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Beresford Wheels 'n Squeals (RUSHMORE CUP QUALIFIER)

Jun 16–17, 2017 · Beresford, SD · 📍 Main Street 3rd st

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689.1660 · Master Series — Overall
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686.2284 · Master Series — Overall
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685.1428 · Master Series — Overall

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN won Grand Champion at the Beresford Wheels 'n Squeals (RUSHMORE CUP QUALIFIER) on June 16, 2017 in Beresford, SD at Main Street 3rd st, scoring 689.1660 in a field of 17 teams. SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2284. Category winners: Chicken — TRUE SMOKE BBQ (174.2628); Pork Ribs — LAST CALL HEROES BBQ (177.7028); Pork — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (176.0116); Brisket — SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY (176.0000).

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.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Chicken 174.26
  • Pork Ribs 177.70
  • Pork 176.01
  • Brisket 176
143.42 177.70

Entries

17
4 judged meats

Top score

689.1660

Winning margin

2.9376
GC over RC

Field average

659.01
611.89689.17
median 667.98 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork
3.4516 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

665.6460
611.89689.17
10th place overall

Field spread

77.2804
winner to last place

Most consistent

avg finish 3.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 3.9884 pts — LAST CALL HEROES BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 73%
beats 27% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,588
avg power rating going in · stronger than 69% of contests

Top-rated in the field

rated 1878 pre-contest

Storylines (2 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 5 calls decided inside half a point

Pork places 4–5: SPITFIRE and Smokin Bluz BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Smokin Bluz BBQ edged SPITFIRE by 0.0116. Chicken places 7–8: RICHIE Z's edged TIMBONE BARBECUE by 0.0228.

  • Pork 4–5 · tie
  • Chicken 9–10 · 0.0116
  • Chicken 7–8 · 0.0228
  • Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0344

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 6th.

  • Chicken 6th
  • Pork Ribs 4th
  • Pork 1st
  • Brisket 2nd

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)

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)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken174.2628170.2628166.8456
Pork Ribs177.7028171.4172165.1316
Pork176.0116172.5600166.2972
Brisket176169.1084161.0972

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

17 entries · top 689.1660 · median 667.9772

#TeamScore
1 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 689.1660
2 SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY 686.2284
3 RICHIE Z's 685.1428
4 SPITFIRE 682.8112
5 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 681.0972
6 TRUE SMOKE BBQ 675.3484
7 TIMBONE BARBECUE 674.2512
8 SIN CIRCLE BBQ 673.1088
9 TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW 667.9772
10 Smokin Bluz BBQ 665.6460
11 CHARCOAL LOUNGERS 657.1092
12 SHORT CREW BBQ 649.0856
13 Who Dat BBQ 641.0400
14 Beaver Bandit Cookers 624.5032
15 Dizzy Corn Cob Cook'n 621.7716
16 HAD A FEW... BBQ 617.0624
17 Smokin Beavers 611.8856

Chicken

17 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.8572

#TeamScore
1 TRUE SMOKE BBQ 174.2628
2 SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY 173.1200
3 SIN CIRCLE BBQ 172.0116
4 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 170.8344
5 TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW 170.2628
6 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 168.5828
7 RICHIE Z's 168.0228
8 TIMBONE BARBECUE 168
9 Smokin Bluz BBQ 166.8572
10 SPITFIRE 166.8456
11 SHORT CREW BBQ 166.2628
12 Who Dat BBQ 165.1772
13 Beaver Bandit Cookers 164.5600
14 CHARCOAL LOUNGERS 163.9888
15 Dizzy Corn Cob Cook'n 157.7488
16 HAD A FEW... BBQ 155.4056
17 Smokin Beavers 143.4172

Pork Ribs

17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8456

#TeamScore
1 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 177.7028
2 RICHIE Z's 173.7144
3 TIMBONE BARBECUE 172.5484
4 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 171.4516
5 TRUE SMOKE BBQ 171.4172
6 SPITFIRE 170.8572
7 SIN CIRCLE BBQ 169.1544
8 TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW 169.1200
9 SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY 166.8456
10 CHARCOAL LOUNGERS 165.1316
11 SHORT CREW BBQ 165.1200
12 Who Dat BBQ 163.3828
13 Smokin Beavers 162.2628
14 Smokin Bluz BBQ 159.9544
15 Beaver Bandit Cookers 156.5944
16 HAD A FEW... BBQ 154.8456
17 Dizzy Corn Cob Cook'n 154.3200

Pork

17 entries · top 176.0116 · median 167.4056

#TeamScore
1 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 176.0116
2 RICHIE Z's 174.8572
3 TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW 173.7256
4 SPITFIRE 172.5600
5 Smokin Bluz BBQ 172.5600
6 CHARCOAL LOUNGERS 172.0116
7 SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY 170.2628
8 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 168.5600
9 TRUE SMOKE BBQ 167.4056
10 SHORT CREW BBQ 166.2972
11 TIMBONE BARBECUE 164.5944
12 SIN CIRCLE BBQ 159.9656
13 Dizzy Corn Cob Cook'n 158.3084
14 HAD A FEW... BBQ 154.8228
15 Smokin Beavers 151.9656
16 Beaver Bandit Cookers 151.3944
17 Who Dat BBQ 151.3828

Brisket

17 entries · top 176 · median 162.2628

#TeamScore
1 SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY 176
2 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 173.1200
3 SPITFIRE 172.5484
4 SIN CIRCLE BBQ 171.9772
5 TIMBONE BARBECUE 169.1084
6 RICHIE Z's 168.5484
7 Smokin Bluz BBQ 166.2744
8 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 164
9 TRUE SMOKE BBQ 162.2628
10 Who Dat BBQ 161.0972
11 CHARCOAL LOUNGERS 155.9772
12 TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW 154.8688
13 Smokin Beavers 154.2400
14 HAD A FEW... BBQ 151.9884
15 Beaver Bandit Cookers 151.9544
16 SHORT CREW BBQ 151.4056
17 Dizzy Corn Cob Cook'n 151.3944

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