A new contest record
694.2284
highest overall ever cooked here
694.2284 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 684.5716 SCORCH AND RESQUE set in 2016.
- old record 684.5716
- set 2016 by SCORCH AND RESQUE
Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest 2017
Jul 21–22, 2017 · Arvada, CO
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS won Grand Champion at the Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest on July 21, 2017 in Arvada, CO, scoring 694.2284 in a field of 46 teams. CLARK CREW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.1828. Category winners: Chicken — B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Fergolicious BBQ (180.0000); Pork — MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ (176.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by SCORCH AND RESQUE.
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.
463.84
median 660.75
694.23 🏆
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 180 🔥
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 176
134.24
180
Entries
46
4 judged meats
Top score
694.2284
Winning margin
4.0456
GC over RC
Field average
650.98
463.84694.23
median 660.75 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
4 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
674.1944
463.84694.23
10th place overall
Field spread
230.3884
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 57%
beats 43% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
57%
20 of 35 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,563
avg power rating going in · stronger than 49% of contests
Storylines (7 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
15-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 85 times in 100
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS came in rated below the field's top team, CLARK CREW BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1668
- top seed 1968
A first Grand Championship
39
tracked contests to get there
This was B-S BBQ OUTLAWS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 39th tracked contest.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: CLARK CREW BBQ and SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ and BURNTOUT BBQ CO tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ and THE CELTIC PIG tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork 1–2 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · tie
How the title was won
2 of 4
meats called to the stage
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 12th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 12th
- Brisket 12th
A contest record in pork ribs
180.0000
best pork ribs ever cooked here
Fergolicious BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 173.7716 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 173.7716
- across 1 past editions
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Fergolicious BBQ · Pork Ribs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2016 | Arvada, CO | Arvada, CO | 35 | 684.5716 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | SWINESTONE COWBOYS |
| Jul 21, 2017 ← this one | Arvada, CO | Arvada, CO | 46 | 694.2284 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | CLARK CREW BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.2628 | 169.7032 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 176 | 170.2856 | 167.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
46 entries · top 694.2284 · median 660.7484
Chicken
45 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4288
Pork Ribs
46 entries · top 180 · median 164.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
46 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.1086
Brisket
46 entries · top 176 · median 163.6744