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Big Muddy Brew N Que 2018

Sep 1–2, 2018 · Winona, MN

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GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS
688.5032 · Master Series — Overall
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Phoenix BBQ
683.9660 · Master Series — Overall
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THE DOCFATHER BBQ
682.8004 · Master Series — Overall

GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS won Grand Champion at the Big Muddy Brew N Que on September 1, 2018 in Winona, MN, scoring 688.5032 in a field of 22 teams. Phoenix BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9660. Category winners: Chicken — Phoenix BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — RUB MY RACK (175.4400); Pork — BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ (174.8572); Brisket — HOT DADDY'S BBQ (171.4172). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by RIVER CITY IA BARBEQUE.

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 178.30
  • Pork Ribs 175.44
  • Pork 174.86
  • Brisket 171.42
20 178.30

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2018 — this edition picked out.

2016-09-03 — 692.5372 (EGGSPERT BBQ) 2017-09-02 — 678.8688 (RIVER CITY IA BARBEQUE) 2018-09-01 — 688.5032 (GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS) 688.50 2016 2018

Entries

22
4 judged meats

Top score

688.5032

Winning margin

4.5372
GC over RC

Field average

646.48
448.48688.50
median 660.19 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork Ribs
2.8684 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

666.7660
448.48688.50
10th place overall

Field spread

240.0232
winner to last place

Most consistent

GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS
avg finish 4.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 2.2972 pts — Phoenix BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 75%
beats 25% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

48%
10 of 21 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.48 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,554
avg power rating going in · stronger than 41% of contests

Top-rated in the field

TRUE SMOKE BBQ
rated 1732 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.

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

  • Chicken 6th
  • Pork Ribs 2nd
  • Pork 4th
  • Brisket 5th

A contest record in chicken

178.2972 best chicken ever cooked here

Phoenix BBQ turned in 178.2972 in chicken — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.

  • old best 177.1428
  • across 2 past editions

The biggest field yet

22 teams — a contest high

This contest usually draws about 21 teams

22 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 21.

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 →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
Sep 3, 2016 Winona, MN Levee Park 20 692.5372 EGGSPERT BBQ GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS
Sep 2, 2017 Winona, MN Winona, MN 55987 21 678.8688 RIVER CITY IA BARBEQUE TRUE SMOKE BBQ
Sep 1, 2018 ← this one Winona, MN Winona, MN 55987 22 688.5032 GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS Phoenix BBQ

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken178.2972175.4172166.2972
Pork Ribs175.4400172.5716168.5372
Pork174.8572167.9888165.0972
Brisket171.4172168.5372164.0344

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

22 entries · top 688.5032 · median 660.1944

#TeamScore
1 GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS 688.5032
2 Phoenix BBQ 683.9660
3 THE DOCFATHER BBQ 682.8004
4 RUB MY RACK 681.6340
5 IT'S BBQ TIME 675.3140
6 SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV 674.8112
7 C R BUTTS SMOKE 673.0516
8 Second String Barbeque Team 671.3484
9 BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ 666.8004
10 HOT DADDY'S BBQ 666.7660
11 SMOKIN CRITTERS 661.0744
12 WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY 659.3144
13 TRUE SMOKE BBQ 654.6856
14 SMOKIN BONES - MN 650.1832
15 BUCKAROO BBQ 647.9088
16 MONTANA MAX BBQ 640.9944
17 HAPPY PIG BBQ 639.8288
18 SWAMPVIEW BBQ 637.0292
19 JD BBQ 613.7484
20 CHICK HUGGINS BBQ 612.9256
21 Smokehouse Garage 591.3036
22 Mama Watzz West Texas BBQ 448.4800

