2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest

2018-06-22 – 2018-06-23 · Leadville, CO · 📍 Harrison Ave

Grand Champion: SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ (683.9088) · 31 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ

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SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ

683.9088 · Master Series — Overall

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ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ

681.6228 · Master Series — Overall

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BURNTOUT BBQ CO

681.0400 · Master Series — Overall

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.

507.45 median 642.66 683.91 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 176.56
Pork Ribs 174.86
Pork 176.56
Brisket 178.86

115.15 178.86

Entries

4 judged meats · 2 ancillary

Top score

683.9088

Winning margin

2.2860

GC over RC

Field average

635.17

507.45683.91

median 642.66 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

5.7256 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

667.8856

507.45683.91

10th place overall

Field spread

176.4584

winner to last place

Most consistent

ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ

avg finish 4.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 8.0344 pts — SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 84%

beats 16% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1527

avg power rating going in · stronger than 20% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES

rated 1750 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.

An upset on the books

18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100

SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1489
top seed 1750

A first Grand Championship

48 tracked contests to get there

This was SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 48th tracked contest.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 5–6: UNCLE J'S and HONEYMAN BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: GRILLIN' BEAVERS and SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ tied on 170.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ and SHB Customs tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 5–6 · tie
Pork 4–5 · tie
Pork 6–7 · tie
Brisket 5–6 · tie

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.

Chicken 9th
Pork Ribs 6th
Pork 5th
Brisket 1st

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 →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2017-06-23	Leadville, CO	—	—	—	—	—
2018-06-22 ← this one	Leadville, CO	Harrison Ave	31	683.9088	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ
2019-06-21	Leadville, CO	Harrison Ave	26	691.3712	Backdraft BBQ	UTAH BBQ COMPANY

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	176.5600	170.8228	167.3828
Pork Ribs	174.8572	166.3088	163.3944
Pork	176.5600	170.8344	169.1084
Brisket	178.8572	169.1200	167.9656

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

31 entries · top 683.9088 · median 642.6628

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	683.9088
2	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	681.6228
3	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	681.0400
4	HONEYMAN BBQ	674.2288
5	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	671.9428
6	SHB Customs	671.3260
7	UNCLE J'S	669.6000
8	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	669.5312
9	#MIDNIGHT SMOKERS	667.9200
10	BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	667.8856
11	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	667.8400
12	BACKDRAFT BBQ	666.6968
13	M-DUBS BBQ	664.4000
14	303 BBQ	660.4916
15	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	649.0400
16	SMOKED OUT BBQ	642.6628
17	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	634.0224
18	THE EAGLE BBQ	623.3140
19	BAR-B-KILTS	619.8744
20	Red Cedar River Smokers	618.8228
21	KRAZE-E'S BBQ	618.6056
22	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	616.4116
23	CARNIVORES	615.7596
24	WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ?	614.0916
25	JUSTUS BBQ COLORADO	606.1484
26	RESQUE JOE'S BBQ	599.8284
27	Double J Smokers	595.7836
28	TRIXIE'S HAWG HOUSE BBQ	589.5424
29	JUST FOR FUN	588.4796
30	WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE	551.8744
31	The Castle Bar and Grill	507.4504

Chicken

31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.0856

#	Team	Score
1	BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	176.5600
2	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	174.2628
3	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	173.1084
4	SHB Customs	170.8344
5	UNCLE J'S	170.8228
6	HONEYMAN BBQ	170.8228
7	BACKDRAFT BBQ	169.1084
8	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	168.5600
9	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	167.9656
10	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	167.3828
11	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	166.2628
12	303 BBQ	164.5600
13	CARNIVORES	163.3828
14	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	162.8000
15	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	161.6572
16	KRAZE-E'S BBQ	161.0856
17	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	160.5372
18	Red Cedar River Smokers	160.5372
19	#MIDNIGHT SMOKERS	159.3828
20	THE EAGLE BBQ	159.3828
21	M-DUBS BBQ	159.3600
22	WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ?	157.1200
23	RESQUE JOE'S BBQ	157.1200
24	JUST FOR FUN	156.5944
25	SMOKED OUT BBQ	156.5144
26	JUSTUS BBQ COLORADO	155.9772
27	TRIXIE'S HAWG HOUSE BBQ	155.3484
28	Double J Smokers	153.6572
29	BAR-B-KILTS	151.9656
30	WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE	150.8112
31	The Castle Bar and Grill	115.1540

