A new contest record
690.8460
highest overall ever cooked here
690.8460 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 682.2288 CLARK CREW BBQ set in 2017.
- old record 682.2288
- set 2017 by CLARK CREW BBQ
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 2018
Jul 13–14, 2018 · Green Bay, WI · 📍 1500 Fort Howard Ave
LUCKY'S Q won Grand Champion at the Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 on July 13, 2018 in Green Bay, WI at 1500 Fort Howard Ave, scoring 690.8460 in a field of 54 teams. LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.6456. Category winners: Chicken — PELLET ENVY (177.1544); Pork Ribs — LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW (177.7372); Pork — T-MAC SMOKIN (175.4172); Brisket — LUCKY'S Q (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by CLARK CREW 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.
584.50
median 657.63
690.85 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.15
- Pork Ribs 177.74
- Pork 175.42
- Brisket 180 🔥
127.36
180
Entries
54
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
690.8460
Winning margin
9.2004
GC over RC
Field average
650.20
584.50690.85
median 657.63 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.0168
584.50690.85
10th place overall
Field spread
106.3432
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 68%
beats 32% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
50%
29 of 58 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,651
avg power rating going in · stronger than 95% 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.
An upset on the books
33-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
LUCKY'S Q came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1919
- top seed 2045
A statement win
9.2004
points clear of the field
Wider than 85% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.2004 points — a wider margin than 85% of championships in the data.
A stacked field
1651
average power rating going in
Stronger than 95% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1651 power rating going in — stronger than 95% of every contest tracked.
- top seed IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (2045)
- 54 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: Fergolicious BBQ and LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and FARMBOY BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: DIRT ROAD BBQ edged GETTIN' BASTED by 0.0116.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 5–6 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0116
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0116
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
LUCKY'S Q took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 15th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 15th
- Pork 10th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in brisket
180.0000
best brisket ever cooked here
LUCKY'S Q turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 175.4172 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 175.4172
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CLARK CREW BBQ (won 2017).
- CLARK CREW 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.
- LUCKY'S Q · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2017 | Green Bay, WI | 1500 Fort Howard Ave | 58 | 682.2288 | CLARK CREW BBQ | DUCE'S WILD |
| Jul 13, 2018 ← this one | Green Bay, WI | 1500 Fort Howard Ave | 54 | 690.8460 | LUCKY'S Q | LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 175.4172 | 171.4288 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 171.9772 | 169.1544 |
| Brisket | 180 | 173.7028 | 171.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
54 entries · top 690.8460 · median 657.6288
Chicken
54 entries · top 177.1544 · median 164.0172
Pork Ribs
54 entries · top 177.7372 · median 164.5600
Pork
54 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.5314
Brisket
54 entries · top 180 · median 164.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
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 — X-Dessert
12 entries · top 180 · median 173.4344 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | |
| 2 | SMOKIN CHEESE HEADS | |
| 3 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 4 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 5 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | DUCE'S WILD | |
| 7 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 8 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 10 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | FARMBOY BBQ |