BBQ and Fly In on the River

2017-08-18 – 2017-08-19 · Excelsior Springs, MO · 📍 201 E Broadway

Grand Champion: CLARK CREW BBQ (703.9772) · 65 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 DIRT ROAD BBQ

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CLARK CREW BBQ

703.9772 · Master Series — Overall

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DIRT ROAD BBQ

700.5256 · Master Series — Overall

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THE SMOKING HILLS

697.6912 · 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.

511.33 median 663.33 703.98 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 177.71
Pork Ribs 178.30
Pork 179.44
Brisket 180.00 🔥

20.00 180.00

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2019 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 2 ancillary

Top score

703.9772

Winning margin

3.4516

GC over RC

Field average

653.17

511.33703.98

median 663.33 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

THE SMOKING HILLS (Brisket), THESLABS.COM (Brisket), DIRT ROAD BBQ (Brisket)

Tightest race

Chicken

1.7144 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

685.6340

511.33703.98

10th place overall

Field spread

192.6516

winner to last place

Most consistent

CLARK CREW BBQ

avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 1.1428 pts — THE SMOKING HILLS

How hot was the win?

Top 17%

beats 83% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

45%

25 of 56 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.83 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1612

avg power rating going in · stronger than 84% of contests

Top-rated in the field

CLARK CREW BBQ

rated 1975 pre-contest

Storylines (9 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 new contest record

703.9772 highest overall ever cooked here

703.9772 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 696.5944 SMOKE THIS BBQ MO set in 2014.

old record 696.5944
set 2014 by SMOKE THIS BBQ MO

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

CLARK CREW BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 2nd
Pork Ribs 2nd
Pork 2nd
Brisket 16th

A day of perfect scores

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

THE SMOKING HILLS · Brisket
THESLABS.COM · Brisket
DIRT ROAD BBQ · Brisket

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 7 tracked editions

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.

2014
2018

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 5–6: BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ and JAESTAR BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: THE SMOKING HILLS and BURNT FINGER BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: SMOKIN ELVISES and THESLABS.COM tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 5–6 · tie
Chicken 9–10 · tie
Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
Brisket 1–2 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

THE SMOKING HILLS won Pork, Brisket — a double.

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

A contest record in pork

179.4400 best pork ever cooked here

THE SMOKING HILLS turned in 179.4400 in pork — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.

old best 178.8572
across 4 past editions

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: R BUTTS R SMOKIN (won 2013), SMOKE THIS BBQ MO (won 2014), JAESTAR BBQ (won 2015).

R BUTTS R SMOKIN · 2013
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO · 2014
JAESTAR BBQ · 2015

One of the big ones

65 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 94% of the 5,410 contests in the data

65 teams made this a bigger field than 94% of every contest tracked.

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 →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2013-08-16	Excelsior Springs, MO	Excelsior Springs, MO	66	685.6800	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY
2014-08-15	Excelsior Springs, MO	Excelsior Springs, MO 64024	51	696.5944	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	R BUTTS R SMOKIN
2015-08-14	Excelsior Springs, MO	Excelsior Springs, MO 64024	67	689.6340	JAESTAR BBQ	GETTIN' BASTED
2016-08-19	Excelsior Springs, MO	201 R Broadway	56	694.8112	HIGH i QUE II	SMOKERS PURGATORY
2017-08-18 ← this one	Excelsior Springs, MO	201 E Broadway	65	703.9772	CLARK CREW BBQ	DIRT ROAD BBQ
2018-08-17	Excelsior Springs, MO	201 E Broadway	57	697.0972	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	913 BBQ
2019-08-16	Excelsior Springs, MO	201 E Broadway	68	708.5372	Boomerang BBQ	913 BBQ

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	177.7144	176.0000	174.2628
Pork Ribs	178.2972	174.2628	172.0344
Pork	179.4400	176.0000	173.1428
Brisket	180.0000	173.1428	172.5484

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

65 entries · top 703.9772 · median 663.3256

#	Team	Score
1	CLARK CREW BBQ	703.9772
2	DIRT ROAD BBQ	700.5256
3	THE SMOKING HILLS	697.6912
4	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	693.0856
5	JAESTAR BBQ	691.9312
6	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	691.4056
7	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	691.3600
8	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	689.0972
9	4 LEGS UP BBQ	685.6456
10	THESLABS.COM	685.6340
11	BURNT FINGER BBQ	681.6228
12	HIGH i QUE	681.6000
13	SMOKIN ELVISES	680.5028
14	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	679.3256
15	SMOKE RINGERS	677.6684
16	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	677.6344
17	SLAPS BBQ	675.3716
18	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ	674.7884
19	LOW LIFE BBQ	674.2060
20	GO PIG....OR GO HOME	674.1824
21	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	674.1712
22	SMOKIN GUNS BBQ	674.1600
23	GETTIN' SAUCED	673.5768
24	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	673.0740
25	WALDO BBQ	668.5024
26	777 BBQ	667.3716
27	WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	667.3604
28	SMOKIN O BBQ	666.6968
29	3 PIGS SMOKIN	665.5196
30	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	664.9940
31	Y-WE-Q	664.4688
32	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	664.4228
33	SONS OF A BRISKET	663.3256
34	BUTT RUBBERS UNITED	661.6228
35	POLITICAL PORK	661.4968
36	Johnson's Brew & BBQ	660.4684
37	INDIGO PIG	659.4168
38	PIG NEWTON	658.1484
39	Bare Bones BBQ Team	658.1368
40	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	655.3028
41	Smokin'101	652.4344
42	K CASS BBQ	647.3376
43	99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1	646.6628
44	T'S SMOKIN PIT	643.8056
45	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	638.1600
46	FIRESTORM	636.3884
47	PRIMAL Q	635.3372
48	PETE'S PIG PIT POSSE	634.7888
49	PIT MAGIC	634.2628
50	BRISKETBONE BBQ	628.3888
51	Cheech & Tongs Up in Smoke BBQ	626.8684
52	SMOKIN THE RITEWAY	626.7424
53	Platte County BBQ	626.0792
54	WOTS SMOKERS	623.3488
55	SLABS OF APPROVAL	621.0632
56	SUDS AND BUDS BBQ	618.1600
57	HIRAM'S BONES	617.6000
58	H2 BARBQ	612.9596
59	OWEN LUMBER WOOD TICKS	611.8168
60	Heavy D	606.0568
61	THE INNOCENT PIG	595.2800
62	MAIN STREET AUTO	594.7200
63	LOCOMOTIVE #1	587.8976
64	LIP SMACKEN BBQ	568.9944
65	A BBQ Team - KS	511.3256

Chicken

65 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.7028

#	Team	Score
1	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	177.7144
2	CLARK CREW BBQ	177.7028
3	THESLABS.COM	177.1428
4	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	176.5600
5	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	176.0000
6	JAESTAR BBQ	176.0000
7	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	175.4056
8	SMOKIN O BBQ	174.2744
9	THE SMOKING HILLS	174.2628
10	BURNT FINGER BBQ	174.2628
11	BRISKETBONE BBQ	174.2628
12	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	174.2628
13	LOW LIFE BBQ	173.7144
14	SLAPS BBQ	173.7028
15	SMOKE RINGERS	173.1200
16	777 BBQ	171.9772
17	DIRT ROAD BBQ	171.4056
18	Y-WE-Q	170.8572
19	BUTT RUBBERS UNITED	170.8344
20	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ	170.8228
21	PIG NEWTON	170.8228
22	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	170.2628
23	3 PIGS SMOKIN	170.2628
24	HIGH i QUE	168.5372
25	POLITICAL PORK	168.5256
26	Bare Bones BBQ Team	168.5256
27	WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	167.3944
28	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	167.3828
29	OWEN LUMBER WOOD TICKS	166.8572
30	4 LEGS UP BBQ	166.8228
31	K CASS BBQ	166.2744
32	SMOKIN ELVISES	166.2744
33	Smokin'101	165.7028
34	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	165.0972
35	PETE'S PIG PIT POSSE	164.5600
36	99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1	164.5256
37	GO PIG....OR GO HOME	164.5256
38	PIT MAGIC	164.0000
39	WALDO BBQ	164.0000
40	WOTS SMOKERS	163.9888
41	INDIGO PIG	163.9884
42	SUDS AND BUDS BBQ	163.9656
43	Johnson's Brew & BBQ	163.9656
44	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	163.9428
45	H2 BARBQ	163.4172
46	SMOKIN GUNS BBQ	163.3944
47	A BBQ Team - KS	163.3828
48	SONS OF A BRISKET	162.8228
49	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	162.8116
50	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	162.2628
51	HIRAM'S BONES	161.1200
52	Heavy D	161.1084
53	FIRESTORM	159.9656
54	GETTIN' SAUCED	159.3600
55	SLABS OF APPROVAL	156.5600
56	SMOKIN THE RITEWAY	156.5140
57	THE INNOCENT PIG	155.9544
58	T'S SMOKIN PIT	154.8112
59	Platte County BBQ	154.2512
60	LOCOMOTIVE #1	151.4172
61	Cheech & Tongs Up in Smoke BBQ	151.4056
62	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	150.8112
63	PRIMAL Q	149.6456
64	MAIN STREET AUTO	145.0856
65	LIP SMACKEN BBQ	138.2516

Pork Ribs

65 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.5716

#	Team	Score
1	4 LEGS UP BBQ	178.2972
2	CLARK CREW BBQ	177.7144
3	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	176.0228
4	HIGH i QUE	174.2744
5	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	174.2628
6	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	173.7028
7	POLITICAL PORK	173.1200
8	SMOKIN ELVISES	172.5600
9	THESLABS.COM	172.5600
10	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	172.0344
11	3 PIGS SMOKIN	171.9656
12	DIRT ROAD BBQ	171.9656
13	SLABS OF APPROVAL	171.4744
14	Johnson's Brew & BBQ	171.4056
15	JAESTAR BBQ	170.8228
16	GO PIG....OR GO HOME	170.2628
17	SMOKIN GUNS BBQ	169.1200
18	PRIMAL Q	168.5944
19	A BBQ Team - KS	167.9772
20	BURNT FINGER BBQ	167.9772
21	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	167.9772
22	99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1	167.9772
23	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	167.4172
24	SLAPS BBQ	167.3944
25	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	167.3944
26	INDIGO PIG	166.8800
27	WALDO BBQ	166.8456
28	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	166.8344
29	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	166.2628
30	SMOKIN O BBQ	166.2284
31	GETTIN' SAUCED	165.7028
32	LOW LIFE BBQ	165.6800
33	777 BBQ	164.5716
34	SMOKE RINGERS	164.5600
35	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	164.5372
36	THE SMOKING HILLS	163.9884
37	FIRESTORM	163.9772
38	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	163.9428
39	SONS OF A BRISKET	163.3828
40	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ	162.8800
41	BUTT RUBBERS UNITED	162.8228
42	PIT MAGIC	162.2856
43	LOCOMOTIVE #1	161.7372
44	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	161.6916
45	K CASS BBQ	161.1200
46	PETE'S PIG PIT POSSE	160.0228
47	WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	160.0004
48	Bare Bones BBQ Team	159.9656
49	Cheech & Tongs Up in Smoke BBQ	158.8916
50	Y-WE-Q	158.2288
51	T'S SMOKIN PIT	158.2172
52	MAIN STREET AUTO	157.1316
53	HIRAM'S BONES	155.9772
54	PIG NEWTON	155.9544
55	OWEN LUMBER WOOD TICKS	154.2512
56	BRISKETBONE BBQ	152.5256
57	Smokin'101	152.5144
58	Platte County BBQ	151.3484
59	THE INNOCENT PIG	151.3484
60	SMOKIN THE RITEWAY	149.7028
61	H2 BARBQ	149.0856
62	SUDS AND BUDS BBQ	147.9544
63	WOTS SMOKERS	146.8344
64	Heavy D	144.5144
65	LIP SMACKEN BBQ	140.5028

Pork

65 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2400

#	Team	Score
1	THE SMOKING HILLS	179.4400
2	CLARK CREW BBQ	178.2972
3	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	177.7144
4	DIRT ROAD BBQ	177.1544
5	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	176.0000
6	SLAPS BBQ	175.4516
7	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	175.4056
8	JAESTAR BBQ	173.7028
9	SMOKIN ELVISES	173.1544
10	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	173.1428
11	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	173.1084
12	GETTIN' SAUCED	173.1084
13	PIT MAGIC	172.0000
14	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	172.0000
15	4 LEGS UP BBQ	172.0000
16	SMOKE RINGERS	172.0000
17	WALDO BBQ	171.9884
18	BUTT RUBBERS UNITED	171.4172
19	PIG NEWTON	171.4172
20	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	170.8572
21	Y-WE-Q	170.8344
22	SONS OF A BRISKET	170.8228
23	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	170.8228
24	Bare Bones BBQ Team	170.2628
25	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	169.1544
26	BURNT FINGER BBQ	169.1200
27	SMOKIN GUNS BBQ	168.5256
28	GO PIG....OR GO HOME	167.9884
29	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ	167.9656
30	777 BBQ	167.4172
31	WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	166.8228
32	3 PIGS SMOKIN	166.2400
33	HIGH i QUE	166.2400
34	T'S SMOKIN PIT	165.6800
35	Platte County BBQ	165.1084
36	LOW LIFE BBQ	165.0972
37	Cheech & Tongs Up in Smoke BBQ	163.9884
38	SMOKIN THE RITEWAY	163.9884
39	Smokin'101	163.9428
40	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	163.3944
41	Johnson's Brew & BBQ	162.2400
42	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	161.7144
43	FIRESTORM	161.6800
44	PRIMAL Q	161.1428
45	INDIGO PIG	161.1428
46	SUDS AND BUDS BBQ	160.5600
47	A BBQ Team - KS	159.9656
48	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	159.4056
49	99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1	159.3600
50	SMOKIN O BBQ	158.8112
51	K CASS BBQ	158.2628
52	POLITICAL PORK	157.0628
53	BRISKETBONE BBQ	155.9544
54	THESLABS.COM	155.9312
55	OWEN LUMBER WOOD TICKS	155.3600
56	SLABS OF APPROVAL	154.2628
57	Heavy D	152.5028
58	HIRAM'S BONES	152.0000
59	THE INNOCENT PIG	151.4628
60	MAIN STREET AUTO	149.6684
61	WOTS SMOKERS	148.5484
62	PETE'S PIG PIT POSSE	147.9544
63	LOCOMOTIVE #1	146.2400
64	LIP SMACKEN BBQ	144.5828
65	H2 BARBQ	144.4912

