4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017

2017-09-22 – 2017-09-24 · Waltrop NRW, Germany, · GERMANY · 📍 Schiffshebewerk

Grand Champion: BUNCH OF SWINES (686.2516) · 66 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 BROS HOG

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BUNCH OF SWINES

686.2516 · Master Series — Overall

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BROS HOG

682.3200 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKE AND FIRE

678.3316 · 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.

453.06 median 637.11 686.25 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 176.56
Pork Ribs 174.86
Pork 176.56
Brisket 179.44

20.00 179.44

Entries

4 judged meats · 2 ancillary

Top score

686.2516

Winning margin

3.9316

GC over RC

Field average

635.46

453.06686.25

median 637.11 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

3.4516 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

666.1940

453.06686.25

10th place overall

Field spread

233.1888

winner to last place

Most consistent

BUNCH OF SWINES

avg finish 6.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 6.2628 pts — BBQ+

How hot was the win?

Top 79%

beats 21% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.59 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1533

avg power rating going in · stronger than 24% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BUNCH OF SWINES

rated 1786 pre-contest

Storylines (4 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.

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

BUNCH OF SWINES won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 12th
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 6th
Brisket 5th

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 15 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 8–9: SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE and MISS PIGGY'S U.K. tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: MISS PIGGY'S U.K. and THE BBQ GURU tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Beat The Meat and THE BBQ GURU tied on 169.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 8–9 · tie
Chicken 9–10 · tie
Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
Pork 6–7 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

Bergische RÃƒÂ¶straromen won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

One of the big ones

66 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 95% of the 5,410 contests in the data

66 teams made this a bigger field than 95% of every contest tracked.

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)

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	176.5600	173.1084	171.4056
Pork Ribs	174.8572	170.2972	168.5372
Pork	176.5600	171.9884	170.2972
Brisket	179.4400	171.9888	167.4284

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

66 entries · top 686.2516 · median 637.1084

#	Team	Score
1	BUNCH OF SWINES	686.2516
2	BROS HOG	682.3200
3	SMOKE AND FIRE	678.3316
4	BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	674.8228
5	Bergische RÃƒÂ¶straromen	674.8112
6	ROKENDE REGAHS	671.4172
7	THE BBQ GURU	670.8800
8	FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR	666.3660
9	BBQ+	666.2400
10	DRAGON BBQ	666.1940
11	SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	665.5540
12	BBQ BREW CREW	665.1312
13	BBQ WIESEL	664.5032
14	SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE	664.5024
15	THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL	661.1888
16	MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	661.0396
17	S.W.A.T. BBQ	657.6112
18	GOOD OLD BBQ	654.7888
19	DON MARCOS BARBECUE	654.7312
20	WESTWOODFIELD BBQ	651.9772
21	UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	651.8740
22	DE FILOUS	650.8452
23	Ruhrgold BBQ	650.3316
24	RIVERLAND SMOKERS	649.6916
25	SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL)	646.7888
26	STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL	645.1544
27	VIKING BBQ	644.9944
28	THE CRAZY BBQ TEAM	643.4748
29	BBQ BROTHERS	643.3716
30	Buurman & Buurman	642.7080
31	BAERL B Q (DE)	639.8860
32	BBQ Seidel	638.8576
33	BBQ-Miners	637.7484
34	TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG	636.4684
35	ROASTING ROMANS	635.9312
36	GRILLFLAEMMKES	635.9200
37	IRON BBQ	635.8976
38	GRILLKUNST	635.8856
39	GRILLER UNCHAINED	634.2060
40	Mo Cason BBQ	633.1316
41	Beat The Meat	632.5488
42	BBQ BROS Competition Team	631.8860
43	BIG BOYS BBQ NL	628.4456
44	GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM	627.3376
45	BBQ HIGHLANDER	626.6628
46	MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM	626.2288
47	BBQ Outcooker	625.6576
48	GOURMONDS	623.3148
49	SUGAR DADDY'S BBQ	621.5884
50	GRILL-ABC (AUSTRIA BBQ CREW SMOKERS)	618.7884
51	NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM	618.0916
52	ACHTERHOEK BROILERS	617.1432
53	AFTER THE SMOKE IS GONE	615.9656
54	BONSAIS WILD BBQ	614.6852
55	STARONESMOKER	611.8056
56	BBQ Grillteam-Heek e. V.	609.6800
57	BBQ Bro's	608.4912
58	Die Grillen	606.2400
59	CHILICHEF	606.1260
60	FIRE BEEF EATERS	603.8404
61	Knappen Barbecrew	602.6860
62	Oink N Doink	591.2916
63	PFALZ BBQ	589.0284
64	The Hammer Und The Brain	582.7204
65	Grill Doch Mal	575.2224
66	BBQ Sportverein	453.0628

