A new contest record
685.1088
highest overall ever cooked here
685.1088 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 683.9544 GOOD SMOKE BBQ set in 2017.
- old record 683.9544
- set 2017 by GOOD SMOKE BBQ
Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues 2018
Jul 21–22, 2018 · Auburn, NY · 📍 Emerson Park Owasco Lake
GOOD SMOKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues on July 21, 2018 in Auburn, NY at Emerson Park Owasco Lake, scoring 685.1088 in a field of 31 teams. SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 679.3712. Category winners: Chicken — GOOD SMOKE BBQ (174.2628); Pork Ribs — BIG RAZ BBQ (173.1428); Pork — MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ (176.0000); Brisket — GOOD SMOKE BBQ (174.2744). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by GOOD SMOKE 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.
306.29
median 633.07
685.11 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.26
- Pork Ribs 173.14
- Pork 176
- Brisket 174.27
20
176
Entries
31
4 judged meats
Top score
685.1088
Winning margin
5.7376
GC over RC
Field average
615.60
306.29685.11
median 633.07 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
650.2400
306.29685.11
10th place overall
Field spread
378.8228
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 82%
beats 18% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
52%
13 of 25 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,568
avg power rating going in · stronger than 53% of contests
Storylines (8 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
GOOD SMOKE 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
GOOD SMOKE BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
- 2017
- 2018
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Brisket places 9–10: TEAM EATAPEDIA and BIG RAZ BBQ tied on 164.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: HAWKEYEBBQ edged SMOKE THIS L.I. by 0.0116. Pork places 5–6: GOOD SMOKE BBQ edged PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE by 0.0228.
- Brisket 9–10 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · 0.0116
- Pork 5–6 · 0.0228
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0344
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
GOOD SMOKE BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
GOOD SMOKE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork
176.0000
best pork ever cooked here
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ turned in 176.0000 in pork — past the 173.1200 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 173.1200
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: GOOD SMOKE BBQ (won 2017).
- GOOD SMOKE BBQ · 2017
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 15, 2017 | Auburn, NY | Emerson Park Owasco Lake | 25 | 683.9544 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS |
| Jul 21, 2018 ← this one | Auburn, NY | Emerson Park Owasco Lake | 31 | 685.1088 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2628 | 170.8456 | 165.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1428 | 166.8344 | 162.2744 |
| Pork | 176 | 169.7372 | 165.1428 |
| Brisket | 174.2744 | 167.3828 | 164.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 685.1088 · median 633.0744
Chicken
31 entries · top 174.2628 · median 162.8344
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 173.1428 · median 158.2400
Pork
30 entries · top 176 · median 161.9714
Brisket
29 entries · top 174.2744 · median 159.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN FOOLZ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 6 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 7 | BLACK HART BBQ | |
| 8 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 9 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 10 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 11 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 12 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 13 | PRIORVILLE BBQ | |
| 14 | HOLY SMOKES - NY | |
| 15 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | KISS MY BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG AWESOME BBQ | |
| 18 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 19 | BEANTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 20 | THREE DOGS BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE THIS L.I. | |
| 22 | The Smoking Dutchman | |
| 23 | .Smokin J's | |
| 24 | LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ | |
| 26 | Big Rich's Backyard BBQ | |
| 27 | HAWKEYEBBQ | |
| 28 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 29 | UNCLE RICK'S BRISKETS |