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Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel

2017-11-17 – 2017-11-18 · Cumming, GA · 📍 235 Castleberry RD

Grand Champion: KILLER B'S BBQ (699.9544) · 58 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ

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KILLER B'S BBQ
699.9544 · Master Series — Overall
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MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
698.7884 · Master Series — Overall
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ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE
695.9428 · 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.

How the meats cooked

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

  • Chicken 180.00 🔥
  • Pork Ribs 178.86
  • Pork 180.00 🔥
  • Brisket 180.00 🔥
145.61 180.00

Entries

58
4 judged meats

Top score

699.9544

Winning margin

1.1660
GC over RC

Field average

676.30
641.59699.95
median 680.46 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

4 🔥
270 SMOKERS (Brisket), MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (Chicken), HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB (Chicken) + 1 more

Tightest race

Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

687.8856
641.59699.95
10th place overall

Field spread

58.3656
winner to last place

Most consistent

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
avg finish 10.00 across 4 meats

Widest winning margin

Brisket
won by 2.2972 pts — 270 SMOKERS

How hot was the win?

Top 33%
beats 67% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.58 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1729
avg power rating going in · stronger than 100% of contests

Top-rated in the field

CLARK CREW BBQ
rated 1990 pre-contest

Storylines (7 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

1.1660 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 79% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.

  • KILLER B'S BBQ
  • MUTTLEY CREW BBQ

An upset on the books

25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100

Killer B's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, CLARK CREW BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

  • champion 1795
  • top seed 1990

A day of perfect scores

4 perfect 180s

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

  • 270 SMOKERS · Brisket
  • MUTTLEY CREW BBQ · Chicken
  • HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB · Chicken

A stacked field

1729 average power rating going in

Stronger than 100% of every rated contest

The field averaged a 1729 power rating going in — stronger than 100% of every contest tracked.

  • top seed CLARK CREW BBQ (1990)
  • 58 rated teams

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 15 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 1–2: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: MIDNIGHT BURN and CRIMSON Q tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: CRIMSON Q and THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 1–2 · tie
  • Chicken 3–4 · tie
  • Chicken 4–5 · tie
  • Chicken 5–6 · tie

How the title was won

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

KILLER B'S BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 25th.

  • Chicken 13th
  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Pork 25th
  • Brisket 7th

One of the big ones

58 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 91% of the 5,410 contests in the data

58 teams made this a bigger field than 91% of every contest tracked.

In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)

What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.

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)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken180.0000178.8572175.4056
Pork Ribs178.8572176.5600173.1200
Pork180.0000176.5600173.1084
Brisket180.0000177.1544176.0000

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

58 entries · top 699.9544 · median 680.4570

#TeamScore
1 KILLER B'S BBQ 699.9544
2 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 698.7884
3 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 695.9428
4 SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS 690.2288
5 UNDER THE RADAR 689.6572
6 SLAPS BBQ 689.6456
7 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 689.1432
8 Sauce This BBQ 689.0972
9 POT'S BBQ 688.4800
10 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 687.8856
11 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 687.3488
12 ROAST BEAST BBQ 687.3372
13 Organizer Portal 686.2400
14 CONTAGIOUS Q 685.6228
15 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 685.5884
16 CLARK CREW BBQ 685.0516
17 3N1 Q 684.5144
18 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 684.5028
19 CRIMSON Q 684.4684
20 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 683.8856
21 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 683.3140
22 ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ 683.2912
23 DIRT ROAD BBQ 682.7312
24 YES, DEAR BBQ 682.7312
25 QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N 682.1828
26 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 681.5884
27 VICTORY LANE BBQ 681.0284
28 MIDNIGHT BURN 681.0168
29 270 SMOKERS 680.4684
30 Fergolicious BBQ 680.4456
31 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 680.4224
32 CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ 679.9084
33 WHO CARES BBQ 678.2056
34 DE FILOUS 676.4572
35 J & B'S BBQ 675.8972
36 HIGH ON THE HAWG 675.8512
37 SMOKE ON THIS 675.3028
38 HICKORY PRIME 675.2800
39 SWINE DINING GA 673.6232
40 HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS 672.4572
41 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 671.3600
42 ANGRY JACK BBQ 671.3372
43 HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM 671.2916
44 Rogue Hog BBQ 670.7204
45 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 670.7200
46 RUNWAY SMOKE 670.1484
47 Willingham's 669.0172
48 SMOKING BUTT HEADS 667.2456
49 PORK BARREL BBQ 659.3144
50 BUTT'N HEADS 657.6344
51 BARREL FEVER BBQ 653.5196
52 BIG DOG BBQ VA 651.9204
53 K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ 651.8400
54 A FINE SWINE 650.6516
55 FIREQUE 650.1488
56 BUNCH OF BUTTS 648.4004
57 SWINE AND SHINE BBQ 643.1656
58 CLAUDE'S Q 641.5888