Chicken

66 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.5944

#	Team	Score
1	BROS HOG	176.5600
2	ROKENDE REGAHS	175.4172
3	Buurman & Buurman	175.4056
4	FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR	173.1544
5	ROASTING ROMANS	173.1084
6	GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM	171.9656
7	WESTWOODFIELD BBQ	171.4400
8	SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE	171.4056
9	MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	171.4056
10	THE BBQ GURU	171.4056
11	SMOKE AND FIRE	170.3428
12	BUNCH OF SWINES	169.6800
13	Ruhrgold BBQ	169.2000
14	Mo Cason BBQ	168.5600
15	SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	167.9656
16	BAERL B Q (DE)	167.9656
17	BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	167.9656
18	BBQ Seidel	167.4056
19	THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL	166.8684
20	GRILLER UNCHAINED	166.8228
21	STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL	166.2512
22	ACHTERHOEK BROILERS	165.7600
23	BBQ-Miners	165.7484
24	GRILLFLAEMMKES	165.7028
25	BBQ BROTHERS	165.6800
26	Oink N Doink	165.6800
27	NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM	165.6800
28	BBQ WIESEL	165.1200
29	BBQ+	165.1084
30	Knappen Barbecrew	164.5944
31	SUGAR DADDY'S BBQ	164.5600
32	GOOD OLD BBQ	163.3828
33	IRON BBQ	162.8688
34	SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL)	162.3200
35	GRILL-ABC (AUSTRIA BBQ CREW SMOKERS)	162.3084
36	STARONESMOKER	162.2628
37	TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG	162.2400
38	BBQ Grillteam-Heek e. V.	161.1656
39	DRAGON BBQ	161.1428
40	BIG BOYS BBQ NL	160.5600
41	BBQ BREW CREW	160.5484
42	RIVERLAND SMOKERS	160.5372
43	UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	160.5256
44	DE FILOUS	159.9884
45	BBQ BROS Competition Team	159.9656
46	S.W.A.T. BBQ	159.3828
47	AFTER THE SMOKE IS GONE	158.3200
48	FIRE BEEF EATERS	157.7144
49	VIKING BBQ	156.5484
50	GOURMONDS	156.5256
51	Bergische RÃƒÂ¶straromen	155.9656
52	BBQ Bro's	155.9312
53	GRILLKUNST	155.3712
54	Die Grillen	153.7484
55	BBQ Outcooker	153.1200
56	BBQ HIGHLANDER	153.0856
57	DON MARCOS BARBECUE	150.7884
58	MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM	150.2856
59	BONSAIS WILD BBQ	150.2512
60	CHILICHEF	149.6912
61	The Hammer Und The Brain	149.6800
62	Beat The Meat	148.5828
63	BBQ Sportverein	148.5600
64	THE CRAZY BBQ TEAM	148.5144
65	PFALZ BBQ	145.1200
66	Grill Doch Mal	139.9428

