A statement win
10.3776
points clear of the field
Wider than 89% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.3776 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
Logandale Fall Festival 2017
Oct 20–21, 2017 · Logandale, NV · 📍 1301 Whipple St
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Logandale Fall Festival on October 20, 2017 in Logandale, NV at 1301 Whipple St, scoring 693.1544 in a field of 18 teams. VEGAS GRILLBILLIES took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.7768. Category winners: Chicken — LUNEY-Q BBQ (174.2628); Pork Ribs — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (176.0344); Pork — TRIPLE ROC BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (174.2744).
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.
606.11
median 657.94
693.15 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.26
- Pork Ribs 176.03
- Pork 176.56
- Brisket 174.27
141.09
176.56
Entries
18
4 judged meats
Top score
693.1544
Winning margin
10.3776
GC over RC
Field average
655.04
606.11693.15
median 657.94 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
3.3828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
657.6116
606.11693.15
10th place overall
Field spread
87.0404
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 60%
beats 40% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,581
avg power rating going in · stronger than 64% of contests
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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Brisket places 1–2: BIG POPPA SMOKERS and SMOKEDOUT BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: KNIFE PORK AND SPOON edged SMOKEDOUT BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 7–8: CENTER STREET BBQ edged SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE by 0.0228.
- Brisket 1–2 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0228
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0344
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BIG POPPA SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.
- Chicken 9th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
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 20, 2017 ← this one | Logandale, NV | 1301 Whipple St | 18 | 693.1544 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Logandale, NV | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2628 | 169.1084 | 164.0116 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0344 | 166.2744 | 162.8344 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 171.4400 | 165.1200 |
| Brisket | 174.2744 | 170.8916 | 162.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
18 entries · top 693.1544 · median 657.9374
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 3 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 6 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 7 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 8 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 9 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 10 | SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 12 | Stevo's BBQ | |
| 13 | TRIPLE ROC BBQ | |
| 14 | CENTER STREET BBQ | |
| 15 | DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ | |
| 16 | LUNEY-Q BBQ | |
| 17 | BUTTS-N-RACKS | |
| 18 | BIG O & MO BBQ |
Chicken
18 entries · top 174.2628 · median 165.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUNEY-Q BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 3 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 4 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 5 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 6 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 7 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 8 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Stevo's BBQ | |
| 11 | DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ | |
| 12 | CENTER STREET BBQ | |
| 13 | SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 15 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 16 | TRIPLE ROC BBQ | |
| 17 | BUTTS-N-RACKS | |
| 18 | BIG O & MO BBQ |
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 176.0344 · median 163.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 3 | TRIPLE ROC BBQ | |
| 4 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 5 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 6 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 7 | CENTER STREET BBQ | |
| 8 | SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 10 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 11 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 12 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 13 | LUNEY-Q BBQ | |
| 14 | Stevo's BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG O & MO BBQ | |
| 16 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 17 | DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ | |
| 18 | BUTTS-N-RACKS |
Pork
18 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE ROC BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ | |
| 4 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 5 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 7 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 8 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 9 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 10 | CENTER STREET BBQ | |
| 11 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 12 | Stevo's BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG O & MO BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 15 | SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 17 | BUTTS-N-RACKS | |
| 18 | LUNEY-Q BBQ |
Brisket
18 entries · top 174.2744 · median 164
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 3 | VEGAS GRILLBILLIES | |
| 4 | Stevo's BBQ | |
| 5 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 6 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 7 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | ALL ABOUT SMOKIN Q | |
| 10 | MONSOON BBQ | |
| 11 | Crooked Pigs | |
| 12 | SMOKERS PURGATORY | |
| 13 | CENTER STREET BBQ | |
| 14 | BUTTS-N-RACKS | |
| 15 | DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ | |
| 16 | TRIPLE ROC BBQ | |
| 17 | LUNEY-Q BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG O & MO BBQ |