Q for a Cause

2018-04-20 – 2018-04-21 · Papillion, NE · 📍 Werner Park,12356 Ballpark Way

Grand Champion: THE TWISTED TAIL (689.0856) · 41 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB

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THE TWISTED TAIL

689.0856 · Master Series — Overall

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HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB

686.8344 · Master Series — Overall

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TIMBONE BARBECUE

685.1200 · 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.

597.52 median 661.59 689.09 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 178.86
Pork Ribs 176.57
Pork 176.57
Brisket 180.00 🔥

143.93 180.00

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

689.0856

Winning margin

2.2512

GC over RC

Field average

657.10

597.52689.09

median 661.59 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

LUCKY'S Q (Brisket)

Tightest race

Chicken

1.7028 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

669.1200

597.52689.09

10th place overall

Field spread

91.5660

winner to last place

Most consistent

THE TWISTED TAIL

avg finish 6.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 2.8688 pts — HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB

How hot was the win?

Top 73%

beats 27% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.71 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1616

avg power rating going in · stronger than 86% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

rated 2050 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.

An upset on the books

7-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 93 times in 100

THE TWISTED TAIL came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 7-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1600
top seed 2050

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

THE TWISTED TAIL won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 3rd
Pork Ribs 4th
Pork 6th
Brisket 14th

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 3–4: THE TWISTED TAIL and HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: THE TWISTED TAIL and TIMBONE BARBECUE tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE and LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 3–4 · tie
Pork 6–7 · tie
Pork 8–9 · tie
Brisket 2–3 · tie

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.

LUCKY'S Q · Brisket

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
2018-04-20 ← this one	Papillion, NE	Werner Park,12356 Ballpark Way	41	689.0856	THE TWISTED TAIL	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB
2019-04-26	Papillion, NE	Werner Park	32	695.9656	LUCKY'S Q	KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	178.8572	177.1544	170.8228
Pork Ribs	176.5716	171.4516	168.5488
Pork	176.5716	172.5828	170.8344
Brisket	180.0000	176.0000	169.6800

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

41 entries · top 689.0856 · median 661.5884

#	Team	Score
1	THE TWISTED TAIL	689.0856
2	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	686.8344
3	TIMBONE BARBECUE	685.1200
4	LUCKY'S Q	685.0860
5	HELPING U BBQ	682.2400
6	HOGLINE	681.1084
7	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	681.0516
8	RUB MY RACK	679.9316
9	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	674.7888
10	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	669.1200
11	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	669.0744
12	PELLET ENVY	668.5260
13	OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE	667.9316
14	WHEN PIGS DIE	667.3372
15	SPITFIRE	666.7428
16	KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	666.2288
17	LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ	665.0632
18	TEAM BREW & QUE	665.0512
19	HOG HAMMER BBQ	663.9316
20	Piccolos BBQ	662.7776
21	DIRT ROAD BBQ	661.5884
22	TREEFROG BBQ	661.0172
23	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	658.7544
24	CHARCOAL MONKEY	657.6684
25	PHAT JACKS BBQ NE	656.4572
26	CLEVELAND PYTHONS BBQ	654.8452
27	COPPERHEAD BBQ	654.1372
28	SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE	654.1372
29	FARMHOUSE FIRE STARTERS BBQ	649.0288
30	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	647.8744
31	OLD SMOKE WAGON	647.3256
32	AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ	642.6512
33	HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	639.7944
34	SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ	638.8232
35	BOURBON & BONES	637.0284
36	BIG STACKS BARBEQUE	634.7656
37	HOG BUSTERS	622.3092
38	B.F.S. BBQ	621.5200
39	BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ	616.9604
40	SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT	610.0456
41	RIBS N WHISKEY NEB	597.5196

Chicken

41 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9772

#	Team	Score
1	TIMBONE BARBECUE	178.8572
2	CHARCOAL MONKEY	177.7144
3	THE TWISTED TAIL	177.7028
4	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	177.7028
5	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	177.1544
6	COPPERHEAD BBQ	175.4400
7	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	174.2628
8	HOGLINE	170.8800
9	HOG HAMMER BBQ	170.8456
10	LUCKY'S Q	170.8228
11	RUB MY RACK	170.2744
12	KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	169.7144
13	HELPING U BBQ	169.7028
14	WHEN PIGS DIE	169.7028
15	Piccolos BBQ	169.1772
16	PELLET ENVY	169.1544
17	FARMHOUSE FIRE STARTERS BBQ	168.5716
18	TEAM BREW & QUE	168.5600
19	BOURBON & BONES	168.5484
20	BIG STACKS BARBEQUE	168.0572
21	BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ	167.9772
22	DIRT ROAD BBQ	167.9656
23	OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE	167.4172
24	SPITFIRE	167.4056
25	OLD SMOKE WAGON	166.2856
26	AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ	165.0972
27	CLEVELAND PYTHONS BBQ	164.5828
28	LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ	164.5716
29	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	164.5256
30	SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE	162.8228
31	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	162.2512
32	SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT	161.6800
33	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	161.1200
34	HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	159.9544
35	B.F.S. BBQ	155.9772
36	RIBS N WHISKEY NEB	155.9656
37	TREEFROG BBQ	155.9316
38	HOG BUSTERS	155.4744
39	SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ	153.7372
40	PHAT JACKS BBQ NE	153.6688
41	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	147.9316