Pork Ribs

66 entries · top 174.8572 · median 160.2744

#	Team	Score
1	Bergische RÃƒÂ¶straromen	174.8572
2	Ruhrgold BBQ	173.7144
3	BUNCH OF SWINES	173.1200
4	MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	171.4172
5	IRON BBQ	170.2972
6	GOOD OLD BBQ	170.2628
7	Beat The Meat	169.1544
8	THE BBQ GURU	169.1544
9	WESTWOODFIELD BBQ	168.5944
10	DON MARCOS BARBECUE	168.5372
11	MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM	168.0116
12	DRAGON BBQ	167.9772
13	BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	167.4516
14	BROS HOG	166.3316
15	SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE	166.2972
16	Buurman & Buurman	165.7372
17	SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	165.6800
18	UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	165.6800
19	SMOKE AND FIRE	165.1200
20	GOURMONDS	164.5832
21	BBQ WIESEL	164.5716
22	TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG	164.5600
23	SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL)	163.9772
24	BBQ Outcooker	163.4288
25	VIKING BBQ	162.8116
26	ROKENDE REGAHS	162.2972
27	S.W.A.T. BBQ	162.2628
28	DE FILOUS	162.2628
29	BBQ BREW CREW	162.2628
30	FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR	161.7716
31	THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL	161.6916
32	BBQ-Miners	161.1544
33	BIG BOYS BBQ NL	160.5144
34	Die Grillen	160.0344
35	STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL	160.0116
36	GRILLKUNST	159.4516
37	ACHTERHOEK BROILERS	159.4516
38	BBQ Seidel	159.4060
39	BBQ BROTHERS	159.4056
40	STARONESMOKER	159.3828
41	BBQ Grillteam-Heek e. V.	158.8800
42	BBQ Bro's	158.8572
43	RIVERLAND SMOKERS	157.7600
44	GRILLFLAEMMKES	157.7372
45	THE CRAZY BBQ TEAM	157.1888
46	BBQ Sportverein	156.5828
47	BBQ BROS Competition Team	156.5488
48	BBQ HIGHLANDER	156.5144
49	BBQ+	155.4288
50	GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM	155.4288
51	GRILL-ABC (AUSTRIA BBQ CREW SMOKERS)	154.8800
52	GRILLER UNCHAINED	153.7144
53	SUGAR DADDY'S BBQ	153.6800
54	BONSAIS WILD BBQ	153.1084
55	ROASTING ROMANS	152.0116
56	CHILICHEF	150.7888
57	Mo Cason BBQ	149.7260
58	BAERL B Q (DE)	149.7032
59	Oink N Doink	147.4404
60	NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM	146.8116
61	FIRE BEEF EATERS	145.6916
62	Knappen Barbecrew	145.6684
63	PFALZ BBQ	145.6456
64	The Hammer Und The Brain	143.9316
65	Grill Doch Mal	138.7540
66	AFTER THE SMOKE IS GONE	134.7884

Pork

66 entries · top 176.5600 · median 159.6742

#	Team	Score
1	Bergische RÃƒÂ¶straromen	176.5600
2	BAERL B Q (DE)	174.2972
3	DRAGON BBQ	173.1084
4	BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	172.0228
5	S.W.A.T. BBQ	171.9884
6	BUNCH OF SWINES	171.4628
7	ROKENDE REGAHS	171.4628
8	FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR	171.4400
9	GOOD OLD BBQ	170.2972
10	THE CRAZY BBQ TEAM	170.2972
11	BROS HOG	170.2972
12	BBQ Outcooker	170.2744
13	SMOKE AND FIRE	169.6916
14	BBQ BREW CREW	169.1772
15	THE BBQ GURU	167.9772
16	THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL	167.4516
17	BBQ+	166.2628
18	BBQ Seidel	165.7944
19	DE FILOUS	165.7256
20	BBQ WIESEL	165.6916
21	SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE	165.6684
22	SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	165.0856
23	MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	165.0856
24	RIVERLAND SMOKERS	164.5600
25	DON MARCOS BARBECUE	164.5372
26	Mo Cason BBQ	164.0228
27	UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	164.0000
28	SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL)	162.8344
29	BIG BOYS BBQ NL	162.8228
30	STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL	162.3088
31	GRILLER UNCHAINED	162.2860
32	TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG	160.5484
33	BBQ HIGHLANDER	159.9312
34	BBQ BROTHERS	159.4172
35	NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM	159.3828
36	VIKING BBQ	159.3716
37	AFTER THE SMOKE IS GONE	158.8800
38	ACHTERHOEK BROILERS	158.8684
39	GRILL-ABC (AUSTRIA BBQ CREW SMOKERS)	158.8228
40	MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM	155.4060
41	SUGAR DADDY'S BBQ	155.4056
42	WESTWOODFIELD BBQ	155.3828
43	GOURMONDS	154.8572
44	Ruhrgold BBQ	154.2856
45	FIRE BEEF EATERS	154.2516
46	PFALZ BBQ	153.1656
47	BBQ-Miners	153.1656
48	Beat The Meat	153.1316
49	GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM	153.0972
50	BBQ BROS Competition Team	152.5488
51	ROASTING ROMANS	152.5140
52	BONSAIS WILD BBQ	152.5028
53	BBQ Bro's	150.2628
54	GRILLFLAEMMKES	149.6800
55	CHILICHEF	149.6460
56	STARONESMOKER	149.0744
57	IRON BBQ	148.5144
58	GRILLKUNST	148.5028
59	Knappen Barbecrew	146.7772
60	Die Grillen	145.6800
61	Oink N Doink	143.9196
62	BBQ Grillteam-Heek e. V.	142.2400
63	Grill Doch Mal	141.1200
64	Buurman & Buurman	139.8968
65	The Hammer Und The Brain	129.0972
66	BBQ Sportverein	20.0000

