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2017-06-30 – 2017-07-01 · Chillicothe, MO · 📍 Simpson Park, 1500 Walnut

Grand Champion: SMOKE THIS BBQ MO (697.1084) · 27 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ

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SMOKE THIS BBQ MO
697.1084 · Master Series — Overall
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THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ
691.9428 · Master Series — Overall
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SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
690.2400 · Master Series — Overall

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 174.29
  • Pork Ribs 174.27
  • Pork 178.30
  • Brisket 177.70
141.06 178.30

Entries

27
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary

Top score

697.1084

Winning margin

5.1656
GC over RC

Field average

663.42
619.94697.11
median 663.29 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Chicken
1.1772 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

670.7312
619.94697.11
10th place overall

Field spread

77.1652
winner to last place

Most consistent

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO
avg finish 3.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork
won by 2.2972 pts — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 44%
beats 56% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1631
avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
rated 1979 pre-contest

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.

An upset on the books

28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

  • champion 1812
  • top seed 1979

A stacked field

1631 average power rating going in

Stronger than 91% of every rated contest

The field averaged a 1631 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.

  • top seed SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (1979)
  • 27 rated teams

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 2–3: JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 and Fergolicious BBQ LLC tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY and SLAPS BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW and THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 2–3 · tie
  • Chicken 4–5 · tie
  • Chicken 9–10 · tie
  • Pork 8–9 · tie

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 6th.

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

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
2017-06-30 ← this one Chillicothe, MO Simpson Park, 1500 Walnut 27 697.1084 SMOKE THIS BBQ MO THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ
2018-06-29 Chillicothe, MO — — — — —
2020-06-26 Chillicothe, MO Chillicothe, MO 64601 34 704.5484 Gettin' Basted UNCLE J'S

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken174.2856173.1084170.8228
Pork Ribs174.2744171.4400168.5488
Pork178.2972172.6056169.7028
Brisket177.7028171.4172167.4172

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

27 entries · top 697.1084 · median 663.2912

#TeamScore
1 SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 697.1084
2 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 691.9428
3 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 690.2400
4 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 683.3600
5 SLAPS BBQ 681.6112
6 VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 676.4572
7 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 675.3716
8 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 673.0856
9 BURNT FINGER BBQ 671.8856
10 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 670.7312
11 WABASH BBQ 669.1204
12 TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS 667.8856
13 Fergolicious BBQ LLC 666.7316
14 SMOKIN' BUTTS 663.2912
15 MARIE'S 662.2060
16 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 659.8628
17 S&S BBQ 659.3372
18 LION 'BOUT THE Q 659.2912
19 IN DEEP SAUCE 655.8628
20 POLITICAL PORK 650.1828
21 MO BBQ 649.0744
22 Parts R Smoking 648.4800
23 All Sauced Up BBQ Team 647.8972
24 SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY 647.3712
25 Cutthroat Que 638.1484
26 BULLS SMOKIN BBQ 635.8740
27 WOODBROTHERS BBQ 619.9432

Chicken

27 entries · top 174.2856 · median 167.9772

#TeamScore
1 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 174.2856
2 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 173.1200
3 Fergolicious BBQ LLC 173.1200
4 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 173.1084
5 SLAPS BBQ 173.1084
6 SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 172.5484
7 POLITICAL PORK 171.9656
8 IN DEEP SAUCE 170.8572
9 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 170.8228
10 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 170.8228
11 Parts R Smoking 169.6916
12 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 168.5828
13 All Sauced Up BBQ Team 168.0000
14 MARIE'S 167.9772
15 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 166.8572
16 VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 166.8228
17 BURNT FINGER BBQ 166.2972
18 SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY 165.6684
19 Cutthroat Que 165.1200
20 S&S BBQ 164.5600
21 WABASH BBQ 163.9544
22 SMOKIN' BUTTS 161.6800
23 MO BBQ 161.1772
24 BULLS SMOKIN BBQ 161.1084
25 WOODBROTHERS BBQ 159.4516
26 TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS 158.8112
27 LION 'BOUT THE Q 154.2284

