May 5–6, 2018 · Appleton, WI · 📍 W3010 Edgewood Trail
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Grand Champion at The Masters In May (DAY 2) on May 5, 2018 in Appleton, WI at W3010 Edgewood Trail, scoring 687.3140 in a field of 54 teams. 270 SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.5828. Category winners: Chicken — 270 SMOKERS (176.5600); Pork Ribs — CASEY'S BBQ (173.7372); Pork — FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — CHEFS GONE GRILLIN (175.4400). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by LUCKY'S Q.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2018 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 5th. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 99% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1677 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
Pork places 8–9: SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: iBQ'n edged 43RD PARALLEL BBQ by 0.0112. Chicken places 9–10: SMOKE INFUSION edged SHIGGIN & GRINNIN by 0.0112.
FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork — past the 174.8800 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (won 2017), LUCKY'S Q (won 2018).
53 of 54 teams from 2018-05-04 came back
53 of the 54 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2017 | Appleton, WI | W3010 Edgewood Trail | 56 | 690.2744 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| May 4, 2018 | Appleton, WI | W3010 Edgewood Trail | 54 | 686.2624 | LUCKY'S Q | BIG "E" BBQ |
| May 5, 2018 ← this one | Appleton, WI | W3010 Edgewood Trail | 54 | 687.3140 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 270 SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 173.1428 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7372 | 172.5600 | 170.8688 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 171.4516 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 173.1428 | 171.9656 |
54 entries · top 687.3140 · median 661.6228
54 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8228
54 entries · top 173.7372 · median 165.9714
54 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.7942
54 entries · top 175.4400 · median 164.8228