A new contest record
691.3944
highest overall ever cooked here
691.3944 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.8112 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ set in 2017.
- old record 690.8112
- set 2017 by SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 2017
Aug 25–26, 2017 · Washington Island, WI
GETTIN' BASTED won Grand Champion at the 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) on August 25, 2017 in Washington Island, WI, scoring 691.3944 in a field of 39 teams. Littles BBQ Co took Reserve Grand Champion with 680.4800. Category winners: Chicken — GETTIN' BASTED (177.7144); Pork Ribs — GETTIN' BASTED (177.1772); Pork — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (175.4172); Brisket — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (175.4400). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ.
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.
563.30
median 659.34
691.39 🏆
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 177.18
- Pork 175.42
- Brisket 175.44
118.19
177.71
Entries
39
4 judged meats
Top score
691.3944
Winning margin
10.9144
GC over RC
Field average
653.39
563.30691.39
median 659.34 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
669.0400
563.30691.39
10th place overall
Field spread
128.0916
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 67%
beats 33% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
98%
39 of 40 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.72 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,648
avg power rating going in · stronger than 95% of contests
Storylines (10 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
32-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
GETTIN' BASTED came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1912
- top seed 2044
A statement win
10.9144
points clear of the field
Wider than 90% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.9144 points — a wider margin than 90% of championships in the data.
A stacked field
1648
average power rating going in
Stronger than 95% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1648 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.
- top seed IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (2044)
- 39 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and BIG CITY BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: CHEFS GONE GRILLIN and PLASTERED PORK BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: BUCKAROO BBQ edged Littles BBQ Co by 0.0116.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0116
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
GETTIN' BASTED won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
GETTIN' BASTED took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 14th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 14th
A contest record in pork
175.4172
best pork ever cooked here
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ turned in 175.4172 in pork — past the 174.2856 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 174.2856
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (won 2017).
- SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ · 2017
They keep coming back
98%
of last edition’s field returned
39 of 40 teams from 2017-08-24 came back
39 of the 40 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2017 | Washington Island, WI | Washington Island | 40 | 690.8112 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Aug 25, 2017 ← this one | 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 | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1772 | 171.4056 | 169.1660 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 171.9772 | 169.1084 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 170.2628 | 166.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
39 entries · top 691.3944 · median 659.3376
Chicken
39 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.1200
Pork Ribs
39 entries · top 177.1772 · median 165.1544
Pork
39 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.1200
Brisket
39 entries · top 175.4400 · median 162.8688