A new contest record
707.3712
highest overall ever cooked here
707.3712 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 702.2400 CLARK CREW BBQ set in 2017.
- old record 702.2400
- set 2017 by CLARK CREW BBQ
Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) 2017
Nov 18–19, 2017 · Cumming, GA · 📍 235 Castleberry RD
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) on November 18, 2017 in Cumming, GA at 235 Castleberry RD, scoring 707.3712 in a field of 58 teams. MIDNIGHT BURN took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9312. Category winners: Chicken — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — CRIMSON Q (180.0000); Pork — DIRT ROAD BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (180.0000). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by CLARK CREW BBQ.
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.
632.89
median 682.47
707.37 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 180 🔥
149.05
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
58
4 judged meats
Top score
707.3712
Winning margin
7.4400
GC over RC
Field average
678.38
632.89707.37
median 682.47 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
691.9084
632.89707.37
10th place overall
Field spread
74.4800
winner to last place
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 8%
beats 92% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
87%
54 of 62 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.71 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,715
avg power rating going in · stronger than 100% of contests
Storylines (8 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
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 14th
A day of perfect scores
6
perfect 180s
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ · Brisket
- CLARK CREW BBQ · Brisket
- OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE · Brisket
A stacked field
1715
average power rating going in
Stronger than 100% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1715 power rating going in — stronger than 100% of every contest tracked.
- top seed CLARK CREW BBQ (1996)
- 58 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 17 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and SMOKE ON THIS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: DIRT ROAD BBQ and ANGRY JACK BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
Back to defend
3
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (won 2016), 270 SMOKERS (won 2016), CLARK CREW BBQ (won 2017).
- CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ · 2016
- 270 SMOKERS · 2016
- CLARK CREW BBQ · 2017
One of the big ones
58
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 91% of the 5,469 contests in the data
58 teams — bigger than 91% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
They keep coming back
87%
of last edition’s field returned
54 of 62 teams from 2017-11-17 came back
54 of the 62 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2016 | Cumming, GA | Cumming Fairgrounds | 47 | 701.6916 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | BUB-BA-Q |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Cumming, GA | 235 Castleberry RD | 37 | 698.2284 | 270 SMOKERS | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Cumming, GA | 235 Castleberry RD | 62 | 702.2400 | CLARK CREW BBQ | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Nov 18, 2017 ← this one | Cumming, GA | 235 Castleberry RD | 58 | 707.3712 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | MIDNIGHT BURN |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4056 | 173.7144 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
58 entries · top 707.3712 · median 682.4740
Chicken
58 entries · top 180 · median 172.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
58 entries · top 180 · median 169.9888 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
58 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
Brisket
58 entries · top 180 · median 169.6742 · 🔥 perfect 180