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Mankato Cookout (Day 2) 2018

Jun 9–10, 2018 · Mankato, MN · 📍 100 Amos Owen Lane

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CLARK CREW BBQ
702.8340 · Master Series — Overall
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SHIGGIN & GRINNIN
701.6800 · Master Series — Overall
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GETTIN' BASTED
701.1088 · Master Series — Overall

CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Mankato Cookout (Day 2) on June 9, 2018 in Mankato, MN at 100 Amos Owen Lane, scoring 702.8340 in a field of 42 teams. SHIGGIN & GRINNIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.6800. Category winners: Chicken — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (178.8572); Pork Ribs — SLAPS BBQ (179.4400); Pork — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — SLAPS BBQ (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S 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.

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 179.44
  • Pork 177.70
  • Brisket 178.86
150.25 179.44

Entries

42
4 judged meats

Top score

702.8340

Winning margin

1.1540
GC over RC

Field average

675.53
623.33702.83
median 677.37 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork
1.7028 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

691.9544
623.33702.83
10th place overall

Field spread

79.5080
winner to last place

Most consistent

CLARK CREW BBQ
avg finish 7.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 2.8684 pts — SLAPS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 22%
beats 78% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

89%
39 of 44 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.8 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,693
avg power rating going in · stronger than 99% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
rated 2042 pre-contest

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.

A razor-thin finish

1.1540 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 80% of the 4,714 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1540 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.

  • CLARK CREW BBQ
  • SHIGGIN & GRINNIN

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

CLARK CREW BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

  • Chicken 15th
  • Pork Ribs 8th
  • Pork 3rd
  • Brisket 3rd

A knife fight at the top

4.5824 points across the top five

First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5824 points.

  • 1st CLARK CREW BBQ
  • 2nd SHIGGIN & GRINNIN
  • 3rd GETTIN' BASTED
  • 4th SLAPS BBQ
  • 5th IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

A stacked field

1693 average power rating going in

Stronger than 99% of every rated contest

The field averaged a 1693 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.

  • top seed IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (2042)
  • 42 rated teams

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 18 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 6–7: SPITFIRE and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and PORKY BUTTS BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 6–7 · tie
  • Chicken 7–8 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
  • Pork 4–5 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

SLAPS BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.

  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Brisket 1st

A contest record in chicken

178.8572 best chicken ever cooked here

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 177.1544 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.

  • old best 177.1544
  • across 1 past editions

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (won 2018).

  • IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ · 2018

They keep coming back

89% of last edition’s field returned

39 of 44 teams from 2018-06-08 came back

39 of the 44 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)

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
Jun 8, 2018 Mankato, MN 100 Amos Owen Lane 44 703.4056 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
Jun 9, 2018 ← this one Mankato, MN 100 Amos Owen Lane 42 702.8340 CLARK CREW BBQ SHIGGIN & GRINNIN

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken178.8572176.0116175.4172
Pork Ribs179.4400174.8572174.2744
Pork177.7028176174.2628
Brisket178.8572176.5600172.5484

