A new contest record
679.9432
highest overall ever cooked here
679.9432 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 670.8572 BEHIND BBQ set in 2016.
- old record 670.8572
- set 2016 by BEHIND BBQ
Conquer The Grill 2017
Jun 2–3, 2017 · Coudersport, PA · 📍 Third St
PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS won Grand Champion at the Conquer The Grill on June 2, 2017 in Coudersport, PA at Third St, scoring 679.9432 in a field of 12 teams. THREE DOGS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 672.0344. Category winners: Chicken — RED VALLEY BBQ (174.2972); Pork Ribs — BUTT UP OR SHUT UP (176.0000); Pork — PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS (167.4172); Brisket — PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by BEHIND 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.
560.06
median 649.06
679.94 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.30
- Pork Ribs 176
- Pork 167.42
- Brisket 178.86
130.86
178.86
Entries
12
4 judged meats
Top score
679.9432
Winning margin
7.9088
GC over RC
Field average
640.86
560.06679.94
median 649.06 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
622.2744
560.06679.94
10th place overall
Field spread
119.8860
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 89%
beats 11% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
44%
8 of 18 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,518
avg power rating going in · stronger than 12% 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.
An upset on the books
33-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS came in rated below the field's top team, RED VALLEY BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1500
- top seed 1621
A first Grand Championship
2
tracked contests to get there
This was PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
Photo finishes
0.0112
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: T&B BBQ edged BEER N BONES BBQ by 0.0112. Brisket places 7–8: SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ edged Bones N Banter by 0.0112. Brisket places 3–4: THREE DOGS BBQ edged BEER N BONES BBQ by 0.0344.
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0112
- Brisket 7–8 · 0.0112
- Brisket 3–4 · 0.0344
- Brisket 8–9 · 0.0804
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork ribs
176.0000
best pork ribs ever cooked here
BUTT UP OR SHUT UP turned in 176.0000 in pork ribs — past the 171.4172 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 171.4172
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BEHIND BBQ (won 2016).
- BEHIND 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2016 | Coudersport, PA | Third St | 18 | 670.8572 | BEHIND BBQ | SHACK'S Q |
| Jun 2, 2017 ← this one | Coudersport, PA | Third St | 12 | 679.9432 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | THREE DOGS BBQ |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Coudersport, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2972 | 165.1316 | 152.0228 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 163.3944 | 154.8800 |
| Pork | 167.4172 | 164.5600 | 151.4056 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 165.7028 | 162.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
12 entries · top 679.9432 · median 649.0630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 2 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 3 | BUTT UP OR SHUT UP | |
| 4 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 5 | SHACK'S Q | |
| 6 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 7 | BEER N BONES BBQ | |
| 8 | MORT'S MEAT MAFIA | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ | |
| 10 | Bones N Banter | |
| 11 | HAWKEYEBBQ | |
| 12 | T&B BBQ |
Chicken
12 entries · top 174.2972 · median 163.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 2 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 3 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 4 | MORT'S MEAT MAFIA | |
| 5 | BUTT UP OR SHUT UP | |
| 6 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 7 | SHACK'S Q | |
| 8 | T&B BBQ | |
| 9 | BEER N BONES BBQ | |
| 10 | HAWKEYEBBQ | |
| 11 | Bones N Banter | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ |
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 176 · median 160.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTT UP OR SHUT UP | |
| 2 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 3 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 4 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 5 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 6 | BEER N BONES BBQ | |
| 7 | HAWKEYEBBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ | |
| 9 | Bones N Banter | |
| 10 | MORT'S MEAT MAFIA | |
| 11 | SHACK'S Q | |
| 12 | T&B BBQ |
Pork
12 entries · top 167.4172 · median 160.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ | |
| 3 | BEER N BONES BBQ | |
| 4 | BUTT UP OR SHUT UP | |
| 5 | SHACK'S Q | |
| 6 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 7 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 8 | Bones N Banter | |
| 9 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 10 | MORT'S MEAT MAFIA | |
| 11 | HAWKEYEBBQ | |
| 12 | T&B BBQ |
Brisket
12 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 2 | SHACK'S Q | |
| 3 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 4 | BEER N BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | MORT'S MEAT MAFIA | |
| 6 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ | |
| 8 | Bones N Banter | |
| 9 | BUTT UP OR SHUT UP | |
| 10 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 11 | HAWKEYEBBQ | |
| 12 | T&B BBQ |