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The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL)

May 11–12, 2018 · De Soto, KS · 📍 33440 W 79th

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HIGH i QUE
705.1544 · Master Series — Overall
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GETTIN' BASTED
701.1776 · Master Series — Overall
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SLAPS BBQ
699.3944 · Master Series — Overall

HIGH i QUE won Grand Champion at The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) on May 11, 2018 in De Soto, KS at 33440 W 79th, scoring 705.1544 in a field of 56 teams. GETTIN' BASTED took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.1776. Category winners: Chicken — THE SMOKING HILLS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — HIGH i QUE (180.0000); Pork — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — SLAPS BBQ (178.8572).

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.

How the meats cooked

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

  • Chicken 180 🔥
  • Pork Ribs 180 🔥
  • Pork 177.70
  • Brisket 178.86
126.23 180

Entries

56
4 judged meats

Top score

705.1544

Winning margin

3.9768
GC over RC

Field average

665.00
569.62705.15
median 669.08 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

2 🔥
THE SMOKING HILLS (Chicken), HIGH i QUE (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Pork
1.1200 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

687.9544
569.62705.15
10th place overall

Field spread

135.5316
winner to last place

Most consistent

HIGH i QUE
avg finish 7.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 1.1428 pts — THE SMOKING HILLS

How hot was the win?

Top 13%
beats 87% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,647
avg power rating going in · stronger than 95% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
rated 2051 pre-contest

Storylines (6 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

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

HIGH i QUE came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

  • champion 1795
  • top seed 2051

A stacked field

1647 average power rating going in

Stronger than 95% of every rated contest

The field averaged a 1647 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.

  • top seed IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (2051)
  • 56 rated teams

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 4–5: STUCK PIGS BBQ and JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: LUCKY D'S BBQ and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: DIRT ROAD BBQ and JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 tied on 177.1772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 4–5 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
  • Pork 2–3 · tie
  • Pork 9–10 · tie

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

HIGH i QUE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 20th.

  • Chicken 3rd
  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Pork 20th
  • Brisket 5th

One of the big ones

56 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data

56 teams — bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data.

A perfect score on the table

2 perfect 180s

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

  • THE SMOKING HILLS · Chicken
  • HIGH i QUE · Pork Ribs

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)

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken180177.1428174.2744
Pork Ribs180175.4744172.0116
Pork177.7028176.5828175.4172
Brisket178.8572176.5828173.1428

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

56 entries · top 705.1544 · median 669.0798

#TeamScore
1 HIGH i QUE 705.1544
2 GETTIN' BASTED 701.1776
3 SLAPS BBQ 699.3944
4 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 697.1428
5 BOOMERANG BBQ 694.2744
6 OLD STYLE BBQ 694.2172
7 BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX 691.4288
8 CLARK CREW BBQ 691.3716
9 BUFFALO'S BBQ 690.8684
10 STUCK PIGS BBQ 687.9544
11 THE SMOKING HILLS 687.3712
12 PIG NEWTON 686.8340
13 DIRT ROAD BBQ 685.1084
14 Fergolicious BBQ 684.5372
15 OVERLAND PORK BBQ 683.3828
16 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 683.3256
17 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 681.0628
18 FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX 679.3716
19 913 BBQ 679.3600
20 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 679.3488
21 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 678.2288
22 MAN MEAT BBQ 678.1940
23 T-N-T QUE CREW 675.9428
24 BOXER Q BBQ 673.7488
25 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE 673.6228
26 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 672.0116
27 LUCKY D'S BBQ 671.3372
28 PITT SMOKERS 669.1084
29 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 669.0512
30 LOVE 2 Q 669.0400
31 THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS 665.1088
32 2 DRUNK 2 QUE 665.0288
33 BUCKSHOT'S BREW N' QUE 662.7888
34 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 662.1828
35 JUSTCUZ BBQ 662.1368
36 Fat&Dumb BBQ 658.7888
37 SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD 657.7032
38 Smoky Fatbacks 653.6460
39 HOGS ON THE RUN 653.5428
40 GRISWOLD GRILLERS 653.0516
41 SMOKIN BAD HABIT 649.5544
42 K C RIB DOCTOR 648.0344
43 RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS 647.4060
44 PARTS R SMOKIN 646.2284
45 SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ 645.6224
46 RBQ BBQ KS 641.7492
47 Wildhouse BBQ 639.4060
48 Quad HogsBBQ 638.1256
49 SMOKEY JOKERS 635.9436
50 WHIMPY'S BBQ 635.9428
51 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 635.9084
52 Howe 'Bout that BBQ 634.1716
53 DAWGHOUSE BBQ 631.9428
54 PASSIONS OF THE PIT 625.0860
55 LOST IN THE SAUCE BBQ 608.4800
56 PARTNER IN CRIME BBQ 569.6228

