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Cookin On Kampeska

2017-07-14 – 2017-07-15 · Watertown, SD · 📍 90 South Lake Dr

Grand Champion: Fergolicious BBQ (697.0628) · 48 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ

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Fergolicious BBQ
697.0628 · Master Series — Overall
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LAST CALL HEROES BBQ
694.8344 · Master Series — Overall
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SHIGGIN & GRINNIN
690.2284 · 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 178.88
  • Pork Ribs 176.57
  • Pork 178.30
  • Brisket 177.71
135.92 178.88

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2019 — this edition picked out.

2017-07-14 — 697.0628 (Fergolicious BBQ) 2018-07-20 — 696.5256 (SHIGGIN & GRINNIN) 2019-07-19 — 696.5488 (LAST CALL HEROES BBQ) 697.06 2017 2019

Entries

48
4 judged meats

Top score

697.0628

Winning margin

2.2284
GC over RC

Field average

665.30
610.17697.06
median 671.35 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork Ribs
1.1544 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

681.6344
610.17697.06
10th place overall

Field spread

86.8916
winner to last place

Most consistent

LAST CALL HEROES BBQ
avg finish 8.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 1.1656 pts — PIGTAMER BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 46%
beats 54% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.69 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1585
avg power rating going in · stronger than 68% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN
rated 1887 pre-contest

Storylines (3 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

34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100

Fergolicious BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

  • champion 1773
  • top seed 1887

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

Fergolicious BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.

  • Chicken 19th
  • Pork Ribs 5th
  • Pork 4th
  • Brisket 6th

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 4–5: LAST CALL HEROES BBQ and CITY SLICKERS BBQ tied on 177.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: CITY SLICKERS BBQ and RICHIE Z's tied on 177.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: TIMBONE BARBECUE and SPITFIRE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 4–5 · tie
  • Chicken 5–6 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie

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
2017-07-14 ← this one Watertown, SD 90 South Lake Dr 48 697.0628 Fergolicious BBQ LAST CALL HEROES BBQ
2018-07-20 Watertown, SD 90 South Lake Dr 45 696.5256 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN HOGLINE
2019-07-19 Watertown, SD 90 South Lake Dr 40 696.5488 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ SHIGGIN & GRINNIN
2021-07-16 Watertown, SD — — — — —

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken178.8800177.1544174.2856
Pork Ribs176.5716175.4172173.1544
Pork178.2972176.5600170.8800
Brisket177.7144174.2628172.5600

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

48 entries · top 697.0628 · median 671.3486

#TeamScore
1 Fergolicious BBQ 697.0628
2 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 694.8344
3 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 690.2284
4 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 689.0856
5 CITY SLICKERS BBQ 687.9768
6 RICHIE Z's 687.9656
7 EGGSPERT BBQ 682.8000
8 RUB MY RACK 682.7888
9 SIN CIRCLE BBQ 682.7652
10 PO PO PORK 681.6344
11 QUETOPIA 681.6340
12 SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS 680.4912
13 TIMBONE BARBECUE 679.9312
14 BARK 'N BONES BBQ 679.9312
15 SONS OF BUTCHERS 677.1200
16 HOGLINE 677.0516
17 SPITFIRE 676.4568
18 SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY 675.3712
19 LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY 674.8112
20 GRATE EXPECTATIONS 674.7200
21 FARGO BARBECUE 673.6572
22 YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG 673.5884
23 BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER 672.5260
24 Dakota Smoke BBQ 672.4800
25 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 670.2172
26 BIG DADDY QUE 666.7428
27 NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ 666.6972
28 PIGTAMER BBQ 666.1712
29 BACKROADS BBQ 665.0168
30 PURE SMOKE 664.4796
31 SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS 664.3996
32 SMOKIN BONES - MN 663.3372
33 JAKE'S SMOKE SHACK 660.4916
34 WHEN PIGS DIE 660.4460
35 SHORT CREW BBQ 658.2172
36 BULLY BBQ 654.6512
37 BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE 654.1940
38 ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD 650.1484
39 Hilltop Smoke Shack 649.0288
40 FERNANDO'S RIB COMPANY 647.9884
41 THE SMOKING PIGS 647.2456
42 BURNT WOOD BBQ 639.8168
43 GOT-"R"-SMOKIN' (& SHE'S HOT) COMPETITION BBQ 632.5036
44 BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD 630.8116
45 BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ 623.3484
46 WHISKEY RIVER BBQ 620.9712
47 CROW RIVER BBQ 620.4112
48 MINNESOTA'S SMOKEY BROS. BBQ 610.1712

