A hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2
2017-07-15 – 2017-07-16 · Green Bay, WI · 📍 1500 Fort Howard Ave
Grand Champion: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (692.5488) · 49 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY
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.
519.41
median 660.50
692.55 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 174.89
- Pork 176.56
- Brisket 177.14
20.00
178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
49
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
692.5488
Winning margin
6.3204
GC over RC
Field average
653.33
519.41692.55
median 660.50 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.3316 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
674.7316
519.41692.55
10th place overall
Field spread
173.1432
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 62%
beats 38% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.6 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1624
avg power rating going in · stronger than 89% of contests
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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 5–6: CRASH TEST SMOKERS and WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: LETTUCE SMOKE and CHEFS GONE GRILLIN tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: T-MAC SMOKIN and CRASH TEST SMOKERS tied on 170.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Brisket 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0116
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 29th.
- Chicken 29th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-15 ← this one | Green Bay, WI | 1500 Fort Howard Ave | 49 | 692.5488 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY |
| 2018-07-14 | Green Bay, WI | 1500 Fort Howard Ave | 49 | 708.0000 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | LUCKY'S Q |
| 2019-07-13 | Green Bay, WI | 1500 Fort Howard Ave | 36 | 694.8116 | Lucky's Q | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8916 | 172.5600 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 170.8228 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 172.5600 | 170.8456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
49 entries · top 692.5488 · median 660.5032
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 5 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 6 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 7 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 9 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 10 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 12 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 13 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 14 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 15 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 16 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 17 | iBQ'n | |
| 18 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 19 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 20 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 21 | CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO | |
| 22 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 23 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 24 | CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ | |
| 25 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 26 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 27 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ | |
| 28 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 29 | Risky Brisket | |
| 30 | D.F.G.'S BBQ | |
| 31 | WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL | |
| 32 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 33 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 34 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 35 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 36 | A MOTLEY QUE | |
| 37 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS | |
| 38 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 39 | MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 40 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 41 | DD'S BBQ | |
| 42 | Come and Smoke It | |
| 43 | TWO BREWS BBQ | |
| 44 | ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS | |
| 45 | VALET PORKING | |
| 46 | THE BAR-BQ | |
| 47 | SMOKEHOUND BBQ - WI | |
| 48 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 49 | 270 SMOKERS |
Chicken
49 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 2 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 3 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 4 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 5 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 6 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ | |
| 9 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 10 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 11 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 12 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 13 | D.F.G.'S BBQ | |
| 14 | iBQ'n | |
| 15 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 16 | A MOTLEY QUE | |
| 17 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 18 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 19 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 20 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 21 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 22 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 23 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 24 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO | |
| 26 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 27 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 28 | CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ | |
| 29 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 30 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 31 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 32 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 33 | THE BAR-BQ | |
| 34 | Come and Smoke It | |
| 35 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 36 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 37 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS | |
| 38 | WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL | |
| 39 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 40 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 41 | Risky Brisket | |
| 42 | VALET PORKING | |
| 43 | DD'S BBQ | |
| 44 | TWO BREWS BBQ | |
| 45 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 46 | ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS | |
| 47 | MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 48 | SMOKEHOUND BBQ - WI | |
| 49 | 270 SMOKERS |
Pork Ribs
49 entries · top 174.8916 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 4 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 7 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 8 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 9 | DD'S BBQ | |
| 10 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 12 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 13 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 14 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 15 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 16 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 17 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 19 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 20 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 21 | CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO | |
| 22 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 23 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 24 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 25 | MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 26 | ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS | |
| 27 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 28 | iBQ'n | |
| 29 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 30 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 31 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 32 | D.F.G.'S BBQ | |
| 33 | Risky Brisket | |
| 34 | WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL | |
| 35 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 36 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 37 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ | |
| 38 | VALET PORKING | |
| 39 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS | |
| 40 | A MOTLEY QUE | |
| 41 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 42 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 43 | CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ | |
| 44 | TWO BREWS BBQ | |
| 45 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 46 | Come and Smoke It | |
| 47 | SMOKEHOUND BBQ - WI | |
| 48 | THE BAR-BQ | |
| 49 | Bare Bones BBQ |
Pork
49 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 3 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 6 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 7 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 8 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 9 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 10 | ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS | |
| 11 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 12 | CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ | |
| 13 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 14 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 15 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 16 | iBQ'n | |
| 17 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 18 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 19 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | TWO BREWS BBQ | |
| 21 | WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL | |
| 22 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 23 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 24 | DD'S BBQ | |
| 25 | A MOTLEY QUE | |
| 26 | THE BAR-BQ | |
| 27 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 28 | Risky Brisket | |
| 29 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 30 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 32 | CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO | |
| 33 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 34 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 35 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 36 | SMOKEHOUND BBQ - WI | |
| 37 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 38 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 39 | VALET PORKING | |
| 40 | Come and Smoke It | |
| 41 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS | |
| 42 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 43 | D.F.G.'S BBQ | |
| 44 | MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 45 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 46 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 47 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 48 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 49 | 5 FINGER BBQ |
Brisket
49 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE FREAKS | |
| 3 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | Risky Brisket | |
| 7 | CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 9 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 10 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 12 | 5 FINGER BBQ | |
| 13 | LETTUCE SMOKE | |
| 14 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 15 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO | |
| 17 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 18 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 19 | MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 20 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 21 | PELLET ENVY | |
| 22 | BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | |
| 23 | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | |
| 24 | iBQ'n | |
| 25 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 26 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 27 | D.F.G.'S BBQ | |
| 28 | SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV | |
| 29 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 30 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 31 | FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 32 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS | |
| 33 | CRACKHOUSE BBQ | |
| 34 | CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | |
| 35 | WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL | |
| 36 | TOPPGATOR BBQ | |
| 37 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 38 | Come and Smoke It | |
| 39 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 40 | SMOKEHOUND BBQ - WI | |
| 41 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 42 | FOX RIVER BBQ | |
| 43 | TWO BREWS BBQ | |
| 44 | A MOTLEY QUE | |
| 45 | THE BAR-BQ | |
| 46 | DD'S BBQ | |
| 47 | VALET PORKING | |
| 48 | Bare Bones BBQ | |
| 49 | ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS |
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 — Dessert
9 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FARMBOY BBQ | |
| 2 | PLASTERED PORK BBQ | |
| 3 | A MOTLEY QUE | |
| 4 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 5 | WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 7 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE INFUSION | |
| 9 | DIP & SHYT SMOKERS |