A new contest record
708.5600
highest overall ever cooked here
708.5600 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 698.8572 913 BBQ set in 2017.
- old record 698.8572
- set 2017 by 913 BBQ
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 2018
Sep 21–22, 2018 · Shawnee, KS · 📍 11600 Johnson Dr · State championship
913 BBQ won Grand Champion at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque on September 21, 2018 in Shawnee, KS at 11600 Johnson Dr, scoring 708.5600 in a field of 107 teams. SMOKIN VAN NORMAN took Reserve Grand Champion with 703.9544. Category winners: Chicken — 913 BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — FASTLANE BBQ CREW (178.8572); Pork — RUB'N WOOD (180.0000); Brisket — HOGGY STYLE BBQ (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by 913 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.
486.21
median 649.15
708.56 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 177.70
129.03
180
Entries
107
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
708.5600
Winning margin
4.6056
GC over RC
Field average
648.12
486.21708.56
median 649.15 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.8228
486.21708.56
10th place overall
Field spread
222.3540
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
76%
85 of 112 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.61 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,505
avg power rating going in · stronger than 4% 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.
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
913 BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2017
- 2018
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 2 tracked editions
913 BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
- 2017
- 2018
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: Mad Cow Angry Beaver and BIG D & THE BRIQUETTES tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: SMOKIN VAN NORMAN and Fat&Dumb BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: NOTORIOUS P.I.G. and K C RIB DOCTOR tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
913 BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 7th
A contest record in brisket
177.7028
best brisket ever cooked here
HOGGY STYLE BBQ turned in 177.7028 in brisket — past the 176.6172 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.6172
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 913 BBQ (won 2017).
- 913 BBQ · 2017
One of the big ones
107
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 98% of the 5,469 contests in the data
107 teams — bigger than 98% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
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.
- RUB'N WOOD · Pork
They keep coming back
76%
of last edition’s field returned
85 of 112 teams from 2017-09-22 came back
85 of the 112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2017 | Shawnee, KS | 11600 Johnson Dr | 112 | 698.8572 | 913 BBQ | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE |
| Sep 21, 2018 ← this one | Shawnee, KS | 11600 Johnson Dr | 107 | 708.5600 | 913 BBQ | SMOKIN VAN NORMAN |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 173.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.2744 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.1428 | 175.4400 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 173.7372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
107 entries · top 708.5600 · median 649.1544
Chicken
107 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.9660
Pork Ribs
107 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9884
Pork
106 entries · top 180 · median 164.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
107 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.7488
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Master Series — Chefs Choice
34 entries · top 180 · median 171.6856 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bang BBQ | |
| 2 | Meat-A-Swinging | |
| 3 | SMOKE ON WHEELS | |
| 4 | Shawnee-Que-Crew | |
| 5 | KC Q | |
| 6 | Hawg Heaven | |
| 7 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 8 | Overland Pig Committee | |
| 9 | YARDHOGS BBQ | |
| 10 | 88 Miles Per Hour | |
| 11 | RED MISTRESS BBQ | |
| 12 | SKUNK RIVER BBQ | |
| 13 | NELSON FAMILY BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | Hoelting Brats BBQ | |
| 15 | SMF | |
| 16 | Why Not Smoke | |
| 17 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 18 | ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | Sweet T's | |
| 20 | SMOKEARITAVILLE BBQ | |
| 21 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 22 | Fat&Dumb BBQ | |
| 23 | Pot Bellies | |
| 24 | LAST YEAR'S LEFTOVERS | |
| 25 | SHORTHORN BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN IN THE BUSHES | |
| 27 | OVERLAND PORK BBQ | |
| 28 | BBQWEISER | |
| 29 | Mean Gene's BBQ | |
| 30 | Beer Bones BBQ | |
| 31 | Lazy G | |
| 32 | K C RIB DOCTOR | |
| 33 | Wobbly Hog | |
| 34 | EAST MEATS WEST |
Master Series — Sausage
62 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4228