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

42 entries · top 702.8340 · median 677.3658

#TeamScore
1 CLARK CREW BBQ 702.8340
2 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 701.6800
3 GETTIN' BASTED 701.1088
4 SLAPS BBQ 701.0972
5 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 698.2516
6 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 698.2400
7 PORKY BUTTS BBQ 695.4516
8 NECTAR OF THE HOGS 692.5832
9 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 692.5144
10 PELLET ENVY 691.9544
11 SPITFIRE 691.3944
12 DIRT ROAD BBQ 689.7488
13 LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW 683.9316
14 CROIX VALLEY SAUCES 682.8228
15 CITY SLICKERS BBQ 682.2284
16 T-MAC SMOKIN 681.6000
17 THE DOCFATHER BBQ 681.0404
18 RUB MY RACK 680.5372
19 HOGLINE 680.4912
20 Fergolicious BBQ 678.7316
21 LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY 677.5884
22 TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ 677.1432
23 REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY 675.9660
24 THE SMOKING HILLS 675.8972
25 CASE OF RIBS 674.8228
26 LUCKY'S Q 674.2288
27 SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS 670.2172
28 SWAMPVIEW BBQ 669.6800
29 PO PO PORK 668.4572
30 MYASSIS SMOKIN 666.7656
31 IT'S BBQ TIME 664.4684
32 QUETOPIA 663.2796
33 SIX BUTT BBQ 661.6456
34 SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY 659.8628
35 SMOKIN EGGHEADS 659.3256
36 MARK'S SMOKIN QUE 655.9432
37 ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD 653.6116
38 SWEET SMOKE RING BBQ 652
39 BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER 650.8120
40 QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE 646.7544
41 FLYING ACES BBQ 642.2172
42 MACHETE BOYS BBQ 623.3260

Chicken

42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.5714

#TeamScore
1 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 178.8572
2 LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY 177.7028
3 ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD 176.5828
4 THE DOCFATHER BBQ 176.5716
5 SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY 176.0116
6 SPITFIRE 176
7 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 176
8 PORKY BUTTS BBQ 176
9 DIRT ROAD BBQ 175.4516
10 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 175.4172
11 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 175.4172
12 CROIX VALLEY SAUCES 174.8572
13 GETTIN' BASTED 174.8572
14 CITY SLICKERS BBQ 174.8456
15 CLARK CREW BBQ 174.8456
16 Fergolicious BBQ 174.2744
17 LUCKY'S Q 174.2628
18 SWAMPVIEW BBQ 173.7144
19 NECTAR OF THE HOGS 173.1772
20 SLAPS BBQ 173.1200
21 HOGLINE 172.5828
22 PELLET ENVY 172.5600
23 RUB MY RACK 171.9772
24 BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER 171.4516
25 CASE OF RIBS 171.4172
26 TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ 171.4172
27 LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW 171.4172
28 REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY 170.8688
29 THE SMOKING HILLS 170.8344
30 SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS 170.2628
31 PO PO PORK 168.5716
32 T-MAC SMOKIN 168.5256
33 SMOKIN EGGHEADS 165.1200
34 MARK'S SMOKIN QUE 164.0344
35 MYASSIS SMOKIN 164
36 SIX BUTT BBQ 163.9772
37 QUETOPIA 163.3712
38 IT'S BBQ TIME 162.2744
39 FLYING ACES BBQ 161.1316
40 QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE 160.5716
41 SWEET SMOKE RING BBQ 158.8228
42 MACHETE BOYS BBQ 150.2516

Pork Ribs

42 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.0058

#TeamScore
1 SLAPS BBQ 179.4400
2 T-MAC SMOKIN 176.5716
3 Fergolicious BBQ 175.4288
4 SIX BUTT BBQ 175.4172
5 SPITFIRE 174.8572
6 PORKY BUTTS BBQ 174.3316
7 DIRT ROAD BBQ 174.3200
8 CLARK CREW BBQ 174.2856
9 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 174.2744
10 GETTIN' BASTED 174.2744
11 LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW 173.7028
12 THE DOCFATHER BBQ 173.1316
13 NECTAR OF THE HOGS 173.1316
14 PELLET ENVY 172.5716
15 IT'S BBQ TIME 172.0228
16 CITY SLICKERS BBQ 172
17 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 171.9772
18 LUCKY'S Q 169.7260
19 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 169.6800
20 RUB MY RACK 168.0116
21 TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ 168.0116
22 THE SMOKING HILLS 168
23 QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE 167.4056
24 LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY 167.4056
25 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 166.8344
26 CROIX VALLEY SAUCES 166.8228
27 HOGLINE 166.2628
28 MYASSIS SMOKIN 165.6916
29 PO PO PORK 165.6800
30 SMOKIN EGGHEADS 165.1312
31 REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY 165.0972
32 SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS 164.0116
33 MARK'S SMOKIN QUE 163.9544
34 QUETOPIA 163.3828
35 SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY 161.6800
36 MACHETE BOYS BBQ 160.5372
37 ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD 159.9772
38 SWAMPVIEW BBQ 159.4172
39 CASE OF RIBS 157.1200
40 SWEET SMOKE RING BBQ 156.5828
41 FLYING ACES BBQ 154.2744
42 BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER 154.2516

