A day of perfect scores
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ · Brisket
- SMOKE THIS BBQ MO · Chicken
- RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT · Pork
Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest 2017
Apr 21–22, 2017 · Washington, MO
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest on April 21, 2017 in Washington, MO, scoring 703.3828 in a field of 40 teams. THE SMOKING HILLS took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5372. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKE THIS BBQ MO (180.0000); Pork Ribs — MOKAN MEATHEADS (178.2972); Pork — RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT (180.0000); Brisket — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2018.
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.
573.52
median 663.28
703.38 🏆
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 178.30
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 180 🔥
129.65
180
Entries
40
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
703.3828
Winning margin
6.8456
GC over RC
Field average
656.06
573.52703.38
median 663.28 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
3.9428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
674.7544
573.52703.38
10th place overall
Field spread
129.8624
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 20%
beats 80% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.67 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,571
avg power rating going in · stronger than 55% 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 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and PITMASTERIQ BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: PITMASTERIQ BBQ and COMING IN HOT STL tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: CHOMPER'S BBQ and OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 13th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 13th
- Pork 6th
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2017 ← this one | Washington, MO | Washington, MO 63090 | 40 | 703.3828 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Washington, MO | 317 West Main St | 40 | 689.6228 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | T-MAC SMOKIN |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.0572 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 173.1200 | 169.7256 |
| Pork | 180 | 176 | 172.5944 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176 | 171.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
40 entries · top 703.3828 · median 663.2800
Chicken
40 entries · top 180 · median 166.2342 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
40 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.1028
Pork
40 entries · top 180 · median 164.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
40 entries · top 180 · median 165.0914 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Master Series — Anything Bacon
20 entries · top 165.1772 · median 148.0514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ | |
| 2 | OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559 | |
| 3 | BIG LOG BBQ | |
| 4 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 5 | DOUBLE D'S BBQ - MO | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | Mistler's BBQ | |
| 8 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | |
| 9 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 10 | COMING IN HOT STL | |
| 11 | CHOMPER'S BBQ | |
| 12 | SCHAEFER BBQ | |
| 13 | DRUNKEN PIG TEAM BBQ | |
| 14 | GF FABRICATING | |
| 15 | SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 16 | H2 BARBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN BILL'S BBQ | |
| 18 | COE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 19 | A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE | |
| 20 | WABASH BBQ |