A statement win
18.3656
points clear of the field
Wider than 98% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 18.3656 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
*Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL)
2017-06-16 – 2017-06-17 · Kewanee, IL · 📍 605 Tenney St
Grand Champion: ONE2BBQ (703.4172) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BONE COLLECTOR BBQ & CATERING
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.
635.37
median 669.59
703.42 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.30
- Pork Ribs 174.86
- Pork 177.70
- Brisket 177.70
141.05
178.30
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
26
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
703.4172
Winning margin
18.3656
GC over RC
Field average
666.83
635.37703.42
median 669.59 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8684 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
672.3996
635.37703.42
10th place overall
Field spread
68.0460
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 19%
beats 81% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.61 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1545
avg power rating going in · stronger than 34% of contests
Storylines (4 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 11 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 3–4: BONEHEAD BBQ and AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW tied on 173.1316 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: BONE COLLECTOR BBQ & CATERING and WICKED SMOKE BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: Lucky 13 BBQ and VALET PORKING tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0112
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
ONE2BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
ONE2BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-16 ← this one | Kewanee, IL | 605 Tenney St | 26 | 703.4172 | ONE2BBQ | BONE COLLECTOR BBQ & CATERING |
| 2018-06-15 | Kewanee, IL | 605 Tenney St | 25 | 683.8972 | SMOKE FREAKS | ONE2BBQ |
| 2019-06-14 | Kewanee, IL | 605 Tenney St | 25 | 702.2400 | Heavy Smoke STL | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 172.0000 | 168.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 171.9888 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 172.5600 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 171.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 703.4172 · median 669.5942
Chicken
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.1086
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 174.8572 · median 167.4060
Pork
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9886
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.4228
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 — Backyard
8 entries · top 323.4744 · median 307.9030
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TNT BBQ | |
| 2 | MANAGER'S SPECIAL | |
| 3 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 4 | Daddy T Smokin BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Fern's BBQ | |
| 6 | FARMER SMOKED BBQ | |
| 7 | Uncle Sparky's | |
| 8 | Old Boarin Guys |
Master Series — Backyard Chicken
8 entries · top 166.8228 · median 157.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANAGER'S SPECIAL | |
| 2 | FARMER SMOKED BBQ | |
| 3 | TNT BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 5 | Big Fern's BBQ | |
| 6 | Old Boarin Guys | |
| 7 | Daddy T Smokin BBQ | |
| 8 | Uncle Sparky's |
Master Series — Backyard Ribs
8 entries · top 162.3200 · median 152.4970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TNT BBQ | |
| 2 | Daddy T Smokin BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE, FIRE & BREW | |
| 4 | Uncle Sparky's | |
| 5 | Big Fern's BBQ | |
| 6 | MANAGER'S SPECIAL | |
| 7 | FARMER SMOKED BBQ | |
| 8 | Old Boarin Guys |