Pork Ribs

27 entries · top 174.2744 · median 166.2744

#TeamScore
1 TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS 174.2744
2 SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 173.7144
3 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 173.1544
4 BURNT FINGER BBQ 171.9888
5 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 171.4400
6 MARIE'S 170.8916
7 LION 'BOUT THE Q 169.7028
8 SLAPS BBQ 169.6684
9 WABASH BBQ 168.5944
10 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 168.5488
11 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 168.5484
12 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 168.5372
13 S&S BBQ 167.3944
14 Fergolicious BBQ LLC 166.2744
15 SMOKIN' BUTTS 166.2628
16 VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 165.6916
17 Parts R Smoking 165.1200
18 MO BBQ 165.0972
19 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 162.7884
20 SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY 161.7028
21 BULLS SMOKIN BBQ 161.1200
22 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 160.5600
23 IN DEEP SAUCE 158.8344
24 POLITICAL PORK 158.2172
25 Cutthroat Que 155.9200
26 All Sauced Up BBQ Team 155.3600
27 WOODBROTHERS BBQ 154.8228

Pork

27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3828

#TeamScore
1 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 178.2972
2 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 176.0000
3 WABASH BBQ 174.2744
4 SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 173.1428
5 Parts R Smoking 172.6056
6 SLAPS BBQ 171.4172
7 SMOKIN' BUTTS 170.8228
8 Fergolicious BBQ LLC 170.2628
9 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 170.2628
10 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 169.7028
11 LION 'BOUT THE Q 169.6684
12 MO BBQ 167.4056
13 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 167.3944
14 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 167.3828
15 VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 167.3828
16 BURNT FINGER BBQ 167.3712
17 All Sauced Up BBQ Team 165.7256
18 MARIE'S 165.6800
19 SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY 164.5716
20 TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS 164.5372
21 WOODBROTHERS BBQ 163.9888
22 S&S BBQ 162.8228
23 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 162.2744
24 Cutthroat Que 161.1428
25 IN DEEP SAUCE 161.0856
26 POLITICAL PORK 160.0116
27 BULLS SMOKIN BBQ 158.8228

Brisket

27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5600

#TeamScore
1 SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 177.7028
2 VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 176.5600
3 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 172.0228
4 THUMP & STRUM BBQ 171.9772
5 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 171.4172
6 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 170.2628
7 TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS 170.2628
8 THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 169.6684
9 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 168.5372
10 SLAPS BBQ 167.4172
11 BURNT FINGER BBQ 166.2284
12 LION 'BOUT THE Q 165.6916
13 IN DEEP SAUCE 165.0856
14 S&S BBQ 164.5600
15 SMOKIN' BUTTS 164.5256
16 WABASH BBQ 162.2972
17 POLITICAL PORK 159.9884
18 All Sauced Up BBQ Team 158.8116
19 AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 158.2172
20 MARIE'S 157.6572
21 Fergolicious BBQ LLC 157.0744
22 Cutthroat Que 155.9656
23 SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY 155.4284
24 MO BBQ 155.3944
25 BULLS SMOKIN BBQ 154.8228
26 WOODBROTHERS BBQ 141.6800
27 Parts R Smoking 141.0628

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 Brisket

5 entries · top 162.2856 · median 147.3828

#TeamScore
1 Double M 162.2856
2 Bama Man 154.2628
3 Double Sauced 147.3828
4 Mann's BBQ 145.1084
5 2B Smokin MO 143.3600

Master Series — Backyard Pork

6 entries · top 163.4628 · median 143.7256

#TeamScore
1 Double M 163.4628
2 Double Sauced 151.4400
3 Bama Man 144.6056
4 Smoke Jockey's BBQ 142.8456
5 2B Smokin MO 142.2860
6 Mann's BBQ 136.6168

Master Series — Backyard Ribs

6 entries · top 155.4628 · median 145.9828

#TeamScore
1 Bama Man 155.4628
2 2B Smokin MO 150.8572
3 Double M 146.8340
4 Double Sauced 145.1316
5 Smoke Jockey's BBQ 130.8344
6 Mann's BBQ 130.2512

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