Pork Ribs

31 entries · top 174.8572 · median 160.5144

#	Team	Score
1	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	174.8572
2	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	171.4172
3	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	171.4056
4	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	169.6684
5	#MIDNIGHT SMOKERS	166.3088
6	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	166.2516
7	SHB Customs	165.6916
8	303 BBQ	165.1200
9	BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	163.9656
10	M-DUBS BBQ	163.3944
11	BACKDRAFT BBQ	163.3828
12	Red Cedar River Smokers	162.8800
13	THE EAGLE BBQ	162.2400
14	JUSTUS BBQ COLORADO	161.7028
15	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	161.0740
16	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	160.5144
17	UNCLE J'S	160.5144
18	HONEYMAN BBQ	159.9660
19	BAR-B-KILTS	158.2632
20	KRAZE-E'S BBQ	156.5028
21	Double J Smokers	154.2516
22	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	153.6800
23	JUST FOR FUN	153.1084
24	RESQUE JOE'S BBQ	151.3600
25	SMOKED OUT BBQ	149.0744
26	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	147.4632
27	WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ?	145.6344
28	TRIXIE'S HAWG HOUSE BBQ	143.3484
29	WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE	142.8572
30	CARNIVORES	141.6228
31	The Castle Bar and Grill	118.2284

Pork

31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.6916

#	Team	Score
1	M-DUBS BBQ	176.5600
2	HONEYMAN BBQ	174.3200
3	#MIDNIGHT SMOKERS	173.7028
4	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	170.8344
5	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	170.8344
6	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	170.8228
7	SHB Customs	170.8228
8	UNCLE J'S	170.2856
9	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	169.6684
10	SMOKED OUT BBQ	169.1084
11	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	166.2400
12	BACKDRAFT BBQ	166.2284
13	BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	165.6800
14	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	165.1428
15	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	164.5256
16	303 BBQ	161.6916
17	JUSTUS BBQ COLORADO	158.2740
18	CARNIVORES	157.0856
19	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	157.0512
20	WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ?	155.9428
21	THE EAGLE BBQ	154.8800
22	BAR-B-KILTS	154.2400
23	KRAZE-E'S BBQ	152.5028
24	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	151.9200
25	The Castle Bar and Grill	149.0284
26	Double J Smokers	147.9544
27	RESQUE JOE'S BBQ	144.5484
28	Red Cedar River Smokers	142.8456
29	JUST FOR FUN	142.8340
30	TRIXIE'S HAWG HOUSE BBQ	141.7256
31	WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE	130.2516

Brisket

31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 161.6800

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	178.8572
2	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	170.8228
3	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	169.6684
4	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	169.1316
5	HONEYMAN BBQ	169.1200
6	303 BBQ	169.1200
7	#MIDNIGHT SMOKERS	168.5256
8	BACKDRAFT BBQ	167.9772
9	UNCLE J'S	167.9772
10	SMOKED OUT BBQ	167.9656
11	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	167.3944
12	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	165.6800
13	M-DUBS BBQ	165.0856
14	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	164.5256
15	SHB Customs	163.9772
16	BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	161.6800
17	BAR-B-KILTS	155.4056
18	WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ?	155.3944
19	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	155.3600
20	CARNIVORES	153.6684
21	Red Cedar River Smokers	152.5600
22	TRIXIE'S HAWG HOUSE BBQ	149.1200
23	KRAZE-E'S BBQ	148.5144
24	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	148.0116
25	THE EAGLE BBQ	146.8112
26	RESQUE JOE'S BBQ	146.8000
27	Double J Smokers	139.9204
28	JUST FOR FUN	135.9428
29	JUSTUS BBQ COLORADO	130.1944
30	WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE	127.9544
31	The Castle Bar and Grill	125.0396

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 — Desserst

8 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.3942

#	Team	Score
1	HONEYMAN BBQ	177.7028
2	M-DUBS BBQ	176.5600
3	Grumpy's Ragged Ass Miner	175.4400
4	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	169.6800
5	SMOKED OUT BBQ	169.1084
6	Honeyman D2	168.5256
7	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	162.8232
8	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	153.0740

Master Series — Side Dish

10 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.7028

#	Team	Score
1	#Midnight Smokers SD2	179.4400
2	M-DUBS BBQ	174.2972
3	KRAZE-E'S BBQ	174.2628
4	#MIDNIGHT SMOKERS	171.4056
5	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	169.7028
6	M-Dubs BBQ SD2	169.7028
7	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	166.2284
8	Grumpy's Ragged Ass Miner	164.0000
9	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	161.0856
10	SMOKED OUT BBQ	159.3944

2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)

An upset on the books

A first Grand Championship

Photo finishes

How the title was won

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 →

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

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Desserst

Master Series — Side Dish