TEAM	169.6684
12	BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ	169.1772
13	RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	169.1544
14	MAC ATTACK BBQ	168.5140
15	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	166.8456
16	SMOKIN' IN THE D	166.8344
17	SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ	166.2972
18	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	158.7884
19	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	157.6800
20	BAD WOLF BBQ	157.6684
21	BO B Q BBQ	155.9772
22	S & G BBQ	155.3600
23	THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ	153.6572
24	QUEFELLAS BBQ	152.0000

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The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

A stacked field

Photo finishes

How the title was won

A perfect score on the table

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 →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket