6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1)

2017-08-24 – 2017-08-25 · Washington Island, WI · 📍 Washington Island

Grand Champion: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (690.8112) · 40 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

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SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ

690.8112 · Master Series — Overall

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IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

687.3256 · Master Series — Overall

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GETTIN' BASTED

682.1484 · 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.

593.62 median 656.46 690.81 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 180.00 🔥
Pork Ribs 177.74
Pork 174.29
Brisket 175.42

140.51 180.00

Entries

4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

690.8112

Winning margin

3.4856

GC over RC

Field average

653.25

593.62690.81

median 656.46 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (Chicken)

Tightest race

Pork

0.5828 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

673.0516

593.62690.81

10th place overall

Field spread

97.1884

winner to last place

Most consistent

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ

avg finish 7.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 4.0000 pts — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 68%

beats 32% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.88 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1645

avg power rating going in · stronger than 94% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

rated 2040 pre-contest

Storylines (4 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 stacked field

1645 average power rating going in

Stronger than 94% of every rated contest

The field averaged a 1645 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.

top seed IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (2040)
40 rated teams

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 8–9: PLASTERED PORK BBQ and TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI tied on 170.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: T-MAC SMOKIN and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI edged SHIGGIN & GRINNIN by 0.0112.

Chicken 8–9 · tie
Pork 3–4 · tie
Pork 1–2 · 0.0112
Chicken 9–10 · 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 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 21st.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 5th
Brisket 21st

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.

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ · Chicken

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
2017-08-24 ← this one	Washington Island, WI	Washington Island	40	690.8112	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
2017-08-25	Washington Island, WI	Washington Island	39	691.3944	GETTIN' BASTED	Littles BBQ Co

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	180.0000	172.5600	170.8228
Pork Ribs	177.7372	174.2628	169.1544
Pork	174.2856	173.7028	167.9772
Brisket	175.4172	170.8800	169.1084

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

40 entries · top 690.8112 · median 656.4626

#	Team	Score
1	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	690.8112
2	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	687.3256
3	GETTIN' BASTED	682.1484
4	BIG "E" BBQ	679.9312
5	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	677.6456
6	SMOKE FREAKS	677.0860
7	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	676.4456
8	PELLET ENVY	674.8004
9	T-MAC SMOKIN	674.1484
10	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	673.0516
11	CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	671.3032
12	BIG CITY BBQ	667.2912
13	iBQ'n	665.6344
14	IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE	665.0860
15	WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY	663.3144
16	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	661.5656
17	Littles BBQ Co	659.3716
18	WOODWARD BARBEQUE	659.3028
19	QUE THE SMOKE	658.7084
20	FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ	658.1600
21	5 FINGER BBQ	654.7652
22	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	654.1256
23	SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV	653.6344
24	PLASTERED PORK BBQ	653.5428
25	WICKED SMOKE BBQ	644.9716
26	BUCKAROO BBQ	644.4232
27	SMOKE INFUSION	643.8972
28	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	643.3372
29	FOX RIVER BBQ	643.2456
30	MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ	640.4228
31	CRACKHOUSE BBQ	639.3260
32	DISRUPTIVE Q	638.7428
33	DD'S BBQ	634.7316
34	HOT ASH BBQ COMPANY	631.2344
35	TOPPGATOR BBQ	630.7772
36	BIG AL'S BREW TOWN BBQ	627.2684
37	LETTUCE SMOKE	617.4972
38	RAGING MEAT SWEATS	615.1996
39	Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse	602.0804
40	Pig In Or Pig Out	593.6228

Chicken

40 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	QUE THE SMOKE	176.0000
3	BUCKAROO BBQ	175.4288
4	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	175.4056
5	T-MAC SMOKIN	172.5600
6	WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY	171.4172
7	PELLET ENVY	171.4056
8	PLASTERED PORK BBQ	170.8344
9	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	170.8344
10	BIG CITY BBQ	170.8228
11	BIG "E" BBQ	170.2512
12	IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE	169.7372
13	Littles BBQ Co	169.7256
14	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	169.7028
15	CRACKHOUSE BBQ	169.6916
16	CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	168.5372
17	DD'S BBQ	167.9772
18	SMOKE FREAKS	167.9772
19	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	167.9656
20	HOT ASH BBQ COMPANY	167.4172
21	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	167.3828
22	GETTIN' BASTED	167.3828
23	iBQ'n	166.8344
24	SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV	166.2400
25	SMOKE INFUSION	165.1084
26	FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ	165.0972
27	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	164.5372
28	BIG AL'S BREW TOWN BBQ	163.9656
29	5 FINGER BBQ	162.7768
30	WOODWARD BARBEQUE	161.7028
31	DISRUPTIVE Q	161.6684
32	MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ	159.4056
33	FOX RIVER BBQ	158.7884
34	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	158.2056
35	WICKED SMOKE BBQ	156.5028
36	Pig In Or Pig Out	153.7028
37	LETTUCE SMOKE	151.4172
38	Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse	151.3828
39	TOPPGATOR BBQ	150.8228
40	RAGING MEAT SWEATS	147.9312

Pork Ribs

40 entries · top 177.7372 · median 163.1258

#	Team	Score
1	PELLET ENVY	177.7372
2	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	175.4172
3	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	174.2972
4	FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ	174.2744
5	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	174.2628
6	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	173.7028
7	WOODWARD BARBEQUE	172.0000
8	GETTIN' BASTED	171.9656
9	BIG "E" BBQ	170.8344
10	iBQ'n	169.1544
11	WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY	169.1428
12	CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	168.5372
13	WICKED SMOKE BBQ	166.8460
14	IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE	165.7144
15	SMOKE FREAKS	165.0972
16	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	164.5716
17	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	164.5600
18	BUCKAROO BBQ	164.5372
19	5 FINGER BBQ	164.5372
20	MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ	163.4172
21	BIG CITY BBQ	162.8344
22	PLASTERED PORK BBQ	162.8228
23	Littles BBQ Co	161.1316
24	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	159.9772
25	QUE THE SMOKE	159.9544
26	SMOKE INFUSION	159.4060
27	CRACKHOUSE BBQ	159.3944
28	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	159.3600
29	T-MAC SMOKIN	158.2172
30	FOX RIVER BBQ	157.6800
31	TOPPGATOR BBQ	157.1544
32	BIG AL'S BREW TOWN BBQ	156.5372
33	DD'S BBQ	156.5372
34	SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV	156.0116
35	HOT ASH BBQ COMPANY	155.9544
36	DISRUPTIVE Q	155.9544
37	RAGING MEAT SWEATS	150.8000
38	Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse	150.2288
39	LETTUCE SMOKE	149.0628
40	Pig In Or Pig Out	140.5144

Pork

40 entries · top 174.2856 · median 162.2572

#	Team	Score
1	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	174.2856
2	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	174.2744
3	T-MAC SMOKIN	174.2628
4	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	174.2628
5	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	173.7028
6	SMOKE FREAKS	173.1316
7	CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	170.8344
8	BIG "E" BBQ	169.7028
9	WOODWARD BARBEQUE	168.5372
10	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	167.9772
11	iBQ'n	167.9656
12	GETTIN' BASTED	167.3828
13	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	165.6800
14	5 FINGER BBQ	164.5828
15	TOPPGATOR BBQ	164.5256
16	FOX RIVER BBQ	163.9544
17	DD'S BBQ	162.8228
18	BIG CITY BBQ	162.7884
19	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	162.2744
20	DISRUPTIVE Q	162.2628
21	Littles BBQ Co	162.2516
22	WICKED SMOKE BBQ	161.6800
23	QUE THE SMOKE	161.6684
24	IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE	161.6572
25	PLASTERED PORK BBQ	160.5028
26	RAGING MEAT SWEATS	159.9428
27	SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV	159.3828
28	PELLET ENVY	157.6688
29	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	157.0972
30	WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY	156.5144
31	SMOKE INFUSION	155.9656
32	MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ	155.9544
33	LETTUCE SMOKE	155.3484
34	HOT ASH BBQ COMPANY	154.8000
35	FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ	153.1200
36	Pig In Or Pig Out	152.0228
37	BUCKAROO BBQ	150.2400
38	Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse	146.2056
39	BIG AL'S BREW TOWN BBQ	145.6228
40	CRACKHOUSE BBQ	143.4056

Brisket

40 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.8170

#	Team	Score
1	GETTIN' BASTED	175.4172
2	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	174.2856
3	SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV	172.0000
4	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	171.9656
5	SMOKE FREAKS	170.8800
6	BIG CITY BBQ	170.8456
7	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	170.2628
8	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	169.6800
9	BIG "E" BBQ	169.1428
10	T-MAC SMOKIN	169.1084
11	PELLET ENVY	167.9888
12	IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE	167.9772
13	CRACKHOUSE BBQ	166.8344
14	Littles BBQ Co	166.2628
15	WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY	166.2400
16	FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ	165.6684
17	SMOKE INFUSION	163.4172
18	CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	163.3944
19	5 FINGER BBQ	162.8684
20	FOX RIVER BBQ	162.8228
21	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	162.8112
22	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	162.2400
23	iBQ'n	161.6800
24	LETTUCE SMOKE	161.6688
25	MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ	161.6456
26	BIG AL'S BREW TOWN BBQ	161.1428
27	QUE THE SMOKE	161.0856
28	WICKED SMOKE BBQ	159.9428
29	PLASTERED PORK BBQ	159.3828
30	DISRUPTIVE Q	158.8572
31	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	158.2856
32	TOPPGATOR BBQ	158.2744
33	WOODWARD BARBEQUE	157.0628
34	RAGING MEAT SWEATS	156.5256
35	Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse	154.2632
36	BUCKAROO BBQ	154.2172
37	HOT ASH BBQ COMPANY	153.0628
38	DD'S BBQ	147.3944
39	Pig In Or Pig Out	147.3828
40	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	145.0400

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

12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	180.0000 🔥
2	BIG "E" BBQ	178.8572
3	T-MAC SMOKIN	178.8572
4	WICKED SMOKE BBQ	176.5600
5	BUCKAROO BBQ	175.4056
6	PLASTERED PORK BBQ	173.1200
7	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	171.9772
8	SMOKE INFUSION	169.6800
9	DD'S BBQ	168.5372
10	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	167.9772
11	CRACKHOUSE BBQ	163.4172
12	Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse	161.0972

6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1)

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

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

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?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)

A stacked field

Photo finishes

How the title was won

A perfect score on the table

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