Chicken

48 entries · top 178.8800 · median 168.2742

#TeamScore
1 PIGTAMER BBQ 178.8800
2 HOGLINE 177.7144
3 WHEN PIGS DIE 177.7028
4 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 177.1544
5 CITY SLICKERS BBQ 177.1544
6 RICHIE Z's 177.1544
7 QUETOPIA 176.5828
8 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 176.0000
9 EGGSPERT BBQ 175.4056
10 SIN CIRCLE BBQ 174.2856
11 BACKROADS BBQ 173.7372
12 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 173.7028
13 SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY 172.5484
14 TIMBONE BARBECUE 172.0000
15 PO PO PORK 171.4172
16 YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG 170.8228
17 SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS 170.8228
18 NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ 169.6800
19 Fergolicious BBQ 169.6800
20 LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY 169.1200
21 SHORT CREW BBQ 169.1200
22 SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS 169.1200
23 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 169.1200
24 Dakota Smoke BBQ 168.5600
25 BARK 'N BONES BBQ 167.9884
26 RUB MY RACK 167.9772
27 GRATE EXPECTATIONS 167.3944
28 BIG DADDY QUE 167.3944
29 THE SMOKING PIGS 167.3828
30 Hilltop Smoke Shack 166.8344
31 JAKE'S SMOKE SHACK 166.2744
32 WHISKEY RIVER BBQ 165.6800
33 BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE 165.6684
34 SPITFIRE 165.6684
35 ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD 165.1544
36 BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ 164.5600
37 SONS OF BUTCHERS 164.5372
38 SMOKIN BONES - MN 164.0000
39 CROW RIVER BBQ 163.9884
40 FARGO BARBECUE 163.4172
41 GOT-"R"-SMOKIN' (& SHE'S HOT) COMPETITION BBQ 162.2860
42 PURE SMOKE 161.7028
43 BULLY BBQ 159.9312
44 BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD 158.2744
45 BURNT WOOD BBQ 155.3712
46 MINNESOTA'S SMOKEY BROS. BBQ 153.6912
47 BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER 153.0972
48 FERNANDO'S RIB COMPANY 146.7884

Pork Ribs

48 entries · top 176.5716 · median 167.4000

#TeamScore
1 RUB MY RACK 176.5716
2 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 176.0344
3 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 176.0000
4 LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY 175.4628
5 Fergolicious BBQ 175.4172
6 TIMBONE BARBECUE 174.2628
7 SPITFIRE 174.2628
8 EGGSPERT BBQ 173.7028
9 BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER 173.1544
10 HOGLINE 173.1544
11 BARK 'N BONES BBQ 173.1544
12 JAKE'S SMOKE SHACK 171.9772
13 BACKROADS BBQ 171.9656
14 Hilltop Smoke Shack 171.4400
15 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 171.4172
16 SMOKIN BONES - MN 170.8228
17 SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS 169.7028
18 Dakota Smoke BBQ 169.1428
19 BURNT WOOD BBQ 168.5716
20 FARGO BARBECUE 168.5600
21 PO PO PORK 168.5372
22 BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ 168.0000
23 CITY SLICKERS BBQ 167.4284
24 QUETOPIA 167.4172
25 SONS OF BUTCHERS 167.3828
26 FERNANDO'S RIB COMPANY 165.7372
27 WHEN PIGS DIE 165.6800
28 YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG 165.6800
29 BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE 164.5484
30 PIGTAMER BBQ 164.5372
31 BIG DADDY QUE 164.0000
32 NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ 163.9544
33 GRATE EXPECTATIONS 163.9544
34 SIN CIRCLE BBQ 163.9540
35 PURE SMOKE 163.4400
36 SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY 163.4172
37 RICHIE Z's 162.2628
38 SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS 162.2400
39 SHORT CREW BBQ 160.5372
40 BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD 159.9772
41 ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD 159.9544
42 THE SMOKING PIGS 159.3944
43 BULLY BBQ 159.3600
44 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 158.2744
45 WHISKEY RIVER BBQ 155.9544
46 GOT-"R"-SMOKIN' (& SHE'S HOT) COMPETITION BBQ 155.4172
47 MINNESOTA'S SMOKEY BROS. BBQ 144.0000
48 CROW RIVER BBQ 135.9200