Brisket

66 entries · top 179.4400 · median 157.6686

#	Team	Score
1	BBQ+	179.4400
2	SMOKE AND FIRE	173.1772
3	BBQ BREW CREW	173.1428
4	GRILLKUNST	172.5600
5	BUNCH OF SWINES	171.9888
6	DON MARCOS BARBECUE	170.8684
7	BROS HOG	169.1312
8	BBQ WIESEL	169.1200
9	THE CRAZY BBQ TEAM	167.4744
10	Bergische RÃƒÂ¶straromen	167.4284
11	BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	167.3828
12	RIVERLAND SMOKERS	166.8344
13	SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	166.8228
14	VIKING BBQ	166.2628
15	THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL	165.1772
16	S.W.A.T. BBQ	163.9772
17	AFTER THE SMOKE IS GONE	163.9772
18	DRAGON BBQ	163.9656
19	DE FILOUS	162.8684
20	BBQ BROS Competition Team	162.8228
21	GRILLFLAEMMKES	162.8000
22	THE BBQ GURU	162.3428
23	ROKENDE REGAHS	162.2400
24	Beat The Meat	161.6800
25	Buurman & Buurman	161.6684
26	UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	161.6684
27	SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE	161.1312
28	The Hammer Und The Brain	160.0116
29	FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR	160.0000
30	BBQ BROTHERS	158.8688
31	BONSAIS WILD BBQ	158.8228
32	ROASTING ROMANS	158.2972
33	BBQ-Miners	157.6800
34	SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL)	157.6572
35	BBQ HIGHLANDER	157.1316
36	STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL	156.5828
37	WESTWOODFIELD BBQ	156.5600
38	CHILICHEF	156.0000
39	Grill Doch Mal	155.4056
40	IRON BBQ	154.2172
41	Ruhrgold BBQ	153.1316
42	MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	153.1312
43	MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM	152.5256
44	GRILLER UNCHAINED	151.3828
45	GOOD OLD BBQ	150.8460
46	Mo Cason BBQ	150.8228
47	TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG	149.1200
48	SUGAR DADDY'S BBQ	147.9428
49	BAERL B Q (DE)	147.9200
50	BBQ Grillteam-Heek e. V.	147.3944
51	GOURMONDS	147.3488
52	GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM	146.8460
53	Die Grillen	146.7772
54	BBQ Seidel	146.2516
55	NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM	146.2172
56	FIRE BEEF EATERS	146.1828
57	Knappen Barbecrew	145.6460
58	PFALZ BBQ	145.0972
59	BIG BOYS BBQ NL	144.5484
60	BBQ Bro's	143.4400
61	GRILL-ABC (AUSTRIA BBQ CREW SMOKERS)	142.7772
62	STARONESMOKER	141.0856
63	BBQ Outcooker	138.8344
64	Oink N Doink	134.2516
65	ACHTERHOEK BROILERS	133.0632
66	BBQ Sportverein	127.9200