Pork Ribs

41 entries · top 176.5716 · median 163.4288

#	Team	Score
1	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	176.5716
2	TREEFROG BBQ	173.7028
3	PHAT JACKS BBQ NE	172.5600
4	THE TWISTED TAIL	172.0000
5	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	171.4516
6	RUB MY RACK	170.2972
7	HOGLINE	170.2744
8	OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE	169.1200
9	CLEVELAND PYTHONS BBQ	168.5828
10	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	168.5488
11	LUCKY'S Q	167.9772
12	FARMHOUSE FIRE STARTERS BBQ	167.4172
13	HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	167.4172
14	TEAM BREW & QUE	166.8572
15	SPITFIRE	166.8228
16	PELLET ENVY	166.2516
17	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	165.7028
18	KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	165.1084
19	SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ	164.5716
20	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	163.9888
21	HOG HAMMER BBQ	163.4288
22	TIMBONE BARBECUE	163.4172
23	COPPERHEAD BBQ	162.8228
24	SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE	162.2744
25	AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ	162.2628
26	HELPING U BBQ	161.1316
27	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	160.5716
28	WHEN PIGS DIE	160.5372
29	BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ	160.0116
30	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	159.3944
31	Piccolos BBQ	159.3832
32	BOURBON & BONES	158.8344
33	B.F.S. BBQ	158.8344
34	CHARCOAL MONKEY	158.8000
35	HOG BUSTERS	158.2972
36	DIRT ROAD BBQ	157.1200
37	SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT	155.4172
38	OLD SMOKE WAGON	153.0744
39	BIG STACKS BARBEQUE	152.5028
40	LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ	151.9544
41	RIBS N WHISKEY NEB	146.2172

Pork

41 entries · top 176.5716 · median 166.2628

#	Team	Score
1	RUB MY RACK	176.5716
2	WHEN PIGS DIE	176.5600
3	KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	175.4400
4	HELPING U BBQ	174.2628
5	OLD SMOKE WAGON	172.5828
6	THE TWISTED TAIL	172.0000
7	TIMBONE BARBECUE	172.0000
8	SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE	171.9772
9	LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ	171.9772
10	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	170.8344
11	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	170.2628
12	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	169.1544
13	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	168.5256
14	PELLET ENVY	167.9772
15	TEAM BREW & QUE	167.9656
16	TREEFROG BBQ	167.4172
17	AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ	167.3828
18	DIRT ROAD BBQ	166.8228
19	LUCKY'S Q	166.2860
20	HOG HAMMER BBQ	166.2744
21	PHAT JACKS BBQ NE	166.2628
22	CHARCOAL MONKEY	165.7256
23	SPITFIRE	165.6800
24	OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE	165.1316
25	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	164.5600
26	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	164.0000
27	Piccolos BBQ	163.3944
28	HOGLINE	162.8112
29	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	162.2400
30	SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ	161.7144
31	COPPERHEAD BBQ	161.0740
32	BIG STACKS BARBEQUE	158.2628
33	B.F.S. BBQ	158.2284
34	BOURBON & BONES	157.7028
35	FARMHOUSE FIRE STARTERS BBQ	157.6572
36	HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	157.6456
37	CLEVELAND PYTHONS BBQ	154.2740
38	HOG BUSTERS	151.4288
39	RIBS N WHISKEY NEB	147.3712
40	SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT	147.3484
41	BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ	145.0400

Brisket

41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	LUCKY'S Q	180.0000 🔥
2	HOGLINE	177.1428
3	HELPING U BBQ	177.1428
4	LUSCIOUS LOINS BBQ	176.5600
5	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	176.0000
6	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	175.4400
7	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	170.8572
8	TIMBONE BARBECUE	170.8456
9	Piccolos BBQ	170.8228
10	DIRT ROAD BBQ	169.6800
11	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	168.5600
12	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	167.9772
13	CLEVELAND PYTHONS BBQ	167.4056
14	THE TWISTED TAIL	167.3828
15	SPITFIRE	166.8344
16	OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE	166.2628
17	PELLET ENVY	165.1428
18	SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	165.0856
19	PHAT JACKS BBQ NE	163.9656
20	TREEFROG BBQ	163.9656
21	HOG HAMMER BBQ	163.3828
22	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	162.8228
23	RUB MY RACK	162.7884
24	TEAM BREW & QUE	161.6684
25	WHEN PIGS DIE	160.5372
26	SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ	158.8000
27	HOG BUSTERS	157.1088
28	SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE	157.0628
29	KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	155.9660
30	BIG STACKS BARBEQUE	155.9428
31	CHARCOAL MONKEY	155.4284
32	FARMHOUSE FIRE STARTERS BBQ	155.3828
33	OLD SMOKE WAGON	155.3828
34	COPPERHEAD BBQ	154.8004
35	HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	154.7772
36	BOURBON & BONES	151.9428
37	B.F.S. BBQ	148.4800
38	RIBS N WHISKEY NEB	147.9656
39	AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ	147.9084
40	SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT	145.6000
41	BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ	143.9316

Q for a Cause

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)

An upset on the books

Won without a category win

Photo finishes

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