Chicken

22 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2686

#TeamScore
1 Phoenix BBQ 178.2972
2 WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY 176
3 SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV 175.4400
4 THE DOCFATHER BBQ 175.4288
5 C R BUTTS SMOKE 175.4172
6 GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS 174.2744
7 RUB MY RACK 174.2628
8 TRUE SMOKE BBQ 170.2628
9 HAPPY PIG BBQ 167.9888
10 SMOKIN CRITTERS 166.2972
11 HOT DADDY'S BBQ 166.2744
12 IT'S BBQ TIME 166.2628
13 Second String Barbeque Team 163.4056
14 BUCKAROO BBQ 163.3944
15 MONTANA MAX BBQ 159.9772
16 BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ 159.4172
17 SWAMPVIEW BBQ 156.5944
18 JD BBQ 155.4284
19 CHICK HUGGINS BBQ 151.9196
20 SMOKIN BONES - MN 151.4288
21 Mama Watzz West Texas BBQ 145.1200
22 Smokehouse Garage 139.4288

Pork Ribs

22 entries · top 175.4400 · median 167.6800

#TeamScore
1 RUB MY RACK 175.4400
2 GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS 174.8688
3 SMOKIN BONES - MN 173.7144
4 IT'S BBQ TIME 173.1200
5 Phoenix BBQ 172.5716
6 Second String Barbeque Team 172.5600
7 TRUE SMOKE BBQ 172
8 SMOKIN CRITTERS 170.8572
9 CHICK HUGGINS BBQ 169.7372
10 THE DOCFATHER BBQ 168.5372
11 C R BUTTS SMOKE 167.9772
12 WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY 167.3828
13 SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV 166.2856
14 HAPPY PIG BBQ 166.2516
15 BUCKAROO BBQ 165.6800
16 HOT DADDY'S BBQ 165.1200
17 JD BBQ 163.4056
18 BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ 162.8344
19 MONTANA MAX BBQ 162.8116
20 SWAMPVIEW BBQ 161.6688
21 Smokehouse Garage 147.9888
22 Mama Watzz West Texas BBQ 138.8116

Pork

22 entries · top 174.8572 · median 164.5200

#TeamScore
1 BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ 174.8572
2 THE DOCFATHER BBQ 173.7028
3 C R BUTTS SMOKE 173.1544
4 GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS 170.8228
5 SWAMPVIEW BBQ 167.9888
6 RUB MY RACK 167.9656
7 IT'S BBQ TIME 167.3828
8 SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV 166.2628
9 Second String Barbeque Team 166.2400
10 Phoenix BBQ 165.0972
11 SMOKIN BONES - MN 165.0856
12 HOT DADDY'S BBQ 163.9544
13 HAPPY PIG BBQ 162.2400
14 WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY 161.1316
15 MONTANA MAX BBQ 160.5256
16 JD BBQ 158.2972
17 SMOKIN CRITTERS 158.2400
18 Smokehouse Garage 156.5372
19 TRUE SMOKE BBQ 155.9200
20 BUCKAROO BBQ 154.8000
21 Mama Watzz West Texas BBQ 144.5484
22 CHICK HUGGINS BBQ 140.4800

Brisket

22 entries · top 171.4172 · median 161.9600

#TeamScore
1 HOT DADDY'S BBQ 171.4172
2 BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ 169.6916
3 Second String Barbeque Team 169.1428
4 IT'S BBQ TIME 168.5484
5 GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS 168.5372
6 Phoenix BBQ 168
7 SECOND HAND SMOKE SLV 166.8228
8 SMOKIN CRITTERS 165.6800
9 THE DOCFATHER BBQ 165.1316
10 BUCKAROO BBQ 164.0344
11 RUB MY RACK 163.9656
12 SMOKIN BONES - MN 159.9544
13 MONTANA MAX BBQ 157.6800
14 C R BUTTS SMOKE 156.5028
15 TRUE SMOKE BBQ 156.5028
16 WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY 154.8000
17 CHICK HUGGINS BBQ 150.7888
18 SWAMPVIEW BBQ 150.7772
19 Smokehouse Garage 147.3488
20 HAPPY PIG BBQ 143.3484
21 JD BBQ 136.6172
22 Mama Watzz West Texas BBQ 20

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