Brisket

65 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	THE SMOKING HILLS	180.0000 🔥
2	THESLABS.COM	180.0000 🔥
3	DIRT ROAD BBQ	180.0000 🔥
4	GETTIN' SAUCED	175.4056
5	WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS	173.1428
6	JOUSTING PIGS BBQ	173.1200
7	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	173.1200
8	SMOKIN GUNS BBQ	173.1200
9	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	173.1084
10	HIGH i QUE	172.5484
11	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	171.9656
12	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	171.4056
13	GO PIG....OR GO HOME	171.4056
14	JAESTAR BBQ	171.4056
15	Smokin'101	170.2744
16	CLARK CREW BBQ	170.2628
17	BURNT FINGER BBQ	170.2628
18	LOW LIFE BBQ	169.7144
19	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	169.6800
20	4 LEGS UP BBQ	168.5256
21	SMOKIN ELVISES	168.5140
22	SMOKE RINGERS	167.9884
23	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	167.9656
24	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	167.9656
25	INDIGO PIG	167.4056
26	SMOKIN O BBQ	167.3828
27	SONS OF A BRISKET	166.2972
28	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	166.2628
29	WALDO BBQ	165.6684
30	T'S SMOKIN PIT	165.0972
31	Y-WE-Q	164.5484
32	WOTS SMOKERS	163.9772
33	777 BBQ	163.4056
34	Johnson's Brew & BBQ	162.8572
35	POLITICAL PORK	162.7884
36	DAWGHOUSE BBQ	162.2628
37	PETE'S PIG PIT POSSE	162.2516
38	K CASS BBQ	161.6804
39	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	161.0972
40	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	160.4912
41	PIG NEWTON	159.9540
42	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	159.3940
43	Bare Bones BBQ Team	159.3828
44	SLAPS BBQ	158.8228
45	3 PIGS SMOKIN	157.0512
46	BUTT RUBBERS UNITED	156.5484
47	SMOKIN THE RITEWAY	156.5372
48	H2 BARBQ	155.9656
49	PRIMAL Q	155.9544
50	Platte County BBQ	155.3712
51	99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1	154.8000
52	Cheech & Tongs Up in Smoke BBQ	152.5828
53	FIRESTORM	150.7656
54	HIRAM'S BONES	148.5028
55	Heavy D	147.9312
56	SUDS AND BUDS BBQ	145.6800
57	LIP SMACKEN BBQ	145.6572
58	BRISKETBONE BBQ	145.6460
59	MAIN STREET AUTO	142.8344
60	SLABS OF APPROVAL	138.7660
61	THE INNOCENT PIG	136.5144
62	PIT MAGIC	135.9772
63	OWEN LUMBER WOOD TICKS	135.3484
64	LOCOMOTIVE #1	128.5032
65	A BBQ Team - KS	20.0000

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

16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.4228 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	180.0000 🔥
2	THESLABS.COM	180.0000 🔥
3	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	180.0000 🔥
4	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	180.0000 🔥
5	PIG NEWTON	180.0000 🔥
6	4 LEGS UP BBQ	178.8572
7	DIRT ROAD BBQ	178.8572
8	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	177.7028
9	THE SMOKING HILLS	177.1428
10	WALDO BBQ	176.5600
11	LIP SMACKEN BBQ	175.4172
12	INDIGO PIG	175.4056
13	BURNT FINGER BBQ	172.5484
14	SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	169.6800
15	Heavy D	167.3828
16	MAIN STREET AUTO	162.7884

Master Series — Pasta

19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5600

#	Team	Score
1	K CASS BBQ	179.4400
2	H2 BARBQ	174.2628
3	Bare Bones BBQ Team	174.2628
4	BURNT FINGER BBQ	173.7028
5	THE INNOCENT PIG	172.5944
6	Heavy D	170.8344
7	WALDO BBQ	170.3200
8	SMOKIN GUNS BBQ	169.7144
9	VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	169.6684
10	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	168.5600
11	Y-WE-Q	168.0112
12	DIRT ROAD BBQ	167.9656
13	MAIN STREET AUTO	166.9028
14	SMOKIN ELVISES	166.2856
15	WOTS SMOKERS	166.2856
16	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	165.0856
17	THESLABS.COM	163.3828
18	LIP SMACKEN BBQ	160.5256
19	PETE'S PIG PIT POSSE	155.4400

BBQ and Fly In on the River

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (9 found in this contest's numbers)

A new contest record

Won without a category win

A day of perfect scores

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

A double category winner

A contest record in pork

Back to defend

One of the big ones

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 →

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

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Dessert

Master Series — Pasta