A stacked field
1652
average power rating going in
Stronger than 96% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1652 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
- top seed DIRT ROAD BBQ (1919)
- 54 rated teams
Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1
Aug 4–5, 2017 · Omaha, NE · 📍 7300 Q st.
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ won Grand Champion at the Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 on August 4, 2017 in Omaha, NE at 7300 Q st., scoring 698.8228 in a field of 54 teams. SPITFIRE took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.5144. Category winners: Chicken — LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — SPITFIRE (177.7144); Pork — GETTIN' BASTED (178.2972); Brisket — BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG (177.7144).
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.
587.33
median 663.34
698.82 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.30
- Pork Ribs 177.71
- Pork 178.30
- Brisket 177.71
127.37
178.30
Entries
54
4 judged meats
Top score
698.8228
Winning margin
6.3084
GC over RC
Field average
655.56
587.33698.82
median 663.34 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.3372
587.33698.82
10th place overall
Field spread
111.4968
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 38%
beats 62% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,652
avg power rating going in · stronger than 96% 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 13 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: PORKY BUTTS BBQ and 913 BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: 913 BBQ and WHEN PIGS DIE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN and RUB MY RACK tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 11th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 10th
- Pork 11th
- Brisket 2nd
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 176 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 171.4288 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 172.5600 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 174.8456 | 171.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
54 entries · top 698.8228 · median 663.3370
Chicken
54 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3944
Pork Ribs
54 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.5428
Pork
54 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.6858
Brisket
54 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.0856