A statement win
29.2340
points clear of the field
Wider than 100% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 29.2340 points — a wider margin than 100% of championships in the data.
8th Annual Poor Que
Jun 9–10, 2017 · Montello, WI · 📍 Wilderness Campground
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI won Grand Champion at the 8th Annual Poor Que on June 9, 2017 in Montello, WI at Wilderness Campground, scoring 691.9888 in a field of 31 teams. TOO POOR TO SCORE took Reserve Grand Champion with 662.7548. Category winners: Chicken — ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ (174.8572); Pork Ribs — TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI (176.0116); Pork — ZIPS PARTY QUE (172.5600); Brisket — TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI (180.0000).
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.
590.83
median 631.94
691.99 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.86
- Pork Ribs 176.01
- Pork 172.56
- Brisket 180 🔥
117.03
180
Entries
31
4 judged meats
Top score
691.9888
Winning margin
29.2340
GC over RC
Field average
632.76
590.83691.99
median 631.94 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
4 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
648.3772
590.83691.99
10th place overall
Field spread
101.1540
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 64%
beats 36% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,536
avg power rating going in · stronger than 27% of contests
Storylines (5 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 1–2: ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ and TOO POOR TO SCORE tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI and BRAVA - Q tied on 166.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Grease Monkey Grilling edged PLASTERED PORK BBQ by 0.0112.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0112
- Pork 7–8 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
- Chicken 8th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 1st
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI · Brisket
In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
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 | 174.8572 | 169.6912 | 165.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0116 | 167.4516 | 162.8344 |
| Pork | 172.5600 | 168.5600 | 165.1544 |
| Brisket | 180 | 169.1772 | 162.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 691.9888 · median 631.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 2 | TOO POOR TO SCORE | |
| 3 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 5 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 6 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 8 | iBQ'n | |
| 9 | CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ | |
| 10 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 11 | DA REV & ANIMAL BBQ KREWE | |
| 12 | BRAVA - Q | |
| 13 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 14 | ZIPS PARTY QUE | |
| 15 | 9:22 BBQ | |
| 16 | ALL-STAR-Q WI | |
| 17 | Porkinhalation | |
| 18 | ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ | |
| 19 | MEAT MAFIA BBQ | |
| 20 | Porkin-Aint-Easy | |
| 21 | It's a Bar-B World | |
| 22 | SMOKIN ELVIS BBQ | |
| 23 | Grease Monkey Grilling | |
| 24 | JOE'S SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 25 | Blue Blazin BBQ | |
| 26 | Sarcasm on the Side | |
| 27 | RUMBBQ | |
| 28 | Let's get Basted | |
| 29 | GRILLHEADS | |
| 30 | FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ | |
| 31 | UNCLE BOO BOO'S BBQ |
Chicken
31 entries · top 174.8572 · median 158.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ | |
| 2 | TOO POOR TO SCORE | |
| 3 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 5 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 6 | Grease Monkey Grilling | |
| 7 | ALL-STAR-Q WI | |
| 8 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 9 | BRAVA - Q | |
| 10 | iBQ'n | |
| 11 | It's a Bar-B World | |
| 12 | SMOKIN ELVIS BBQ | |
| 13 | ZIPS PARTY QUE | |
| 14 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 15 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ | |
| 17 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 18 | GRILLHEADS | |
| 19 | MEAT MAFIA BBQ | |
| 20 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 21 | FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ | |
| 22 | DA REV & ANIMAL BBQ KREWE | |
| 23 | JOE'S SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 24 | RUMBBQ | |
| 25 | Porkin-Aint-Easy | |
| 26 | UNCLE BOO BOO'S BBQ | |
| 27 | 9:22 BBQ | |
| 28 | Porkinhalation | |
| 29 | Blue Blazin BBQ | |
| 30 | Let's get Basted | |
| 31 | Sarcasm on the Side |
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 176.0116 · median 157.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 2 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 3 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 5 | 9:22 BBQ | |
| 6 | TOO POOR TO SCORE | |
| 7 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | Grease Monkey Grilling | |
| 9 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 10 | iBQ'n | |
| 11 | ZIPS PARTY QUE | |
| 12 | Porkinhalation | |
| 13 | DA REV & ANIMAL BBQ KREWE | |
| 14 | BRAVA - Q | |
| 15 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 16 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 17 | Sarcasm on the Side | |
| 18 | CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ | |
| 19 | Blue Blazin BBQ | |
| 20 | Let's get Basted | |
| 21 | MEAT MAFIA BBQ | |
| 22 | Porkin-Aint-Easy | |
| 23 | RUMBBQ | |
| 24 | ALL-STAR-Q WI | |
| 25 | It's a Bar-B World | |
| 26 | JOE'S SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN ELVIS BBQ | |
| 28 | ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ | |
| 29 | GRILLHEADS | |
| 30 | UNCLE BOO BOO'S BBQ | |
| 31 | FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ |
Pork
31 entries · top 172.5600 · median 160.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIPS PARTY QUE | |
| 2 | BRAVA - Q | |
| 3 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 4 | Blue Blazin BBQ | |
| 5 | Porkinhalation | |
| 6 | Porkin-Aint-Easy | |
| 7 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 8 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 9 | CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ | |
| 10 | FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | MEAT MAFIA BBQ | |
| 12 | DA REV & ANIMAL BBQ KREWE | |
| 13 | ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ | |
| 14 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 15 | SMOKIN ELVIS BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 17 | iBQ'n | |
| 18 | RUMBBQ | |
| 19 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 20 | 9:22 BBQ | |
| 21 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 22 | ALL-STAR-Q WI | |
| 23 | Sarcasm on the Side | |
| 24 | Let's get Basted | |
| 25 | JOE'S SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 26 | TOO POOR TO SCORE | |
| 27 | It's a Bar-B World | |
| 28 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 29 | UNCLE BOO BOO'S BBQ | |
| 30 | Grease Monkey Grilling | |
| 31 | GRILLHEADS |
Brisket
31 entries · top 180 · median 156.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 2 | B.S. BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 4 | CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ | |
| 5 | DA REV & ANIMAL BBQ KREWE | |
| 6 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 7 | TOO POOR TO SCORE | |
| 8 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 9 | iBQ'n | |
| 10 | ALL-STAR-Q WI | |
| 11 | JOE'S SMOKIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 12 | Littles BBQ Co | |
| 13 | 9:22 BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 15 | GRILLHEADS | |
| 16 | UNCLE BOO BOO'S BBQ | |
| 17 | FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ | |
| 18 | It's a Bar-B World | |
| 19 | Let's get Basted | |
| 20 | MEAT MAFIA BBQ | |
| 21 | Porkin-Aint-Easy | |
| 22 | SMOKIN ELVIS BBQ | |
| 23 | Porkinhalation | |
| 24 | Sarcasm on the Side | |
| 25 | BRAVA - Q | |
| 26 | Blue Blazin BBQ | |
| 27 | ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ | |
| 28 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 29 | RUMBBQ | |
| 30 | ZIPS PARTY QUE | |
| 31 | Grease Monkey Grilling |