Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2016
- 2017
Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch 2017
May 13–14, 2017 · Okotoks, AB · CANADA · 📍 370069 93st.east Aldersyde
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch on May 13, 2017 in Okotoks, AB at 370069 93st.east Aldersyde, scoring 663.9656 in a field of 34 teams. ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 661.7140. Category winners: Chicken — MOTLEY QUE (173.1428); Pork Ribs — BBQ TEAM NAIT (173.7372); Pork — ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS (178.8800); Brisket — SMELLAQUE (167.4400). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by ARROWHEAD NORTH 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.
578.87
median 623.76
663.97 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.14
- Pork Ribs 173.74
- Pork 178.88
- Brisket 167.44
132
178.88
Entries
34
4 judged meats
Top score
663.9656
Winning margin
2.2516
GC over RC
Field average
623.30
578.87663.97
median 623.76 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.1656 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
637.0740
578.87663.97
10th place overall
Field spread
85.0972
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 98%
beats 2% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
53%
18 of 34 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.58 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,513
avg power rating going in · stronger than 9% of contests
Storylines (6 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
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 12th
- Brisket 5th
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 2 tracked editions
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
- 2016
- 2017
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 3–4: GETTIN' SAUCED BBQ CANADA and ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: MOTLEY QUE edged SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES by 0.0116. Chicken places 8–9: BIGG SMOAK BBQ edged ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 6–7 · 0.0116
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0116
A contest record in pork
178.8800
best pork ever cooked here
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS turned in 178.8800 in pork — past the 172.0228 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 172.0228
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ (won 2016).
- ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ · 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2016 | Aldersyde, Alberta Canada | 370069 96 East | 34 | 677.6344 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | SMELLAQUE |
| May 13, 2017 ← this one | Okotoks, AB | 370069 93st.east Aldersyde | 34 | 663.9656 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1428 | 167.9772 | 165.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7372 | 165.1772 | 162.2512 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 168.0116 | 161.6796 |
| Brisket | 167.4400 | 161.7028 | 158.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
34 entries · top 663.9656 · median 623.7600
Chicken
34 entries · top 173.1428 · median 161.1314
Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 173.7372 · median 157.1944
Pork
34 entries · top 178.8800 · median 155.6914
Brisket
34 entries · top 167.4400 · median 155.1430