A new contest record
705.7488
highest overall ever cooked here
705.7488 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 698.8228 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN set in 2018.
- old record 698.8228
- set 2018 by SHIGGIN & GRINNIN
Smoke on the Water (Day 2) 2018
Jun 23–24, 2018 · Kenora, Ontaro, Canada · CANADA
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Water (Day 2) on June 23, 2018 in Kenora, Ontaro, R3P 103, scoring 705.7488 in a field of 16 teams. ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.6800. Category winners: Chicken — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (177.1544); Pork — PIGTAMER BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by SHIGGIN & GRINNIN.
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.
594.81
median 655.14
705.75 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176
- Pork Ribs 177.15
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 180 🔥
140.58
180
Entries
16
4 judged meats
Top score
705.7488
Winning margin
16.0688
GC over RC
Field average
656.48
594.81705.75
median 655.14 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4056 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
650.2288
594.81705.75
10th place overall
Field spread
110.9376
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 11%
beats 89% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
76%
13 of 17 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.76 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,582
avg power rating going in · stronger than 65% 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.
A statement win
16.0688
points clear of the field
Wider than 97% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 16.0688 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
0.0116
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 8–9: FROZEN TOQUE BBQ edged Let's Smoke and Get Sauced by 0.0116. Brisket places 8–9: HAWGWASH BBQ edged Reggie's Ribs by 0.0228. Chicken places 3–4: PIGTAMER BBQ edged BIGG SMOAK BBQ by 0.0344.
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0116
- Brisket 8–9 · 0.0228
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0344
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0460
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S 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
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 2nd.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in brisket
180.0000
best brisket ever cooked here
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.0000
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (won 2018).
- SHIGGIN & GRINNIN · 2018
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ · Brisket
- PIGTAMER BBQ · Pork
They keep coming back
76%
of last edition’s field returned
13 of 17 teams from 2018-06-22 came back
13 of the 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2018 | Kenora, ON | Kenora, Ontario, R3P 103 | 17 | 698.8228 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ |
| Jun 23, 2018 ← this one | Kenora, Ontaro | Kenora, Ontaro, R3P 103 | 16 | 705.7488 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 172.5944 | 163.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 169.7600 | 160.5600 |
| Pork | 180 | 172.5828 | 164.5944 |
| Brisket | 180 | 169.7028 | 159.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 705.7488 · median 655.1376
Chicken
16 entries · top 176 · median 166.8170
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 177.1544 · median 163.7086
Pork
16 entries · top 180 · median 165.7086 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
16 entries · top 180 · median 162.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180