A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 2 tracked editions
GETTIN' BASTED has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
- 2017
- 2018
Bikes, Blues and BBQ
2017-09-22 – 2017-09-23 · Fayetteville, AR · 📍 Fayetteville, AR 72758
Grand Champion: GETTIN' BASTED (699.9312) · 38 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MOKAN MEATHEADS
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.
153.74
median 651.34
699.93 🏆
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 177.74
- Pork 177.70
- Brisket 176.56
20.00
178.86
Entries
38
4 judged meats
Top score
699.9312
Winning margin
5.7140
GC over RC
Field average
613.48
153.74699.93
median 651.34 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.8456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
670.8116
153.74699.93
10th place overall
Field spread
546.1940
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 34%
beats 66% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.71 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1562
avg power rating going in · stronger than 48% 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 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO and BURN ONE BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: SMOOTH SMOKE and BUFFALO'S BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: MOKAN MEATHEADS and THE OUTLAWS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
GETTIN' BASTED 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 2nd
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-22 ← this one | Fayetteville, AR | Fayetteville, AR 72758 | 38 | 699.9312 | GETTIN' BASTED | MOKAN MEATHEADS |
| 2018-09-28 | Fayetteville, AR | Washington CountyFairgrounds | 49 | 701.0972 | GETTIN' BASTED | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1544 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 171.4172 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.8572 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 171.4172 | 168.5256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
38 entries · top 699.9312 · median 651.3372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 3 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 5 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 7 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 8 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 9 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 10 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 11 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 12 | SLADES BBQ | |
| 13 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 14 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 15 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 16 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 17 | BURN ONE BBQ | |
| 18 | KERSEY BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 19 | 10 BONES BBQ | |
| 20 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 21 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 22 | BELLA-CUE BBQ | |
| 23 | SLAB TECHS | |
| 24 | Stoken Coals | |
| 25 | Trav's Rib Shack | |
| 26 | White Smoke | |
| 27 | DELTA PORKERS | |
| 28 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' USA | |
| 30 | Shacks BBQ | |
| 31 | Two Jokers and a Smoker | |
| 32 | Smokin' Hawg | |
| 33 | BIG COUNTRY BBQ | |
| 34 | Martin Borchert Booty Backers | |
| 35 | Good Time Smoking BBQ | |
| 36 | SMOKER AND THE BANDITS | |
| 37 | OLD K.C. SAUCEMASTERS | |
| 38 | Poultry Perfection |
Chicken
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 4 | OLD K.C. SAUCEMASTERS | |
| 5 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 7 | BURN ONE BBQ | |
| 8 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 10 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Shacks BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 13 | 10 BONES BBQ | |
| 14 | SLAB TECHS | |
| 15 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 16 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 17 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 18 | SLADES BBQ | |
| 19 | KERSEY BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 20 | BELLA-CUE BBQ | |
| 21 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 22 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 23 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 24 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 25 | Good Time Smoking BBQ | |
| 26 | Martin Borchert Booty Backers | |
| 27 | Trav's Rib Shack | |
| 28 | BIG COUNTRY BBQ | |
| 29 | DELTA PORKERS | |
| 30 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 31 | Two Jokers and a Smoker | |
| 32 | Smokin' Hawg | |
| 33 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 34 | Poultry Perfection | |
| 35 | Stoken Coals | |
| 36 | White Smoke | |
| 37 | SMOKIN' USA |
Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 177.7372 · median 163.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 2 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 4 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 5 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 10 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 11 | KERSEY BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 12 | BURN ONE BBQ | |
| 13 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 14 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 16 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 17 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 18 | SLAB TECHS | |
| 19 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 20 | 10 BONES BBQ | |
| 21 | DELTA PORKERS | |
| 22 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 23 | SLADES BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin' Hawg | |
| 25 | Stoken Coals | |
| 26 | BELLA-CUE BBQ | |
| 27 | Shacks BBQ | |
| 28 | Trav's Rib Shack | |
| 29 | White Smoke | |
| 30 | SMOKIN' USA | |
| 31 | BIG COUNTRY BBQ | |
| 32 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 33 | Martin Borchert Booty Backers | |
| 34 | Two Jokers and a Smoker | |
| 35 | Good Time Smoking BBQ |
Pork
36 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 3 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 4 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 5 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 6 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 8 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 10 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 11 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 12 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 13 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 14 | SLADES BBQ | |
| 15 | Two Jokers and a Smoker | |
| 16 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 17 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 18 | Stoken Coals | |
| 19 | White Smoke | |
| 20 | BURN ONE BBQ | |
| 21 | 10 BONES BBQ | |
| 22 | DELTA PORKERS | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' USA | |
| 24 | SMOKER AND THE BANDITS | |
| 25 | SLAB TECHS | |
| 26 | Good Time Smoking BBQ | |
| 27 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 28 | Trav's Rib Shack | |
| 29 | KERSEY BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 30 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 31 | BELLA-CUE BBQ | |
| 32 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 33 | BIG COUNTRY BBQ | |
| 34 | Shacks BBQ | |
| 35 | Smokin' Hawg | |
| 36 | Martin Borchert Booty Backers |
Brisket
36 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLADES BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | THE OUTLAWS | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 6 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | BELLA-CUE BBQ | |
| 8 | HOT AND FAST BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 10 | TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW | |
| 11 | KERSEY BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 13 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 14 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 15 | EPIC BBQ CRU | |
| 16 | SMOOTH SMOKE | |
| 17 | Stoken Coals | |
| 18 | Trav's Rib Shack | |
| 19 | 10 BONES BBQ | |
| 20 | BARRY & ERICA | |
| 21 | DARKSIDE BBQ | |
| 22 | White Smoke | |
| 23 | BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA | |
| 24 | BURN ONE BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' USA | |
| 26 | SMOKER AND THE BANDITS | |
| 27 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 28 | Two Jokers and a Smoker | |
| 29 | Smokin' Hawg | |
| 30 | Good Time Smoking BBQ | |
| 31 | BIG COUNTRY BBQ | |
| 32 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 33 | SLAB TECHS | |
| 34 | Martin Borchert Booty Backers | |
| 35 | Shacks BBQ | |
| 36 | DELTA PORKERS |