Chicken

56 entries · top 180 · median 167.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 THE SMOKING HILLS 180 🔥
2 OVERLAND PORK BBQ 178.8572
3 HIGH i QUE 177.1544
4 STUCK PIGS BBQ 177.1428
5 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 177.1428
6 OLD STYLE BBQ 176.5600
7 GETTIN' BASTED 176
8 CLARK CREW BBQ 175.4172
9 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 174.2972
10 THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS 174.2744
11 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 174.2628
12 BUFFALO'S BBQ 173.7256
13 PIG NEWTON 173.1428
14 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 173.1428
15 BUCKSHOT'S BREW N' QUE 171.9772
16 913 BBQ 171.4172
17 HOGS ON THE RUN 171.4172
18 SLAPS BBQ 171.4056
19 DIRT ROAD BBQ 171.4056
20 LUCKY D'S BBQ 170.8800
21 FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX 170.2628
22 Fergolicious BBQ 169.7144
23 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE 169.7144
24 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 169.6800
25 PITT SMOKERS 169.1428
26 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 169.1200
27 BOOMERANG BBQ 167.9772
28 PASSIONS OF THE PIT 167.4056
29 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 166.8800
30 BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX 166.8344
31 LOVE 2 Q 166.8228
32 BOXER Q BBQ 166.2972
33 MAN MEAT BBQ 166.2628
34 Quad HogsBBQ 165.7256
35 SMOKIN BAD HABIT 165.6916
36 2 DRUNK 2 QUE 165.6916
37 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 165.1200
38 JUSTCUZ BBQ 164.5256
39 DAWGHOUSE BBQ 164
40 K C RIB DOCTOR 163.4628
41 SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD 162.8572
42 GRISWOLD GRILLERS 162.8460
43 T-N-T QUE CREW 162.8228
44 Fat&Dumb BBQ 161.7028
45 Smoky Fatbacks 160.5372
46 WHIMPY'S BBQ 157.6684
47 SMOKEY JOKERS 157.1316
48 PARTS R SMOKIN 156.5028
49 SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ 155.9656
50 PARTNER IN CRIME BBQ 155.9656
51 Howe 'Bout that BBQ 154.8456
52 LOST IN THE SAUCE BBQ 153.0972
53 RBQ BBQ KS 152.5372
54 RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS 152.5372
55 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 151.3944
56 Wildhouse BBQ 148.5372

Pork Ribs

56 entries · top 180 · median 165.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 HIGH i QUE 180 🔥
2 BOOMERANG BBQ 178.8800
3 OVERLAND PORK BBQ 178.2972
4 SLAPS BBQ 176.5716
5 BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX 175.4744
6 LUCKY D'S BBQ 175.4172
7 GETTIN' BASTED 175.4172
8 T-N-T QUE CREW 173.7028
9 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 173.1316
10 Fergolicious BBQ 172.0116
11 CLARK CREW BBQ 172
12 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 171.9656
13 PITT SMOKERS 171.4400
14 WHIMPY'S BBQ 171.4400
15 OLD STYLE BBQ 171.4172
16 BUFFALO'S BBQ 170.8800
17 RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS 170.3200
18 MAN MEAT BBQ 170.2628
19 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 170.2628
20 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 169.6684
21 FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX 169.1428
22 THE SMOKING HILLS 169.1428
23 STUCK PIGS BBQ 167.9888
24 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 167.9772
25 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE 167.9656
26 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 167.9656
27 BOXER Q BBQ 166.8572
28 JUSTCUZ BBQ 166.2628
29 THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS 165.7144
30 913 BBQ 165.7028
31 GRISWOLD GRILLERS 164.5256
32 SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD 164.0116
33 PIG NEWTON 163.9656
34 Howe 'Bout that BBQ 163.3944
35 Quad HogsBBQ 163.3944
36 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 162.8572
37 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 162.8232
38 LOVE 2 Q 162.8228
39 SMOKEY JOKERS 162.3088
40 DAWGHOUSE BBQ 161.7144
41 DIRT ROAD BBQ 161.0856
42 Wildhouse BBQ 160.5600
43 2 DRUNK 2 QUE 160.5488
44 SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ 160.5484
45 SMOKIN BAD HABIT 158.8116
46 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 158.2284
47 BUCKSHOT'S BREW N' QUE 157.7372
48 Smoky Fatbacks 157.7144
49 Fat&Dumb BBQ 157.7032
50 RBQ BBQ KS 154.8688
51 LOST IN THE SAUCE BBQ 154.8572
52 HOGS ON THE RUN 152.4684
53 PARTS R SMOKIN 150.8456
54 K C RIB DOCTOR 150.8116
55 PARTNER IN CRIME BBQ 141.1428
56 PASSIONS OF THE PIT 138.8460