Pork

42 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5772

#TeamScore
1 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 177.7028
2 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 177.1428
3 CLARK CREW BBQ 176.5600
4 PORKY BUTTS BBQ 176
5 NECTAR OF THE HOGS 176
6 DIRT ROAD BBQ 175.4400
7 GETTIN' BASTED 175.4172
8 CASE OF RIBS 174.3200
9 SMOKIN EGGHEADS 174.2744
10 HOGLINE 174.2628
11 PELLET ENVY 174.2628
12 TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ 173.7144
13 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 173.7028
14 SPITFIRE 173.1200
15 THE SMOKING HILLS 171.9656
16 RUB MY RACK 170.2628
17 SWAMPVIEW BBQ 169.7028
18 MYASSIS SMOKIN 169.7028
19 SLAPS BBQ 169.6800
20 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 169.1200
21 SWEET SMOKE RING BBQ 168.5944
22 CROIX VALLEY SAUCES 168.5600
23 THE DOCFATHER BBQ 168.5372
24 LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY 168.5372
25 BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER 168
26 REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY 168
27 LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW 167.9772
28 SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS 167.9772
29 T-MAC SMOKIN 167.9656
30 PO PO PORK 166.2400
31 CITY SLICKERS BBQ 165.7028
32 IT'S BBQ TIME 165.0856
33 QUETOPIA 163.9772
34 Fergolicious BBQ 161.6456
35 SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY 161.0856
36 LUCKY'S Q 160.5372
37 SIX BUTT BBQ 159.9884
38 FLYING ACES BBQ 157.6800
39 MARK'S SMOKIN QUE 157.6572
40 ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD 157.0972
41 MACHETE BOYS BBQ 154.2744
42 QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE 153.0972

Brisket

42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.2686

#TeamScore
1 SLAPS BBQ 178.8572
2 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 178.8572
3 CLARK CREW BBQ 177.1428
4 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 177.1428
5 GETTIN' BASTED 176.5600
6 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 175.4400
7 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 173.1200
8 CROIX VALLEY SAUCES 172.5828
9 PELLET ENVY 172.5600
10 QUETOPIA 172.5484
11 REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY 172
12 CASE OF RIBS 171.9656
13 LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW 170.8344
14 MARK'S SMOKIN QUE 170.2972
15 RUB MY RACK 170.2856
16 NECTAR OF THE HOGS 170.2744
17 LUCKY'S Q 169.7028
18 CITY SLICKERS BBQ 169.6800
19 FLYING ACES BBQ 169.1312
20 PORKY BUTTS BBQ 169.1200
21 T-MAC SMOKIN 168.5372
22 SWEET SMOKE RING BBQ 168
23 PO PO PORK 167.9656
24 SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS 167.9656
25 SPITFIRE 167.4172
26 Fergolicious BBQ 167.3828
27 HOGLINE 167.3828
28 MYASSIS SMOKIN 167.3712
29 SWAMPVIEW BBQ 166.8456
30 QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE 165.6800
31 THE SMOKING HILLS 165.0972
32 IT'S BBQ TIME 165.0856
33 DIRT ROAD BBQ 164.5372
34 TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ 164
35 LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY 163.9428
36 THE DOCFATHER BBQ 162.8000
37 SIX BUTT BBQ 162.2628
38 SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY 161.0856
39 ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD 159.9544
40 MACHETE BOYS BBQ 158.2628
41 BORGY THE BBQ BUTCHER 157.1088
42 SMOKIN EGGHEADS 154.8000

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