A new contest record
690.2284
highest overall ever cooked here
690.2284 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 687.9884 K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ set in 2016.
- old record 687.9884
- set 2016 by K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ
Fire on the Mountain 2017
Jul 28–29, 2017 · Leburn, KY · 📍 Knott County Sportsplex
EXTRA MILE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Fire on the Mountain on July 28, 2017 in Leburn, KY at Knott County Sportsplex, scoring 690.2284 in a field of 13 teams. THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW took Reserve Grand Champion with 680.4684. Category winners: Chicken — K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ (172.5600); Pork Ribs — EXTRA MILE BBQ (173.1428); Pork — EXTRA MILE BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ; the next was held in 2018.
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.
621.14
median 654.81
690.23 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 172.56
- Pork Ribs 173.14
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 177.70
139.38
179.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2020 — this edition picked out.
Entries
13
4 judged meats
Top score
690.2284
Winning margin
9.7600
GC over RC
Field average
656.01
621.14690.23
median 654.81 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.9768 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
645.1088
621.14690.23
10th place overall
Field spread
69.0852
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 71%
beats 29% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
33%
5 of 15 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,530
avg power rating going in · stronger than 22% 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.
A statement win
9.7600
points clear of the field
Wider than 87% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7600 points — a wider margin than 87% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 3–4: K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ and BULLHEADED BBQ tied on 169.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ edged BULLHEADED BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 1–2: K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ edged PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM by 0.0116.
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 7–8 · 0.0116
- Chicken 1–2 · 0.0116
- Pork 6–7 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
EXTRA MILE BBQ 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
EXTRA MILE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 4th
A contest record in brisket
177.7028
best brisket ever cooked here
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW turned in 177.7028 in brisket — past the 170.8800 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 170.8800
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ (won 2016).
- K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ · 2016
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 1, 2016 | Leburn, KY | Knott County Sportsplex | 15 | 687.9884 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | SOUTH PORK |
| Jul 28, 2017 ← this one | Leburn, KY | Knott County Sportsplex | 13 | 690.2284 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Leburn, KY | Knott County Sportsplex | 13 | 685.0168 | THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | SMOKE ON THIS |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Leburn, KY | Knott County Sportsplex | 25 | 698.8000 | CONTINENTAL BARBECUE CO. | SMOKE ON THIS |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Leburn, KY | Knott County Sportsplex | 30 | 691.4400 | Thunder Hog BBQ | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.5600 | 168 | 164.0344 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1428 | 169.1660 | 161.6800 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 164.5372 | 158.2172 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 168.5484 | 153.0860 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
13 entries · top 690.2284 · median 654.8116
Chicken
13 entries · top 172.5600 · median 165.6800
Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 173.1428 · median 165.1660
Pork
13 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.4400
Brisket
13 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.6572