Chicken

58 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8286 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 180.0000 🔥
3 MIDNIGHT BURN 178.8572
4 CRIMSON Q 178.8572
5 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 178.8572
6 270 SMOKERS 178.8572
7 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 177.7028
8 Organizer Portal 175.4172
9 HICKORY PRIME 175.4056
10 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 175.4056
11 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 174.8800
12 Willingham's 174.2744
13 KILLER B'S BBQ 174.2744
14 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 174.2744
15 J & B'S BBQ 174.2628
16 YES, DEAR BBQ 173.7028
17 ROAST BEAST BBQ 173.7028
18 POT'S BBQ 173.1200
19 SWINE AND SHINE BBQ 173.1200
20 SLAPS BBQ 173.1200
21 SMOKE ON THIS 173.1200
22 SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS 173.1200
23 ANGRY JACK BBQ 173.1084
24 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 172.0116
25 HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM 171.9772
26 HIGH ON THE HAWG 171.9656
27 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 171.9656
28 BUTT'N HEADS 170.9144
29 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 170.8344
30 SMOKING BUTT HEADS 170.8228
31 3N1 Q 170.2628
32 HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS 169.7144
33 CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ 169.7028
34 PORK BARREL BBQ 169.7028
35 CONTAGIOUS Q 169.6800
36 SWINE DINING GA 169.6800
37 UNDER THE RADAR 169.1084
38 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 169.1084
39 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 168.5256
40 RUNWAY SMOKE 168.5256
41 BARREL FEVER BBQ 168.5140
42 BIG DOG BBQ VA 167.9772
43 VICTORY LANE BBQ 167.9656
44 CLAUDE'S Q 167.4172
45 ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ 167.3828
46 DE FILOUS 167.3712
47 FIREQUE 166.8572
48 Sauce This BBQ 166.8456
49 BUNCH OF BUTTS 166.2516
50 Fergolicious BBQ 166.2400
51 DIRT ROAD BBQ 166.2284
52 CLARK CREW BBQ 165.6800
53 Rogue Hog BBQ 165.0972
54 A FINE SWINE 165.0972
55 QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N 165.0856
56 WHO CARES BBQ 164.5256
57 K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ 162.8456
58 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 161.6572

Pork Ribs

58 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5544

#TeamScore
1 KILLER B'S BBQ 178.8572
2 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 178.2972
3 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 177.7028
4 Sauce This BBQ 176.5716
5 YES, DEAR BBQ 176.5600
6 QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N 176.0000
7 Organizer Portal 175.4400
8 HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM 174.8572
9 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 173.1316
10 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 173.1200
11 CONTAGIOUS Q 173.1200
12 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 172.5600
13 VICTORY LANE BBQ 172.5600
14 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 171.9772
15 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 171.9656
16 POT'S BBQ 171.4172
17 CLARK CREW BBQ 170.8344
18 HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS 170.8228
19 MIDNIGHT BURN 170.8228
20 SLAPS BBQ 169.7028
21 HICKORY PRIME 169.6916
22 Fergolicious BBQ 169.6800
23 CRIMSON Q 169.6800
24 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 169.6800
25 3N1 Q 169.6800
26 DIRT ROAD BBQ 169.1200
27 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 169.1084
28 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 168.5944
29 WHO CARES BBQ 168.5716
30 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 168.5372
31 J & B'S BBQ 168.0000
32 K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ 167.9772
33 RUNWAY SMOKE 167.9772
34 CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ 167.4172
35 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 167.4172
36 Rogue Hog BBQ 167.3944
37 SMOKING BUTT HEADS 167.3828
38 SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS 166.2516
39 ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ 166.2400
40 UNDER THE RADAR 165.6916
41 A FINE SWINE 165.6916
42 HIGH ON THE HAWG 165.6800
43 CLAUDE'S Q 165.1428
44 SWINE DINING GA 165.1316
45 DE FILOUS 165.0972
46 BARREL FEVER BBQ 164.5256
47 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 163.9428
48 SWINE AND SHINE BBQ 163.9428
49 ANGRY JACK BBQ 163.4060
50 SMOKE ON THIS 162.8000
51 PORK BARREL BBQ 162.2516
52 ROAST BEAST BBQ 161.6572
53 BUNCH OF BUTTS 161.0972
54 Willingham's 161.0856
55 270 SMOKERS 159.9428
56 BIG DOG BBQ VA 158.8460
57 BUTT'N HEADS 158.2400
58 FIREQUE 157.0856