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 — Chef'S Choice

64 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	180.0000 🔥
2	BBQ HIGHLANDER	180.0000 🔥
3	GOURMONDS	180.0000 🔥
4	BBQ+	180.0000 🔥
5	THE BBQ GURU	179.4400
6	AFTER THE SMOKE IS GONE	179.4400
7	THE CRAZY BBQ TEAM	178.2972
8	IRON BBQ	177.7372
9	Ruhrgold BBQ	177.7028
10	BROS HOG	177.1772
11	Buurman & Buurman	176.5600
12	Grill Doch Mal	176.0344
13	GRILLKUNST	176.0228
14	SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	176.0228
15	TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG	175.4628
16	BIG BOYS BBQ NL	175.4516
17	WESTWOODFIELD BBQ	175.4400
18	BBQ Outcooker	175.4172
19	DRAGON BBQ	175.4172
20	CHILICHEF	174.8572
21	ROASTING ROMANS	174.3200
22	BUNCH OF SWINES	174.3200
23	Oink N Doink	174.2972
24	GRILL-ABC (AUSTRIA BBQ CREW SMOKERS)	174.2628
25	BBQ WIESEL	173.7028
26	S.W.A.T. BBQ	173.1200
27	DE FILOUS	172.5600
28	Bergische RÃƒÂ¶straromen	171.9772
29	VIKING BBQ	171.4056
30	BAERL B Q (DE)	170.8800
31	DON MARCOS BARBECUE	170.2744
32	BBQ-Miners	169.6800
33	The Hammer Und The Brain	169.6800
34	MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM	169.1084
35	BONSAIS WILD BBQ	168.0000
36	ROKENDE REGAHS	167.4744
37	STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL	167.4056
38	RIVERLAND SMOKERS	166.8228
39	FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR	166.3200
40	Beat The Meat	166.2972
41	BBQ Sportverein	164.5600
42	PFALZ BBQ	163.3944
43	BBQ BREW CREW	162.8228
44	GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM	162.2628
45	BBQ BROTHERS	161.7144
46	SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL)	160.5600
47	GOOD OLD BBQ	159.3600
48	BBQ Bro's	158.8228
49	FIRE BEEF EATERS	157.6800
50	MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	157.1772
51	UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	157.1544
52	NORTHSIDE BBQ TEAM	157.0856
53	STARONESMOKER	155.3828
54	SUGAR DADDY'S BBQ	155.3600
55	Knappen Barbecrew	153.7372
56	BBQ Grillteam-Heek e. V.	153.7028
57	BBQ Seidel	153.1428
58	SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE	152.5256
59	THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL	150.8228
60	GRILLER UNCHAINED	150.1824
61	Die Grillen	149.1544
62	BBQ BROS Competition Team	147.4172
63	SMOKE AND FIRE	142.8800
64	GRILLFLAEMMKES	115.9656

Master Series — Sausage

39 entries · top 174.8800 · median 162.3200

#	Team	Score
1	ROKENDE REGAHS	174.8800
2	VIKING BBQ	172.0344
3	BBQ-Miners	172.0228
4	GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM	171.4400
5	BBQ BROTHERS	169.2000
6	THE CRAZY BBQ TEAM	168.5716
7	BBQ BREW CREW	167.9772
8	BBQ Sportverein	167.4856
9	Grill Doch Mal	167.4744
10	BBQ Bro's	166.9028
11	Bergische RÃƒÂ¶straromen	166.2972
12	THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL	165.0972
13	DE FILOUS	164.0116
14	FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR	164.0116
15	BBQ Outcooker	164.0000
16	GOURMONDS	163.9888
17	CHILICHEF	163.4172
18	RIVERLAND SMOKERS	162.8800
19	Beat The Meat	162.8572
20	BBQ Seidel	162.3200
21	BBQ HIGHLANDER	162.2972
22	Ruhrgold BBQ	162.2628
23	IRON BBQ	161.7028
24	BAERL B Q (DE)	161.1888
25	The Hammer Und The Brain	160.6632
26	GRILLKUNST	160.0572
27	SMOKE AND FIRE	159.4628
28	STARONESMOKER	159.4400
29	SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL)	158.8800
30	THE BBQ GURU	158.2628
31	BBQ WIESEL	157.7144
32	FIRE BEEF EATERS	157.1316
33	Oink N Doink	154.2516
34	PFALZ BBQ	152.0344
35	WESTWOODFIELD BBQ	151.9656
36	Die Grillen	151.4744
37	AFTER THE SMOKE IS GONE	150.2628
38	BROS HOG	145.0972
39	Knappen Barbecrew	144.6056

4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017

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 (4 found in this contest's numbers)

Won without a category win

Photo finishes

A double category winner

One of the big ones

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)

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

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Chef'S Choice

Master Series — Sausage