Pork

48 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2628

#TeamScore
1 PO PO PORK 178.2972
2 BULLY BBQ 177.7144
3 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 177.7028
4 Fergolicious BBQ 177.7028
5 RICHIE Z's 176.5600
6 BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER 173.1316
7 SIN CIRCLE BBQ 173.1200
8 SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS 173.1200
9 YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG 171.4056
10 SONS OF BUTCHERS 170.8800
11 FARGO BARBECUE 170.8572
12 CITY SLICKERS BBQ 170.8456
13 SHORT CREW BBQ 170.2972
14 PURE SMOKE 169.6684
15 LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY 169.1200
16 GRATE EXPECTATIONS 169.1084
17 TIMBONE BARBECUE 168.5600
18 SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS 168.5256
19 SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY 168.0000
20 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 167.9772
21 BARK 'N BONES BBQ 167.3828
22 FERNANDO'S RIB COMPANY 166.9028
23 QUETOPIA 166.8112
24 BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE 166.2856
25 Dakota Smoke BBQ 166.2400
26 BIG DADDY QUE 165.6800
27 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 165.0972
28 SMOKIN BONES - MN 165.0972
29 BURNT WOOD BBQ 165.0856
30 NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ 164.5372
31 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 164.5256
32 RUB MY RACK 163.3944
33 PIGTAMER BBQ 163.3712
34 JAKE'S SMOKE SHACK 162.8228
35 EGGSPERT BBQ 161.1316
36 CROW RIVER BBQ 161.1200
37 Hilltop Smoke Shack 159.9428
38 BACKROADS BBQ 159.9312
39 SPITFIRE 158.8112
40 ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD 157.6684
41 HOGLINE 157.6572
42 THE SMOKING PIGS 157.0628
43 GOT-"R"-SMOKIN' (& SHE'S HOT) COMPETITION BBQ 155.9544
44 WHEN PIGS DIE 155.9544
45 MINNESOTA'S SMOKEY BROS. BBQ 154.2400
46 WHISKEY RIVER BBQ 153.1084
47 BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ 152.5256
48 BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD 149.1544

Brisket

48 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9484

#TeamScore
1 SPITFIRE 177.7144
2 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 177.1428
3 RUB MY RACK 174.8456
4 SONS OF BUTCHERS 174.3200
5 GRATE EXPECTATIONS 174.2628
6 Fergolicious BBQ 174.2628
7 LAST CALL HEROES BBQ 173.7028
8 BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER 173.1428
9 PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 173.1428
10 EGGSPERT BBQ 172.5600
11 CITY SLICKERS BBQ 172.5484
12 RICHIE Z's 171.9884
13 BARK 'N BONES BBQ 171.4056
14 SIN CIRCLE BBQ 171.4056
15 SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY 171.4056
16 FARGO BARBECUE 170.8228
17 QUETOPIA 170.8228
18 BIG DADDY QUE 169.6684
19 PURE SMOKE 169.6684
20 FERNANDO'S RIB COMPANY 168.5600
21 SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS 168.5484
22 Dakota Smoke BBQ 168.5372
23 NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ 168.5256
24 HOGLINE 168.5256
25 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 167.3712
26 ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD 167.3712
27 YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG 165.6800
28 TIMBONE BARBECUE 165.1084
29 SMOKIN BONES - MN 163.4172
30 BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD 163.4056
31 THE SMOKING PIGS 163.4056
32 PO PO PORK 163.3828
33 SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS 162.8112
34 WHEN PIGS DIE 161.1088
35 LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY 161.1084
36 JAKE'S SMOKE SHACK 159.4172
37 BACKROADS BBQ 159.3828
38 CROW RIVER BBQ 159.3828
39 PIGTAMER BBQ 159.3828
40 GOT-"R"-SMOKIN' (& SHE'S HOT) COMPETITION BBQ 158.8460
41 SHORT CREW BBQ 158.2628
42 MINNESOTA'S SMOKEY BROS. BBQ 158.2400
43 BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE 157.6916
44 BULLY BBQ 157.6456
45 Hilltop Smoke Shack 150.8116
46 BURNT WOOD BBQ 150.7884
47 WHISKEY RIVER BBQ 146.2284
48 BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ 138.2628

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