Pork

58 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 180.0000 🔥
2 UNDER THE RADAR 178.8572
3 ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ 177.7028
4 SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS 176.5944
5 VICTORY LANE BBQ 176.5600
6 ROAST BEAST BBQ 175.4172
7 POT'S BBQ 174.2628
8 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 173.7144
9 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 173.1200
10 CRIMSON Q 173.1084
11 SMOKE ON THIS 171.9772
12 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 171.9772
13 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 171.9656
14 CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ 171.9656
15 SLAPS BBQ 171.9656
16 DIRT ROAD BBQ 171.9656
17 SWINE DINING GA 171.4288
18 Sauce This BBQ 171.4056
19 WHO CARES BBQ 171.4056
20 Rogue Hog BBQ 170.8344
21 CLARK CREW BBQ 170.8344
22 ANGRY JACK BBQ 170.2628
23 CONTAGIOUS Q 169.7028
24 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 169.6800
25 KILLER B'S BBQ 169.6800
26 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 169.6800
27 QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N 169.6800
28 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 169.6684
29 DE FILOUS 169.1316
30 J & B'S BBQ 168.5372
31 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 168.5256
32 RUNWAY SMOKE 168.5256
33 3N1 Q 167.4172
34 HIGH ON THE HAWG 167.3828
35 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 166.8572
36 Fergolicious BBQ 166.8228
37 SMOKING BUTT HEADS 166.2516
38 HICKORY PRIME 166.2400
39 Organizer Portal 165.6800
40 MIDNIGHT BURN 165.0856
41 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 165.0856
42 BUTT'N HEADS 164.5256
43 Willingham's 163.3944
44 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 163.3828
45 BUNCH OF BUTTS 162.8000
46 PORK BARREL BBQ 162.2628
47 HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS 162.2400
48 270 SMOKERS 161.6684
49 YES, DEAR BBQ 161.6456
50 FIREQUE 160.5260
51 BARREL FEVER BBQ 160.5144
52 SWINE AND SHINE BBQ 160.4912
53 BIG DOG BBQ VA 158.8572
54 HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM 158.2172
55 A FINE SWINE 158.1940
56 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 157.6340
57 K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ 155.9200
58 CLAUDE'S Q 152.5144

Brisket

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

#TeamScore
1 270 SMOKERS 180.0000 🔥
2 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 177.7028
3 CLARK CREW BBQ 177.7028
4 Fergolicious BBQ 177.7028
5 3N1 Q 177.1544
6 SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 177.1428
7 KILLER B'S BBQ 177.1428
8 ROAST BEAST BBQ 176.5600
9 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 176.5600
10 UNDER THE RADAR 176.0000
11 DIRT ROAD BBQ 175.4172
12 DE FILOUS 174.8572
13 SLAPS BBQ 174.8572
14 Sauce This BBQ 174.2744
15 SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS 174.2628
16 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 173.7028
17 WHO CARES BBQ 173.7028
18 CONTAGIOUS Q 173.1200
19 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 173.1200
20 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 173.1084
21 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 172.5600
22 ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ 171.9656
23 QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N 171.4172
24 HIGH ON THE HAWG 170.8228
25 CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ 170.8228
26 YES, DEAR BBQ 170.8228
27 Willingham's 170.2628
28 Organizer Portal 169.7028
29 POT'S BBQ 169.6800
30 HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS 169.6800
31 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 169.1200
32 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 167.9656
33 SMOKE ON THIS 167.4056
34 Rogue Hog BBQ 167.3944
35 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 167.3828
36 SWINE DINING GA 167.3828
37 MIDNIGHT BURN 166.2512
38 HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM 166.2400
39 BIG DOG BBQ VA 166.2400
40 FIREQUE 165.6800
41 RUNWAY SMOKE 165.1200
42 J & B'S BBQ 165.0972
43 PORK BARREL BBQ 165.0972
44 K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ 165.0972
45 ANGRY JACK BBQ 164.5600
46 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 163.9772
47 BUTT'N HEADS 163.9544
48 HICKORY PRIME 163.9428
49 VICTORY LANE BBQ 163.9428
50 CRIMSON Q 162.8228
51 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 162.8000
52 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 162.8000
53 SMOKING BUTT HEADS 162.7884
54 A FINE SWINE 161.6688
55 BARREL FEVER BBQ 159.9656
56 BUNCH OF BUTTS 158.2516
57 CLAUDE'S Q 156.5144
58 SWINE AND SHINE BBQ 145.6116

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