A new contest record
695.9084
highest overall ever cooked here
695.9084 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 695.3944 GREY STREET BBQ set in 2017.
- old record 695.3944
- set 2017 by GREY STREET BBQ
Grilling & Chillin BBQ 2018
Sep 21–22, 2018 · Owensboro, KY · 📍 7301 Hobbs RD
GREY STREET BBQ won Grand Champion at the Grilling & Chillin BBQ on September 21, 2018 in Owensboro, KY at 7301 Hobbs RD, scoring 695.9084 in a field of 37 teams. CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.3256. Category winners: Chicken — GREY STREET BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — GREY STREET BBQ (175.4056); Pork — LOCAL YOKELS BBQ (172.5600); Brisket — SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by GREY STREET 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.
505.62
median 652.41
695.91 🏆
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 175.41
- Pork 172.56
- Brisket 180 🔥
132.48
180
Entries
37
4 judged meats
Top score
695.9084
Winning margin
8.5828
GC over RC
Field average
645.96
505.62695.91
median 652.41 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
671.2912
505.62695.91
10th place overall
Field spread
190.2856
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 51%
beats 49% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
50%
21 of 42 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.61 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,607
avg power rating going in · stronger than 82% of contests
Storylines (9 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
GREY STREET 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
GREY STREET BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
- 2017
- 2018
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 15 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. and BULLHEADED BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: EXTRA MILE BBQ and CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: G-QUE KY and Organizer Portal tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · tie
- Brisket 5–6 · tie
- Brisket 8–9 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
GREY STREET BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
GREY STREET BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 8th
A contest record in chicken
178.8572
best chicken ever cooked here
GREY STREET BBQ turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 177.7028
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: GREY STREET BBQ (won 2017).
- GREY STREET BBQ · 2017
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.
- SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS · 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)
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 | Owensboro, KY | 7301 Hobbs RD | 42 | 695.3944 | GREY STREET BBQ | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS |
| Sep 21, 2018 ← this one | Owensboro, KY | 7301 Hobbs RD | 37 | 695.9084 | GREY STREET BBQ | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4056 | 169.6684 | 166.8228 |
| Pork | 172.5600 | 170.8572 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 180 | 171.9772 | 169.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
37 entries · top 695.9084 · median 652.4112
Chicken
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.3828
Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 175.4056 · median 162.8344
Pork
37 entries · top 172.5600 · median 165.7028
Brisket
36 entries · top 180 · median 164.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180