A statement win
12.5484
points clear of the field
Wider than 93% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.5484 points — a wider margin than 93% of championships in the data.
Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges
Mar 24–25, 2017 · Spring Hill, KS · 📍 20559 S Lone Elm RD
R BUTTS R SMOKIN won Grand Champion at the Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges on March 24, 2017 in Spring Hill, KS at 20559 S Lone Elm RD, scoring 698.8228 in a field of 27 teams. BBQ BONANZA took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2744. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKEY AND THE BRISKET (177.7028); Pork Ribs — BBQ BONANZA (179.4400); Pork — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ (174.2628); Brisket — R BUTTS R SMOKIN (175.4400).
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.
618.11
median 670.16
698.82 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Pork 174.26
- Brisket 175.44
147.97
179.44
Entries
27
4 judged meats
Top score
698.8228
Winning margin
12.5484
GC over RC
Field average
666.92
618.11698.82
median 670.16 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.0056
618.11698.82
10th place overall
Field spread
80.7084
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 38%
beats 62% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.54 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,605
avg power rating going in · stronger than 81% 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 12 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: JAESTAR BBQ and R BUTTS R SMOKIN tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: BURNT FINGER BBQ and GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: B & C SMOKERS and GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0112
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
R BUTTS R SMOKIN took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 7th
- 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 169.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 174.8572 | 170.3200 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 171.9656 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 173.1200 | 170.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 698.8228 · median 670.1600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 2 | BBQ BONANZA | |
| 3 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 4 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 5 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 6 | BAMFER BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 8 | BLAZING CATTLES BBQ | |
| 9 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKEY AND THE BRISKET | |
| 12 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 13 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | PORK ME PURPLE | |
| 15 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 16 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 17 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 18 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 19 | BBQ SPOT | |
| 20 | WALDO BBQ | |
| 21 | NASTY | |
| 22 | PAVLOV'S HOG | |
| 23 | EDWARDS EXCAVATING | |
| 24 | COACH'S DECISION BBQ | |
| 25 | SWINE ENTHUSIAST BBQ | |
| 26 | SKYY FULL OF SMOKE | |
| 27 | SMOKING AND THE BANDITS |
Chicken
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY AND THE BRISKET | |
| 2 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 3 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 4 | PORK ME PURPLE | |
| 5 | BAMFER BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 7 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 8 | BBQ SPOT | |
| 9 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 10 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 11 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 12 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ BONANZA | |
| 14 | PAVLOV'S HOG | |
| 15 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | WALDO BBQ | |
| 17 | BLAZING CATTLES BBQ | |
| 18 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 19 | COACH'S DECISION BBQ | |
| 20 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 21 | EDWARDS EXCAVATING | |
| 22 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 23 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 24 | SMOKING AND THE BANDITS | |
| 25 | SKYY FULL OF SMOKE | |
| 26 | NASTY | |
| 27 | SWINE ENTHUSIAST BBQ |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ BONANZA | |
| 2 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 3 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 4 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 5 | BLAZING CATTLES BBQ | |
| 6 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 9 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 10 | EDWARDS EXCAVATING | |
| 11 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 12 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 13 | BBQ SPOT | |
| 14 | BAMFER BBQ | |
| 15 | SWINE ENTHUSIAST BBQ | |
| 16 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKEY AND THE BRISKET | |
| 18 | PORK ME PURPLE | |
| 19 | PAVLOV'S HOG | |
| 20 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 21 | NASTY | |
| 22 | SKYY FULL OF SMOKE | |
| 23 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 24 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 25 | COACH'S DECISION BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKING AND THE BANDITS | |
| 27 | WALDO BBQ |
Pork
27 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 2 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 3 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 4 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 5 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 7 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 8 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 9 | PORK ME PURPLE | |
| 10 | WALDO BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ SPOT | |
| 12 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 13 | BLAZING CATTLES BBQ | |
| 14 | NASTY | |
| 15 | BBQ BONANZA | |
| 16 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 17 | BAMFER BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKEY AND THE BRISKET | |
| 19 | SWINE ENTHUSIAST BBQ | |
| 20 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 21 | PAVLOV'S HOG | |
| 22 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 23 | EDWARDS EXCAVATING | |
| 24 | COACH'S DECISION BBQ | |
| 25 | SKYY FULL OF SMOKE | |
| 26 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 27 | SMOKING AND THE BANDITS |
Brisket
27 entries · top 175.4400 · median 168.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 2 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 3 | BAMFER BBQ | |
| 4 | B & C SMOKERS | |
| 5 | GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY | |
| 6 | SMOKE N BABES BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' SAUCED | |
| 8 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 9 | BBQ BONANZA | |
| 10 | BLAZING CATTLES BBQ | |
| 11 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKEY AND THE BRISKET | |
| 14 | NASTY | |
| 15 | COACH'S DECISION BBQ | |
| 16 | WALDO BBQ | |
| 17 | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 18 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 19 | LAZY BACON BBQ | |
| 20 | SWINE ENTHUSIAST BBQ | |
| 21 | SKYY FULL OF SMOKE | |
| 22 | PORK ME PURPLE | |
| 23 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 24 | PAVLOV'S HOG | |
| 25 | EDWARDS EXCAVATING | |
| 26 | BBQ SPOT | |
| 27 | SMOKING AND THE BANDITS |