Pork

56 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.4114

#TeamScore
1 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 177.7028
2 DIRT ROAD BBQ 177.1772
3 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 177.1772
4 PARTS R SMOKIN 176.5944
5 PIG NEWTON 176.5828
6 CLARK CREW BBQ 176.5716
7 OLD STYLE BBQ 176.5600
8 Fat&Dumb BBQ 175.4400
9 LOVE 2 Q 175.4172
10 BOOMERANG BBQ 175.4172
11 GETTIN' BASTED 174.8688
12 PITT SMOKERS 174.8572
13 THE SMOKING HILLS 174.8456
14 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 173.7144
15 913 BBQ 173.7028
16 MAN MEAT BBQ 173.1200
17 SLAPS BBQ 172.5600
18 BOXER Q BBQ 172
19 BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX 171.9656
20 HIGH i QUE 171.4172
21 T-N-T QUE CREW 170.2744
22 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 170.2628
23 2 DRUNK 2 QUE 169.6800
24 K C RIB DOCTOR 168.6172
25 STUCK PIGS BBQ 168.5600
26 BUFFALO'S BBQ 168.5256
27 RBQ BBQ KS 168.0460
28 OVERLAND PORK BBQ 167.4172
29 Fergolicious BBQ 167.4056
30 SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ 167.4056
31 FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX 166.8344
32 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 166.8344
33 Smoky Fatbacks 166.2628
34 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE 166.2400
35 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 165.7144
36 Wildhouse BBQ 165.7144
37 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 165.1428
38 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 165.1200
39 Quad HogsBBQ 165.0856
40 JUSTCUZ BBQ 165.0856
41 Howe 'Bout that BBQ 163.3944
42 BUCKSHOT'S BREW N' QUE 163.3944
43 RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS 163.3944
44 SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD 162.8344
45 HOGS ON THE RUN 161.6800
46 THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS 161.1316
47 PASSIONS OF THE PIT 161.1316
48 SMOKIN BAD HABIT 161.0856
49 GRISWOLD GRILLERS 160.5484
50 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 159.3944
51 LUCKY D'S BBQ 157.0744
52 DAWGHOUSE BBQ 156.5828
53 LOST IN THE SAUCE BBQ 155.4056
54 SMOKEY JOKERS 152.5260
55 WHIMPY'S BBQ 149.7144
56 PARTNER IN CRIME BBQ 146.2856

Brisket

56 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8400

#TeamScore
1 SLAPS BBQ 178.8572
2 AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 178.3200
3 BUFFALO'S BBQ 177.7372
4 BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX 177.1544
5 HIGH i QUE 176.5828
6 DIRT ROAD BBQ 175.4400
7 Fergolicious BBQ 175.4056
8 GETTIN' BASTED 174.8916
9 STUCK PIGS BBQ 174.2628
10 PIG NEWTON 173.1428
11 FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX 173.1316
12 BOOMERANG BBQ 172
13 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 172
14 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 170.8572
15 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE 169.7028
16 BUCKSHOT'S BREW N' QUE 169.6800
17 OLD STYLE BBQ 169.6800
18 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 169.6684
19 T-N-T QUE CREW 169.1428
20 Smoky Fatbacks 169.1316
21 2 DRUNK 2 QUE 169.1084
22 BOXER Q BBQ 168.5944
23 MAN MEAT BBQ 168.5484
24 913 BBQ 168.5372
25 SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD 168
26 HOGS ON THE RUN 167.9772
27 LUCKY D'S BBQ 167.9656
28 CLARK CREW BBQ 167.3828
29 RBQ BBQ KS 166.2972
30 JUSTCUZ BBQ 166.2628
31 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 166.2400
32 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 165.6684
33 GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 165.1428
34 K C RIB DOCTOR 165.1428
35 GRISWOLD GRILLERS 165.1316
36 Wildhouse BBQ 164.5944
37 THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS 163.9884
38 SMOKEY JOKERS 163.9772
39 LOVE 2 Q 163.9772
40 SMOKIN BAD HABIT 163.9656
41 Fat&Dumb BBQ 163.9428
42 THE SMOKING HILLS 163.3828
43 PARTS R SMOKIN 162.2856
44 JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 162.2400
45 SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ 161.7028
46 RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS 161.1544
47 ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 161.1428
48 OVERLAND PORK BBQ 158.8112
49 PASSIONS OF THE PIT 157.7028
50 WHIMPY'S BBQ 157.1200
51 PITT SMOKERS 153.6684
52 Howe 'Bout that BBQ 152.5372
53 DAWGHOUSE BBQ 149.6456
54 LOST IN THE SAUCE BBQ 145.1200
55 Quad HogsBBQ 143.9200
56 PARTNER IN CRIME BBQ 126.2288

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